Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09

day.
Auditorium, Chicago, June 3. - A
pretty fight over the woman suffrage
plank in the progressive platform was
in prospect today. Some OF the more
radical leaders of the suffrage move
ment were said not to be satisfied with
the plank as drawn by the resolutions
committee and were today bringing all
possible pressure to bear to change Its
phraseology.
AS adopted by the committee the
plank says that the progressive party
believes that women should be given
the full political right of suffrage
either by federal or state control.
This was looked upon as at best com
promise and by some suffrage pro-
ponents as a decided straddle. The
element which is dissatisfied with this
wording want change so as to make
the plank read: Women should be
given the full political right of suf-
frage both by federal and state action.
which they hold is a positive declara-
ton that legislation should be enacted
| bv congress and by the states as well.
When the platform is taken up plank
by plank the fight probably Will re-
suit in general debate with some of the
ardent suffragiSt delegates leading 1t.
Another plank that is expected TO
cause trouble is that on the question
Of prohibition. In the resolutions COM
mittee a motion to insert an out and
! out declaration for dry" plank was
beaten. 80 to IS, but advocates Of pro-
hibition have not given up hope Of a
reconstruction in the convention itself
Prohibs Let Down.
Before adjournment yesterday the
platform report was placed before the
convention by Dean William Draper
Lewis of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, chairman of the resolutions
committee and it was made the unfin-
ished business.
Those who were seeking delay tt
give the peace conference committees
as much time as they desired in theiI
efforts to get together with the repub,
| licans, looked eagerly for a Roosevelt
demonstration They were prepared
when it came to keep it going as lone
as possible. They planned to bring
the platform and open it to unlimited
debate if necessary as soon as the del
egates showed any signs of demand
ing that the convention proceed witt
nominations.
Cry for Nomination.
While the leaders talked, the dele
gates poured in. The Massachusett:
delegation marched in yelling, "We't
better nominate Roosevelt before it!
too late"
"There1l Be a Hot Time in the Ok
Town Tonight" sung by a male quar-
tet caught the delegates fancy.
Governor Hiram Johnson of Cali
fornia, John M. Parker of Louisian;
and Raymond Robins of Illinois, th'
convention chairman, were mentioned
prominently for vice-president.
Chairman Robins called the conven
ton to order at 1926.
The opening prayer by Rabbi Jos
eph Stolz of Chicago, for divine guild
ance for both conventions, was ap
plauded.
Delegate Charles Z. Mason of Main
was recognized to offer seats on tn
floor to the Georgia delegation, seate,
at the rear of the stage, referring t
Georgia as 1.-THE home of Teddy
mother"
The Georgia and Maine orators ex
changed compliments, all being loudl
cheered. especially at the declaration
by c. r. Hutchess of Georgia:
I'VE would rather fight and los
| ta fub OF al
Delegates Delay Business.
Bushes was halted while the Main
and Iowa delegations mounted tn
stage to exchange seats with tn
Georgians, including several womer
who went to the main floor. Tn
crowd cheered loudly. the band playe
Dixie" and the Georgians sang
verse. Chairman Robins announce
that the report on the peace confer
ence was not quite ready and brough
up the conventions unfinished bus
ness and the platform. to be rea
plank by plank by Dean WilliaI
DRAPER Lewis, chairman of the resolu
tiops committee. A delegate aske
that the woman suffrage plank b
taken up in order. He moved the ar
proyal of each plank as he finished il
reading but said final adoption as
whole would be deferred until afte
the entire document had been read. a