The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20
Roosevelt Members of the
Committee on Credentials
Leave the Room Under Orders
From the Colonel.
PART OF THEM RETURN LATER
Only to Again Depart When
They Are Outvoted.
Only Four Remained to Vote
on the Rules.

Chicago. June 2O.-RooseS-elts tim en1bers
of the credentials committee, acting
under the specific orders of Colone
Roosevelt broke out of the COMMITTEES
room at 1880 O'Clock last night after
attempting to beat open. the doors anc
bring all newspaper men into the room
The doors of the committee room were
suddenly thrown open by j. j. Sulll-
van, of Ohio, who rushed out with the
CRY .'Au Roosevelt men walk out.
He was followed by HughET tHalbert.
of Minnesota, Francis J. Heney or Cal
ifornia, George L. Record of New Jer-
sey. and other Roosevelt men. AS they
pushed open the swinging doors after
Sullivan. they cried out to the news
paper men:
.An newspaper men come inside ard
see what they are trying to do to. US.
Colonel Thayer, assistant sergeant
alarms. shouted to the doorkeeper &c
admit no one The Roosevelt forces
again called for everyone to come IN.
Mr.. 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 orders of Col. Roosevelt.
Every body go to the Florentine room
at the Congress- shouted one man.
They rushed out, followed by the
crowd, and in the street outside of the
rotary William Hayward.
why did you act that way?" ne
demanded of Heney.
why didn't you wait until some
rules had been assed %
We are acting under the direct or
ders of Col Roosevelt" retorted Heney
Obeyfng the Colonel.
1--WE are obeying a better genera!
than you,' shouted George L. Recon
of New Jersey He told us to leave
that room and we did it,
Hugh I. Albert declared the break
came as the result of the refusal of the
majority in the committee to open up
all evidence in the cases. Mr.. Halberi
presented resolutions asking that th'-
temporary roll of the convention be
considered only as prima facie evil
dence of the right of delegates to sit;
and that all evidence, testimony and tins
like be gone into.
He declared the committee refused to
do this and attempted to gag the
minority by making rules that woulG
have left the action of the national
committee as practically decisive in all
the contests.
Mr.. Heney later came back to the
lobby and urged the Roosevelt con
teStantS to go to the Florentine room
of the Congre25, where the Roosevelt
headquarters are located and be heard
by the members of the credentials COM
mittee 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 I'M
der Mr.. Roosevelt's direction. others
believed they should have remained I'M
til definite action was taken by the
committee upon the time fer argument
and the character of evidence to be
consid cred.
Il. r. Mccormick of Chicago, also
remained in the committee room. Mr..
daIbert declared they would stay I'M
til they had secured a vote on his res
7lution for consideration of all evil