The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-19

their efforts finally to control the con-
vention for the president.
Another fact which became evident
as the day wore on was that most of
the compromise or third candidate talk
was being done by delegates them
selves, and not by the leaders. No
great weight was attached to the COM
promise talk by the leaders on either
side of the Roosevelt-Taft fight.
The Roosevelt managers made re-
peated assertions that today's develop
ments had placed President Taft out Of
the race for nomination. In return,
Roosevelt was absolutely out of the
nomination contest.
Governor Hadley, after mass meeting
of Roosevelt delegates. declared that the
that which confronted the delegates when
they first entered the Coliseum yesterday
noon. He insisted that the election OF
Senator Root as temporary chairman had
not altered the situation in single de-
tail. The convention in all essential facts,
is what it was yesterday only that today
the convention is a legally constituted
body. Men of shrewd observation aud
experience in many national political con-
ventions declared that two points in to-
days deliberations could be depended
upon:
THAT no contests will be decided as
Governor Hadley desires. until the mat
ter of contests has been gone into and
returned from the committee on creden-
tials.
there
candidates until the Taft and Roosevelt
forces have tested their strength further
on roll calls.
Interest in the proceedings at tie
Coliseum increased rather than dimin-
fshed today and the scramble for tickets
was renewed by hundreds who were I'M
able to get into the hall yesterday,
Crowd Waited Late for News.
Thousands of persons who were not
fortunate enough to be in the con-
vention hall at the opening session
waited eagerly for bulletins at tele-
phones, tickers and telegraph ohces
garding the temporary chairman
choice.
Even when the dinner hour came
and passed the crowds remained Two
of the most enthusiastic gatherings
We're at the Taft and Roosevelt head
quarters.
A bulletin favorable to Senator Root
was heraIded with cheers and tossing
of hats by the Taft admirers and sn-
liar pandemonium broke loose among
the Roosevelt followers when one
came favorable to McGovern-
When finally the news was spread
broadcast that the election had gone
to the Taft forces, there were nun
dreds of noisy demonstrations in the
streets hotels. corridors and then
wild rush for cafes.
CALIFORNIA; two women delegates
Mrs. Florence c. Porter of Los Ange-
les. and Isabella w. Blaney of Coils
toga the first of their sex to ever cast
a vote in a national convention, nae
little to say last night regarding theiI
experiences. Mrs. Porter was the first
of the two to cast a vote for MCCOY
ern for temporary chairman.
81 did not mind it at ALL said Mrs.
Porter last night. I'm fact / enjoyed
the experience. I was the first woman
who had ever done anything of the sort
and when I got up, I felt a good deal
like a Joan of Arc. I was making MS
tory for the women of America, though
in a slightly different way than Joan
made it for France"
OH said Mrs. Blaney, II just voted
that's all. I can't recall how the ex-
perience affected me"
Sparrow Picks Taft to Win.
State Senator Patrick Sullivan of the
Wyoming delegation told his associates
last night that, g. little brown sparrow
had indicated to him that William H.
Taft was the man who was going to
carry off the Republican nomination.
81 don't believe in omens," said Sui
livan. "but today a little sparrow flew
into the Taft headquarters and perch
ed a large picture of the president,
after flying about in circle for sew
eral minutes. That tells me that Taft
is the man.
Scores Passed by Doorkeepers.
In spite of the precautions taken by
the committee on arrangements and
the police to prevent any but those
holding regular tickets from gaining
admission to the Coliseum, it was re-
ported last night that scores had been
passed by doorkeepers, either for
money consideration, for friendships
sake, or on a ticket resembling the
regular ones, but not genuine.
Chief Doorkeeper John J. Hansen
removed several of his aides after
taking their badges from them and
causing two former aldermen to be
elected from the Annex. In each case
Hansen said the men had been found
accepting entrance fees
The tickets accepted at the door,
but which were said to be counterfeit
were the same as the regular tickets
only they did not indicate the en-
trance, section. row and seat number.
The tickets are said to have been dis
tributed in national committee en-
velopes bearing the words Admission
only
ed. These entitled the holder to pass
by the Coliseum any day during the
week
His Room in the Dog House.
THE dog house. shouted a bell
hop" at the Congress Hotel last night
to the clerk, as he called for the key
to a room to which he was about to
show a convention guest.
Hold on there snapped the guest,
Henry Valkenstein of New York
What do you take me for, an ami
mal?"
That's all right, Mr.. valkenstein,"
laughed the clerk. Its only a nick
name the boys have fer the room
which I have just assigned to YOU
The room number was ks.
ooh, I see,'' said the guest ks
canine; good joke, eh?''
Cummins' Strength to Grow.
Senator w. S. Kenyon of Iowa and
other supporters of Senator Cummins
for the nomination, predicted last
night that their candidate would have
$50 votes on the second ballot.
Senator Kenyon made the assertion
after numerous conferences with lead
ers of other delegations, but he issued