Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-11
Colonel Finally Wins Point by
Issuing an Ultimatum.
OosERs WANT PoPUIIsTs
Chairman Ferris Says II is All q
Guess Yet.
CONVENTION MEETS TUESDAY
He Predicts that 1t Will Make Plat
form, but VIII Not Endorse
Any Candidate for the !,
Presidency.

OYSTER BAY. N. Y, Aug. 10.-How
near the progressive party came to
break at its first national convention was
told today by Colonel Roosevelt. Tho
negro question. he said, created breacn
which for a time threatened to make se.
rious trouble. The disagreement said
Colonel Roosevelt, was due largely to
the fact that some northern delegates
who were genuinely anxious to help the
how to do 1t.
They told the colonel that by refusing
to give. the blacks In the south repre-
sentation he was treating them unfairly
and that they could not consent to such
action. Colonel Roosevelt's reply, he
said. was to point out to them the attl-
tudd OF the negro delegates In the re-
publican convention and to say that Il
they wished to create these conditions
within the progressive party they must
do It without him. In the face Of this
ultimatum the colonel had his way and
he believes that he succeeded In con-
vincing those who at first opposed him
that It was the right way.
1T was the only way, absolutely" Colo
mel Roosevelt said. IF the new party
should win." he continued, many people
would say. six months after election,
that the plan had failed, because the
negro still suffered from injustices" But
in ten years, he said. they would under,
stand that a step in advance had been
taken and that the country was on the
right way toward the solution Of the
whole problem. FIT.
. Colonel Roosevelt cheerfully admitted
that the progressive party In framing its
platform had taken material from the
democrats. ...lsa,,.s.,sr \. *
William =. Bryan says you have taken
domocratic IDEAS he was told.
I'VE have" he replied with smile.
I'VE have taken all the democratic ideas
except those tit for inmates OF . lunatic
asylum"
Colonel Roosevelt received telegram
which he said pleased him greatly. It
was sent from Bremerton navy yards
near, Seattle, and extended consratula-
tons Of the crew of the battleship Oregon.
on account of his nomination.
Moosers May Get Populists.
JOLIET, H.. Aug. 1o.-James H. Fer
riss, chairman OF the national COM
niittee of the Peoples party today dis
cussed the possibility OF the popuiist
vote being thrown to the progressive
party.
TT Is all guess as yet" said Mr..
Ferriss. II am in favor Of the progressive
party, but / shall make no attempt to
sway the delegates to the convention.
There will be no steam roller In opera
ton when the national convention Of the
Peoples party .convenes August 1s in St
Louis. Many populists favor the progress
sive party candidates and others lean
toward different candidates. @
I'm my Judgment the convention prob
ably will not select a presidential can
didate, but will adopt. platform and
select a new committee. leaving the In
dividuaI voters free to vote for the man
Of their choice"
Wilson WIN Explain.
SEA GIRT,. N. j.. Aug. 10-Governor
Woodrow Wilson. looked forward today
to the visit Of the Hungarian National
Democratic club. 1t was expected that the
governor would explain to them his at
titude on immigration. The Brooklyn
Democratic club and the Woodrow VIII
son club Of Orange, N. j.. also were
to visit. the governor.
The governor announced he would not
leave Sea Girt over Sunday. as has
been his custom.
81 have been away two days already"
said he, "and my work has become so
congested that l will be unable to get
away.
Headquarters In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Elmore Hurst OF
Rock Island, ILL.,. fresh from Sea Girt,
n. j., reached Chicago today with the
definite information that headquarters
for the democratic national campaign
would be established in Chicago some
time next week. He said Joseph 9.
Davies of wisconsin. secretary Of the