The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-18
Convention in an Uproaf For Some Moments Fol- lowing its Being Called ==-Police Clear the Aisles
ROOSEVELT AND LAFOLLETTE
 FORCES PRESENT M'C0vERN
 AGAINST ROOT FOR CHAIRMAN

= The scenes in the Chicago conyen- ton have not been equalled since Grant waa denied renomination. for a third term. The proceedings open ed at noon with hundreds. of police and sergeants- at arms in the coliseum to keep order The first round of the great conflict was decided flat against the Roosevelt forces by Chairman of the National Committee Victor Rose water, who; refused to put a motion by Governor Hadley of Missouri to amend the temporary roll of the con- vention.
 .Rosewater decided there was only a mass meeting prior to organization.
 Cochezns of Milwaukee offered the name of Governor McGovesn of Wis., sconsin for Temporary chairman.s He has the endorsement ofSthe Roosevelt and-LAFo1lette leaders, sssas sss, Sss i.
 The first test vote comes on the choice between McGovsrn and Root for temporary chalrman. the latter being the choice of the National com nfttee.
 Chicago, June 1S-At 12:02 noon to. day. Victor Rosewater chairman of the Republican National committee rapped the Republican National con vention to order and then the fun be- gan.s
 A few, minutes before F it was ob- vious that several hundred more peo- pie had been admitted to the dele co foS ofI e1- could possibly be seated there Every seat was occupied although the aisles were damned. The overflow seemed to be made up of Chicago plain clothesmen.
 Rosewater and Secretary Hayward were in earnest conference at 11:5S. Frequently Rosewater consulted his watch while once he nervously fling cred the silver water pitcher on the table>~in front of him.
 Over at the side of the platform sat Fred W. Upham. chairman of the Chicago Citizens Committee, holding the gavel that was to be presented to the chairman. It seemed as big as. small sledgehammer and had plainly been prepared in expectation of exciting service.
 The row of reading clerks were massed behind the tables all under the control of LaFayette B. Gleason, of New York. selected as the tempor- ary secretary of the convention.
 The first business was the usual announcement that flashlight pie ture of the convention was to be talk en. Immediately after Chairman Rosewater,s gavel fell at 12:02 an att tempt was made to tell the delegates that this was the program. But few needed the sergeant-at-arms as he tried to make himself heard and fin ally Stone had to order the police to clear the. aisles.
 Rosewater kept pounding away with his gavel but the noise from the dele gates was so great not one-fourth of the audience could hear the sound of the blows falling on the mahogany pedestal.
 It was a slow, difficult task to clear the aisles and finally Stone ordered Captain Healy to take from the front of the stage enough men to accom- plish the task.
  At this moment, LaFollette dele- gates slipped in with a big old-fash- toned box affair on four sides of which were legends boosting Fight ing Bob.''
 Deputies immediately rushed the af- fair out a side door.
 While Rosewater impatiently pound ed the table. and the officers strug- gled with the throng in the aisles. the California delegates gave their anvil chorus which wound up with a chanted hurrah for their state. Spasdomic cheers for Roosevelt were heard from Georgia and Missis- sippi as the confusion increased. Fin ally, Stone cal.sIS +a his chief assist ants through his megaphone and sent in call for the police reserves. T want you to get the chief of po- lice and tell him every aisle in the hall must be cleared of every man re- gardless of his badges or credentials" |" he said
 'No one must be permitted to re- main in them. I want everybody out of the aisles no matter how many po- licemen it may require
 Stone held his place at the front end of the platform with his mega