The Washington times., 1912-08-03
PLANNING BIG JOLT
ORELECTIONSWAG
Congressional Publicity Plank Is of Great Interest Here
Race Question Not An Issue At
A Chicago.
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State committee there. He was chair
man Of the Republican State committee
the past two years. leaving that position
other ths Ss To-
the Republican convntion are also dele
gates here.
Looks Like johnson.
There has been deal OF talk about
nominating Southern Democrat for
Vice President. and may be 1t win hap
pen. Col. John M. Parker. Of New Or
leans. and Luke e. Wright. of Tenne-
ssee, have been talked about. But Colo
mel Parker has taken himself out of the
consideration. according to the news dis
patches today, and the unmistakable
sentiment among delegates now on the
ground is for Governor johnson. of
are coming in seem to Incline toward
johnson. They think he means more to
progressives Of all sections than any
other man who could be named. The
California delegation came In this morn
ing with band. banners, and great en-
thusiasm, and proceeded to take posses
sion Of things in the regular California
way. They are all for Johnson. and,
present indications Justify expectation
that johnson will finally be the man.
Many Delegates Present.
Several large and austere facts about
this Progressive convention have Just
begun to make definite impress on the
consciousness both OF the Progressives
themselves and of other folks who until
now have been unable to realize what a
big movement this Is.
First, there will be more delegates
harn a,. Ill -
publican or the Democratic convention.
They will be here because they want
to come. The call for the gathering
was based on the number of members OF
the Electoral College; while the call for
the Republican and Democratic gather
ings was based on double that number.
But SO many people wanted to come to
this gathering and were willing to come
with fractional votes. that 1t will actu-
ally be bigger from present indications
than either of the others.
/ Comes From the Heart.
That is the first impressive indicat ton
Of the real enthusiasm, the zeal for the
cause, the determination to have a part
in a great historic affair, that has
taken possession Of progressives every
where.
| Not less significant of tremendous pub.
lie interest is the announcement, made
today. that all the seats for the conven-
ton are sold out Chicago. being or
the ground. got its orders in early, and
| now, when It Is almost impossible tc
get seat, the orders are coming ir
from the country, and thousands o1
people are in the way Of being disap
for with tickets for single sessions, thul
letting as many as possible look in or
the proceedings for a little while. Tn,
ticket sales, 1t is stated, will Just abou
L q xr,ha ral Ia,
pay the general expenses Of the gather
ing itself. ~. -
| .. Pays Its Own Way.
When 1t was first announced that tickets
would be sold, there was disposition
among the scoffers to scoff. They guess
ed that was mighty funny way t
tance at the Initial gathering. But tn
people did not mind the persifiage; the.
understand that there was good an,
sufficient reason for making the ney
party pay its own way, and they like
that it did not intend to start In busi
ness as an office brokerage establish
ment, and that looked attractive.
So the public came UP and subscribe'
to atssSd partly il ~sat
therein way to express its approva
of the theory of this: new-deal party
1t is simply astonishing to note tn
swing the thing has taken on 81
ghenies. Indiana's Progressive Stat
convention, which nominated Bey
eridge for governor, Is conceded by a
factions IN that State to have been tn
since the civil war. They whooped
= up from first to last, the only enthusi
Y asm that has been seen In any cor
Z vention there this year. 1t was typica
I country.
Seven Times the Number.
Take Connecticut. Under the call
q Is entitled to seven delegates. Th
State convention found itself confront
: ed with the problem of taking care
' so many people who insisted on goin
I that it was finally resolved to sen
d twenty eight delegates, with quarter
: vote apiece. That proved insufhcien
. and the number was raised and the
h raised back, till 1t actually got UP
forty-nine delegates, with seventh {
a vote each. And the Nutmeggers al
pointing out that seven has been hi
e Idaho-why, three weeks ago col
Q fidence was expressed by the old-line
> that the movement could not get star
ed there because nobody would go 10
II pointed out that all standpatters we
l. for Hepburn, all Progressives wou
follow Borab-and both were regular
and the Mormon Church would see tn
Z there were not any crumbs. What ma
e pened? The State was entitled TO TO-
II delegates, there was a big conyentlo
- and the number of aspirants for u
ir privilege of paying their expenses ~
te miles to Chicago was so big tbat II WI
N necessary to send sixteen delegates al
c, give them a quarter-vote each.
?. Fifteen From Arizona.
Arizona went that one better. T
re call entitled It to three votes. 1t is sen
re- ing fifteen delegates with a fifth of
at vote per delegate, and there will be
Or bowling mob of enthusiasts along wi
them. Montana being entitled to fol
If sweiled IT up to sixteen. and made
- Dixon chairman.
"a Missouri got excited over itself, a
~ being entitled to thirty-two delegat,
- multiplied It by four and Is actua
sending 12S, divided between delegat
and alternates. They intend to ma
i Themselves SO numerous that nobo
will observe the absence Of Govern
II Hadley.
Il Minnesota, Michigan. Kentucky. a
Illinois have reported that they 3
a sending double delegations; India
az couldn't manage to struggle throu
- with a paltry two delegates-at-large
ie the call specified, so II selected eig