The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-06
BABY ON CONVENTION FLOOR.
Held in Woman Delegate's Arms at
Brief Morning session.

SYRACUSE. n. Y. Sept. 5.-Three thou
sand delegates and alternates to the Pro-
Gressive State convention attended the
first session in the Arena to-day. The
galleries werenot one quarter filed. There
we're two bands of mighty wind power
There were the usual decorations Of flags
and banners. The enthusiasm OF the
delegates and alternates was unbounded
Probably never in all this world did
the women delegates and alternates enjoy
more a political function. They were
decorated with badges Of all sizes and
colors. In addition they wore bandannas
about their hats The men Haunted these
bandannas from canes and umbrellas
and also wore them for hat bands. The
bandanna is the Roosevelt gonfalon.
Among the women delegates was Mrs
William Henry Of Brooklyn carrying in
her arms Master William Henry. ten
months old. He is little fellow" said
Mrs. Henry. "but he already believes In
equal suffrage and the little chap chirped
ao9uiescence.
.Aozen negroes They and their white
Sbrethren and sisters sang joyously On
lnheers for Roosevelt and sang rallying
feongs. Follow On" and The Star Span
lIled Banner" The Progressives had
RAraphrased Julia Ward Howes Battle
Hymn Of the Republic" and sang the new
sversion Justify. The first verse Of this
.Aew version is as follows;
rhs "or.nd Old Party ,s nouid.r,ns In the
grave
n came and saved the nation, but itself II
IL cannot save:
NE Boss BarneFs plsything and It's Dug
genheim's slave,
=, But We 60 marching on.
But probably the hit OF the preliminary
6esture to the session was sung by George
"a. Devyr Of Brooklyn. II was entitled
sung to the air Of THE Old Granite State"
IL was as follows:
ugs'rs . band Of brothers. We have daush-
.. tera wives and mothers and respect
I the rights OF Others that have bread
! 70 win and make:
vS ne money k.ngs had ground ua and the
politicians bound Us, tiil . friend OF
labor found Us and began our bonds
TO break
tWvTe . band of brothers. we're . band Of
brothers; yes of sisters and OF broth
ers, and will sound Il through the
land
we have carpenters and nailers. foundrymen
and metal raiers, farmers. masons
, clerks and tsllors In our Arm and gal
liant hand.
Doctors editors and teachers. lawyers ora
tors and preachers, that believe all
human creatures on equal plane
! should stand.
CHORUS
Hheres . murmurlnE and humminE, and a
sound % distant drumming
IT'S the Bul Moose leg ons coming, and
th"'r tramp IS strong and great.
IN. money hinEs arc shaking and the politi-
clans quak!ng,
And they know th'y'l get raking. for
we'Tn going 20 sweep the state
Chairman Hotchhi3S was greeted with
cheers ar he aprearrd uuun tho platform
and later when Conn ,Ivli"r Prendergast
etrolled III h' a." J"-. q nearly welcome
The Rev. Frede,I".. y, R",,s Of Syracuse
recited IN" l'ord , Prayer, IN which all
Joined.
Chairman liotChI~a announced that
all Congress dlsiric, delegations were
10 hand in their ,""lociio ions for electors
and State committeeman. Mr.. Ho,chkiss
then presented eN-Ncnator Frederick
M. Davenport Of On"iGd as Temporary
chairman OF the convention. At the same
time MI. hOtchkl-- annoUncCd that
Ceorg" Il. Manchester had been elected
temporary S"croiury and among tho
assi-tant secrotaii"S were Mrs Bnniamin
Bears M:s. Harry Goodyear and Mira
Chauncy HamIn
Mr.. Davenport th"N delivered his srocch
as temp"ra", "u'irman. which is printed
elsewhere. Ne r'fs tr"umnutlv' lntar-
Tupted by AT ing cheers. His refarencas
10 WllllGm Barnes, Jr., of Albany espe-
.cially delighted the audience, if its howls
>od approval were an indication. His men