The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-06

| the south, and the national committee acquiesced in his view The cases were taken before the committee on credentials tonight, but 1t was gener- ally believed that committee would follow the action of the national com mittee in adopting the coloneis view of the matter
 In this connection, some of the progressive leaders tonight openly charged that some of the Taft lead CTS in the Republican party were be- hind the contests brought by the southern negro delegates and had de frayed the expenses of the negroes in coming to Chicago. This, the negroes stoutly denied.
 Platform Committee in Row.
 The platform committee of the na tional progressive convention got in to a lively row soon after organiza tion was effected tonight and some plain words were spoken in discuss ing the proposed declaration of prin- ciples of the new party.
 1t was apparent from the first that the platform probably could not be completed before late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning It was due to go to the convention Wednesday afternoon
 After full discussion in the general committee the plan of the leaders to- night was to appoint a sub-commit- tee of seven to confer with Colonel Roosevelt and to work out the plat. form with him.
 The idea will be to condense into crisp, short blanks various ideas to be outlined to he convention tomorrow by the colonel in his so-called con fessional of faith" speech. It was said tonight that practically all of the pro pressiveness in Colonel Roosevelts speech will be adopted in the plat form. There are two or three of the more radical ideas, however which may not be included Colonel Roose- welt, it was said, would not object to the elimination of a few proposals.
 Soon after the committee met to- night the draft of a tentative plat form was presented by a group of leaders who had met several times to discuss the matter. The draft was said 10 express the combined ideas of Dean Lewis, of the law school of the University of Pennsylvania; Dean Kirchway, of the law school of Co., lumbia university; Clifford Pinchot, Chester Rowell, of California; c. M. Mccarthy, of the legislative reference bureau at the University of Wiscon- sim Medill Mccormick, of Chicago; {; James R. Garfield, of Ohio, and other close personal friends of Colonel Roosevelt
 1t required an hour and half to read this tentative platform and i'm, | mediately a dozen members of the committee attacked it with. vigor. This platform as presented here, said Hugh T. Halbert of Minnesota
 does not even note the birth of this new party. Furthermore, this docu ment makes violent attack upon the Aldrich currency plan without of, fering the slightest remedy. A req sonable currency plan. the question of the high cost of living and some adequate method of handling the trusts are vital points and should be set forth above all else"
 Several other members of the com mittee took similar stand and vari- ous blanks were torn apart and de rided.
 After a prolonged debate, in which considerable bitterness was display ed, the credentials committee finally voted to throw out both the white and black contesting delegations from Florida The two delegations will go back to Florida and separate conven- tions will be held to fight the ques- ton out.
 The Mississippi cases next were called.