Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-08
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Governor johnson of California
pleaded with Parker to hold off until
tomorrow.
81 want to nominate Roosevelt just
as soon as you do, johnson said, ''but
don't want to give these pussyfoOters
a chance to say that because we did this
thing today, we ruined Roosevelt IS Op-
portunity at the Coliseum"
"Will you tell the delegates that9''
asked Parker.
eyes, III take the chance" replied
johnson.
"Then you1l be taking a chance, -
Parker said, "but III back you up
Perkins deserves our support as long as
we can give it consistently" "
"They call us 'dynamiters, - said
johnson. owen be good just SO long
and then off goes the lid"
As the situation then stood Perkins
planned to make statement at once,
following the call to order.
Perkins Fights for Delay.
After a sharp fight led by Vincent
of Colorado, for an amendment to
change the progressive party rules,
aimed to permit nominations prior Ia
the report of the resolutions commit
tee, the Perkins element on the com.
mittee won, and the rules remained un-
changed. This is regarded as enhancing
possibility that Perkins will be able to
hold down the lid on the rampant west.
ern moose, and prevent nominations un.
til tonight at least
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resolutions committee by labor and
peace interests resulted in the reopen.
ing of general hearings this afternoon
President Sam Gompers of the A. +. of
L., appeared with delegation and pre-.
sented a labor plank for insertion in
the platform. Mrs. Fred J. Taussing OF
7t. Louis, with delegation from the
women's peace party asked the com.
mittee to endorse the proposal for an in.
international court of justice.
Southern and western delegates eau.
cused following the action of the rules
committee to determine what action
should be taken in case an effort was
made to "unduly delay the colonel s
nomination. 1t was discovered that
progressive party rules permitted the
suspension of the regular order of bust.
ness if requested by the majority of
one delegation and seconded by -four
states.
R. B. Castler of Arkansas of delegate
then announced the Arkansas delega.
tion would take this action, if necessary
and that Kansas, Louisiana, California
and Colorado would support the motion
thus getting it before the house.
Delegations Musical.
Every delegation that entered the
Auditorium was singing. The first to
spring the new song was the Louisiana
crowd as they shouted "'It won't stor
raining until we nominate Teddy" Ev.
erybody shouted themselves hoarse.
" Princess" Elizabeth Tucker. a
Cherokee Indian and T. r. delegate
from Ardmore, okla, was all set ia
start a new demonstration for the col.
onel at any time the radicals willed
Dressed in Indian garb, she waited at
her hotel for the signal to start the
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John NJ. Parker of Louisiana, has
been selected to make the Roosevelt
nominating speech.
"We will force the G. 0. P. into n
position of refusing to accept Roose.
welt by nominating him first" stated
a member of the committee on arrange
ments for the nomination.
Parker conferred with Perkins on the
stage
Howling, Shouting Mob
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convention was scheduled to open, the
hall was one wild mob of shouting, sing.
ing, flag waving bull moose. They sang
Teddy, You're Bear" and every
other Roosevelt song that they could
think of. The platform was iammed and
crowded with excited delegates anx
ious to know when to start the fire
works.
A parade of women started from the
platform before the convention opened
Every one in the hall was standing up
The galleries were excited, too. But
they were not crowded.
1--WE won't take Hughes. " shouted
the Illinois delegates, as they clamb
cred, climbed and fought their way
down the aisles through an excited
crow.
Delaying action on the fight be,
tween the Roosevelt cat once" and
the tomorrow" factions, Temporary
Chairman Raymond Robins went ahead
with committee reports Immediately af
ter the invocation by Rev. William
Chalmers Covert, of the First Presby.
terrain church of Chicago.
Cheering greeted the announcement
that Robins had been retained as per.
manent chairman and the committee ,,
action was approved.
James r. Garfield of Ohio. said the
resolutions committee had worked all
night and all day, but was not vet
ready to report.
Wants Conference Committee
Garfield chose the opportunity to
speak for another chance to eoneiliate
the republicans
We should use reason, as well as
enthusiasm, before proceeding he
said. "He moved the appointment Of
committee of progressives to confer
with the republicans ON q settlement
of their differences.
His resolution was as follows:
t. In the spirit Of the statement ap
proved at the meeting of the national
committee held January IL last, the ma
tional convention of the progressive
party invites and requests the national
convention OF the republican party tC
appoint a committee of conference tC
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