However, the slate did not include Emanuel K. Love's friend, Richard R. Wright, who many believed would be a delegate. The convention erupted in protest and a representative of Buck's attempted to adjourn the meeting and the Buck faction left the hall. The Love and Wright faction remained and Love took the chair, electing a new slate of delegates, now including Love (and Buck but still not Wright).
The situation took an unexpected turn when Emanuel K. Love's friend, Richard R. Wright, was unexpectedly excluded from the initial list of delegates. This led to widespread outrage and a representative from Buck's faction tried to end the meeting and the Buck supporters stormed out of the hall. In contrast, Love and Wright's faction continued to meet and Love took charge, subsequently selecting a new group of delegates that now included himself (and Buck but still not Wright).