Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-28
DETAILS OF THE BOLT.
Heney Rushed Out and Said He Was
Obeying Roosevelt.

Heney Rushed Out and Said He Was
Obeying Roosevelt.
Chicago.-The doors of the committee
room were suddenly thrown open by J. }.
Sullivan, of Ohio, who rushed out with
the cry, "All Roosevelt men walk out
He was followed by Hugh 7. Halbert
of Minnesota, Francis J. Heney of Cali
~fornia, George L. Record of New Jersey
and other Roosevelt men. AS they pushed
open the swinging doors after Sullivan,
they cried out to the newspaper men:
"All newspaper men come inside and
see what they are trying to do to us"
Col. Thayer, assistant sergeant-at-arms,
shouted to the doorkeeper to admit no
one. The Roosevelt forces shouted dgain
for every one to come i'll. MI. Thayer
called for policemen, who pushed their
way through and kept the crowd from
getting in.
The Roosevelt men poured out OF the
room, declaring they were acting under
the direction of Col Roosevelt.
Everybody go to the Florentine room
at the Congress-" shouted one man.
They rushed outside, followed by the
crowd and in the street they were over
taken by Secretary William Hayward.
"Why did you act that way?" he de-
manded of Heney. "Why didn't you wait
until some rules had been passed."
"We are acting under the direct orders
of Col. Roosevelt" returned Heney. "We
are obeying a better general than you,"
shouted George L. Record of New Jersey.
HE told US to leave that room and we
did it,"
Hugh T. Halbert declared the break
came as the result of the refusal OF the
majority to open up all evidence in the
cases. Mr.. Halbert presented resolutions
asking that the temporary roll of the
convention be considered only as prima
facie evidence of the right OF delegates
to sit; and that all evidence, testimony
and the like be gone into.
He declared the committee refused to
do this, and attempted to gag" the mi
nority by making rules that would have
left the action of tie national commit
tee as practically decisive in all the con-
tests.
Mr.. Heney later came back to the
lobby and urged the Roosevelt contest
ants to go to the Florentine room Of the
Congress. where the Roosevelt headquar'
ters are located, and be heard by the
members of the credentials committee
representing Roosevelt.
Believing they had acted too hastily
some of the Roosevelt men, including
Mr.. Halbert, returned to the committee
room after a short conference in the
street. While Mr.. Record and Mr.. Heney
declared they were acting under Mr.
Roosevelt's directions, Others believed
!, they should have remained until definite
: action was taken by the committee upon
the time for argument and the character
of evidence to be considered. r. K. Nc
l Cormick of Chicago also remained in thu
: committee room. Mr.. Halbert declared
2 they would stay until they had secured
a vote on his resolution for consideration
. of all evidence in the contest cases an
e would then again leave.
James R. Garfield Of Ohio, formef sec
rotary of the interior, came to the doc
/ and attempted to enter the room. l
was understood he had some messag
from Col. Roosevelt. The policeman an.
doorkeepers thrust him back, although
r n of the committeeman attempted t.
d null him in. With the aid of Ormsb.
McHarg he was ushered into a commit
tee waiting room through a side door.
t The majority of the boilers later wer
' induced to return to the committee room
hut the Roosevelt men made it clear tina
they would leave in a body unless the
e were conceded their point. 4
Delegate King of Nebraska made
e speech in which he urged the boilers T
e return to the committee room and max
a minority report to the convention