Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-10
HOLD DELEGATES
IN CLOSE LEASH
johnson Sounds Note Of Pessimism
by Telling Delegates Not to
Trust Republican Report.
MOOSE PLATFORM IS AMENDED
BULLETIN.


platform, section by section, but with
out voting for its final adoption, the
progressive convention recessed for
lunch at |: 03 until p m.
The conference COMMITTEES were un-
derstood to be watching the situation
to determine whether there is any use
to try again to get together. This
depended, it was said, on whether
the republicans went on with nomina-
tons or desired further parleys. .
The visit OF Senator Borah was said
by Mr.. Perkins to be another sign
Of the friendly spirit between the two
conventions.
v Mr.. Perkins said he could not know
what significance could be attached
to the senator's visit Some sug-
gested that Borah might be the COM
promise nominee agreed upon by re-
publicans.
Auditorium, Chicago, ILL.,, June o.
A report of the peace conferees ap-
pointed by the progressive national
convention was read to the delegates
today by Chairman George w. Per-
kins at the same hour the republican
conference committee was making its
report at the Coliseum. The reports
were not identical, but they agreed
that Colonel Roosevelts name was
4 the only one Of the progressiyes pre-
scented to the republicans and that
the latter offered no name for con-
sideratione Both reports recommend
ed time for further conferences this
afternoon or evening"
Mr.. Perkins read the report OF the
republican committee and the dec
laration that the progressive mem
bers OF the committee had urged
Theodore Roosevelt as the most de-
sirable candidate upon which to
unite" was so wildly cheered that
the report had 10 be read again when
order was obtained.
For an hour the progressive dele
gates had been listening to the read
ing Of the platform. The radicals
had been straining at the LEASH They
had been restrained only by the
! statement OF Chairman Robins that
the report Of the conference commit
tee was coming very soon.
Perkins Pleads for calmness.'
After listening to the reading OF
the two reports and Mr.. Perkins
appeal TO the convention to let the
confcrees 20 back to work, the dele
gates ap2lauded vociferously the
N chairman's praise OF the eloquencc Of
his colleagues argument in favor Of
the progressive's universal candidate
Governor Hiram Johnson, former AT.
torney General Charles ]. Bonaparts
Of Maryland, John NJ. Parker q
8 Louisiana and II. s. Wilkinson d
New York were introduced in order
Governor Johnson sounded mott
81 OF pessimism in the call for peace BY
telling the progressives not to plac'
too much confidence in the expires
sions concerning Colonel Roosevelt
in the republican report. His re-
marks voiced the fears of the radi
Gals that there was little prospect fol
an agreement between the two con
ventions, but his name on the report
guaranteed that the convention would
permit its committee to proceed witt
conferences until final report coult
be made.
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was lit.,e enlnusia u,., a.rDhs hI 81
nlav;no natr;nt;c airs tia ia hest tt
iiven things up.
The officers Of the convention who
were attempting TO proceed in de-
liberate manner realized their worl
was cut out for them and Chairman
Rob;.is' task was far from easy.
Henry Aliens description that i
( was 4 powder magazine with lots o
matches around Yesterday. adeuuatel,
described the situation today. Tn,
auditorium was filled with powder
sure enough. and conservatives coul,
only hope that no spark would liph
among the explosives.
From 4 parliamentary point OF view
..4thg convention officers had the adyan
tagc in their contest with obstreper
Gus delegates who would rush madl,
into making nomination az Colons
Roosevelt. Before adjournment yes
terdav the platform report Was Mace,
before the convention by Dean viii
lam Draper Lewis Of the Uniyersit
of Pennsylvania. chairman az m
resolution committee. and 4 WA
made the unfinished business
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