The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-18
FIRST FIGHT CAME
OVER TEMPORARY
ROLL CALL
An Amendment Offered BY Gov
ernOr HadIey.
sALLOTAT 800 O'CLOCK
Convention Gathered Early and Open
ed Promptly With No Disorder
72 Policemen In the Hall

II Policemen In the Hall
Chicago, June 1S.-The first fight
of the Republican national convention
started at 1890 when Governor Had
ley in behalf of the Roosevelt forces,
moved to amend the temporary roll
of the convention by substituting the
Roosevelt contrasting delegations from
Texas and Washington and the dis
puted delegates from California, Ala.
bama. Indiana and several other
states where the evidence was strong
ly in favor of the Roosevelt side.
A point of order was raised that the
roll was not open to amendment I'M
til presented and debate started over
water stated that 40 minute debate
would be allowed A vote will be
reached about 3 o'clock.
The convention gathered without
disorder or confusion. There were
~ policemen in the hall, but their
services were not needed. There was
considerable enthusiasm over various
points, but no disorder.
Chicago, June 1S.-The Roosevelt
delegates in caucus early this morn
ing voted that it was the sense of the
meeting that nothing less than $40 Of
the uncontested delegates could be
regarded as a binding majority OF the
republican national convention.
This was construed by the dele
gates present as meaning, as one Of
them put It, "a bolt at the go-off."
The meeting adopted the text of
a long telegram to President Taft ap-
pealing TO him 10 disavow the action
OF the national committee in its de
feat OF me Roosevelt contests. The
telegram was held up after being CIV
EN- out in order to get the approval
OF Senator Dixon.
A resolution was adopted at the
suggestion of the Illinois delegation
reading as follows:
mo vote on the temporary organi-
zation or any question concerned
Herewith. shall be valid. unless il
receives the affirmative vote OF $40
uncontested delegates"
This would be a majority OF the
1918 delegates constituting the full
convention.
The delegates were frankly told by
the leaders, II is said, that they did
not have enough votes TO control the
convention. as constituted by the ma
tional committee, which seated so
many Of the contested delegates.
Chicago. June 17.-While still
claiming that Col Roosevelt will con-
troll the Republican national conven-
ton and be nominated for president
on the first ballot, the Roosevelt lead
ers spent today working out the de-
tails OF their plan OF attack on the
Taft program as outlined last night.
There was no talk OF stampede"
among the Taft forces today. The
presidents adherents asserted posi-
lively that their control OF the con
vention through the delegates seated
by the national committee could not
be menaced by the strategy OF the
Roosevelt managers.
Moderation was counselled IN the
two warning camps throughout the
day and had It's effect. There were
occasional flashes OF fire but II was
everywhere agreed that TIE day had
been one OF he quletest preceding a
convention in years.
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tinuing a council OF war begun early
In the day. while the Roosevelt peoDle
were whooping things up at a remark
able mass meeting In the Auditorium
theatre where Col. Roosevelt address.
ed cheering mass OF humanity. The
doors OF the theatre had been besieg.
ed for hours before they were open
ed.
Uncertainty as to'the result OF the
convention was as prevalent tonight
as at any time since the national re-
publican forces began their invasion
{ OF Chicago and neither the Taft nor
the Roosevelt headquarters were Ger
tain as to the number OF delegates
they could depend upon with any de
gree OF confidence. The final claims
and iigures put outLeach side claim
ing a clear maiority-were those oil
+ hope rather than conviction.
! One thing appeared certain tonight
that II there is to be bolt Il Is
long way of and will only come af
ter every expedient OF strategy ant
Y parliamentary practice has been ex
e hausied. The element among IN,
Roosevelt supporters who counselle,
y moderation among their associates
had me satisfaction Of apparently de
featlng the plan TO force motion TO
l. the nomination of Theodore Roose
J. Welt the moment Acting Chairmal
. Rosewater should refuse to entertain
+. the proposition OF submitting to th
d convention a Roosevelt list OF dele
gates for the list reported by the nal
ional committed
Although Col. Roosevelt In hi
speech az the Auditorium came n
N close to suggesting a possible bolt a
at any time during his campaign.
r.. had been tentatively decided by IN
pf Roosevelt leaders TO fight to the en-,
10 through all Of the parliamentar
re- channels open to them before takin
NJ any radical step
ID Col Roosevelt asserted that m
mr. men "fraudulently put on the tempo
An airy roll by the dishonest action b,
M the majority OF the national commttts
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