Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-06
PROMINENT NEGROES
THREATEN TO BOLT
Assurances Given the Colonel That
the Storm Will Blow Over.
TROUBLE OVER THE PLATFORM
Feared by Some That the Party
Leader Has Gone Too Far on the
Side of Radicalism-Reacti
Thought Possible.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

BY N. o. MESSENGER
CHICAGO. Ill, August Clouds are
lowering over the new party convention
today. and murmurs of dissatisfa ction are
following the shouts of jubiliation of yes
terday. There Is rift in the lutte and
discort threatens to displace the sweet
harmony Of the first days meeting.
great many of the delegates do not
fancy the attitude of the new party
toward the negro vote in the south. With
negroes sitting in the convention from
New Jersey and Pennsylvania and seats
denied the negroes from the south, with
ex-senator Beveridge ha rping strongly on
the note of equality to all men. and with
the cardinal principles OF the new party
declaring for rule of the people, the
delegates find Inconsistency in the COL
onel's attitude.
The credentials committee last night
ratified the WORK of the provisional ma
tional committee against violent protests
from several members of the committee
and ohers who appeared. Miss Jane
Adams. the famous suffragist, pleaded
earnestly with the committee not to ex-
clude the southern negroes.
The Maryland delegation has passed a
resolution protesting against disbarring
the southern negroes. There are 60. 600
negroes in Maryland and the delegation
thinks they will resent the colonefs ac-
tion in shutting out the southern black
men.
G. L. TAFT of Maryland. member OF
the committee on rules. urged that
the District of Columbia should not
be placed on a par with .he Philippines
and denied representatiSn- He pointed
out that many Of the District negroes
were bona fide voters in Maryland and
Virginia and should not be classed
with the Filipinos. but his appeal fell
upon deaf ears.
Roosevelt Resents Criticism.
Col. Roosevelt was responsible for
all this. He was obdurate upon the
subject to the point of being impatient
with all who broached it. In fact,
he refused to receive some delegations
who called upon him. The colonel was
in a bad humor and resented being told
that he was making mistake.
dozen OF the negroes prominent in
organizations of the race are out in in
terviews in the morning papers declaring
that they will urge their fellows in the
northern states to vote against the bull
moose ticket in November. But the men
who counseled the colonel to take his
present attitude tell him that the trouble
will soon blow over. and that he will win
white votes in the south. They point out
TO him how the negroes seem to have
for that incident They declare it will
be the same way now. and tell him to go
cEswerv.ngly on this course.
Radical Tendency Feared.
The second cause for dissatisfaction
arises over the platform. One hour and
a half was consumed in reading the draft
TO the resolutions committee last night.
Immediately it was attacked by members
Of the committee Dudley Foulke of In
diana and Halbert of Minnesota being
especially critical. 1t was pronounced
verbose and pedagogic.
But some OF the committeeman felt con-
s,ernation over the radicalism Of the
document. 1t is said to be the most
sweeping assembfage Of proposed RENE
dies for all social and industrial ills ever
drawn.
That it will dampen the ardor OF some
OF these enthusiasts when its full scope
is comprehended is certain. The poll
ticians among the leaders fear that the
colonel has gone too far on the side of
radicalism.
Sizing up the convention of yesterday
and sensing the spirit of it, one could
not fail to realize that it was no ordinary
gathering OF cranks. There was something
almost reverential in the attitude Of those
men, as IL they really believed they were
entering upon a new era of national
sponsible.
There was none of the political clap
trap which attends almost every con-
vention- A profound strain Of patriotism
ran through II all. voiced by the singing
OF wartime and national airs Those
men represented a spontaneous move
ment which had blazed up suddenly all
over the country, whether mistaken or
not
Now. when they come to find themselves
made an appanage OF a personal ambi-
ZION. the vehicle for carrying new and
strange doctrines, some of them star
Ting to American ideas and ideals 1t will
he question whether a serious reaction
will not set in.
Maryland Man Has Grievance.
There is jolly row in the Maryland
delegation. and one of the Roosevelt elec-
tors at large threatens to "Yump the
iop. J. r Baldwin OF Hartford coun-
ty Is the man. He claims he has been
ignored by the delegation and says he
intends to leave the state and return to
New York. He is resentfuI because e.
man and because 4. b. Butler OF CHEVY
Chase was appointed on the committee to
escort Roosevelt to the hall
THOUSAND MEMBERS THERE.
Large Convention of K. of P. Dele
gates in Denver.
DENVER. Col. August 6-The twenty.
seventh biennial convention of the
knights OF Pythias, which opened here
today. is said to be the most extensively
attended convention in the history of tfs
organization About Loco members OF
the order. many accompanied by theii
families. are attending.
The program 5f the opening session in