The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-06

suffragette element into the situation
 is going to play a. tremendous part.
 Being an entirely new element in
 American national politics injected fp-
 to an already badly scrambled situs
 ton every indication is that the poIf-
 tlcal dopesters are going to have their
 figures thrown sadly out of line.
 The progressive leaders are very
 frank in their statements that the
 suffrage plank in their platform will
 De one of their strongest vote getters
 especially taken in connection with
 the social betterment proposals. They say that the suffrage movement has already much stronger following
 throughout the nation than has been generally understOod--due largely to the fact that until the progressives made their plunge there seemed little immediate chance of the proposition
 becoming. live national issue 1t fs the hope of the Roosevelt followers that in the suffrage issue we'll to the tore, the indirect force of the millions CTS, husbands and brothers in favor of the progressive candidate
 The success of the Roosevelt lead CTS in enlisting the help of Jane Ad- dams Americas greatest wonau.1 --is generally regarded as clever stroke. It is no secret in Chicago that the greatest possible pressure was brought to bear upon Miss Addams by both Den1o"r~ tic and Republican sup porters uIl House to heep her out of the fight. It is said that Miss Addams. who throughout her whole career ln. Chicago, has never been drawn Into a political contest or nev- CT has publicly expressed herself fn any partisan contest was only won over to the progressive movement just as soon as the sociological fea- lures of the Roosevelt declaration of faith-the features on which the em~ phasis is to be laid during the cam paign-were revealed to her.
 Wi n every turn the Buff Moosers are being confronted with the query of why is George W. Perkins fflanc~ ing the InoyeTseart'ss 'ss' aggss What 18 tlse real reason for Frank A. Munsey's altgncent with the Bull SMooge-y or
 which plank is Perlxfns going to in?'' >
 To all these the leaders such as Gov. Johnson, Judge Ben B. Lindsey, ,, George l.. Record and the Pincl1ot brothers merely reply:
 You will have to get your answer from the platform and T. R,se de- claration of principles? They point to the stand Roosevelt, the platform and the party are to take on the tariff, the currency and the hours of labor and work in the conditions in the steel industry as evidence of the fact that Perkins and Munsey have had no axes ground and declare that before the campaign is over other big men of the business worId-nnany of them men who were factors in Ere political activities in former days will see the light"
 An odd feature of the situation as 1t is presented in the convention hail itself and about the iobbfes of the hotels is the temper of the delegates. There is neither the wagering boast fulnesS which some had exhibited nor
 hang dog" attitude which others had figured would mark the Gathering Some oe the younger of the delegates have displayed a little of the cheer full cockeyness of first voters, but for the most part the delegates are talk ing themselves with quiet optimistef seriousness Few display any of the time-stamped distinguishing marks of the old politicians. There is practf- callY no curbstone or smoking room electioneering about the hotels Braea bands and red fire are conspicuous only by their absence, but each even ing the Hobbies of the hotels are damned with small groups of serious faced, quiet voiced men who appear to be rather oversensible of their be- ing factors in a crucial movement Predictions of success for the prox- ressiye tickets are scarce among the delegates, though all insist that they will nave q fighting chance. The in- eyttable reply, however, to a query as to possible success is that a victory in November is not the big thing fn view. The main thing to be -cons9d- cred is, according to their assertions. that they have three months to fight for the most humanitarian and pro- greSsive platform that has ever bid for popular support
 '"The fights the thinD-nof the vie tory" declared Raymond Robbins, the sociologist today of the sftua- ton with group of delegates. His statement seemed to voice the senti- ments of the crowd.
 Col Roosevelt spent the nornfur quietly in his rooms with Mrs. Roose- Welt. They received a number of call CTS, among whom were a large num- Der of Suffragettes including Jane Addams of Hull House
 Negro progressives here from Arkan- saS met today and decided to call on Roosevelt, and his political managers and ask for final ruling on the new party's stand on the negro question. Up to the time the Colonel left for the Coliseum, they did not have a chance to make their plea.
 The convention hall was slow in filling up today as on yesterday The of the ticket holders pre- ferred to wander about the corridors of the Congres Hotel and listen to the conference until the time set for the to assemble.
 The resolutions committee continued it's work on the platform right up to the hour of starting the convention in an effort to secure g. tersely worded working document. The few experi~ enced politicians of the Tim Woodruff Cecil Lyon type contended that unless the document was concise, it would
 nif I1O -~ix IL. ty nor be read by the voters general y. They were aided in this conten- ton by William Allen White and the newspaper men who were on the com nittee.
 Three blanks dealing with the negro question were under consideration. It was generally agreed that the plat form solution of this problem would be along the lines laid down by Roosevelt in his recent letter dealing with the negro question.
 The Ohio delegates in causus decid-
 <<nn.-