Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-10
CONSENT TO SHORT DELAY
FOR REPUBLICANS TO ACT
Delegates Finally Swallow Own
Convictions and Decide to
Quit for Night.
KILL PROHIBITION IN PLATFORM
Convention Keeps on Guard While
Watching Moves of Rivals
in Coliseum.

AUDITORIUM HALL. CHICAGO, June
o.-TheodoSe Roosevelt will be. nom-
mated for President tomorrow by the
Progressive National Convention. unless
there is some political miracle - AN
agreement between IT'S conferees and
those from the Republican convention
or direct. emphatic word from Mr.
Roosevelt himself that the Progressive
nomination would not be accepted
For hours to-day the leaders of the
convention STAYED off n nomination that
they knew. and every delegate in the
hall knew, was crowding forward with
the hours themselves and could no
more he stopped than an avalanche. if
once the convention was assured that
the last hope of peace was gone and
Mr.. Roosevelt's nomination at the
Coliseum could not be accomplished
After three sessions that ran through
the Eafnut of emotions from hysteria
for Mr.. Roosevelt TO n calm. >dispassion-
ate discussion of planks in the plat
form. the convention adjourned at 9:5s
tonight until 1890 tomorrow.
DELEGATES SWALLOW
THEIR OWN CONVICTIONS
/ It was only after repeated assurance
from the leaders. that Colonel Roose-
Welt himself desired that the nomina-
tion be postponed and oratory that
played upon their good nature that the
delegates swallowed their own convic-
tions that the nomination was the real
and only business 10 be considered and
consented 10 quit the hall for the night.
All day the delegates kept on guard
while the leaders watched or listened
over the telephone TO detect any uneN-
/ pected move by the Republicans. AS
/ the ballots were taken in the Coliseum
, they waited and listened and kept their
tempers.
They were told they must keep the
faith" and allow two ballots to be
! taken by the Republicans. according to
the agreement between the peace con-
ferees and approved by Colonel Roose-
Welt himself. The approval of the Colo
mel was trump card held up the
sleeves of the leaders. but never played.
for when the Coliseum quit for the
night the delegates. tired out with lon z
sitting in the hot. sticky theater were
willing to wait for a nomination.
'Twentyfour hours won't make any
difference" said Governor Hiram John
son. The crowd agreed, and accepted
the motion. to adjourn.
PROHIBITION PLANK
FOR PLATFORM DEFEATED
IneTe was llttle routine business our
ing the day. The platform was tenta-
lively agreed upon with only a few
changes. a fight to insert a prohibi-
tion plank was beaten by vote of
523 to So. after the leaders had ex-
planned AT length that to put it in
meant that prohibition. and not Amer
icanism, would then bee me the main
issue.
For the rest the delegates just
cheered and listened. Realizing that
an outbreak might he averted only by
Keeping them in good humor. the lead
ers recognized man after man in the
hall. called them to the platform and
allowed them to play on the crowds
good nature and.its sense of humor.
Before adjournment the delegates
were told of the results Of the first two
ballots at the Coliseum. They took
comfort from the vote for Mr.. Roose-
Welt. and the motion to end the session
was unoppoSed.
One of the incidents of the day. and
one of the most dramatic. WAS the
sudden appearance upon the platform
of Senator Borah. of Idaho, a delegate
to the Republican convention, and one
of the peace conferees. He got a re-
ception that rose to the high ceiling of
the theater and swelled out into the
streets. but when he began to speak.
the old temper for Roosevelt famed
out again.
The Senator spoke briefly; he hoped
for harmony and peace and the spirit
Of get-together but he promised to
follow Mr.. Roosevelt with all the ardor
he was capable of if he should be the
nominee of the two parties.
RESULT OF REPUBLICAN
BALLOT READ TO PROGREsSlvEs
Before the night session opened Ser
geant-at-Arms Corrick read the Asso-
ciated Press bulletins from the Repub-
lican convention of the first balloting.
a table of the first ballot was quickly
compiled to be read to the delegates
| The Maine delegation started another
demonstration with a chant, why not ?
Why not? Why not nominate now? ?"
The tune was that of the old familiar
hymn. and as 1t spread through tho
hall the band and thousands Of dele
gates and spectators Joined. II became
n shout. roar, that swelled and
echoed under the high roof. Secretary
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