New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21
CONVENTION SITS
FOR FIVE MINUTES
Two Sessions Held in That Time, the First
Lasting Four Minutes Because Of
the Chap lains Prayer


hours 10 snare Scfore the Eavel should fall
the spectators began 70 pour In rapidly
Al least thousand never had left their
seats No man or woman who went
through the struggle for admission IN the
morning could face without dualm the
prospect Of repeating 1t on the same day
anyway So there was good Sized
audience all through the long wait to hear
the band. which in its lofty little box re-
tween the big flags on the north wall en-
Iivened the interval with popular music.
Rain Falls Inside, Too.
II began TO rain sharply at 3 o'clock. The
crowd about the doors never budged A re"
were fortunate enough to have umorellas
raised above them. open skylights let rain
In on the men all along the centre OF the
hall on the west side the water blew IN
through the windows Umbrellas we're
opened all over the hall But, vet or dry
nobody would take the chance Of losing his
seat
The rain failed TO keep the crowd from
coming back, and fifteen minutes oefore
the hour for reconvening practically every
seat In the capacious galleries was hlled'
Word had been passed around that the
convention probably would he in session
ONLY q few minutes, and then adjourn
fact which made the large attendance re-
Inarkable. Another Tumor that Col9ne,
Roosevelt might be present may nave mao
something to do with II.
Chairman Root smilingly bowed his &C,
knowledgment when the cToWd greeIeu
with applause his appearance on me I tn,,
trlm a few minutes after 4 o'clock When
apparently all tho delegates were III tHeH
places. 80 -, -,
vention TO order than Mr.. Watson again
was recognized to move an adJournment
until II O'clock tomorrow forenoon to al
low the credentials committee TO conipleIe
its labors. The motion pIeyalieo, W wy Et
objection. and the crowd. disappointed uu'
good natured, began f1ling out -.
Roosevelt enthusiast IN the gamer ss t ies
UP the cry We want ,bs T eEi4s the c cry
Was taken IN among the colonel's support
ers on the floor. Taft followers then
started an opposition, demonstauoh'
heavy downpour outside stopping the eX-
odus Not TO be outdone, the Wisconsin
OBLIGATION entered the competition with the
Cry, I'VE want Bob" The din was ter
rife
Led by New Jersey.
On the floor the demonstration was lea oy
the New Jersey delegation in response 10
the gallery man. We want Teddy they
shouted in chorus. at the same time lifting
high above their heads picture OF their
candidate In a minute the Roosevelt men
throughout the hall were a-thrill with en-
thusiasm. and three hundred or four hun
bred men among the delegates were shout
,,a for the ex-President while the enthusl-
asst in the gallery led the general Demon
stration. using his hat as a baton.
New Jersey added 10 the eh'huSid'"' ~
repeating the state cry:
pab, RAb, RAh. Who are we
We are the delegates from New Jersee'
Ave We In H.? Just you wait ,,,
TIN We give Teddy twenty-eight sUa'Rh''
There were many Interruptions. but all
were received good naturedly.
Teddy? He's dead" exclaimed a Tart
delegate. as he passed through the thick
est Of the Roosevelt throng.
Dead He's the liveiest corpse you
ever saw" was the reply from Roosevelt
champion
when are you going to bolt" asked an
other Taft man.
Never, II you purge the roll was the
reply
As the rain continued and the crowd
was unable TO leave the hall. there was no
abatement Of rival demonstrations After
fifteen minutes OF shouting. John NJ. Har-
Ian. OF Chicago. announced through a
megaphone that the lights would De turned
out In five minutes. Jeers greeted the an
nouncement.
One hour after adjournment the crowd
practically had been dispersed. The ex-
element mad subsidized. and those who had
looked for a serious disturbance went their
way disappointed.