The Detroit times., 1912-08-05


pared TO protest against the eleva.
ton OF Woodruff 10 the chairmanship
of die New York state delegation.
They stated that they considered
Woodruff's conversion as OF too re.
cent date TO warrant him being the
chairman OF the delegation represent
ing the Empire state and referred 10
him as Barnes recent chief lieuten-
ant"
Woodruff remained complacent I'M
der the suggestion that he step out
OF the way as state chairman in favor
OF some other reformer He was
elected through a clever piece OF par
I liamentary tactics last Saturday at
I the New York state convention In
Buffalo Before the delegates-at-large
were elected a resolution naming
Woodruff chairman OF the delegation
was offered and put through with a
whoop although the majority OF the
delegates did not profess 10 under
stand why a chairman should be elect
I ed before the delegation arrived In
/ Chicago II developed today that
I Woodruff had discovered that the men
who afiliated themselves with the
I progressive cause In New York state
vention had decided on Oscar Straus
( tor chairman. Straus was 10 be elect
ed delegate-at-large and could not be
eligible 10 the Craftsmanship until so
elected. so the Woodruff followers put
! through their resolution naming the
f, Brooklynite in advance OF the election
OF the delegates-atlarge.
IL was not alone the question OF ex-
bosses, however, that troubled Roose-
Welt on his arrival here. He had TO
pass on every detail OF the conven-
ton arrangements which had been
made 10 cover a three-day session. The
report OF the national committee.
which ran reaper over the Negro
delegates from the south, absolutely
eliminating them. was awaiting his
\ sanction before being finally adopted,
4 Whether his running mate was 10 be
/ Gov. Hiram Johnson, OF California.
I choice OF two-thirds of the delegates
and all OF the leaders although John
son himself emphatically asserts he
I don't want the job--or Judge Ben
Lindsey. of Denver; Luke Wright, or
/ Tennessee; Gen. j. H. Mcdowell. OF
! Tennessee. or John NJ. Parker OF New
Orleans had 10 be decided SO that the
nominating speeches might be pre-
/ pared The leaders all want Johnson
because OF his ability as campaign
er. figuring that II Bryan takes the
contract 10 follow and answer Roose-
welt on behalf or Wilson, there is no
other Democrat who can follow John
son 10 advantage.
The platform, too, was still very
much in the air. Roosevelt's profess
sion OF faith, which IL was admitted
embodied everything that he desires
embraced in the resolutions, was. in
certain parts, more radical than many
of the Roosevelt leaders believed IL
should be-, There was much talk but
little expectation OF modification. II
was reported that George w. Perkins
would urge the Endorsement OF a cur
i rency plan designed to strike a course
1 midway between the plan Endorsed at
! Baltimore and the one advocated in
the Republican platform
I The scenes about the convention
( hall and the hotel Hobbies today were
7 in striking contrast TO those witnessed
In June when the Republican conven-
ton was in session. The very men
were different Ruralites predominant
ed in the crowds All were admitted
: ly hopeful But the majority frankly
admitted they knew little about the
\ routine OF conventions.
There were numerous educators In
the crowds, men who have been study
I ing questions nj national government
! end who planned TO investigate thor
oughly the new party. Veteran news
paper writer's who'have covered con
ventions for years and who thought
they knew a goodly percentake OF the
nations political manufacturers, ad-
mitted today they know hardly one
man In twenty. Ii Is obviously a new
deal. The men here are not the kind
who usually 60 to conventions The
result was that much more was left 10
! Roosevelt and his chief aides than
ordinarily would be done In such a
! gathering. Even the name Of the new
( party was in question SO far as many
Z OF the delegates were concerned. Sen
ator DIXON, o. X. Davis, Timothy l..
\ Woodruff, Gov. Johnson and most OF
/ the leaders favored National Progress
J sive party. But there were many who
1 asserted that they believed the Bull
Moose should be perpetuated, although
| IL was admitted the generous sprink-
( ling of women delegates made that
something OF misnomer However,
there were many who suggested that,
inasmuch as many dictionaries refer
10 TIE Moose as The largest deer in
America" the suffragettes would vel
come that as the party name
The national committee resumed its
work on the temporary roll shortly
after 8 O'Clock today and as soon as
/ the Roosevelt 20. K was In effect il
was expected the list OF delegates
would be certified to the convention.
While the hour for assembling was
set for noon. the crowd started for
the Coliseum long before that time.
/ The demand for tickets increased
materially during the last few hours
and II seemed problem might be
presented to the leaders In caring for
all who were really entitled TO admis-
sion
The program for today called for
the perfeeting OF the temporary organ
ization, the delivery OF the speech OF
Senator A. J Beveridge as temporary
chairman, the appointment OF the
committees and adjournment until to-
morrow. The plan TO have Beveridge
/ act Az both tpmuOrary and narn,anant