The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-02
MARY OF VINE COVERED COT"
BEvERIDGE TO Be KEYNOTE"
The Colonel Will Speak---If Speech
P|eases, Delegates Will Nominate,
II Mol, VIII Nominate Himself

Chicago. Aug Theodore Roose-
velt's Bull Moose Circus and Wild
Animal Exhibtond will be opene
with prayer-unrevised by Colonel
koosevelt-at the Coliseum Monday
noon.
That invocation is to be the only
thing in the three day program when
the careful hand of Theodore Will not
have revised before 1t is put before
the public
A few moments later Albert j.
Beveridge, Of Indiana, late, member
of the United states senate, and re-
corded in Who's tt as ''Mary OF the
uncovered Cottage VIII unfuri 10
the sweltring breezes of the Coliseum
tie opening ode under the program
title of Address Of the Temporary
Chairman.
For Beveridge was picked by Colo
mel Roosevelt as the temporary chalr-
man of the Roosevelt convention, anu
spent last night with Roosevelt AZ
Oyster Bay putting the finishing
touches upon this address,
Senator Dixon Arrives
As the precursor OF me proprietor
OF the circus and the ringmaster ol
the show Senator Joseph NJ. DIXON
arrived yesterday ready to put tne
finishing touches on the program Oh
tie exhibition His chief contrlbu-
ton to the gayety OF the nation
came in the shape OF a solemn an
nouneement that the contests over
delegate seats in the convention
would be settled by the National
Roosevelt committee, absolutely on
their merits" and that the conven-
ton would have all the ''parapher'
MALTA OF "egular convention -
whatever that might be.
Specifically he mentioned that II
would have committee on perma'
rent organization. which would go
through the formality OF approving
Roosevelts selection of John NJ. PARK
ee as permanent chairman, ana
credentials committee, which, slmi-
larlv uninfluenced by the colonels
views. would pass upon the conyen-
ton roll, making sure, however. that
10 man who would dare to oppose
Roosevelts Judgment on anything
y ould be allowed to sit as dele,
safe.
L
Senator Dixon's asserveration a real
ly. truly committee on resolutions
which is to frame platform, on
which the colonel is to run. This
Cf course, also will be a surprise 70
the oyster Bay citizen except that
he viii write it himself.
Nomination On wednesday
AS far as the nomination of Colonel
unanimous foreeone conclusion. set
for Wednesday This is the way Sen
ator Dixon put this phase OF It.
Colonel Roosevelt VIII make
speech before the convention Tues
day noon-by invitation, of course
lin which he win set before it his con
fession OF faith his views on the pol
uics of today and his remedies for
the existing political and economic
evils. II the convention decides that
it agrees with his views it will nom
Iiate him: otherwise
But he left the horrible possibilities
of the alternative blank. If he had
completed the sentence he probably
v ould have added: lie will nominate
himself"
The only additions to previous
,cuunciations from oyster Bay whlcn
Senator Dixon brought along concern
.Gg Roosevelts views-that are to
make up the platform in his
declaration that a womans suffrage
flank would be included.
Favor Suffrage plank
a large majority of the delegates
20 our conventions he announced
although he did not specify that the
majority consisted OF Theodore, vii.
favor a national woman's suffrage
plank
/ Senator Dixon who had come fresh
from the source OF all ROoseveitian
inspiration at oyster BAY also vouch-
safed the information that under Col
lCnel Roosevelts insisteut demands
here would be separate state tick
let i'm every state. including Illinois,
In Ohio. Missouri and Utah he dee ar
led. the problem had Just been settled.
and the other states would tail quick
~ into line.
viii Seat State Ticketers'
The sn port of these state tickets
in Illinois as well rs everywhere
.e!se-wiu he the cardinal prinoipla
upon which the sheen and goats ard
Ito he divided when the national col 5
Imittee and the credentials conn (
Tee come 10 sift ont the undesirsb
from the convention roll. Such
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