The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-09

would cost the national progressive
ticket the support of large number
of negroes in Northern states in Whlch
their strength was greatly needed
Others of Colonel Roosevelt's support
ers felt in fairness to the negroes they
should have some representation from
the South.
In answer to every objection Colo
mel Roosevelt said he would cling 10
the position he had taken and. al
though it might cost him votes in the
Northern states, he believed 1t was
to the best interests of the party TO
proceed under white leadership in the
South.
The Mississippi negroes were
thrown out, as it was decided that
white delegates were regularly elect
ed.
New National Committee.
Joseph Thompson, Alabama; }. r.
Cleveland, Arizona; H. X. Cochran.
Arkansas: Chester II. Rowell. Cali
fornia; B. 3. Lindsey, Colorado: Jo-
seph W. Alsop. Connecticut; Louis A.
DrexleI, Delaware; c. W. Mcclure,
Georgia: p. NJ. Smock, Idaho Rudolph
G. Leeds, Indiana; John l.. Stevens,
Iowa; William Allen White, Kansas;
Leslie NJ Combs, Kentucky; Pearl
Wight, Louisiana; Albert P Garner,
Maine: Matthew Hale, Massachusetts;
e. C. Darlington, Jr., Maryland;
Henry NJ. Wallace. Michigan; Milton
ID. Purdy, Minnesota; William RI.
Walker, Missouri; B. F. Fridge, Mis-
sissippi; Joseph NJ. Dixon, Montana;
Nathan Merriam, Nebraska; P. L.
Flanagan, Nevada; William Savacool,
New Hampshire; John II. Franklin
Fort, New Jersey: Miguel A. Otero.
New Mexico; J. n. Williamson, North
Carolina; A. Y. Moore, North Dakota;
John ]. Sullivan, Ohio George {.
PriestIey. Oklahoma; H. W. COe, Ore:
gon; Edwin F. futile, Rhode Island;
R. S. Wesley, South Dakota; G. Thorn
as Taylor, Tennessee; Cecil A. Lyon,
Texas; NJ. Heiner, Utah; Thomas Lee
Moore. Virginia; Charles H. Th0mp'
son, Vermont; H. F. Cochems, Wis.
consin; Robert D. Carey, Wyoming;
William 0. Dawson, West Virginia.
The National committeeman from
Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and
! Washington have not been named
Besides naming National committee
men and members OF the resolutions
committee, the business disposed by
state delegations Monday included the
! following:
Business Of State Delegations.
Pennsylvania decided to seat 152
delegates each with one-fourth Of a
vote Senator William Finn OF Pitts.
burg was elected chairman.
Oklahoma elected Frank Frantz
permanent chairman and chose as
committeeman on credentials Henry
Schaffer.
Kentucky named Brutus Clay chair.
man.
Ohio chose James R. Garfield chair.
man.
Virginia named R. 3. Murphy chair
man, Walter Graham, on credentials;
Colonel Joseph Browning on perma,
nent organization, and w. II. Mormon
on resolutions.
New York adopted resolutions that
all State officers nominated must have
Endorsement OF the new party and
must be members Of the progressive
party.
California delegates adopted a reso,
Luton protesting against their gov.
ernor as a candidate for the vice
presidency, named Governor Johnson
chairman Of the State delegation and
Ilaced F. J. Henry on the credentials
committee
Among the members of the commit
tee on rules are: California, George
c. Pardee: Illinois, Medill Mccormick
Louisiana, a. H. Thompson; Texas
/ ". c. Herff.
Among members of the credentials
committee are: Georgia, Julian Har
ris; Louisiana, G. j. Labarre, Texas
F. Fl. Hill.
On the committee on resolutions
who will submit the platform, Is j
Nj. Mccormick of Texas.
Land Sales and Leases.
Nnctin Toy q anaintS from the