The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-08-10

would cost the national progr essiv
ticket the support of large numbe
of negroes in Northern states in Whlc
r their strength was greatly needed
Others of Colonel Roosevelt's supper,
] ers felt in fairness to the negroes the.
should have some representation iron
!. the South.
In answer to every objection Colo
mel Roosevelt said he would cling tt
the position he had taken and, al
though it might cost him votes in the
| Northern states, he believed it was
to the best interests of the party tc
proceed under white leadership in the
South. ~..
The Mississippi negroes were
thrown out, as it was decided that
white delegates were regularly elect.
ed
New National Committee.
Joseph Thompson, Alabama: J. F.
Cleveland, Arizona; H. X. Cochran,
Arkansas; Chester H. Rowell, Cali
seph W. Alsop, Connecticut; Louis A.
Drexler, Delaware; c. w. Mcclure,
Georgia; P. M. Smock, Idaho; Rudolph
G. Leeds, Indiana; John l.. Stevens,
Iowa; William Allen White, Kansas;
Leslie M. Combs, Kentucky; Pearl
Wight, Louisiana; Albert P. Garner,
| Maine; Matthew Hale, Massachusetts;
E. c. Darlington. Jr., Maryland;
Henry NJ. Wallace, Michigan; Milton
D. Purdy, Minnesota; William FL.
Walker, Missouri; B. F. Fridge, Mis-
sissippi; Joseph M. Dixon, Montana;
Nathan Merriam, Nebraska; P. L.
Flanagan, Nevada; William Sayacool,
New Hampshire; John H. Franklin
Fort, New Jersey; Miguel A. Otero,
New Mexico; ]. N. Williamson, North
Carolina; A. Y. Moore, North Dakota;
John J. Sullivan, Ohio; George c.
Priestley, Oklahoma; H. w. Coe, Ore
gon; Edwin F. futile, Rhode Island; |
R. s. Wesley, South Dakota; G.. Thorn
as Taylor, Tennessee; Cecil A. Lyon,
Texas; NJ. Heiner, Utah; Thomas Lee
Moore, Virginia; Charles H. Thomp-
son, Vermont; H. F. Cochems, Wis
consin; Robert D. Carey, Wyoming;
o. Dawson, West Virginia.
The National committeeman from
Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and
have not been named.
Besides naming National committee
men and members of the resolutions
the business disposed by
state delegations Monday included the
Business of State Delegations.
Pennsylvania decided to seat 1852
delegates each with one-fourth of a
'ote. Senator William Finn of Pitts
'urg was elected chairman
Oklahoma elected Frank Frantz
permanent chairman and chose as
Committeeman ON credentials Henry
'chaffer.
Kentucky named Brutus Clay chair
IAN.
Ohio chose James r. Garfield chair '
Ian.
Virginia named r. B. Murphy chair
ian, Walter Graham, on credentials;
olonel Joseph Browning ON perma- I
ent organization, and W. H. Mormon
n resolutions
New York adopted resolutions that
Il State officers nominated must have I
ldorsement of the new party and
lust be members of the progressive
arty. !
California delegates adopted reso-
tion protesting against their gov Il
nor as a candidate for the vice II
'esidency, named Governor johnson p
lairman of the State delegation and
aced F. J. Henry on the credentials
'mmittee.
Among the members of the commit ce
e on rules are: California, George to
Pardee; Illinois, Medill Mccormick:
'uisiana, A. II. Thompson; Texas, ly
G. Herff in
Among members Of the credentials
are: Georgia, Julian Har- 70
J; Louisiana, G. ]. Labarre; Texas, 50
H. Hill in
On the committee ON resolutions,
10 will submit the platform, is ],
Mccormick of Texas. fat
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