Show TROOPS uSED A AT CON IN MICHIGAN Hold Entrance to the Il Hall HaIl il Against Delegates Committeemen Com Corn Admitted MAN HURLED FROM STAGE STAG BY OPPONENT Taft an and Roosevelt Men Engage Engage En En- gage ae in Strenuous Physical Physical Physical cal Encounter x i-x-x-i i M- M 11 i M I-M i 11 r i-r 8 I H oJ i. i 1 J- J BAY CITY Mich April 11 4 r i. i Michigan n Republicans split toJ to to- tor 4 r J I. day in a a. tion in convention featured bv by 4 r flat fist fi fights hh hhand and the calling jj It of o-l' 4 t i state tato troops 44 4 4 The Tho R Roosevelt 08 leaders and 5 4 54 4 4 delegates ates after electing a af naJ na na- 4 4 J delegation withdrew to 4 44 J- J I carry the question of disputed 4 4 44 I 4 delegates before the tho national f 1 1 convention at Chicago 4 oJ- 4 The Taft forces forces claimed the tho or 4 Jf t i r regular ular convention and bc began begani n i r rr r r their or organization They also aleo alsos s i- i 4 will elect loet nix to the tho 4 H- H national cou convention 4 44 4 4 i I I-H I H-H H Nt H-Nt BAY CITY OIrY Mich Mien April 11 While While troops bel held 1 the front t entrance to the armory against 1800 delegates tos and contested delegates to the Michigan at state t Republican convention today Taft members of the state stat central com committee were admitted through a 3 small Bide aide entrance and Taft followers thus B secured C the first strategic advantage over over tile the Roosevelt men The Tha The Taft Tan members who were headed by Acting Committee Chairman man Robert lL Shields of ot Houghton were followed Into th the armory annor b bv by Oha Chairman an Knox and irId former United states States Senator Albert J J. J Beveridge Bev Bev- of ot Indiana w wimp who also I c camo mo through the aide 1 Knox atthe at st otei the aCtion action of f his c committee members but he was voted down ri The Tho committee t then e elected Shields I temporary chairman hairian an and went ahead with seating arrangements for the delegates who waited Impatiently in inthe Inthe inthe the street noose cIt IMd leaders rs meanwhile conferred conferred con con- at a hotel several blocks distant die dis t. t tant nt and prepared to go to the convention con Mn and seat their temporary chair chair- man former Se Secretary of the Navy Naty Truman Ne Newberry wherry The opposing chairmen attempted atthe at atthe the same moment to open the tho conven tio lion tion Instructions Conflict I I I Militia police and sergeant at nt arms anna received their Instructions from the op opposing opposing posing factions actions Shields or ordered ered them to admit only emily tho those e delegates with cards bearing the signature of ot Secretary Paul II H. IL King Kins of ot the state committee Knox Instructed tho the guards to allow no ono one onoto onoto oneto to enter unless ho lie C carried d a a. card bearIn bear bear- In lug Ing his signature After Atter receiving tho the conflicting orders the guards opened d the front doors doon but only the del tes bearing cards signed by Secretary King were admitted Thus the tho Fait Toft forces filled the hall ball while Roosevelt men strove to gain entrance through side doors door windows and ond the basement Governor Osborn In a statement from Lansing Lansing- to the con convention said l I hope the convention If Ir it is using instructions at all nU will Instruct its delegates dele dole gates at to te the national convention in fa favor ta- ta avor a- a vor Val of Colonel Roosevelt This will be in Sn accord with the will of ot a majority of ot the Republicans in Michigan While Secretary King I attempted ted to get Iet geta Ieta a vote vote- on temporary chairman Gordon Conti Continued on pa page o S. S TROOPS USED j jj Continued from page 3 J. j resumed his speech och amid on IP delegates entered tn tb the Roosevelt climbing through transoms fought and ejected some re l Police King announced that ly h. Follows Secretary of Hudson King a Taft Tat deu elected been W W. D. D Gordan ot of Midland al to the stage I velt man sprang tempted to address the tho convent was hurled d from the stage ataee b by Cramer of Marquette a Taft Tan m Held Back by lo Police c. c Police and militia mitia forced bk bak J dred men who sought ht to engage I fi ht precipitated V by Gordon a fight 1 the to quiet mor All Al attempts de seemed ucle useless s. s t delegates atC 31 disorder both De Despite great creat and Roosevelt lo lor forces r tte pl J sanU the tho COD conY same time to organize jon lame stood ga Two large policemen Jar l bees 3 who had beI Mr hal Dc Beveridge f during the his bis seat buck back from leat fight Cremer The Te noo Roosevelt ct c forces tore name pained I at Jr large e delegates Governor Go a Charles E. E S. S S Nichols Detroit Grand Rapids Rapids' H. H P. P e Theo City pre Traverse Tra an W. W D. D Gordan t |