The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-05
CLAIMED COLORED DELEGATE WILL NOT BE SEATED AT
 CHICAGO CONVENTION.
WANT A WHITE MANS PARTY
Col. John M. Parker, of Louisiana, Mentioned for Vice-President, Says He Does Not Want
 Nomination.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Elimination of the Southern political negro from the new Progressive party was expected to begin when the provisional national committee assembled to hear dele gate contests from three Southern states. The contestants in most cases are negroes and it was unofficially stated before the newest steam roller began its work that the negroes would go away without recognition. Off cially it was stated that regularity" was to be the test by which the dele gates would find their way into their seats.
 The action of the committee, how ever, had already been forecast in the case of South Carolina, the only state that will not be represented in the national convention that meets Mon day. In South Carolina a set of ne gro delegates were named without the authority of the Roosevelt manager. They have been repudiated by the na- tional committee.
 The absence of the South Carolina delegation will not be missed in the national convention of the new party. Far from it. The national committee has more delegates than it knows what to do with The task that con- fronted it before its meeting was mak- ing up the temporary roll of the con- vention. The call provides that there r,, Jnlr Ia Ac of fact. the committee will have to give seats to approximately 1,200 dele gates-possibly more. The final count is not in yet.
 Double Delegations.
 Many states have elected double delegations. Some have elected three times the number provided for in the call. Connecticut. enthusiastic over the idea of the Bull Moose party, en- titled to seven delegates as the call was sent out, elected just forty-nine. They will be seated. of course. and will be allowed one-seventh of vote each. which would make the work of the tellers pretty hard, provided there happened to be a hot fight for a nom-
 
 ination.
 Parker Won't Accept.
 Col. John NJ Parker of New Or leans, who has been mentioned as a vice-presidential possibility and per manent chairman. has arrived ln Chl- cago. Colonel Parker announced that he would not accept a vicepresiden-
 
 him He said he hoped to see the new party white mans" party and hoped that it would stand for deep water ways. He was ready to go on the floor of the convention, he said, and tlght for both issues.
 The question of the permanent chairmahship has not yet been den- pitely decided It was at tlrst sug- gested that a Southern Democrat be given the honor of presiding over the convention. There Is a general move ment, however. to make the tempo rary chairman permanent. This, 1t is pointed out, would save time. The address to be delivered by Roosevelt, after ex-Senator Beveridge as tenn porary chairman, makes his keynote speech. would take the place Of the abeech usually delivered by the per manent chairman.
 There will be more women dele- gates at the convention than ever took part in similar gathering, Ac- cording to the estimates made before the temporary roll was made up thirty women will be recognized as having a voice in party affairs. Ill nois will contribute two, Miss Jane Addams and Mrs. Anna H. Wllmarth.