Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05
Managers of Convention
Await Final Word on
Platform, Etc.
TONAME RUNNING MATE
CoIoneI'S "ConfeSsion of Faith"
Held Up for Delivery Until
Tomorrow.

SAlSdSOS aug. hSOuOIC IlOOOS-
velt arrived from New York at S:53
this morning. He was accompanied
enthusiastic welcome and was hur-
ried to his headquarters at the Con-
gress hotel. AS the colonel stepped
from the train he was received by a
delegation of progressives headed by
George w. Perkins and Governor
Johnson of California.
A crowd massed in front of the sta
ton and waved bandana handker-
chiefs as the party entered in automo-
biles. In front of the hotel another
crowd for time blocked the street.
Roosevelt stood in his machine and
spoke briefly. Then a path through
the crowd was made. He hurried to
headquarters for a conference with
his aids.
SAYS DAY OF BOSS Is OVER.
Standing in his automobile in front
of the hotel, Roosevelt said, Il am
very pleased to be with you in Chi
! caego again and this time at the birth
of a new party, and not at the death
! of one. l am convinced that the peo-
| pie will not stand for the convention
of seven weeks ago, especially as It
was against the interests of the peo-
! pie. By November the men mention
/ ed at that convention will not be a
corrupt political boss and the crooked
financier who stands behind the boss,
and newspaper owned by the boss and
financier, are over"
Those of you who wish to investi.
gate mortgages on the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald can find out why the chan
nels of information have been choked
by the opponents of the people"
LOOKS LIKE JOHNSON.
With the arrival of Roosevelt, talk
OF Johnson of California for vice pres
ident seemed to receive a new impe
johnson as a great campaigner. Lead
ers, it is said, have not been able to
agree upon a southern democrat, and
there is strong belief Johnson eventu
ally will be chosen
There is every evidence that the
launching of the national progressive
party today in the Coliseum VIII bt
attended by a great outburst of en-
thusiasm. Plans for the more i'm
portant work of the convention up t.
today had been more or less tentative
awaiting scrutiny and final approva
of Roosevelt, whose arrival on tn,
scene was impatiently awaited by tht
delegates.
FAVOR BRIEF PLATFORM.
The matter of a platform particular
ly was left in abeyance Many of tn,
delegates favor emulating the example
of the prohibitiOnists in making tn
platform the briefest sort of document
devoid of all rhetorical embellish
ments. Roosevelt's announcement
however, may change all this, for hi
confession of faith" which he say
must be accepted in all essential de
tails, is publicly reported to contain
more than twenty thousand words
There appeared to be no question tc
day among delegates but Roosevelt
would get whatever he wanted at thei
hands.
ANARCHIsTIC SPEECHF
His nomination is depended upo
to give the new party an auspiciOu
= start and if he desires 20 run on
platform based on a speech which h
asserts may be termed ''anarchistic,
the progressives here are more tina
anxious to give it to him. Roosevelt
will make his confession of faith" a
the convention Tuesday afternoon, 70
: lowing the formalities of permaner
) organization. 1t first had been al
: nounced he would speak tonight, bU
: inasmuch as Temporary Chairma
; Beveridge was to be the central fgur
in today's proceedings, and had pr
pared a speech of some length, it wa
proposed that Roosevelt withhold hi
9 pronouncements until tomorrow.
WILL FAVOR DEMOCRAT.
! No attempt was made up to today
I crystalize sentiment on vice pres
Dental candidate. There has bee
much talk of naming Governor Johl
: son Of California, a republican, but