The Washington herald., 1916-06-09
After Verbal Battles and Fer
vent Oratory, Progressives
Consent to Conference with
G. O. P. Leaders.
rec:al to The Washington Herald.

sIecal 10 The Washington Herald.
Chicago. June 8.-The Progressive
convention marked time in the mat
ter of actual work accomplished to-
day, but wrote another red-letter rec
ord in the history of conventions by
the amount of enthusiasm and red
FIRE exploded.
Every step of the way, from the
time Chairman Robins raped for or
der at 2 o'clock, until the deIibera-
tions were adjourned until tomorrow
morning, there were protests, verbal
battles. and flights of fervent oratory
-oratory that at times was so heated
that even the most radical Bull Moos-
ers were shocked and on one occa-
sion at least the chair was forced to
issue sharp reprimand.
Harmony Note struck.
fore the convention was the matter Of
harmonizing its proceedings with the Re
publicans. The harmony note was struck
early in the afternoon by James r. Gar
field, OF Ohio. when he offered a resoIu-
ton TO appoint a committee to confer
concord might be established between
the two bodies. MI. Garfield set his feet
upon a stony path but with the assist
ance Of Clifford Pinchot, George w. Per
kins, and other leaders. finally traversed
its uneven length and succeeded in hav-
ing his resolution adopted.
Victor Murdoch. the fiery Kansas.
added much to the turbulence OF the
day. and at one point nearly succeeded in
forcing the nomination OF Theodore
Roosevelt without waiting for the result
OF further attempts at mediation. He
was backed up in his stand by Governor
Hiram Johnson. of California. and by
Representative w. J. Mcdonald. of
Michigan. 1t was Mcdonald who re-
ceived the reprimand from the chair
when he shouted:
go to H" He shouts
There is only one message n man
with red blood should send to those pco-
pie referring to the Republicans and
that is go to hell'-and nominate Mr..
Roosevelt
At o'clock, when adjournment was
taken. until later in the evening, the
tumult was as great as when Garfield
first preCiptated the fight The excite
ment had been heightened by a secondary
battle over the adoption Of the platform
Mr.. Perkins moved to have the adop-
tion of the platform tabled until after
the report of the conference committee
had been received, and this met with in
slant opposition. 1t was not until it
was explained that the convention could
adjourn without taking any action what
soever on the platform and then take it
up the next day under the order Of new
business that the radicals were moIlifed
Woman Suffrage Indorsed.
The convention draft was read by Dean
William Draper Lewis of the University
of Pennsylvania. II covered substantially
the same ground embodied in the Re-
publican platform. with the exception
that the planks of "AmeriCanism" were
much stronger and there was no attempt
to dodge the "hyphenate" issue woman
suffrage plank was included in the draft.
Don't tie this convention up" shrieked
delegate. but Mr. Perkins only laughed.
Amid a great deal of confusion Mr.
Pinchot rose from amid the PennsyI-
vania delegates and moved that the con-
vention adjourn until p. m. He said
the convention could meet then and ad-
journ again. II necessary. This seemed
to meet with the approval of many. but
| there was still great confusion. Finally
Gov. johnson jumped up.
"I agree with the motion of the gen
| tlemen from Pennsylvania that We do
now adjourn till o'clock this evening"
he shouted in a voice that reached the
top galleries. Everybody had been ex-
pecting a speech from the governor and
his curt motion took them by surprise
But it carried the point. When the qucs-
tion was put to vote it was plain that
the ayes had it.