The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-10
BULL MOOSE
FLAY JUDGES
AND COURTS
Roosevelt Cheers Suggestion Su-
preme Court of Idaho /.
Wear Stripes
ENTHUSIASM THE WORD
AT CHICAGO CONFERENCE
Teddy" Intimates Only He Will
Not Again BE New Party's
Leader

CHICAGO, Dec. 100. X. Davis,
press agent for the Progressive
party national committee, endeav.
ored in an interview, today. TO
clear up the mystery surrounding
the eleventh hour disappearance
from the trust plank OF the Pro-
gressiVe platform Of the trust leg +.
islation clause.
The reason II was left out was
not, as has been alleged. that
George Perkins, steel magnate and
member Of the national commit
tee, didn't like IL. he said, but be.
cause II was not comprehensive
enough, and was ordered out by
Colonel Roosevelt and Chairman =
Joseph M. Dixon. II was by mis-.
take unexpIainable, he said, that
the platform as presented TO the
convention, and adopted, contain
ed the original clause that was
hurriedly stricken out In the
copies sent the news associations,
as soon as discovered.
CHICAGO, Dec l0.-As uproarion.
as a national convention. as enthusl
astic as on any day during the cam
paign III which their cause came on
second best, more than l 200 Progress
siFes. from all parts OF the country
cheeled Theodore Roosevelt, shoutin.
themselves hoarse when he empha
sized some particularly pointed re
mark in his false TO voice.
The nineteenth floor OF the I.aSall,
was given over entirely to III,
Progressive conference delegates. TIL,
elevators were so cioeged with visit
ors, that ordinary guests OF the hos
telrv had small chance OF gainn,
their rooms
Sensational attacks upon the court
OF Idaho and Kansas marked tn
opening session. The delegates cheer
ed 10 the echo. j H. Gibson. of Cald
well, Idaho. when he shouted that tn
supreme court of Idaho Itself shout
be wearing stripes, instead OF citin
for contempt newspaper and me-
who were fighting the cause Of tn
people
And leader among those who cheer
ed was Col. Roosevelt himself
An absolute revolution in the man
ner OF raising campaign funds for
big political party was suggested, an
well received bv the conference dele
gates. just before they took 30 mir
utes for recess. this afternoon. Dl
Walter Weyl. of New York. outlined
proposal to make he Progressiv
party tho largest dues-paying mem
bership in the world
II propose" said Or. Weyl. tina
the minimum dues be small TO al
tract the largest membership, becaus
II is numbers that we need more tina
money"
When Chairman Dixon announce
that there would be a Commute RI
cess, and that 5000 luncheon hal
been prepared across the hall fro1
the meeting room, he also requested
that each delegate present contribu|
30 cents for his lunch. Col Roosevelt
sitting directly behind the chairmai
searched himself. sfound two 25-cer|
pieces. placed them in a convenie1
pocket. and fought his way throua|
the eiChusiastic crowd, every mer|
Der o. which seemed TO want TO shall
his hand.
Delegates quickly took their seat
when the doors were opened III
hall was filled. With the exception
o few seats reserved for the stat
chairmeu and the national comml
teemen Demonstrations were givd|
for all the prominent men as they Il
tered the hall.
When Miss Jane Adams enterd
there was a burst OF applause. All !
the delegates stood Oscar Straus ha
reached the center OF the hall befo
he was discovered lie was cheere|
James r. Garfield was given a demoI
stration. Senator Dixon entered on
few steps before Colonel Roosevelt
and cheers for the National ehairma
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