Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
Delegates Urged to Delay
Nomination in Hope
of Agreement.
PEACE CONFERENCE
MAY BE RESUMED
Moosers Offer Name Of Roosevelt Only,
and Republican Conferees Suggest
No candidate-RadicaI Delegates In
sistent on Immediate Aetion-Adopt
Party Platform, Plank by Plank, to
Kill Time-WouId Avoid Stampede.

Auditorium, Chicago June "a re-
port of the peace conference appointed
by the progressive national convention
was read to the delegates today by
Chairman George w. Perkins and at
the same hour the republican confer
ence committee was making its report
at the Coliseum
The reports were not identical but
they agreed the name of Colonel
Roosevelt was the only one which the
progressives presented to the repub-
licans, and the latter offered no name.
Both reports recommended time for
further conferences this afternoon or
this evening"
For an hour the progressive dele
gates had been listening to the reading
Of the platform. The radicals had been
straininE at the leash. They had been
restrained only by the statement OF
Chairman Robins that the report OF
the conference committee was coming
very soon. ,,'.
After listening to the report and
listening to the appeal. Of Mr.. Perkins
to let the convention 90 back to work
the delegates began a great demon
stration.
Little Hope For Agreement.
Governor Johnson then sounded a
note of pessimism in the call for peace
by telling the progressives not to place
too much confidence in the expression
concerning Colonel Roosevelt in the
republican, report. His remarks voiced
the fears Of the radicals that there
was little prospect for an agreement
between the two conventions, but his
name on the report would guarantee
continuance Of the conferences.
When 10 o'clock, the hour for recon-
vening the progressive convention ar
rived. there was not leader on the
platform. There was little enthusiasm
among the arriving delegates, altho the
band did its best to liven things up.
Likened to Powder Magazine.
The officers Of the convention, who
were attempting to proceed in a de-
liberate manner, realized that their
work was cut out for them X
Henry Aliens description that 1t
was a powder magazine with lots Of
matches around yesterday adequately
described the situation today The
auditorium was filed with powder sure
enough and conservatives could only
hope that no spark would light the ex-
plosives.
From a parliamentary point Of view
the officers had the advantage over
the delegates who would rush madly
into making the nomination of Roose-
welt.
Kill Time.
Yesterday the platform report was
placed before the convention by Dean
William Draper Lewis, of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, chairman Of the
resolutions committee, and It was made
the unfinished business Those seek
ing delay to give the peace COMMITTEES
time looked eagerly for a Roosevelt
demonstration. They were prepared
when 1t came and to keep 1t going as
long as possible. a
Unrestrained enthusiasm Of uncon-
trollable Roosevelt shouters would be
an element in favor of those who would
delay making q nomination.. for the
demonstration would help use up the
time.
form and open it to unlimited debate
IL necessary as soon as the convention
demanded proceeding to nominations.
AS leaders talked the delegates
poured in The Massachusetts dele
gates came in shouting, WED better
nominate Roosevelt before it's too
late"
A male quartet with megaphones in
balcony. the band and Utah dele
gate armed with flute had musical
duel.
""There1l Be. Hot Time In the Old
Town Tonight caught the delegates
fancy. ~
Delssatss Likely to Stampede.
William Allen White and Clifford Pin
chot after moving about among the del
egates reported that the convention
could not be restrained and the moment
word came from the Coliseum that the
republicans were nominating a candi-
date 1t was the determination Of the
progressives to place their candidate
in the held first. Colonel Roosevelt, it
was said would be named by acclama-
ton, but with roll call.
It was 1925 a. m. when Chairman
Robins called the convention to order.
The delegates seats were filled but the
galleries were not.
The opening prayer was givn by Rab-
bi Josph Stalk Of Chicago.