The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-08

Crowd of 5000 at
Station to See Party
Leader Come In
CONVENTION OPEN
Compromise Arranged ON
Southern Contests. -Suf-
fragettes Demonstrate

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taken to he Congress Hotel.
Among those at the depot to nee,
Roosevelt We're the Pinchot brothers.
Gov. Johnson. George w. Perkins,
Miss Jane Adams and Mrs. III. Nj.
Nilmartl.
Col. Roosevelt must early decide
whether Timothy Woodruff is to con-
tinue as the leader of the new party
IN New York. Some OF the progress
sives are saying he is too recent Il
conNcrt to be allowed SO responsible
a post.
Roosevelt also must decide upon
the question of eliminating the negro
delegates from the South, as decided
upo by the national committee.
The hotels are filled with delegates
to he national progressive conven-
ton. The old politicians are conspic-
uous for their absence.
The convention program for today
calls for the perfecting of the temp
orary organization, a speech by for
mer Senator Beverage as temporary
chairman and the appointment of
committees.
Roosevelt Brief Talk.
In arranging Roosevelts trip from
the station, the committee stole a
march OF the big crowd waiting in
the street. The colonel was hurried
through a side entrance into the
auto and whisked away with only
about half the crowd getting a
glimpse OF him. The machine went
to Michigan avenue and thence TO
the hotel where a large crowd had
filled the street and Sidewalks. The
colonel's auto "an up and down the
street to give the crowd Il chance TO
see Roosevelt. When the auto stop
, ped a battery of cameras was turn
ed upon the colonel AMI moving pic
ture operators began taking pictures
OF him.
He wore a soft hat and a big white
metal bull moose adorned the lapel
of his coat, Standing i'm the auto
the colonel made a short speech to
the crowd in which he said:
My friends: 1t is a great pleas
ure to be here in Chicago AGAIN and
this time to be present at the birth
of a new party and not at the death
of an old one. Let our opinions
make no mistake. This fight is 60
ing to be made by the people for
their own interests. BY the fourth
VI nv y U IiltH WE
nominated here six week ago will
no longer be a factor in the contest.
Tho American people Will not stand
for fraud and theft at the expense of
the people. The day of the boss,
the crooked financier behind the
boss and the crooked newspaper is
past
As Roosevelt pushed through the
crowd and into the hotel, a band
played ''oh, You Beautiful DOLL
The colonel went to the temporary
quarters arranged for him by Sena-
tor Dixon until lie can move into the
presidential suite, where the provis-
ional national committee was hold
Ing its meetings today.
S~utfragists In Parade.
One of the best features of tho
day came when 232 women, ranging
in age from girls of 16 to a very aged
woman, too feeble to walk and who
rode in an auto, marched from the
Art Studio to the convention hall. 1T
was really an inspiring sight and
the women We're warmly greeted all
along the route. All carried big yell
low penants bearing the slogan:
"Votcs for Women.' and they pre-
s-fIlI'u ii " IlS Ii'l ijdl a lf)Gii dittt. ~
the head of the procession were six
teen Chicago women in college caps
and gowns. All along the route the
women marchers were cheered and
they were applauded to the echo as
they filed into the seats reserved for
them. Every one of the women dele
gates and alternates to the conven-
ton took part in the parade, \ fea-
trro tbat cancp6 faycrab1a comment
was the admiXture of silk gowns and
working suits. 1t was a remarkable
and impressive feature OF the day
that was openly praised by many who
we're not entirely in sympathy witt
the of the convention.
Negroes Given Seats.
With an hour after Col. Roosevelt
arrived, the national committee o
the new party decided upon a set
Element of the Florida contests b!
voting to seat the negro delegates a:
"supplemental delegates" They vii
be allowed to work on committee.
aud take part in the debates bu
will have no right to vote. 1T i
stated that the Mississippi contests
will be settled in the same way.
About The door of the committee
room were many negro Gegate WIZ
said yesterday they would blu,
admimssion tickets and make a figh
in the convention for their seats
The Mississippi negroes promised t.
do the anne.
The committee today seated th
Lightner delegation for mthe Firs
and Second districts of Ohio.
Decorations of Hall.
The hall was decorated tn
same as at the republican convention
save for the pictures of Washington
Lincoln and Jefferson, as a huge pit
ture of Roosevelt was hung owe
the band stand.
The New Yorh delegates held
conference and debated the questio
of a fusion of the state tickets.
The Pennsylvania delegates enter
ed the hall at 11:4T O'Clock, follow
ed by Maryland and Oregon an