Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-10
Held the Less Desirable Of
All for the Presiden-
tiaI Office.
HABITS TOUCHED UPON
Liquor Influence Control Both
Old Parties Is Charge Made
at Atlantic City.

Atlantic City, y. j., July 10
With delegates from every state in
the union and outlying American
possessions, the national prohibition
convention got under way here TO-
day. The convention hall is located
at the extreme end Of a pier jutting
q quarter mile into the ocean. open
on all four sides. the hall Is swept by
the ocean breeze and as accompani-
ment TO the proceedings there is the
roar OF breakers crashing on the
beach.
STRONG INSURGENT ELEMENT.
There is a decidedly "insurgent"
element. and some sessions are ex-
pected to be marked by lively con-
troversy. Questions relating TO wo-
nan suffrage, initiative. referendum
and recall. and a proposed change Of
the name of the party undoubtedly
will provoke debate. Some delegates
are insisting that the name OF the
party be changed 20 progressive
OLD PARTIES ATTACKED.
sensational attack upon Taft.
Roosevelt and the republican and
democratic parties marked the
speech OF Temporary Chairman How
ard lie denounced the 'boss-rid-
den, iquOr-controlled old parties,
and declared nothing In the way of
real reform was TO be gained from
either Of them or from a third party
dominated by Roosevelt.
TAFT sURRENDERsf
-No other president since the foun-
dstion OF the government" declared
Howard. has surrendered more alb
jectly 20 the liquor interests in this
nation than has Taft. And what bet
ter results can be expected from the
democratic party. Not only as lit
tie but less than nothing at all. Ex-
Bctly the same influences that poi
soned the republican party az Chi
Cago we're In control at Baltimore. -
L. II. MOST UNDESIRABLE.
Turning his guns upon Roosevelt,
Howard asked. How about the pro
gressive Roosevelt party? We already
have two whisky parties and do not
need another. From the standpoint
of the prohibitiouist. by his record.
pGtli" utterances and confessed per-
soma! habits. he is the least desirable
Of them all.
PANAMA STEAL BOAST.
Posing as the thou shalt not steal
candidate because his partisans were
not preferred over Tafts in the con-
vcntiou he hrazently boasts he stole
the lsthmus OF Panama from Columbia
and let congress debate about il af-
terwsrd
II the Chicago convention played
the same trick they got the cue from
him His title TO the Panama strip
was as good as the stolen Taft creden.
tials in the hands OF boss made dele
gates. and no better"
FLINN IS FLAYED.
Howard referred by name 10 various
bosses" at the two old party oonven.
tious. concluding with the sally. And
90 think OF Billy Finn. vice protector
and promoter OF Pittsburgh. and limo
thy Woodruff Of Brooklyn. masquerad
ing as Roosevelt progressives. What
hope is there for reform in all Amer
lca az such uncle2n hands? Absolute
ly none"
STEWART NOT RECOGNIZED.
Prior to the convention a contro
vorsy IN the Illinois delegation grow
Ing out of the insurgeut movement in
the party resulted in a refusal TO rec
ognize Oliver W Stewart who failed
Of election as delegate at the state
convention. Stewart has been men
TONED as a probable candidate for the
presidential nomination.
Secretary Cslderwood. in reading the
call OF the convention. declared the
democratic and republican parties were
responsible for every law with
snake in 1t on the statute books" ''ev
cry looted public treasury" and "every
unoonvicted robber from Tammany
hall 10 that maelstrom Of corruption
around the Golden gate"