The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-21
RIOT AND NOISE MARK
OPENING OF GOT. MEET
BULLETINS FROM CHICAGO COL
ISEUM.

|
ISEUM.
Number of delegates. 1,07s
Necessary to nominate. ........ $40
Chicago, June 1S, 1870 A. NJ
When the doors of the Coliseum
building were thrown open at 10 a.
M. this morning the halls were
damned with people trying to enter,
since that time the hall has been
rapidly filing Nearly all the dele
gates are now in their seats.
11:35-Bill Barnes of New York is
much in evidence among the dele
gates. The delegations from Michi-
gan, Illinois, Indiana, New York and
Kentucky occupy the front rows in
the delegates section. Again Penn
sylvania is located directly back of
the New York delegation in the CEN
ter of the hall. The building is gayly
decorated with flags and bunting.
The band is seated in a stand erect
ed in the north portion of the build
ing near the door.
/ 11:45-The California delegation is
now entering the hall in a body
carrying banners and the state flag.
They are greeted with great ap-
plause.
11:45-Ex-Vice President Fair
banks is given an ovation by the
crowd as he enters the hall.
11:4S-William J. Bryan has just
entered and taken seat in the
press stand.
11:56-The crowd cheers wildly as
the band starts Dixie"
12:07-The crowd are now shout
ing, who's all right. Teddy" and
the noise is deafening.
Chairman Victor Rosewater is call
ing the convention to order.
12:0S-The convention is coming
to order and Colonel Stone, sergeant
alarms. is assisting Chairman Rose
water in calling for order.
12:10-The delay in obtaining Or
der is due to the clearing of the
aisles by the police. Every available
seat is filled and many hundreds are
damned in the aisles.
12:11-Wisconsin delegation en-
ters in a body bearing banner in
scrbed Wisconsin, We Are With
LaFollette to the End" They are
wildly cheered.
12:16-Sergeant-at-Arms Stone an
nounces that fashlight picture of
the convention will be taken.
Everyone in the hall arises as the
band strikes up the national anthem.
12:20-Rev. Father James Falta-
han of st. Mary's Roman Catholic
church, Chicago, pronounces the in
vocation.
12:29-Chairman Rosewater pre-
sents the temporary roll as submit
ted by the national committee. Sub
stitute motion presenting a minority
report is presented.
Father Fallahan's prayer is short,
ending by repeating the Lords pray
. err. Acting Secretary Lafayette B.
Gleason is now reading the official
. call for the convention.
/ 12:37-Chairman Rosewater rules
that the point of order raised by the
: minority does not hold. Governor
Hadley of Missouri opens the de-
bate, for the minority. Secretary
Hayward announced that the chair
rules that each side shall have
twenty minutes for the discussion
of the question as to which report
shall be accepted.
12:52-Governor Hadley's state
ment that it takes more than a
small band of men to say who shall
constitute convention is widely
: cheered He cites the action of the
convention of 1864 and that of 1884
in support of this point. He says
the national committee is only the
servant and not the master of the
people. He cites decision of the
late Senator Hoar of Massachusetts
who presided over the convention of
1880 in support of his motion.
: Governor Hadley asks that the
, other side be heard and that the
national committee also be given a
hearing.
Governor Hadley concludes is
that the convention should not pro-
coed until this question of fraud has
been settled.
12:59-Ex-Governor Fort of New
, Jersey now addressing the conven-
ton, he supports the majority re-
port
1:O5-When Governor Fort asks
lif they are going to undo the work
performed during the last week by
the national committee he is in
terrupted by loud cries of mo, -
mo" Congressman Serene Payne of
New York now addresses the con-
vention. Governor Fort concludes
bis address.
: 1:13-Some one in the gallery
shouts, talk about the Payne tariff
bill" and the applause and laughter
: interrupts the speaker. There is
> continual interruption and shouting
principally from spectators, also loud
cries of "order." Mr.. Payne con-
b cludes his speech and James Wat
: son addresses the convention.
1:15-Mr. Watson asks that his
side be given the same attention
! given to Governor Hadley and COM
plains of the constant Interruptions.
1:25-Mr. Watson is being con-
stantly interrupted by delegates
from the floor and by cries of cloud
: err and order" Mr. Watson says
/ that in 1864 the temporary roll was
i made by the convention because
) there was no national committee in
existence at that time. In closing,
, Mr. Watson refers to Mr.. Rose
water and delegate shouts I'VE
: don't want any Rosewater in ours. "
1:35-Mr. Olbricht dominates
. Governor McGovern of Wisconsin
for temporary chairman. More calls
for "uadIev" Michael O1bricht of