The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15

with police. He arrived al S:53
O'clock, exactly on time.
ThN station was janimcd with
cnthu RaSts and the reception COM
mit'C& i'm high hats and long
black coats, was forced TO fight
lts way through TO the station en-
tranCe.
In the reception committee were
Chaunccy Dcpcw, Roosevelt lead
er i'm Illinois during the former
battle; Governor Hiram johnson.
of California, prominent as the
COlOnci'S probable running mate:
member of the Roosevelt tennis
James Rudolph Garfield. former
cabinet: Ralph G. Otis. chairman
of the arrangement committee that
stages the convention where
Roosevelt il 10 DC named for Pres
idcnt; y. w. NOyes, Oscar w.
HundlcS. United states Senator
Miles POindCNtcr. of Washington:
Mcdill Mccormick and William
bingham.
SUFERAGETTES ATTEND.
y crowd OF SuffragettcS headed
by Mrs. katherine Dreier. of New
York. and Mrs. Isabella BIaney.
of California. with contingent
from the Hull House here, was at
the station to meet the colonel.
They chccrcd i'm piercing feminine
voices and waved yellow banners
enthusiastically as the colonel
forced his way toward the station
entrance.
Two bands outside played two
different tunes ut the same time.
But the crowd did not mind. IL
yelled and checred and shouted
and the bands were hardly audi
bic.
Great day; great decd
shouted the colonel as Timothy
woodruff, of New York, stepped
up and shook hands.
The colonel was smiling and 50
was Woodruff. They held a brief
whispered conversation as the
crowd yelled.
woodruff and other members of
the reception committee tried 70
Chamber aboard ROOseveIt's car.
after the train stopped. but they
were uncercmOniOusly hustled or
and the way cleared for tie colo
mel and his wife.
COLONEL SPEAKS.
Colonel Roosevelt made n
speech standing or the rear seat
of the auto. lie said: NV
friends it il very great pleas
ure for me to be i'm Chicago again.
ard this time at Che birth of a
new party. and not at the death
of an old party.
And, friends. let us make no
mistake in the fight that will be
by the people, for themselves and
for their own interests. Before
November comes t;le ticket nOmi-
mated at Chicago six weeks AGO
viii no longer be factor in the
contest. The common people will
not stand for the theft and fraud
perpetratcd by the old party I'm
Chicago.
The day of the boss, of crook
ed politicians behind the boss and
the people who are owned by the
boss and the crooked Gnancicrs
has passed forever.
The channels of Information
have been cholSed 20 prevent the
people from finding out these
facts. but the people will find out
what really are the facts and viii
decide accordingly
DEBATE NEGROES.
Negro PrOgTcSsiveS barred from
participation i'm the convention
will carry the fight before the
committee on credentials. and if
defeated there will carry the con-
test To the convention floor.
This was assured today when n
compromise proposed by Senator
Dixon. by which negroes would
be admitted as honorary delegates
was turned down by leaders of
the Southern contestants.
Nothing doing" said lIalStOne,
leader of the Florida delegation.
To the proposition.
The Florida negro delegation
were bitter after an unsatisfactory
attempt To secure recognition.
We demanded our rights and
found that il was the idea not TO
give them to u.s. said HaIstone.
We will fight TO the end even
If we have To go To the floor of the
convention If we are turned
down we Will then decide the next
step to be taken"