The Washington times., 1912-08-06
COLISEUM FILLED
AS SECOND DAYS
SESSION IS OPENED
Beveridge Calls Gathering to
Order and Introduces
Roosevelt.
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followed by the other State delegations
that participated in the march from the
hotel
George w. Perkins was elected ma
tional committeeman at the meeting OF
the New York delegation. Amos Pin
chot nominated Oscar Straus in OPP
position to the financier, but the diplo, iI,I.
that he believed the present crisis In
the nation demanded younger and
more active man. The selection OF Per-
kins was then made unanimous.
The New York delegation also adopted
resolutions favoring the purchase by the
United States Government Of the home
of Thomas Jefferson.
Crowd Joins in Parade.
Following the delegations came the
major portion of the crowd, hundreds
having Joined in the parade and others
crowding into the hall as the delegates
took their seats. 1t was noisy, laugh
ing. good-natured aggregation, obvt-
ously out to '.'whoop-'er-up." An un-
usually large number of women were
on hand and a number of these spent
the time before the call to order ming
ling with the delegates. Miss Jane Ad-
dams, In front row of the Illinois
delegates, held an impromptu recep-
tion and was greeted by scores Of suf-
fragettes and others, who stopped to
congratulate her on the prominence
she was giving the cause of women by
her activity in the present convention.
Colonel Roosevelt spent the morn
Ing quietly In his rooms with Mrs.
Roosevelt. They received a number Of
callers. among whom were large num-
ber of suffragists, including Jane
Adams, of Hull House.
Colored Progressives here from Ar
kansas met today and decided to call on
Roosevelt and his political manager and
ask for a final ruling on the new party's
time the colonel left for the Coliseum
they did not have chance to make
their plea.
Want Brand Whitlock.
Shortly before noon the report was
circulated among the delegates that
Judge Ben Lindsey, of Denver, had
been in communication with Mayor
Brand Whitlock, of Toledo, an inde-
pendent Democrat, with a view of hav-
ing him consider acceptance of the
gubernatorfal nomination in Ohio. Can
vass of the Ohio delegation had shown
a strong sentiment for Whitlock, who
would be most acceptable to Colonel
Roosevelt, not only because of his
former Democratic affiliations, but be-
cause Of his well-known advocacy of
many of the projects being pushed at
this time by the Progressives.
IT Is said that the task Of enlistiug
Whitlock in the new party movement
was delegated to Lindsey not only be-
cause Of the latter's close affiliation
with Whitlock in sociological work
but because of the further fact that
Lindsey Is convert from the Demo-
cratic ranks.
1t is expected that the fact that Miss
Jane Adams, who has also been a
fellow-worker with whitlock in many
of the latter's reform movements, is also
affiliated with the Progressive party,
viii be urged as one of the reasons
why the Toledo leader should get
aboard,
The Colorado delegation brought a
big white banner into the hall on which
was painted In glaring black letters:
NO MORE GUGGENHEIM: NO
MORE DEVINE: NO MORE ANGEL
ARCHIE; DOWN WITH THE BOSS
The banner was greeted with applause
as 1t was carried around the aisles.