The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-08
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!. POLICE GUARD
STEP FOLLOWS THREAT
FROM ROOSEVELT MEN
Said Senator Finn. of Pennsyi-
vania, VIII Start Rough
House at Chicago
Organized Effort to Intimidate
Members of National Com
mittee Is Alleged.

CHICAGO. June 7.-col. William f..
Stone, sergeant-at-arms OF the Repub-
lican national convention. tonight ap-
pealed to Mayor Harrison for police
protection at to-morrow's sessions Of
the national committee, which is con-
Quoting contest hearings at the Coli
scum.
Col. Stones action. be said. was
prompted by reports that certain
Roosevelt leaders had prepared TO
take steps TO intimidate t.e member
ship OF the committee in It's delibera-
tions on the contests.
Other members Of the COMMITTEES.
including Col. Harry s. New, OF In
diana; Senator w. Murray Crane. Of
Massachusetts; Senator Newell SAN
ders. OF Tennessee, said that they
heard the reports OF a planned RooAe-
welt demonstration at the committee
room during the hearings.
There will be no rough house"
said Col. Stone in the committee:
neither will there be any demonstra-
ton permitted on the outside OF the
Coliseum. Drastic measures will be
adopted II anything OF the kind Is
attempted. l have asked the Chicago
city authorities for police protection
at the committee hearings"
Col. New said he had heard reports
OF possible pending trouble. but was
loath to believe them.
New Discusses Threats.
such a report as this" said Col.
New, seems TO me incredible. Ger
tainly no one Is foolish enough 10 be.
ieve anything can be gained for a
cause by the adoption OF such meth
DDS. And surely no one who knows
the members OF the national commit
tee Is going to believe that they can
be bluffed or terrorized by any mob
or set OF thugs than can be mustered
Mind you. do not believe anv-
thing OF the sort win be attemntsd
ed. as surely some one in the crowd
mas intelligence enough to head OF
anything or the sort II any misgIIld-
ed Individual should attempt Il, how
ever. depend upon II that n apy.
ming OF the kind is attempted the in
dividuals behind Il will live 20 re-
pent OF their folly.
This is supposed to be a national
commission and not a prize or a beer
garden. and the dignity and good or
der OF its proceedings viii be en-
forced. but n any one attempts TO
employ force OF any kind ne will be
resisted with sufficient vigor TO make
the outcome very different from that
intended"
Dixon ls Silent.
United States Senator Joseph VI.
Dixon OF Montana. Colonel Roose-
velts campaign manager, declined TO
discuss these reports. when the mat
ter was called 10 his attention.
Senator Dixon said. however. that
he might have some comment 20
make later
Mr.. Mckinley also stated that he
had received reliable information to
the effect that George W. Perkins.
Of New York. had been called 90 Chi
cagO by certain Roosevelt members
OF the National Committee 10 head
on any possible disturbance.
Finn IL expected 20 reach Chicago
late tomorrow. Senator Dixon said that
n he could procure n proxy In the
National Committee he would give q
10 Mr. Flinn.
Finn 90 Start Trouble.
Congressman McKinlcy's statement
regarding reported threatened trouble
was a. follows:
Reliable information has been IN
dicating that the sole purpose OF the
coming of William F1inn. ~ Pitts
burgh. N Chicago. 81 the instance Of
Coontinusa on si1th PsE.)