The Washington times., 1912-08-05
DELEGATES SLOW
IN GATHERING FOR
THE CONVENTION
Senator Dixon Introduces
Beveridge AS Temporary
b Chairman.
CONTINUED from First pase.)

tne CTOWQ Ola not mln0. III yelieu anu
cheered and shouted and the bands
were hardly audible. ).
Great day, great day." shouted the
colonel as Timothy Woodruff, of New
colonel was smiling and SO was Wood
run; They held brief whispered con-
versation as the crowd yelled.
Way Cleared For Colonel
woodruff and other members of the
reception committee tried to clambor
into the colonefs car, but they were
unceremoniousIy hustled off and the
way cleared for the colonel and his
wife. &F
..Speech. speech" yelled the crowd in
the station and the suffragettes, led by
Miss Dreier and Mrs. Mary Wilmarth,
handkerchief to which the colonel re-
Ing. .i'm with you." Speech. speech"
yelled the crowd. and then came In
growing gsddT and we oeaIShn %ant Teddy" "eer W"
IT am glad to be with you. again,
cried Roosevelt. "A great day for great
deeds"
by a committee as she appeared on the
platform. The wife of the former Presi-
dent wore large hat with just dash
of color in 1t. Colonel Roosevelt was
attired in his regular frock coat ana
silk hat. .,..
Starts For the Hotel.
Colonel Roosevelt was surrounded by
the crowd for few minutes before he
could extract himself, and then with
the assistance of Timothy Woodruff,
Wallace Thayer, of Buffalo; Virgil kel-
logg, and B. Dorr. of Buffalo, he en-
tered the motor car for the journey to
the Congress Hotel. -.. -
Before leaving the station Colonel
Roosevelt tried to shake hands with the
engineer of the Twentieth Century Linn
tied, but was prevented by the crowdtng
of spectators. e..
Il want to be a Bull Moose and with
the Bull Moose stand" some man with
a heavy bass voice yelled the refrain,
and the crowd took 1t up with whoop.
The street for a block was packed
with shouting men and women.
A squad of police had its work cut
out for 1t to take care of the crowd.
Miss Dreier and suffragette delegates
screamed their approval of the halfway
Ing Bull Moose in the crowd.
The band then led the procession to
the Congress Hotel.
Birth of New Party.
Colonel Roosevelt made his nrst
speech standing on the rear seat of the
automobile. He said: my friends, 1t
is q great pleasure for me to be in
birth of new party and not at the
death of an old party.
. And friends, let our party make no
mistake in the fight that will be by the
people for themselves and for their own
interests. Before November the ticket
will no longer be factor in the contest
The common people will not stand for
the theft and fraud perpetrated by the
old party in Chicago. The day Of the
crooked boss. Of politicians behind the
box and the people who are owned by
the boss and crooked financiers has
passed forever.
''The channels of information have
been choked to- prevent the people from
fnding out the facts. but the people
Will find out what really are the facts
and will decide accordingly
Streets Are Thronged.
Along the streets through which
the colonel proceeded, all work stop
ped. The sidewalks were packed with
cheering people, and the windows
overlooking the streets were crowded
with those anxious to get a view of
the former President.
At the Congress Hotel the scene of
enthusiasm that marked the arrival
At the station was enacted over again.
The monster throng that waited out
delegates to the convention itself, who
had intended to go to the station but
We're later prevailed on to wait at
the Congress. -
When the colonel arrived he was
greeted by more cheering and shout
Ing. while hundreds of red bandana
handkerchiefs were waved over the
heads of those waiting in the throng
DELEGATIONS that arrived today were
IN the crowd. Among them were a
number from the New England States
New York had 1.200 in the crowd
Delegates from West Virginia also
helped in the reception.
In the Massachusetts, delegation
were four women, Miss Eleanor Gar.
rtson, Mrs. Richard Washburn Child
Mrs: Marie Towne, and Miss Mablt
Cook.
Carry Huge Streamers.
The parade started from the Art In.
stitution over an hour before the time
set for the opening of the convention
Behind band, with corn colored pen
nants futtering and with many cheers
for the cause of suffrage, the marchers
walked behind the automobiles contain.
Ing the delegates. The large streamers
twenty-five feet long, inscribed witt
'Votes for Women in letters two fee
high. were carried into the convention
hall.
organizations: Illinois Suffrage Asso
ctation. the North Shore Womens Civi
League, the West Side Woman's Suf
fSage Club, the Illinois Political Equalit
League, the Woman's Trade Unio
league, and the South Side Suffrag
Association.
Early today local supporters of tn
cause began gathering at the Art In
stitute, where an informal reception
was given to the delegates. After ths
automobiles were sent for and the dele
gates we're given places of honor at tn
head of the professions to the hal
In the first auto sat Miss Jane Addam
of Hull House, Mrs. Mary j. Wilmarti
the other Chicago delegate, sat in ar
other machine.
The other delegates were Mrs. lisa
bell Blaney, of California; Mrs. VIII
liam Grant Brown. Mrs. Robert +
= Elder, and Mrs Clara B. Morrison, O
New York; the Massachusetts delega
tion consisted Of Miss Eleanor Garri
son. Mrs. Richard Washburn Chile
Miss Marie Towne, Miss Mabel Cool
and Mrs. Alice Carpenter.
Three hours before the door OF III
Coliseum were opened 1T was be
sieged by throngs. After Colon'
Roosevelt reached the Congress Hote
and went into conference with hi
chief advisers a steady stream of dc
egates and spectators poured throus
Wabash avenue and upon their arrivi
at the Coliseum rapidly filled the seal