Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

10000 votes cast for the progressive
party in the last previous election.
( Making . Platform.
The resolutions committee worked
on the platform until q late hour last
night. hearing suggestions on all tne
varieties Of planks. Today it was ex-
pected that a sub committee of seven
members would be appointed to con
fer with Colonel Roosevelt regarding
Z, the platform and with him this sub-
committee expected to hew out the
particular planks which is abbreviated
form will cover the ground with one
| or two exceptions Of all the more radt-
cal issues.
Convention Slow in Assembling.
Despite the fact that Colonel Roose-
welt was expected to reach the con-
vention hall soon after noon today
delegates to the national progressive
gathering again were slow in reaching
their seats. At ten minutes to IL there
were not more than 200 delegates or
the floor.
A great crowd OF spectators and del
egates had remained at the headquar-
ters hotel. either to see the colonel
start for the convention or to accom-
pany him. The New York delegation
marched In at 1853 a. M, with a brass
band In the lead, playing the inevitable
convention tune. "Everybodys Doin
It."
Prspars Demonstration.
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at tn.
| CoflSeuIn at ~ p. m It was appar.
ent that when Colonel Roosevelt ar
fived to deliver his Confession ol
faith he would get noisy greeting
1 The delegates were preparing with
| flags and bandannas to make the DEM
onstration colorful one as we'll as
noisy. AS 10 o'clock approached the
delegates began to pour into the hall
| The delegates had formed an i'm
promptu parade down town and had
marched to the convention. Four or
| five bands came with them and for a
time the air was fairly blue with con-
! ficting tunes.
Takes New Ground.
There was great cheering as Colonel
Roosevelt appeared on the platform al
12:4S. Colonel Roosevelt waved his
hand in Acknowledgement OF the greet
ing.
In his speech the former president
vocating measures which he said
frankly would be denounced as. either
socialism or anarchy. The delegates
listened to his speech with the UNDER
standing that they must either adopt
a platform substantially in conform
ance with his views. or look elsewhere
for a nominee for the presidency.
1svsridss Permanent Chairman.
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officially announced the temporary or
ganfzation would be made permanent.
Formal action was deferred until after
Colonel Roosevelt's speech,
Cut Out Negro pelssatsA
The credentials committee Of the
night acted upon the theory that the
negro question has no place In this
gathering. It threw out both the
white and black contesting delegations
from Florida on the ground that both
Of the so-called state conventions in
question had been held ILLEGALLY.
The motion to this effect was Of
fered by two negro members Of the
committee, one from New Jersey and
the other from Rhode Island, in the
interest Of harmony. This motion
was supported, for the same reason,
by most Of the white committeeman
from the northern states. and opposed
by committeemen fromuthe south, who
desired that the committee make re-
port which would place the new party
on record as white mans party"
May Go q. cenvsntien.
This action f6iiowed q debate Of
three hours in which the negro ques-
ton was thrashse out hotly and Bit
terly. with1 the white delegation.
headed by n. L. Anderson on one side
and g. H. Alston leading the cause
Of the solid negro delegation, In op-
position.
The charge was made. that Alston
was acting in the real interests Of
the Taft managers in ,FioT.ttsss.. = . This
was resented strongly by him.
In the morning the provisional ma
tional committee had taken the action
which was reached by the credentials
committee at II O'clock last night.
There remains probability that the
fight will be carried to the conven-
tion floor. the theory for this being
that the white deleEation from the
south-a 100 per cent proposition af-
ter the coDtesting Florida negros had
been eliminated would Aemand that
the party RECORD be mGdS plain now.
Otherwise that the perty In the south,
would have mo- standfn6 and fight
for It's nominees besoM the Mason ana
Dixon line would beE Of no avail. I. s
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