The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-09
HIRAM v Johnson
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
WITH JUDGE LINDSEY AS PERMA.
ksNT CHAIRMAN AGREED
UPON FOR NEW PARTY.
SOUTHERN NEGRO DELEGATES
The Mississippi. Negroes Were Thrown
Out Completely on the Ground
That the White Delegates
Were Regularly Elected.

Chicago. Ill.-With prayer, with the
sngtng OF hymns, with the fiery en-
thusiasm by all present, the natlohal
progressive party was launched here
ii o0on Monday when Senator DIXON
of Montana called to order the first
convention OF the new party.
The list accounted for about eighty
mrn There we're 1900 delegates and
more than BOO aternates with cred,
aptis.s in the hall when the Conyen-
hDn opened
10 look at it, this was not a whit
different from the largest national po-
ttttcaI convention ever held except,
perhaps, in the matter Of the conduct
ant the character Of delegates.
Reg. DR.. Dornblaser, Lutheran
clergyman, concluded rather re-
morSable invocation with the Lords
prayer, it seemed as though thou,
alrd bowed heads responded. sentence
ior sentence, to the minister's lead.
There was another instance. per-
haps. more striking than that: When
Senator -Beveridge concluded his eff
fecf.ve keynote speech with a perora-
ton yhat ended in refrain from the
''Blj.Ie Hymn Of the Republic" Sena-
tuc Dixon called on the band TO play
Ihlt we'll known anthem, while the
sre1t mass OF delegates rose to Sing
60 the music. The band leader in
stead played the Battle Cry OF Free
Aom" Shouts Of mo! NO!' from all
over he house stopped the music, and
the call went up to the band TO play
thA Battle Hymn Of the Republic
"D0n't know it, came back from
tho bandstand, whereat hundreds OF
tho delegates ctambered upon their
chairs and spontaneously started the
ILulliiar hymn.
II a few seconds the band caught
the music and a thousand or more
voices on the floor and in the galleries
sWejled into a powerful chorus that
gave a touching effect to the closing
moments Of the first session OF the
newborn national party.
Governor Hiram w Johnson of Cali
Sornia seemed agreed upon as the vice
presidential nominee of the national
progressive party to make the first
fighs Of the new political organization
with CNonel Roosevelt
Early in the evening Judge B, Lind,
aey of Denver, a former democrat,
had been agreed upon as permanent
chairman of the convention. Colonel
Roosevelt had Endorsed the recon-
incubation OF Judge Lindsey and the
plau had been entirely approved by
tha delegates
Later however, Judge Lindsey call,
ed upon the colonel and had a long
talk with him. He said he had been
suffering from asthma and did not
feel physically capable Of taking up
the work. Under these circumstances
Colonel Roosevelt agreed to release
him. and while it had not been finally
decided, it was thought to be likely
&har former Senator Albert j. Beye.
Etdge Of Indiana, the temporary chair,
anau. would be continued as perma.
Bent chairman.
y (o'2nel Roosevelt said before he
left Oyster Bay that he favored the
selection of Southern democrat as
vice presidential candidate. The field
was canvassed carefully, and it is I'M
darstood the colonels suggestion was
abandoned only when it became evi,
dent that it was impossible 10 decide
upon an available man.
The California delegation passed a
resolution saying the state could not
spare Governor Johnson, but it was
said Monday night the governors
friends would not insist upon this at
titude.
r. the event Of Governor Johnson's
nomination it is planned to have him
take the stump in the East, while
Colonel Roosevelt is campaigning in
the West. The governors Qualifica
tlons as campaigner were said tc
be strong factor in his favor.
When Colonel Roosevelt reached
Chicago Monday he put in stormy
two hours before he succeeded il
Strengthening out the tangle over the
contesting negro delegates from the
South. After he had been welcomed
by crowd of several thousand per
sons and had made a speech in the
street in front of his hotel, he went t.
his headquarters and took the helm
The Florida and Mississippi cases
which had not been ruled upon by the
provisional national committee. were
placed before him in detail, and {
sharp difference Of opinion developed
iii the Roosevelt camp. A number O
his Northern supporters told hin
frankly that they disapproved OF the
policy of barring all negro delegate:
from the South.
1t was urged that such a position
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