Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-06-20
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SCENE is SPECTACULAR.

and persons jammed the LaSalle
street station when Theodore Roose-
velt's train ploughed into the dimly
lighted shed a few minutes before 4
p. M. Despite the boulder which
delayed his train an hour, ,Roosevelt's
luck held good and the train pulled
in one minute ahead of time. Many
more thousands cheered him enroute
to the Congress hotel.
AS Roosevelt stepped out from the
station portico, crowds on the street
and clinging to the elevated railway
posts gave him another vociferous
ovation. A half dozen automobiles,
bedecked with flags awaited the par
ty. Roosevelt was hurried into the
first car, and while he stood up and
waved his hat to the crowd, he was
whisked away, the band playing,
"There'll be Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight" and Hail to the
Chief" as a salute.
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Chicago, June 16s--With their can
didate nearing Chicago, the Roose-
welt forces today completed their
arrangement for the pre-convention
battle with the presentation of the
platform upon which Roosevelt will
ask the votes of the delegates and
upon which, if nominated, he will
mak,s his appeal to the country.
It's rough draft is subject to the
revision of the chief himself.
Among those who have sat in the
platform conferences are Clifford Pin
chot, James R. Garfield, Represen-
tative Kent of California, Represen-
tatiye Lenroot and Governor Fran
cis' " feGexern Of Wisconsin. Medill
Mccormick, Governor Hiram John
son, California; George L. Record,
New Jersey, and Senator Borah, of
Idaho.
The tentative draft of the platform
covers the following points:
A declaration that the present
struggle is one to return the govern
ment into the hands of the people.
A declaration in general terms
strongly favoring popular govern
ment through such instrumentalities
as preferential primaries, initiative,
referendum, and recall, including
the recall of judges, but leaving to
every local community the selection
of remedies according to its local
needs and desires.
A declaration in favor Of the con-
troll of trusts by means of federal
agency, something like the bureau of
corporations, with powers enlarged
to enable it to insist on publicity and
the wiping out of practices by which
trusts have exercised evil effects such
as monopoly. of prices or territory,
predatory competition, stock water
ing, interlocking directorates, etc.
A declaration in favor of revis-
ion of the tariff downward on data
to be secured by genuine tariff
commission equipped with authority
and directed to report to congress
also a commission to inquire into
the question whether the workmen
in protected interests are receiving
their proportion of the benefits of
the tariff, the lowering Of the tariff
to fall first on Industries which have
treated their workmen fairly.
A plank declaring for legislation
to work out +" social justice" and
industrial democracy" in the in
dustrial world.
Conservation, including a revival
of the country life commission.
a plank favoring the inland wat
erwsy program, including the I'M
pounding Of the waters of the Mis-
sissippi and deepening of the channel
from Chicago to the gulf.
Declaration 1aVOrlng woman SUI
frage.
Declaration favoring adequate
navy and two-ship annually naval
program.
Declaration favoring proper amend
ment Of the banking and currency
laws, but opposing any plan to cre-
ate central bank or a chartered
credit trust.
National as opposed to dollar di.
Jim Kennedy and Heney Mix.
Chicago, June 15.-A personal
encounter between National Commit