The daily sentinel., 1912-06-18
Gov. HadIey Ruled Out Of Order
When He Attempted to Sc
cure Change in Temporary
Roll CaII.-Fiery Debate FOL-
lows Sensational Charges.
Roosevelt People Claim
the Galleries Are Packed
With Taft ROoters.
TEST WAS ON GUARDIANSHIP

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The first real applause came at IL
o'clock and was for former Vice
President Charles w. Fairbanks, who
entered with former Senator Hemen-
way and former Representative Wat
son of Indiana. Colonel New and
Mr.. Fairbanks Immediately got to-
gether in conference on the floor.
The California delegat tion came in.
and the two women members of this
gathering We're roundly cheered Its
banner became caught in some OF the
sectionnumber signs overhead, and
caused an order to be issued that all
banners would be excluded The Cal
ifornians rolled up their banner re-
luctantly.
Among the first tickets to be tax
en- up this morning were some of the
unassigned ones which were recently
stolen from the headquarters of the
national committee. These tickets
were taken away from their holders
and the possessors were refused ad
mission.
A few counterfeit tickets also were
presented by early arrivals and these
were confiscated
Not single ticket was offered for
sale outside the Coliseum today,
whereas at other conventions deal
ers had been numerous outside the
big hall.
President Taft unexpectedly
gained a delegate in the Pennsyl-
vania delegation today ON account of
the illness of Delegate Cooper of the
23rd district. Mr.. Cooper is Roose-
welt man; but his alternate. Mr..
Newcomer. is Taft man. Cooper is
unable to attend the convention. The
Roosevelt men on the delegation at
tempted to fill his place with Roose-
welt alternate, it is said; but New
conner would not stand for this, say
ing that he was the regularly elected
alternate for Cooper and must be rec
ognized. He carried his point.
Alternates sat in the places of sew
eral regular delegates; and in a num-
Der of cases it was said that they
were of a different faith from the
regulars. This factor was consid-
cred by the rival leaders.
A significant argument today was
the cutting off of the usual access to
the speakers platform from the floor
of the convention hall. Several as
sistant sergeants at arms were sta
toned on the steps with orders to let
no one upon the stage.
While the sergeants at arms sought
to clear the aisles, Senator Dixon was
busy making his last soundings of
the Roosevelt forces. In this matter
the senator was aided by Governors
Deneen of Illinois and Hadley OF
Missouri.
The packed aisles yielded only
slowly to the pressure brought to
bear upon them by the officers, and
every now and then sergeants at
arms would advance and megaphone:
Everyone must get out of the
aisles," From the rear of the floor
and gallery came sweeping yell of
Louder! louder! We can't hear
you!''
Then a series Of shrill whistles
rang through the hall, and scattered
delega tions began to yell Teddy!
Teddy"
From the other side OF the hall
came b harsh, shrill yell of "Oh, you
Bill Taft"
A running fire of yelling marked
the effort to secure order; but it
gradually faded out as the police
cleared the way, although it was diff
ficult to obtain even a semblance of
order.