Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-06-21
EARLY SITUATION IS MIXED
Even the Leaders Are Up in the Air
as to the Outcome.
EXCITEMENT AT A HIGH PITCH
Rumors of Bolt and of a Third Cam
didate in the Field Fly About
Thick and Fast During
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CHICAGO, June 20.--Delay, uncertainty,
delegates as the third day of the repub-
lican national convention opened. The
quick succession of events late last night
and early touay left condition of abso-
lutte confusion, and even the wisest OF
party strategists did. not this morning
profess to see into the situation that
would result after Chairman Roots
gavel fell at noon for the resumption of
the convention sessions. With Colonel
Roosevelt calling on his followers to dis
regard the credentials committee and or
ganize for themselves and with the Taft
leaders comforting with the friends Of
possible third candidates, the air was
electric in suggestion of heretofore I'M
expected complications.
Wild scenes and conferences as intense
as any dollar wheat" panic that ever
swept the pit of the Board Of Trade were
resumed where they had broken off near
daybreak, when the delegates disputed
with scrubwomen for possession of hotel
lobby floors.
Crowding developments In the councils
of leaders and behind conference room
doors outside the convention hall only
partly seen and understood by the body
of the delegates, threw normally we'll
balanced men into a state of near hys-
terra, during which they swore, shouted
and gesticulated until quieted by inter-
ference of policemen or detectives.
Committees Get to Work.
Pending the outcome of the uncer-
tainty, the members Of the various COM
mttees selected by the convention post
poned their meetings and much delay re-
suited in this connection. The commit
tees prepared to resume their work when
developments showed what they could
expect to deal with.
Numerous reports regarding the prob
able trend of the convention sessions to-
day We're in circulation. These were of
almost every possible nature, one how.
ever, which was general and which was
given credence by many o. the delegates
was that the convention would meet at
noon and Immediately adjourn until 4
o'clock only to meet and adjourn again
until p. m. for the purpose of giving
time for the entire situation revolving
around the bitter Roosevelt fight to re-
shape Itself. e.
The question of the course finally to
be taken by Colonel Roosevelt and his
followers was heatedly debated at every
meeting Of group of delegates or poll
ticians.
Some, protesting to hold inside in
formation on the plans of the Roosevelt
forces profess to believe that the
colonel would lead his followers TO an
other hall or auditorium to organize a
distinct convention and a new party.
Others declared with equal vehemence
that the Roosevelt contingent would re-
main in the Coliseum and attempt to
hold second. or double convention on
the same story with the Taft people
Figuring on Futures.
There was much speculation as to what
would happen II the latter course were
pursued 1t was pointed out that Chair
man Root in such an event might order
the police and sergeant-at-arms to eject
the Roosevelt people from the Coliseum
for refusing to maintain order and follow
the regulations Of the convention. 1t
was predicted that serious disorder would
occur in case anything Of this sort hap
ptned. =
A number Of conferences Of officials
of the convention and party leaders were
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