Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-11
At WORK ON A PLATFORM
Transacting the Concrete Business Of
the Chicago Conference.
MAY FINISH THIS AFTERNOON
Another Important Speech Expected
From Roosevelt at Luncheon
to Leaders.

| party was scheduled for 1890 o'clock to
day at the La Sale Hotel. at which Il
| was arranged to transact the concrett
business OF the session. The program 4
be carried out by the party during the
| coming four years as outlined at yes
| terday's session Of the conference wa
| to be put in form by suitable resolutions
At the close of the morning session
Col. Roosevelt and other party leader.
were to be the guests OF Miss Jane Ad
dams at a buffet luncheon at the hotel
where the colonel, 1t was said. would
make another important speech. Woman
delegates to the conference and others in
terested in the progressive movement
were invited to be present.
1t was expected that the business OF
the national conference would be finished
during the afternoon and tonight the
greater number OF the delegates probably
Col. Roosevelts departure was not an.
nounced.
Attacks Idaho Court Decision.
Col. Roosevelt. DEPRESSING from his pre-.
tackled the Idaho state supreme court fol
|
regarding presidential electors.
Col. Roosevelt said:
I'm Idaho the election law makes no
provision for the election OF presidential
electors. The supreme court permitted
republican and democratic electors to be
put on the ticket by constituting a pro-
vision which provided for the election OF
constables and other officers to include
presidential electors, but held that the
progressive ticket could not be nominated
by petition because the highest number
Of votes enumerated as necessary tc
nominate by petition was 300 for the
election of state officials. They said that
the electors were not state officials. The
Supreme Court of the United States has
held more than once that they are not
national officials.
in on the election ballot the names OF the
presidential electors. and the extraordi-
nary thing is that over 5000 men did SO
write them in.
Now. the Capital-News Of Boise. the
cised that decision The most offensive
criticism they made was to include tele-
gram from me In which I spoke OF the
decision with guarded moderation, but
still with frankness.
decision. hold that 1t was the duty OF
every honest citizen to protest against
1t and to denounce 1t in the strongest
terms.
Editor Cited for Contempt.
"And now that Idaho court, continuing
to serve the cause Of reaction, has sum-
moned Mr.. Sheridan. the editor of the
paper. and others before 1t for contempt.
They have it in their power now by the
infliction of a sufficiently heavy fine to
ruin the only paper with the independence
to stand up against such a monstrous
perversion Of justice In Idaho.
II will advocate that the progressives
make good any fine, and / hope that We
will send out the ablest lawyers to fight
that case and that we give the widest
publicity to our reprobation of the con-
duct of that court.
'The people of the United States should
with one voice join in condemning what
has been done and prevent the consum-
nation Of the outrage"
Col Roosevelt closed his address amid
tumultuous cheers. in the midst Of which
arose the cry: Lets hear from Idaho
In response, J. H. Gibson Of Caldwell
in that state arose, and inspired further
cheering when he said:
1.-The supreme court Of Idaho, instead
of being in position to cite editors for con-
Thanks Perkins for Support.
When it became known that certain
progressives had started a movement to
GUST George w. Perkins from the ma
tional executive committee because of his
former corporation connections Col
Roosevelt took up the fight for Perkins.
To give emphasis to his remarks the
colonel walked to the front of the Mat
form and pointed at Senator Finn.
George w. Perkins. Frank A. Munsey
and c. s. Bird. Calling each by name.
he continued:
81 not only want to thank you. but to
say that I have been happy to be asso-
ciated with you. 1 want to say that there
have been no more disinteresaed progress
ives than yourselves Nobody will ever
have 10 investigate me to learn that 1
knew of these contributions and was
very much obliged for Them
Mr.. Perkins later made a speech, in
which he asserted that he always had
been for progressive causes and meas
ures, and that he resented an intimation
that he was a new convert IN tho car1Sa