Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-09
Won't Agree on Teddy but
Are Not Standing Pat
ON Hughes.
OLD GUARD is
STILL IN AIR
Will Start the Nominating
Speeches Today With
Voting Tonight.

CHICAGO. June S.-The Republi-
~ can convention today accepte~
the invitation Of the Progressives 10
a conference for harmony. pro-
posal to that end. adopted first in th'
Progressive convention was received
in the Republican convention ana
adopted with few scattering noes
and virtually no demonstration. SEM
ator Reed Smoot of Utah, Senator Will
liam H. Eorah of Idaho, former Sem
ator w Murray Crane of Massac achu-
setts, Nicholas Murray Butler Of the
New York delegation and former Rep
resentative a. Il. Johnson of ohio
were appointed as the Republican
COnfcrees. They at once began ar
rangements for meeting the Progress
sivCS.
The complexion of the committee
was generally regarded as one that
would not accept Colonel Roosevelt
for the presidential nomination. but
on the other hand would not insist
upon an agreement on Justice Hughes
The whole effect of the deVclopmC mt
was To throw the Republican nomina-
ton into uncertainty until the COLI
ferecs report.
Adopt Platform.
The other principal developments
in the Republican convention werO
the adoption Of the platform as re-.
ported by the resolutions committee.
headed by Senator Lodge. "A half
minute demonstration for Colones
Roosevelt when his name was mem
toned for the first time in the con-
vcntion. the perfection Of the perml-
ncnt organization and adjournmen.
until u O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Senator Lodge mentioned Colonel
ROosCVclts name in reading the
Philippine plank, which declares for
the policy inaugurated by Mckinley
and continued 10y Roosevelt Tn-
demonstration that followed was prin-
cipally in the galleries, although !t
was iDIncd in by some delegates on
the floor Senator Lodge. well iden-
tilted as "a personal friend of the COLI
oncl smiled and waited until ii sub
sided in less than a mntue.
For Woman Suffrage.
The outstanding incident of the
days session came with Senator
Lodges announcement of the woman
suffrage plank
The Republican party reaffirmins
it's faith in loNcrnmcnt of the people.
by the people, ana for the people as
"a measure Of Justice to one-half Of
the adult people of this country. ia
women read the senator and there
he paused while tie suffragists be-
gan their demonstration.
But" continued Senator Lodge.
when the noise had subsidized, 1t rec
ogniz"s the right of each state to
settle this Question tor itself"
There were roars OF laughter at
this qualifying phrase to what the
suffragsts E'd celebrated as clear
cut victory. and the convention hall
rang with the demonstration Of those
who approved the Qualification.
The temper Of the convention man.
ayers toward the mnorities might
well Doe illustrated hy their conduct
toward Edwin J. G.oss of Milwaukee.
who, as OF the resolutions commit
tcu. presented his CWr minority re-
port containing practically all the
much discussed proposals character
izcd as ultr1-radical ranging from
governmental manufacture Of muni-
tiOns to the Initiative the referendum
and the recall Impatient delegates
tried 10 howl him down. but ne re-
peatedly w2E protected by Chairman
Harding. who insisted that he should
be- heard. a chorus Of noes" dis
posed of mis- report
The convention referred contests
in the national committee to the M
uonal c0mEuttee Itself. ratified the
uncon.cstcd nomination. and 3d-
iourned until tomorrow.
NuDiinatr Today.
Chairman Harding said' tonight
that unless he is oNerruled he will
ask the convention to go straight
through with the nominating
speeches rs soon as the convention
COnNcncs tomorrow morning. and that
all scconding speeches be made after
the nom mating addresses have been
concluded. and then only by arrange
mcnt with the chair About the Only
thing tina, can interfere with THU
program. he said. would be a report
from tho peace conference committee.
According to present plans. there will
be no time limit placed on nomi-
mating sbecChes SecOnding speeches
will be limited to five minutes.