Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-06-10
Nothing Short of Political Mir
acIe Can Hold Restive Pro-
greSSive Delegates Any
Longer in Check,
LEADERS WATCH
COLISEUM BALl0TlNG|
Advantage Is Not Taken Of
RooSeveIt'S Permission to
Name Him After Second
Republican Vote,

trr eoRnise JoUsEAL SPECIAL lrssED wiss,
Auditorium, Chicago, June g.-The.
udore Roosevelt will be nominated
tomorrow by the progressive natienal
convention unless there is some po.
litical miracle--an agreement be.
tween its conferees and those from
the republican organization, or direct
emphatic word from Mr.. Roosevelt
himself that the progressive nomina-
tion would not be accepted.
For hours today the leaders OF
the convention STAYED off a nomina-
tion that they knew, and every dele
gate in the hall knew was crowdine
forward with the hours themselves,
and could no more be stopped than
an avalanche If once the convention
was assured that the last hope of
peace with republicans was gone and
Mr. Roosevelts nomination at the
Coliseum could not be accomplished.
After three sessions that ran through
the gamut of emotions from hyste-
ria for Mr.. Roosevelt to calm. dis
passionate discussion Of planks in the
platform, the convention pdiourned
at 9:5S tonight until 1880 tomorrow.
1t was only after repeated assurances
from the leaders that Colonel Roose-
welt himself desired that the nomina-
tion be postponed and oratory that
played upon their good nature that
the delegations swallowed their own
convictions that the nomination was
the real and only business TO he con-
sidered, and consented to quit the hall
for the night
Leaders on Alert.
All day the delegates kept on guard
while the leaders watched or listened
over the telephone to detect any un-
expected move on the part of the re-
puhlicans. AS the ballots were taken
IN the Coliseum they waited and lis
tened and kept their tempers. They
were told they must keep the faith
and allow two ballots TO be taken by
the republicans, according to the
agreement between the peace con
terees ana approved by Colonel
Roosevelt himself The approval OF
tn colonel was a trump card held up
the sleeves of the leaders, but never
played, for when the Coliseum Quit
for the night the delegates, tired out
with long sitting in the hot, sticky
theater, were willing to wait for a
nomination.
"Twenty-four hours more wont
make any difference" said GOV. Hi
ram W. johnson. The crowd agreed
and accepted the motion to adjourn.
There was little routine business
business during the day The plat
form was tentatively agreed upon
with only a few changes
Prohibition Beaten.
A fight to insert a prohibition plank |
was beaten by vote of 523 to SO
after the leaders had explained at
length that to put 1t in meant that !
prohibition and not Americanism |
would then become the main issue |
Of the coming campaign.
For the rest the delegates just
eheered and listened. Realizing that |
an outbreak might be averted only by !
keeping them in good humor, the
leaders recognized man after man in
he han, called them to the platform,
and allowed them to play on the
,rowd's good nature and its sense Of
lumor
Before adjournment the delegates
we're told Of the results OF the first
wo ballots at the Coliseum. They
ook comfort from the vote for Mr..
Roosevelt and the mOtion to end the
ession was unopposed.
"no II Now"
With the delegates seats about
wo-thirds full, Chairman Robins con.
'ened the night session at S:26 o'clock
fter u stage conference with Mr.
Garfield and other leaders From
evoral parts of the hall came thei
.ry:
DO il now"
Another chant was.
"Why not now"
The demands for immediate nom
nation Of Colonel Roosevelt came
rom the Maine delegation, seated on
he stage, and were quickly picked up !.
y others in the audience
The demands, however. seemed to
e made in good humor. Y
Good Nature Prevails.
"When we're ready, we'll take Ted
"" was a retort shouted In unison
Y the Ohio delegation.
hen it looked as If the convention
ould get down to business the yell
lg broke out again. The leaders 5