Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-08-06

ROOSeYeltS confession OF Falth
oyershadowed everything today, the
delegates admitted that the south
ern negro question is sure TO cause
a clash. The credentials committee
has indorsed the national commit
tees action. The present situation
Is that Florida is not represented
while negroes have been seated from
other southern states.
The rules committee has pre-
pared 10 report resolution making
the vote cast at the previous cleo
tion the basis for representation
at future conventions. II provides
hereafter for one delegate for each
10000 progressive votes polled
Thus the strong progressive states
will be able to dictate the policies.
When the convention met at noon
all committees, except the resolu
tions committee. were ready to re-
port II was hoped the platform
would be short. but apparently II
will not be under thousand words.
Undoubtedly IL will urge sci
entific tariff revision, Roosevelt's
trust regulation plan. employers
liability, worhingmen's compensa-
ton. the settlement of the suffra-
gette question by each state,
strong army and navy, judicial re-
form. and laws everywhere making
the rule Of the people easier as
along the lines OF Roosevelt's speech
today The committee will prob
ably confer with Roosevelt tonight
and finish the document.
The chief vice presidential can
didates are Johnson of California,
Lindsey and John Parker of New
Orleans Judge Lindsey declined
prominent craftsmanship, and urges
making the temporary organization
permanent. Roosevelt has not in
dicated his vice presidential prefer
ence.
In concluding his Confession of
Faith last night. Colonel Roosevelt
said
Surely there never was a fight
better worth making than the one
tn which we are engaged II little
matters what befalls any one of us
who for the time being stand in the
forefront of the battle. | hope we
shall win and | believe that II we
can wake the people to what the
fight really means we shall win.
But. win or lose. we shall not falter.
Whatever fate may at the moment
overtake any OF us, the movement
itself will not stop Our cause is
based on the eternal principles OF
righteousness; and even though we
who now lead may for the time fail,
in the end the cause itself shall
triumph. Six weeks ago. here In
Chicago | spoke to the honest rep
resentatives OF a convention which
was not dominated by honest men
a convention wherein sat, alasl q
majority OF men who. with sneer
ing Indifference to every principle
of right so acted as TO bring to 9
shameful end a party which hac
been founded over half century
ago by men In whose souls burned
the fire of lofty endeayor. Now q
you men, who. In your turn, have
come together to spend and be spen
In the endless crusade against wrong
to YOU who face the future resoluti
and confident, to you who striv'
in a spirit of brotherhood for tn
betterment of our nation. to yol
who grid yourselves for this grea
new fight In the never-eading war
fare for the good of mankind, ] sa
In closing what in that speech
said in closing We stand at Arma
geddon, and we battle for the Lord.
The Coliseum filled slowly thi
morning. The resolutions commit
tee continued to work up TO tn
time the session started at l2:4g
The members are trying to get
concise document. The leaders hav
insisted that unless concise docu
ment is secured it will not get tn
necessary publicity Roosevelt al
peared on the platform at l2:4S
a gale OF cheers.
At 1895 Beveridge called tn
convention to order with the del'
gates giving the moose call Re-
Father Andrew Spetz of Chicae
pronounced the Invocation. Beve
idge announced committee wa
with Roosevelt in waiting. tt
delegates leaped TO their feet. chee
ing as the colonel appeared, III
demonstration was started. Te
thousand flags and bandanas wei
waved as Roosevelt stood smiliT
and bowling waving to the gallerie
Shouts of I'VE want Teddy" drow
ed the band.
The cheering continued, the col
mel himself participating. by wa
ing his arms and shouting Aft
30 minutes of cheering Beverid
raped for order but it only serv,
TO increase the din. Meyer Lissn
carried a big bear pole of CalifC
mia upon the stage numerous wol
en- accompanying him.
Throughout the demonstration {
cheering was steady and continue