The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08
GOV.H. JOHNSON
|. FOR SECOND PLACE
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Both Mr.. Beverage and Colonel
Roosevelt made Intellectual attempts
10 quiet the crowd and the colonel
wiped his forehead nervously with his
oandanna. An outburst Of handicap
ping and tho long, low moan Of the
bull moose call interrupted just as
Chairman 5eyeridge secured partial
quiet.
Order finally was restored, the DEM
onstration having lasted ffty-seven
minutes
Fire Nearly Causes Panic.
When the crowd was quiet fash
light picture of the scehe was taken.
A murmur of dismay swept the crowd
as tiny tongue Of flame fiickered
under one of the big white cotton
bags that surrounded the hall. The
blazing bag swung high above the
gallery where many women were
seated and several started to run
from their seats.
Up along the iron ceiling beams Of
the big hall climbed q uniformed fire.
man. He reached the blazing bag
and with his bare hands rolled up the
blazing cloth and extinguished the
flames. A cheer closed the incident.
johnson for Second Place.
Gov. Hiram w. Johnson Of Califor-
mia Is practically certain Of nomina-
ton as Colonel Roosevelt's running
mate. The colonel wants Johnson
because of his fighting proclivities
anb there is no disposition on the part
of any one sitting In the convention
to go counter to what Colonel Roose-
welt wants.
The rules committee of the conven-
ton adopted the suggestion Of Col
onel Roosevelt that the basis Of rep.
resentation In future Progressive con.
ventions be changed. Instead of one
delegate for each congressman and
senator, as In this convention, or two
delegates for each congressman and
senator, as in the conventions of the
old parties, the new rules provide
that one delegate be named for each
congressman and senator and that, in
addition, one delegate be chosen for
each 10000 votes cast for the Pro.
gressive party in she last previous
election.
Seek Short Platform.
The platform of the national Pro.
gressive party still is In the making
A subcommittee of the resolutions
committee is at work on the mass OF
planks that have been turned In from
many sources and endeavoring to get
into few words the ideas that all
members of the committee agree on.
When the sub-committee completes
tentative draft OF the proposed plat
form the full committee will meet
and 1t is likely that Colonel Roose
welt will be invited to meet with them
The advocates of a short, terse
platform seemed to have won 'theil
point, and It was their hope to keer
the document within 1900 words.
Negroes to Continue Fight.
After a protracted session the ere
dentials committee eliminated the
southern negro from the councils Of
the party and has precipitated a bat
tie which probably will be carried
again to Theodore Roosevelt and be
come one of the paramount issues OF
the floor of the convention.
Eastern negroes Joined Nth thei,
brothers from the south in dsnuncia
ton of certain acts at the meeting
when the last of the southern negro
delegates were barred from the foor
OF the convention In a close vote b.
members of the committee.
Eastern Blacks Join Brothers.
The vote stood il to 16 against the
negroes, those from Mississippi. and
Immediately Julius T. Mitchell oil
Rhode Island and other eastern ne
groes Joined In crying that the decid
by a questionable proxy on the com
mittee. Fairly sputtering Indignation
the negroes announced they would
carry the matter to Colonel Roose
welt for personal ruling on the point
Several of the negroes in the ousted
delegation we're among the delegates
10 the Republican national convention
who stood by Colonel Roosevelt and
deserted the Republican convention In
Chicago to attend the first Progressive
meeting, when plans we're made fol
the third party.
Committee Works All Night.
All night log the resolutions COM
mittee wrestled with the platform to
be presented this afternoon and there
threatens to be long drawn out fight
on the floor of the convention over
some of the planks. Haggard and
worn in appearance, the members of
the resolutions committee appeared at
an early hour for breakfast this morn
ing taking a brief recess from their
labors. The trouble and the differ.
ences of opinion occurred over the
negro and the liquor problems.
Wants White Supremacy.
Miss Jane Adams precipitated the
fight on the negro plank. She insist.
ed that there should be a we'll defined
party principle on the negro problem.
She wanted white supremacy in the
South but insisted that the hand of
fellowship should have full recogni-
tion and consideration. This plan
does not meet the anproyal of those