The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-08-07
ROOSEVELT CON-
trolls CONVENTION
Barring of Negroes Approved With
out Discussion on Floor Of Con-
vention Hall.
FRIENDS AGAIN TURNED DOWN
Neoroes Who Stood by Teddy When
He First Landed at Arranged
don Showed into Discard.

He First Landed at Arma9ed'
don Showed into Discard.
Chicago, Aug. 6-The second days
session of the national progressive
convention was given over almost en-
tirely to Colonel Roosevelt, who in
addition to delivering his long-waited
confession of faith answered at some
length and with a great deal OF earn
estness question as to his attitude
on the negro question.
The delegates cheered Colonel
Roosevelt for more than an hour when
he appeared suddenly and rather dra-
matically upon the platform OF the
coliseum.
The rafters fairly rang with the
noise OF the demonstration.
While awaiting the colonels arrival
most OF the delegates had joined in
an imprumptu sorg That they "ould
follow him wherever he should choose
to lead. This was the spirit of the re-
ception accorded the former president
when he reached the convention hall
and it was the spirit with which MS
advanced ideas of progresslVeness
were received as fast as they were Ut
tered.
The doors of the convention hall
had been thrown open to the pubic
after Colonel Roosevelt reached the
coliseum and tn; big auditorium Ee''i
one of it's greatest crowds. The rush
for MACE; was 50 great that the hire
marshal soon orde:cd the doors closed
again.
There were thrills, too, when Col
Roosevelt was interrupted several
times with questions. The same spec
tator in the galleries who yesterday
fired the query at former Senator
Peveridge, demanded to know OF the
colonel what about the liquor traf
fic?" The query came at the close Of
the lengthy explanation OF the speak
er's attitude on the negro question
and Mr.. Roosevelt received II VIII
distinct Impotence.
Suggests Primary School.
AS the delegates were yelling 'shu
up" and put him out" Colone
Roosevelt waved his hand toward tn
man and said:
ooh. go to primary school, o
something"
Then he added: Let me get alon'
with my speech"
There were cheers and cries o
you're all right"
"And please" added the colonel
.let this now be as much of a mono
logue as possible
When the colonel had concluded tn
convention proceeded at once II
adopt the report of the committee OF
credentials. and also a rule requiring
that all resolutions submitted from
the floor be sent up to the resolution
committee without debate. Perma
nent organization was postponed unit
tomorrow when the platform also i
to be adopted and Colonel Roosevelt
and running mate nominated TO
president and vice-president of tn
new third party ticket.
Fight Begins Early in Day.
$1,000 ao1, of tho convention
opened with a we'll defined fight owe
the negro question vieing for mrs
interest with Colonel Theodore Roose
yelt's delivery of his confession
faith" to his followers in the pre-
gressive cause.
Some of the delegates declared tina
the elimination of the southern negr
from participation in the formation Q
the new party had become the para
mount issue of the convention. Eas
ern negroes joined with their brotf
ers from the south in Remuneration q
certain things that occurred at an al
night meeting of the credentials con
mittee, when the last OF the souther
negro delegates was barred from tn
floor of the convention in close vot'
The vote stood II to 16 against IN
negroes. those from Mississippi, an
Immediately julius T. Mitchell, {
Rhode Island and other eastern NJ
groes Joined in crying that the decl'
ing ballot had been cast by que
tionable proxy on the committee
Fairly suffering indignation the M
groes announced they would carry IN
matter to Colonel Roosevelt for pc
sonal ruling on the point.
The vote on the Mississippi cas-
came in a secret session OF the CON
n;ttoo at 2 O'Clock this morning,