New Britain herald., 1924-06-28
KHAN FIGHT MAY
 GO ID THE FLOOR
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slow In D'pcning

The convention was even slower than usual in assembling and at nine thirty, the hour set for opening the session, not a dozen delegates were on the floor. The galleries were vir- tually empty.
 A liberal allotment of police and fire officers dotted the arena with the blue and brass of their uniforms, pre- pared to carry out the determination of convention officials to keep the delegates enclosure from invasion by those who had no business there. An entirely new cordon of coppers was ranged behind the three-foot wall ringing the .big elipse, standing at equal intervals like the crew of man O war manning the rail. They had orders to prevent all communication between the arena and the galleries.
 The extra precautions had been taken because Of the overrunning Of the floor at recent sessions by the armies of demonstrators that had broken through to parade around the hall as a part Of the noise-making for their fayorite candidates. At spe- clal conference Of convention officials it had been decided that hereafter only about sixty persons besides dele- gates and alternates should have ac- cess to the floor-twenty of them be- longing to the staff of the sergeant at arms, twenty selected from the corps of newspapermen at work in the con- vention hal, and twenty representing the field forces of the various candi- dates.
 Many of the delegates had not heard of the failure Of the platform committee to complete it's work at its all night session. or of the plan to recess the convention until this after noon.
 Much Disappointment
 As the news spread over ihe floor there were many expressions Of dis appointment and discontent. Hotel bills were mounting, the delegates are anxious to get home 10 take care Of urgent private affairs. and they are anxious too for a showdown on candi- dates. It was apparent that the plan to recess without any action at this mornings session would arouse op- position and possibly a stiff fight.
 While the political atmosphere m side the Garden was heavy with signs of the approaching storm, the weather outside had cleared and while tho band was discoursing the overture from William Tell as part of tho usual preliminary concert the sur came peeping through the high glas' roof, throwing the center of the dele gate section into bright relief. | was warmer than on yesterday bu the heat was not yet oppressive.
 A baby grand piano was pushed ou from beneath the stage and placed Il the wide aisle, in front of the low delegation. Anticipating the nossi hility of long wait, the convention officials were preparing to rroNld' entertainment for the delegates ant keen the hall quiet if necessari under the spell of a soloist, AGaii the Rig Bertha adding machine WI wheeled into place on the platform ready 10 go into action when tabula 1 ton of the ballots began.
 i At 10 o'clock the arena still wa occupied only hy a handful or dele gates, who gathered in small knot I earnestly discussing tho plight q
 which the convention found itself a i result or the row over the klat l No one seemed tn know whether th 1 proposal to adjourn would comman tho necessary strength or whether
 majority would demand that tho con vention go ahead with other plank in the platform and with few ballot on a candidate.
 MiNups and Delays.
 AS the crowds thickened it hecam ! apparent that In spite Of all the hei 1 laid plans of convention officia
 something had slipped somewhere
 the machinery set ID to keep the hoC
 clear of those not entitled to adniii