New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-12
MILITIA Called TO
CONTR0. DELEGATES
Fighting and Disorder Marx
Proceedings Of Michigan
State Convention.
TAFT MEN WIN THE BATTLE
Roosevelt Supporters Withdraw
and Name Delegates-at-
Large to Garry Con
test to Chicago.

Roosevelt men, refusing any posis VI ''"'
promise after twent7- four hours OF confer
encea. tried in the Republican state Con
yention to-day 10 seat l.s& delegates where
onlv 1872 could legally he placed and III SO
doing made the convention one OF the most
bitter in the histor~ 81 the state, the pirth-
place Of the Republican party
! Taft aud Roosevelt leaders and delegates
| fought out heir issues to the point "h'Ie
state militia. police and sergeants-dt-a''"7
were needed to maintain semblance OF VI
| DERBY procedure AS a result the or'ue"
| tails committee Of the national con'e"'o"
! i'm Chicago will be required to oeter'i''"e
| whether si7 Taft delegates OF q"
equal numter OF Roosevelt delegates lro'n
Michigan shall 70 seated in the na'o'''
| convention.
| Taft leaders said tonight the seaun2 W
| the six deIegatts-st-large wouid lh'NF W.
difference In the Michigan state deieRauo
! in tbattho various district conventions "u'-
eide ~ the stite convention hah han'u
more than enough delegates 10 MAKE '''
tain ,he vote OF the state for TAN.
Roosevelt adlprents, during the confusion
IN the hall too, first action. In the MIDST
Of psndemoniur when no man voice cou'o
tho form Of oreanizing tho convention win
Speaker Baker Of the Michigan 'to"st VI
Representative, as chairman, elected their
delegates and adopted resolutions instruct
ing them Ito vote constantly ana 1althiu'ls
for the nomination Of Theodore kooseNt"
and for a Progressive platform measuring
NJ 70 the requirements Of the twentieth
century civilization"
Having ended their business, many oi 'ne
Roosevelt men left the hall and quiet Was
restored The Taft faction then proceeded
10 organize, and their programme was car
ried ont with no further disorder
The Taft delegates-st-larse named after
the Roosevelt men had left the srmorS
were John Il. Mckay, Detroit; W. j. Rich-
ards. Crystal Falls; George r. Morley
Saginaw: Frea A. Diggins. Cadilsc' hu-
gene Fiheld, Bay City, and william JACK
son. Grand Rapids.
The Roosevelt delegates named we're ''oN-
ernor Chase s Osborn and Charles NichoIs
Detroit; sybrant W.sselius, Grand Rapids
r F. Boughev. Travers city. TheoaoIs
1o-lyn, Adrian. and W. n. Gordon. MD
land
Militia and Police in Charge
MlllllH ana ponce IpOh 'ioi ~ ~ '-+F
vention hell when attempts were made 10
attack speakers on the stage. several ns'
fights occurred on the hoor
After he had waited three hours 20 MAKE
speech. ex-senator Beverdge. Of Indiana
told the leaders hs rould decline to deliver
HE scheduled speech IN view OF the fact
that two conventions we're being hHld ~"
then Withdrew from the srmory.
p N,seh
editor If one ~ Governor Osoorns news
papers. who Is also chairman II the Ni"hi-
zan State Central COMMITTEE announced
3 soon as the county conventions revealed
q prepond4rance 81 Taft sentiment and
without consulting the members ~ ne
committee, that Truman II NewbArry.
chairman % the advisory committee ~ tho
Roosevelt national organization and leader
Of the Roosevelt forces in Michigan, woul.
be temporary chairman ~ the state con
vention, with the right 20 name the ere
dentials committee
As soon as M Newhsrry's SELECTION vas
announces, the Roosevelt men Instituted
contests wherever they Tere defeated
notably r. WAYNE County. including d
troit although they had been heavily de-
feated az the primaries Th,y thus came
10 lNt kIh'- 'ONNNIllDI ''i'FStHS Il'I~
than enough Taft delegates 20 overturr the
convention, " they could seat their dele
gates.
The members OF the state Central Com
mittee. however, az a meeting held yester-
day, cancelled the selection by Mr. Knox
Of Mr.. Newberry and chose Robert NJ
Shields as temporary chairman. To-days
proceedings were, therefore conducted b.
the state committee. four nfths Of whom
we're opposed to the action of Mr.. Knox.
Soldiers Hold Back Delegates.
The gravity Of the situation. after oil
efforts to effect a compromise between 'he
factions had failed, caused Mayor Rov
Woodruff OF Bay city 10 place almost hts
entire police force on duty at the con
vention hall this morning I'm addition TO
many private detectives, while the members
Of Company B, Of the Michigan National
Guard held the front entrance to the
armory against the crowd of eighteen hun
dred delegates and contested delegates
Members of the Republican State Central
Committee, headed by Mr. Shields. acting
chairman, were admitted to the building
through a small side entrance. The Taft
forces thus gained the first strategic ad-
vantage in the fight for control Of the con
vention.
As soon as the Shields members of the
State Central Committee had been ad-
rnitted Chairman Knox and ex-senator
Beveridge were admitted through the side
entrance. Mr.. Knox voiced emphatic pro
tests against the action Of his committee
members, but he was voted down
While the Taft forces held the armory
in this manner. Roosevelt leaders conferred
in downtown hotel several squares dis
tant and prepared TO go TO the convention
and seat their temporary chairman, Tru-
man II. Newberry.
Militia. police and sergeants alarms re-
ceived instructions from the opposing fac
tons Mr.. Shields ordered them 10 admit
only those delegates with cards bearing
the signature Of Paul H. King secretary
OF the state committee. Mr.. Knox In
structed the guards 10 allow no one TO
enter unless he carried a card bearing Mr..
Knox's signature.
When the doors were opened only dele
gates bearing cards signed ny Secretary
King were admitted Thus the Taft forces
filled the hall, despite frantic efforts OF the
Roosevelt men to gain entrance through
side doors windows and the basement
Fight on the Stage.
The opposing chairmen attempted at the
same moment to open the convention. w