The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-06

ORGANIZE FOR
THE CANT PA|GN
First Session of New National
Party Convention Adjourns
After Listening to Keynote
Speech of Beveridge.
NEGROES SHUT OUT
BY THE COMMITTEE
Roosevelt Arrives in Chicago
and Is Welcomed by Large
Crowd, Headed by George
w. Perkins.

III SION OF luS uIot ucliuudl S"H
vention of the new progressive
party, of which Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt is sponsor, was held IN
the Coliseum today, and while the set
ting was attended by all the usual
ceremony and paraphernalia of ma
tional political gathering, the actual
proceedings were suggestive Of love
feast.
Not dissenting voice was raised
during the session, The question Oh
negro representation from the south
had caused friction earlier IN the day
in the national committee, but there
was no echo of this fight on the floor
of the convention. The delegates were
at times explosive in their enthusiasm
Many state delegations came into the
hall singing and shouting in their de-
light at the birth Of the new party,
and three hours later left the building
in the same happy frame Of mind.
Although green hands were supposed
TO be at the helm, the machinery OF
the convention worked smoothly and
y.
delegates, but the delegation section Of
the floor, arranged in the same manner
as at the Republican national conven-
ton a few weeks ago and accommodate
ing nearly 100 people, was entirely
tllod. The alternate section also had
its full quota.
Fair Crowd Present.
There was not the same crush OF
spectators today as at the Republican
gathering, but when the proceedings
began the galleries had few empty
seats. The convention leaders were en-
thusiastic tonight over the showing IN
the Coliseum today, and made the claim
that no better looking, more substan-
tial set of delegates was ever seen on
the floor of national convention.
Work Of the national committee On
contested delegate cases caused delay
of nearly three quarters of an hour in
the assembling of the convention.
During the wait the delegates amused
themselves with songs and yells COM
posed for the occasion, while a band
near the flag draped steel rafters, and
Grand Army fife and drum corps on
the stage We'd with each other in play
ing patriotic airs.
There was a great cheer as Senator
Dixon, national chairman of the party
raped for order. This was repeated
later when the call for the convention
was read. and there was even greater
enthusiasm when former Senator Boy
eridre of Indiana was presented as
the choice Of tho national committee
for temporary chairman. The formality
of electing Senator Beveridge was not
necessary, and amid renewed acclaim
he was escorted to place on the
stage, decorated with a gold badge and
handed the convention gavel.
Keynote Sounded.
Senator Beveridge then delivered his
keynote speech. He spoke for more
than An hour and a half, expressing
some of the advanced ideas of govern
ment adopted by the new party and
paving the way for the cvon more pro-
gressive proposals to be made to the
convention by Roosevelt tomorrow. The
temporary chairman was given the clos
est attention throughout. Once he men.
toned President Taft, in connection
with his approval Of the Payne tariff
law. and instantly there came u storm
Of jeers and groans from the crowd.
Every few minutes Senator Bevcridpe
WAS interrupted by applause and cheer
ing
The former senator from Indiana
made a most courteous presiding Off
Ger and when premature motion to
adjourn was made. he begged pardon
of tho delegate for not recognizing hIm
at tho time promising him recognition
later in the session.
The standing committees were ap-
pointed in the usual way aud then be,
fore the first days proceedings were
brought to close, James n. Garfield
OF Ohio. moved the appointment Of a
committee Of fifteen to invite Colonel
| Roosevelt to appear before the con-
/ vcntion tomorrow noon.
| The motion was carried with whoop
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