The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-07
AT ARMAGEDDON
BATTLE FOR LORD
IS AGAIN FOUGHT
Southern Darky is Cast Into
Outer Darkness With Wall d
ing During the Process
COLONEL AGAINST
s>- TAFT, FOR T. RI
Mrs. Roosevelt Waves Ban.
dana and is Almost Struck
By Lightning, Hubby Bee
ing Forgotten
Rv JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

nv SNSaEsS a. Ao4SA%A"SE4'
CHICAGO, August 6.-TheodorO
Roosevelt, the next National Progress
sive candidate for the presidency, thu
afternoon told wildly applaudine
convention that he was against tn0
Southern negro, for woman surfaces
against the trusts. for the initiatives
referendum and the recall: against thu
wrong, for the right; against Wfllfam
Fl. Taft, and for Theodore Roosevelt.
He did this in an hour and ffty-nv0
minutes. concluding with the assertion
that he again stands at ArmageddoH
and battles for the Lord. 4ss
The Music OF the Spheres
When the delegates to MIR. KooselsS
veit's convention had heard this pros
nunciamento OF their prophet, they
sang together like the spheres for i've
or ten minutes. and then began dis
cussing the vice presidency. AT -
late hour tonight Governor johnson.
OF California. was still on the slate, Al-
though Ben 3. Lindsay. of Colorados
had opened vice presidential head
quarters and was trying to rub hin
off. Ri
Today's session was singularly freAs
from the spirit OF strife and conteu-
ton which married the serenity OF tho
colonefs former stand at Armageddon-
The leader of the Progressives wAs
oheered for fifty minutes tthe recordl
when he arrived and stood bareheaded
before the multitude, waving a red
nandana. Mrs. Roosevelt, for the hrst
time in her life. caught the enthu-
siasm that prevailed. and f1uttered an
other bandana at her husband. "A
thousand delegates cheered her. and
for a few minutes IL loked as IL shO
might become the nominee. But sud-
denly realizing that she was dtstract-
| ing attention from the colonel. shs
blushed and took her seat, and the
demonstration was again directed at
the main issue.
| AT 3:38 the convention. having sung
itself hoarse, took an adjournment till
II o'clock Wednesday morning, when
nominations will be made platform,
culled from the coionefs address.
adopted. and committee appointed
to run the coming campaign. The
colonel did not do any fancy prophe-
sying about a victory at the polls. He
contented himself with allowing that
! IL all the people can be walked up
to the meaning OF the present fight.
he will be the next president.
Two apparent plants gave him an
opportunity TO answer questions about
the Mississippi river Improvement, and
the question OF casting the negroes
from the South into outer dorkneSs.
Just as he was concluding history OF
his Panama canal treaties somebody In
the gallery yelled:
w nat ABOUT tIe hlsSiSSlppl TlV0F = !"
II will tell you about that, my
friend said the colonel, clicking his
teeth. I'm letter that subject
written several days ago. l said thao
She men and machinery now employs
ed on the Panama canal should b.
brought up TO deepen the Mississippi
river s'==-== = I
There were cheers. and the colonel
resumed his seat. Then casting an ear
toward the opposing gallery, he opens
ed
Woody Heads Bob Up.
Il think I hear some one askinn
me about the negro question. Ask the
question, ] fear rome that can be pu4
TO me. "--
1t was evident that the colonel HAD
heard Alright. for sure enough. thin
voice piped up IA NV about the re-
gro question:"
Thereupon Mr. Roosevelt entered
into a labored explanations
Il think no said. that the Anlerf-,
car people Is mighty good people
TO lead, and mighty pon- uenpIo "a
erive. | regret that everybody who
has been TO Republican national c0n-
-aatlen knows that HE character ~
the colored delegates has been such
as 70 discredit the party ana disgrnco
the race. We are Standinz against the
brutality of the Democrats ana thu
hypocrisy of the rspablicaas on this
que stion.'
The colonel pro re@dad to state q
some length and with much .bvi0ua
embarrassment that he WAS nj, for set~
ting in Northern negroes and all for
keeping out Soutde.d nagroes. JuGo
why, he failed to make clear to many
of those present. but ii was plain thai
II. wac not to he shaken on the 0ucna
ton A few black faces in the Gnf&
aL hs,v
But the Northern sheep he kad sffte6
ont from the Southern g.ats sat. N
their places and smiled and smiled ard
.hcse who had come TO the hall hops
, fl of witnessing race riot WAMl
away in bitter disaop ointment.
The colonel arrived very shortly a.
ter temporary Chairman BoyersJel
had called the convention to ofGer "
1875. He N,rst through the curta1G
of cops that yelled the entrances q
the stage like comic opera tanG1
' coming TO the rescue of the enslavn
soprano. sS
As he came the band struck up n
notes OF America. with pistol shot aGg
compartment. and the crowd got Oh ~
feet. There were no empty chairs IN
day. The news that the colonel NG1
to be the attraction had filled the I'M
long before noon time. Ssa5
The demonstration was q Jl&1
ragged at first The colonel. drouG
In the dusty frock suit which ~
ways wears on these momentnuA ~
casions, with a purple tie, and II
bandana held lightly between
. thumb and forefinger, faced the thru
without a smile. s&A3S$$3
Gradually the enthusiasm grew A2
eral different songs We're started
different parts OF the hall. TlssSy
, not seem To harmonize. Hers
, there q delegate started for the I'M
/ OF the hail. The colonel -as.a&ssiaN
few OF thefh and raised his bart
! | in salute. That brought tu1rn d
, gates forward. A Pennssi,a1iars ~
} bore aloft huge ring tvith y