The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-10
INDIGESTION AND LACK OF
HARMONY MARK OPENING OF
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION
CONVENTION


AT present writing there seems to be
but little prospect of an agreement be-
tween the Republicans and Progressives
assembled in convention at Chicago.
Efforts are being made to arrange
series of peace conferences between the
two parties, but those who have stanchly
supported Roosevelt admit that there is
but "half a chance" of any amicable set
tlement. Unless affairs take different
turn from those prevailing at present,
there is strong probability that the
Progressives will quit dickering with the
Republicans and nominate Theodore
Roosevelt on third ticket before the
end of the week.
An editorial in The Chicago Tribune
of June 8, headed "Where is Leader
shipw begins with these words: ''The
first day of the convention has passed
by with few encouraging signs of a
crystalization of real party purpose or
a genuine drift toward leadership" Mr..
Charles N. Wheeler, writing in The
Tribune under the same date, says:
"The Progressive National Convention
will nominate Theodore Roosevelt for
president, probably tomorrow.
Whether there is to be third party
ticket, in the event the Republicans do
not nominate Roosevelt, will rest entire
ly with the colonel But it will be put
up to him by his convention to accept
or withdraw, regardless of what the
Republicans do.
"This program was made plain yester-
day at the first session of the Moose
convention"
Mr. Arthur Sears Henning, in an
article, also says:
Theodore Roosevelt will be invited to
Chicago to reunite formally the factions
of the party he split in 1912, if an agree
ment on a fusion nominee can be reached
by the Republican and Progressive lead
ers in the series of conferences that will
begin today.
'This project failing, and there are
numerous stumbling blocks in it's way,
the present prospect is that Justice
Hughes will win the Republican nomina-
tion and of course the Moose will name
the colonel.
"Then will come another question
Will either or both accept?"
Mr.. Edward B. Clark, writing in The
Chicago EUening Post of June 7, makes
this statement:
To-day is the beginning of things.
What will the ending be?
'"The Republican convention assemblies
under conditions that have no chaotic
parallel, and this is written with due
memory of the days of the fateful year
of 1912.
''The ruthless old guard of Republic
anism still has it's scourge in it's hands
and power to use it. The old order and
the new order are in conflict again. Are
reason and right to prevail?"
The Republican National Convention
was called to order in the Chicago Coli
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same forenoon, the Progressive Nation
al Convention opened at the Auditorium.
The keynote speech of the Republican
convention was delivered by Senator
Warren G. Harding, of Ohio. If reports
are true, the address failed to arouse any
great degree of enthusiasm among the
delegates.
The keynote speech Of the Progressive
convention was delivered by Raymond
Robins, the first paragraph of which
ended with the name of Roosevelt. For
just one hour and thirty-three minutes
after that pandemonium reigned in the
Auditorium. All the frenzy and antics
Of former conventions were outdone. The
delegates yelled, screamed, threw off
their coats, sang and danced up and
down like madmen, while the ceaseless
All persons who are planning to
attend the Feast Of Tabernacles,