Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
NE:GROESDOOMED
FOR BIC STEAM
ROLLER TODAY
New Party Committee, Making
Up Convention Roll, Eliminate
South'S Black Men.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The provisional
national committee of the Progressive
party went into session at noon today
TO consider delegate contests from Mis-
sis1ppi, Georgia, Florida, Texas and
Virginia. Delegates from these states
went before the committee assembled
in the Congress hotel shortly after
noon. The work of hearing the con-
tests was taken up at once.
Elimination of the Southern political
negro from the new Progressive party
was on the slate for this afternoon in
the hearing of the contests in the
Southern states. The contestants
IN most cases are negroes, and
1t was unofficially stated before the
newest steam roller began it's work
mat the negroes would go away with
out recognition. Officially, it was said
that regularity" was to be the test nv
which the delegates would find their
way into their seats. The action of
the committee, however has already
been forecast in the case of South Car
DINA, the only state that will not he
represented In the national convention
that meets Monday. In South Caro-
INA a set of negro delegates were
named without the authority of the
Roosevelt manager They have been
repudlated by the national committee.
Big Convention Roll.
Inc absence of the South Carolina
delegation will not be missed in the
national convention of the new PARTY
Far from 1t. The national committee
mas more delegates than it knows what
TO do with. The really big task that
confronts it before its meeting TODAY
was the making up of the Temporary
roll call of the convention. The call
provides that here shall be 534 dele
gates. AS matter of fact, the COM
mittee will have TO give seats to ap-
proXimately 1920 elegates-posaibly
more. The final count is not in yet.
Many states have elected douhIa
delegations. Some have elected three
times the number provided for in the
call. Connecticut, enthusiastic over the
idea of the Bull Moose party, entitled
to seven delegates as the call was sent
out, elected 40. They will be seated,
of course, and will be allowed one-sev-
enth of vote each.
Then there are the alternates to dis
pose of. There are not quite as MANY
alternates as there are delegates but
there are more than the call asked for.
and they, too, will be given chairs on
the convention floor.
For Party Vote Rule.
1t is pretty generally believed among
the delegates and leaders so far assem-
Died that the negro question in the
South will be solved by the method fire.
quently suggested in Republican ma
tional conventions. rule will he
adopted basing the representation at
the conventions on the vote cast for
the party. This, it is pointed out
would effectually end negro domina-
ton. because the vote of the negro in
the South is negligible
There will be number of negro del
egates in the convention. but they will
all be from the Northern states. where
Mr.. Roosevelt has made the strongest
showing at the primaries.
Fighting CaIfornians Arrive.
During the day delegates to the ma
tional convention that is to open Mon
day at the Coliseum began to roll in.
On special train thirty nine delegates
from California, each with third of a
vote, arrived. In the party was Gov
ernOr Hiram Johnson. Francis ]. He
ney, the fighting prosecutor of San
francisco; Mayor Lissner, progressive
leader in the Johnson gubernatorial
fight. Congressman William Kent for
mer Governor George c. Pardee and
Charles Wheeler. There were three
women in the party-Mrs. Charles B,
Laney, Mrs H. Demott and Mrs. R H.
Young.
As the Califnrnians marchDh f. ILL