Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-06-20
COMMITTEE BUSILY AT WORK
PPRoeREssIvEs ABSENT WHEN
RESOLUTIONS BODY HOLDS
FIRST MEETING.
THEY DROP IN One BY One
LATE IN THE FORENOON MANY
ROOSEVELT MEN PUT IN
APPEARANCE.

Chicago, ILL.,, June 20.-The COM
mittee on permanent organization
this morning voted 20 to to make
the temporary organization perma-
nent. This would continue Root as
presiding officer. and continue all
the temporary officials throughout
the convention.
The motion to make the temporary
organization permanent was made by
Governor Pennewill Of Delaware.
whereupon Ira G. Copeley of Illinois
moved a substitute, asking that the
committee defer action until the re-
port Of the committee on credentials
had been received and acted upon by
the convention. The delegates went
wild, but the Copeley motion was lost
to %.
Progressives Sit With Resolutions
Committee.
A somewhat sharp difference OF
opinion has arisen among the mem
hers of the subcommittee on resolu-
tions on the tariff plank. Two propo-
sitjons are before the COMMITTEES. onJ
reinterating the declaration Of 1908
in favor of tariff which would COW
er the difference in the cost Of pro-
duction between this country and Eu-
ropean nations and the other provid-
ing for tariff which would maintain
the American standard of living" The
latter is proposed by Senator Lppin-
colt of Rhode Island, and while it
has received the favor of some Of
the members, is opposed by others on
the ground that it would be construed
int oa declaration in favor of high
tariff as opposed to any reduction.
The subcommittee of the commit
tee on resolutions met early today
and resumed its work on the shaping
of the platform as if nothing had
happened.
There was a noticeable absence OF
"progressives." OF the three Roose-
velt members of the subcommittee
not one was present and it was not
expected that any of them except
Governor Hadley of Missouri, would
be in attendance. Both Mr.. Rowell
of California and Mr.. Lewis of Penn
sylvania were understood to have
cast their lots with Colonel Roose-
welt.
Owing to last nights hasty ad-
journment, the subordinate organiza-
ton found it necessary to begin at.
the foundation today. 1t had before
it the 1-s It's of the three platforms
subD.fted by the Taft. Roosevelt and
Lai gillette leaders, respectively and
there was an announced determina-
ton to give careful attention to the
recommendations of all of them with
the intention of cutting such portions
as might commend themselves to
their judgment This was not an
easy task in view of the length OF
the Roosevelt and LaFollette docu-
ments and the expectation was that
most of the day would be consumed
by the deliberations of the sub-com-
mittee.
The Illinois, Maryland and Nebras-
ka members of the full platform com.
mittee dropped in to say that al
though they belonged to Roosevelt
delegations, they had no thought OF
ceasing their work in the committee.
They were asked to sit with the sub.
committee and accepted the invita-
ton. Governor Hadley also appeared
toward the close of the session, say
ing that other engagements had rre-
vented his participation in the morn
ing work.
rr. Nicholas Murray Butler sat s a
proxy for Mr.. Ba-nes, the New York