New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-08
COLONEL HARD PRESSED
IN PLATFORM FIGHT
Uses All His Diplomacy to Har-
monte Radicals and Cut
Document.
PLANS A BUSY CAMPAIGN
Starts August 16 and Speaks
in Forty States-Perkins
Against Use of Special
Trains on Long Trips.

rrrom . htsY Correspondent Of The Tribune
Chicago. Aux. Most Of tho wrinkles
that marred the organization OF the new
party were ironed out to-day. much to the
relief OF It's receptive candidate for the
President Leaders OF threatened negro
bolts from Mississippi Alabama ana
Florida, who were so solicitouo over the
future Of tho provisional committee 10
scat them In the convention that Colonel
Roosevelt remained in a Quandry all last
Monday, sent word TO the candidate TINS
afternoon through George washington
Elk, chairman Of the Illinois negro dele
cation. that they wore going nome III
peace and harmony, prepared to oohsVe
like good soldiers.
All the diplomacy at the disposal or
Theodore Roosevelt was needed to-day ~
harmonize the conflicting opinions OF MS
ulatform committee. Tho document al
ready pruned down TO 1900 words, was
brought up to Colonel Roosevelts suite
about noon for final revision. There had
been rumors that minority reports were
70 be brought in by some who oppose the
more radical planks,
az least 1000 words, the subcommittee
consisting Of Dwight p. Hurd OF AT.
IONA Judse 4. u. Norton, OF the missouri
Court Of Appeals; ex-RepresenAtlVe
schlrrn, Of Maryland; Dean Lewis OF inc
Law School Of the University OF PennsyI-
vauia. and William Allen White, OF Kan
sas, with corps Of stenographers' set 10
work under the colonels direction to har-
.,onise and condense. Meanwhile Senator
Dixon tolephoned to Chairman Beverage
70 adjourn the convention until 1880 70
await the anal draft OF che document
Show, Dominance Over Situation
tsoionol Roosevelt beseeched each dis
Affected member TO sacrifice something IN
the iutsres. OF harmony. Re told them
that n was humanity impossible to frame
. nolit,eal creed that would suit every
mind. Az IN the cuse Of the turning down
OF the Southern negro delegates Coiohei
Roosevelt again demonstrated his conVoI
over his coliaboratoTs.
Tho threatened minority reports on
radical planks were abandoned the pishke
we're taken up and shaved and pared nnu!
the partisans Of the "long and short
log were pacfed. Some wanted para
Erapb on Alaskan taxation nnd DINERS
wanted to express sentiments on the Pan.
American union" while still others wanted
va voice sentiments about the negro
brother.
George w Perkins, the newly eieoteo
rational committeeman from New YORK.
was constantly IN attendance until the
platform was finally typewritten ana sent
20 the convention for adoption
Not to Use Special Trains
colouo1 Roosevelt said to-day that his
national campaign will actually begin soon
after septc,uber 1. 1t IS not likely that
no will engage special trains TINS an
aounccment was made after long confer
enoe with Mr.. Perkins, who Is one OF the
prominent financers Of the party
Colonel Roosevelt will return TO Oyster
pev Tomorrow on tho Twentieth Century
limited leaving Chicago at 100 In the
afternoon He will 40 at once to O|ste!
hay and will rest until August 10, when
he viii speak IN Rhode Island. The toilo"-
ing day he will speak before Massnehu-
.etts ProEresfive leaders Of Point OF
pines. above Revere Beach. On August
e he will go 10 Wilkes Barre Pehh-, 70
attend tie golden Jubilee Of Father Cur
ran, who Is Il prime favorite with the
coal miners -Four days later he gooH 10
Ve-rnont. and on Labor Day he Will speak
~ the Minnesota state fair at ct. Paul.
He then will return to take the stump IN
Connecticut
On his return from Connecticut Colonel
Roosevelt will begin his long trips. &c
probably will leave early IN October on a
months trip which will take him through
tie Pacific CUnst states and back throusn
Il is Colonel Roosevelt intention t9
20 into ut least forty states. ana he sal0
hat with only about sixty WORKING oayt
FOR his campaign he would ,n be a stSta 70
make only one speech III mos s'a 80
arduous &c said, that he Will speak onii}y,
IN the larger cities, and II possible VIII
make no rear platform speeches