El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-05

! Taft and the Paync-Aldrich taft bill
The long, low call of the bull moose
J was heard for the first time during
this demonstration.
Invitation Committee Appointed.
On motion of James r. Garfield, Of
ONO, a committee OF 10 was appointed
fore the convention at the hour of con-
Vening tomorrow
The convention adjourned at S:S7 p.
m until noon tomorrow.
Negroes Barred From Convention.
COntesting negro delegates from
Florida and Mississippi We're barred
from the Progressive convention by the
national committee.
The negroes declared that they would
continue their fight before the ere
dentials committee of the convention.
In Mississippi, where the Progressive
state convention had been called as q
Lily white meeting, the white dele
gates elected were given their seats.
On saturday the committee had
thrown out Il negroes who contested
seats IN the Alabama delegation. With
today's decision this barred all of the
cOntesting delegates.
After the national committee had
disposed of the negro contestants, the
storm center was transferred to Col.
ROosevelt's quarters. The colonel re-
tcrred them to his recent letter to Ju-
tian Harris. of Atlanta, on. the negro
question.
Roosevelt Arrives.
Col Theodore Roosevelt arrived at
tic welcome and hurried to headquar-
ters at the Congress hotel. He was re-
ce1Ved by a delegation of Progressiyes, !
headed by George W. Perkins and Gov.
Hiram w. Johnson, of California.
With the arrival of Col. Roosevelt :
the talk OF Crov. Johnson, of California,
for vice president, received new i'm !
petus.
Gov. Johnson continued to maintain 4
an entirely neutral attitude. Leaders,
1t is said, have not been able to agree /
upon a southern man, and there was a |
strong belief that Gov. Johnson eventu- /
ally would be chosen.
Gets Down to Work.
The National Progressive party has
emerged from its sWaddling clothes
and is down to real political work. The
new party took up the work of franz
ing the temporary roll of delegates
from that which meets today.
The committee, after a two and a
half hour meeting early in the after
noon Saturday, resumed work at four
o'clock and was in session until well
into the evening.
Many of the men who worked to
shape the new political party were far
from experienced politicians and they
approached their work with a sort of
llmidity- There were some 50 of them,
representing various states They
gathered in a small room in the head
quarters hotel and went through their
abors IN an atmosphere thick with
Senator Dixon. of Montana. presided.
" hen he called the meeting to order
shortly after noon he reviewed the
work done by the Roosevelt forces fol-
owing the Republican convention and 4
ip to the time the call was issued for /
he progressive meeting here.
Alabama Case First.
The first contest taken up bv the !
ommittee was in the Alabama deIega-
ion Twelve negroes led by Dr. 10
eph I. Thomas, contested the dele
rates elected by the progressive con-
enuon held at Birmingham from the {
ourth, sixth and ninth districts of the !
tate
The committee did not vote on the
-IaDama contest, but proceeded to
ear the Florida contests Six negroes
nd one white man appeared as the !
ontesting delegation.
They opposed six white men chosen {
Y convention called by H I. An ;
crson, the member of the national I
ommittee. c. II. Aston, a negro VINO
ppeared for the contestees, asserted !
hat the negroes had been barred out 7
{ the convention called by Anderson ! J
Anderson admitted that he endeav- {
red TO Keep the negroes out of the t
-hite convention.
1t was necessary he said. NV y
experience in southern politics has
loWn me that white men will not fol-
Nv negro political leaders" 2
When Anderson concluded, the com d