Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-06
JOYFUL GATHERING
OF PROGRESS|VES
LOVE FEAST RATHER THAN A
CONVENTION
Beveridge, Temporary Chairman
Makes Keynote Speech-Platform
Will Probably be a Syllabus Of
Colonel's Speech of Today.

session Of the first convention Of the
new national progressive party. OF
which Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is
sponsor, took place in the Coliseum
today, and while the setting was at
tended by the usual paraphenalia oi
national political gatherings. the
proceedings were sugges i've of a
love feast.
Not dissenting voice was raised
during the session.
The question of negro representa-
tion caused friction earlier in the
day in the national committee, but
there was no echo of this fight in
the convention.
Delegates at times were explosive
in their enthusiasm. many state
delegations coming into the hall
shouting their delight at the birth
of a ney party, and three hours later
left the building in the same frame
of mind.
The Coliseum. accommodating
nearly 1,1OO persons on the floor
was filled, and the galleries had but
few empty seats.
A great cheer arose when Nation
al Chairman Dixon raped for order
The usual formalities ended
former Senator Beveridge was pre-
sented as the choice Of the national
committee for temporary chairman
He was decorated with a gold baG u
handed the convention gavel amid
renewed acclaim and begain the de-
livery Of the keynote speech. paving
he way for the yet more radical ut
terance tomorrow by Colonel Roose-
velt
4 Beveridge was given the closest
attention throughout, and when he
mentioned President Taft the name
was greeted with groans and jeers.
The usual standing committees
were appointed in the usual way,
and afterward a committee of fifteen
was appointed to invite Colonel
Roosevelt to address the convention
tomorrow, the session then adj
journed.
Roosevelt tonight issued formal
acceptance Of the invitation.
Hill of Texas on Credentials.
The Texas member on the com
mittee on credentials is r. II. Hill
The platform committee got in'c
a lively row tonight and plain words
were spoken while discussing the
proposed declaration of principles oi
the new party.
Apparently the platform will no
be completed before late Tuesday
night or Wednesday morning. II i
due to go before the convention
Wednesday afternoon.
After a full discussion in th'
general committee the plan OF 'th'
leaders tonight was to appoint
subcommittee Of seven to confer
with Colonel Roosevelt and to worl
out a platform with him.
The idea will be 10 cOndense int
short, Grips planks the various ideai
to be outlined by the colonel tomor
row to the convention in his so
called confession of faith. 1t is salt
tonight that practically all of ROose
velt's progressive ideas will b
adopted in the platform, except tw'
or three of the more radical ideas
which may be eliminated.
Woman on Platform Committee.
The new national committe
which takes the place Of the pro
visional committee Of the progres
sive party was named today. Ceci
Lyon of Sherman was chosen as IN
Texas member. The Texas membe
4 of the committee on resolutions an
: which will submit the platform
J. NJ. Mccormick, and the Texa
I member of the committee on rule
x is w. c. Herff.
VI Miss Alice Carpenter Of Boston
who was named by the Massachr
4 setts delegation a. member of tn
committee on platform, is said to !
] the first woman to fill such plac
8 in a national political convention
y she has been an active socioIogiei
worker and writer.
z New York adopted resolution
= that all state officers must have th
!. endorsement of the new party an
!. must be members or the prog-essi'