The Washington times., 1912-12-11
QUIT OLD. PARTIES
FOR PROGRESSIVE,
CONFERENCE HEARS
Hundreds Enthusiastic Over
Plans Outlined by
Bull Moose.

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tinued in short talks by many people.
Judge Oscar Hundley Of Alabama was
I'VE should get down to business" he
said. II am requested to treat the sub.
feet Of the South In five minutes. whicl.
can't do. Therefore think we should
60 int cS session OF ne <. a.
present various matters that should be
presented only under such circum.
Judge Hundley moved to have the
national c0mmltte meet at once.
This national committee has never
had q meeting, 30 far as I know" he
declared. e! suppose IN time Il VIII get
togesher and .s some ss matters WI yii be. be pre-.
". for the considerstion Of all the
BUSINESS that will need It,"
Hot Under Collar.
Judge Hundley plainly was hot under
the collar. His demand for some bust.
ness and leess oratory was seconded
from various quarters. Senator Finn.
Of Pittsburgh. declared that the ma
tonal committee ought to get together
soon u II was to transact business In
time for the members to leave town
= Senator ma i pixon ey asked ns e ali member ID % 81
the national committee present to rise.
and only handful got up. Then Judge
Hundley was, on motion, invited to ad.
0ress the gathering at such length a. he
'The plea Of the men who stole the
Republican nomination last June" he
4aid, was that the business Of stealing
ssssm. had been soN. On 80 ;cnS 4
Q colored boy once who had q habit OF
stealing chickens, and urged that he
was a kleptomaniac. that kieptomanis
was q disease, not a crime The court
sd vi s;esfs but S mot dssnss
ton. The Republican s. Bosses @ Is stole the the
domination and pleaded kleptomania; !;
but, PIT the court Of ballots decided against
Judge Hundley told about the. great
showing the Progressives made in the
south. where they beat the Republicans
n every district. county or State where
committees action: defeated them. too.
BY msjorities running from 2 to up to
Finish Work Today.
The conference delegates planned to
cad their two-day session this afternoon.
The special train that brought the New
York and New England delegations
vas scheduled to leave at $50 o'clock.
Resolutions to be adopted at today's
session contained the recommendation
Of Or. Walter Weyl to adopt the plan
of the Socialist party in the United
States to organise the party into the
largest ddes-psying association in the
world; the idea Of former Senator
Beveridge expressed in his banquet
speech last night to work toward the
wiping out Of the sectional lines created
BY the civil war: the continued speak
ing and propaganda spreading advo.
Gated by DR.. Benjamin Fay Mills, Of
Chicago: and the plan Of establishing
bureaus. urged in the address Of Miss
Jane Adams.
It was not at all unlikely that the
enthusiasm aroused late yesterday by
DR.. Mills, when he predicted the cleo.
ton Of Colonel Roosevelt in 1916. would
hnd expression in q resolution indors.
Ing the chief Bull Moose as the party's
next candidate for the Presidency.
Delegations In Session.
Meetings Of nearly every State dele
cation were held before the session
was called to order In Orchestra Hall.
Very few Of the delegates left the city
last night. and another large attend.
ance was assured today.
The leaders who have been advocat-
ing peace within the ranks Of the party
were fairly certain that there would
be no friction during the closing hours
Of the conference Rules were in force
that none but national committeeman
and chairmen Of State organisations
had the privilege Of speaking on the
hoor OF the conference.
Full of Harmony.
uring the conference yesterday there
ID was not a word or note Of dis
sent or inharmony. Everybody. and
some scores of the national leaders who
were heard In brief addresses during the
day, was Of one mind.
The conference proper lasted from 1880
to o'clock, and then was resumed at
$50 o'clock at the great family dinner
at the Auditorium, where more ex-
change OF views was had. This COM
pleted the public sessions.
Colonel Roosevelt's statement Of the
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