Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-09
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form and the party leaders buzzed
with activity
Following the arrival of McGrath
and Loeb a report was circulated. to
which the party managers gave ready
ear. that Col. Roosevelt iatended TO
withdraw his name. There seemed TO
be no competent authority for the pre-
diction. and radicals said they would
name Teddy, anyway.
S-osevelt Shouters Uncomfortable.
..>.s>..,rsined enthusiasm of uncon-
tro;.auIs Roosevelt shouters, they fig
ured, will be an element in favor of
those who would delay making nominal
ton. for the demonstration would help
use up the time. The plan was to bring
70 the platform and open it to unlim
1ted debate il necessary as soon as the
delegates showed any signs of demand
ing that the convention proceed with
nominations. But the plan was tenta-
tive. The officers of the convention
could only hope for the best
While the leaders talked the dele
gates poured in The Massachusstts
better nominate Roosevelt before it's
too late" A male quartet with mega
phones in balcony, the band and
Utah delegate armed with flute had
musical trio. The waiting crowd loud
ly cheered Teddy" song by the quar-
tet and insisted upon repeated encores.
Therein Be a Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight" caught the delegates
fancy as an expression probably of
their own feelings.
William Allen White and Clifford Pin
chot after moving about among the
delegates reported that the convention
could not be restrained the moment
word came from the Coliseum that
nominations were being made by the
republicans. 1t was the determination
of the progressives to place their NOM
inee in the field before action could be
taken by the other convention. Col.
Roosevelt, it was said, would be named
by reclamation. but with a roll call.
Gov. Hiram Johnson of California, John
NJ. Parker of Louisiana and Raymond
Robins of Illinois, the conventions
chairman. were mentioned prominently
for Vice President.
The Morning Session Begins.
1t was 1925 when Chairman Robins.
in the midst of the bands music. called
the convention to order by mauling the
big block of wood on his desk with his
filled. but alternates' places in the gall
leries were not.
The opening prayer was given by
Rabbi Joseph StolZ of Chicago. His in
vocation called for Divine guidance for
ooth conventions. General applause
followed the prayer.
Delegate Charles E. Mason of Maine
was recognized to offer seats the
hoor to the Georgia delegation, seated
at the rear of the stage, referring to
Georgia as the home of Teddy's"
mother. The Georgia and Maine ora
loudly cheered. especially at the decla-
ration by c. r. Hutchess of Georgia:
We would rather fight and lose than
not to fight at ALL
Business was halted while the Maine
and Iowa delegations mounted the stage
to exchange seats with the Georgians,
including several women, who went to
the main floor. The crowd cheered
loudly. the band played Dixie" and
the Georgians sang verse.
Conference Report Delayed.
report on the peace conference was not
quite ready and brought up the con-
vention's unfinished business and the
platform, to be read plank by plank by
Dean William Draper Lewis. chairman
of the resolutions committee. dele
gate asked that the woman suffrage
plank be first taken up, but the chair
man ruled that the planks should be
taken up in order. He moved the ap-
prevail of each plank as he finished it's
reading, but said final adoption as a
whole would be deferred until after the
entire document had been read. all
amendments made and the peace con-
feree's report acted upon.
All of the first paragraphs of the
platform were approved by viva voce
votes; later paragraphs were approved
by unanimous consent. shortening the
routine process.
The planks on "Americanism' were
approved without dissenting voice, and
without applause.
Mr.. Lewis. holding an Indiana proxy
offered amendment to the Mexican
plank to include criticism of the
murder of Americans on the high
seas.
The amendment read:
Failure to deal firmly and promptly
with the menace of Mexican disorder
and threatened violation of the rights
of our citizens of the high seas has re-
suited in the wanton murder of our
citizens and in the tragic weakening of
our national self-respect"
The convention by overwhelming
vote approved the amendment
Would Exclude Russia From Treaty.
To the paragraph relating to peace
efforts, Judge w. L. Ransom of New
York. a member of the resolutions
committee, proposed to add to the
declaration for equal rights ITO all men
in all lands the following:
I'VE pledge ourselves not to conclude
treaty with Russia or with any other