Show I DELEGATES CHEER THEIR LEADER FORI FOR I 1 MORE THAN HOUR HOURI I Rafters of oJ Coliseum Fairly Ring With Noise of Long Demonstration THRILL CAUSED B BY FIRE Blaze Extinguished by Agile Firemen and Roosevelt's Speech Is Staged CHICAGO CHICAGO Aug Aup 6 The G-The The second days day's 41 i session of or the national Progressive convention was given over almost en entirely ene en- to Colonel Roosevelt Roose who in addition ad ad- to delivering his long awaited Confession of or Faith ralth answered at some length and with u lI good deal of or earnestness earnestness earnest earnest- I ness floss a question as to his attitude on the negro question Th The delegates cheered Colonel Roosevelt noose Roose velt for more than an hour when he appeared suddenly and rather upon upon the platform of oC tb the Coliseum Coli Coil seum The rafters ratters fairl fairly rang with the noise of or the demonstration While awaiting th the tho colonels colonel's arrival most of or orthe the delegates had joined In an Impromptu tu song that thc they would follow Collow him hirn wherever where he would lea lead This Thil was the spirit of or the reception accorded the former President and it was the with which his advanced ideas of or progressiveness pro- pro gressl were received The session was not without Its thrills A photographic flash light c explosion ex ex- set fire to one of oC the smoke re retaining re- re bags hags hung among the decorations decorations decora decora- above the crowded balcony an and for foi a time there was nervousness which it was feared might ht lead to a panic Temporary Chairman and Colonel Roosevelt called to everybody to remain quiet and the thc band started to topIa pIa play as two firemen climbed up Into the steel girders of ur the roof roar snatched the burning burning- bag back from Its place before the flames James reached rached the the- Inflammable m mable decorations along the tho entire gallery an and extinguished the ren Jam lu iu I J iiii II The doors of oC the convention con hall h had d been thrown n open open to th the tho public after Colonel l o sey lt reached tho tue and tho big auditorium hold on one of greatest crowds ds The rue rush fush for places Places' was w-aM va so 10 great tt the Ire hf-Ire lre l 1 loon soon oon ordered tlc th d doors closed a or u In There I were thrills to too when Hoo Roosevelt ecIl was I inter interrupted Q several r rat th times es with ques- ques LIons Hons The same saino spectator In tho thc galleries Jall gal Jal- l who yesterday fired th the the- flu query ry at former ormer Senator Be demanded to know of or tho tiO colonel What lIat a about t the e liquor traffic The query quer came came- came came-at at the close of oC thin tho lengthy explanation of oC the speakers speaker's attitude on the n negro gro question question ques- ques ques ques- tion thoU and Mr Mi Roosevelt received It w with th distinct Impatience As s the delegates 8 were yelling elling shut I up tip and alid put him out Colonel Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt waved his hand toward the man Hud and said Oh go so to a primary school chI or some some- th thing I n nS' nS g. g Then he added Continued on Pace 2 Column 1 L DELEGATES CHEER P MORE THAN HOUR Rafters of Coliseum Fairly Ring With Noise of Demonstration Dem Dem- 1 LL CAUSED BY FIRE 4 Blaze Extinguished by Agile Firemen and Roosevelt's I Speech Is Staged I l p Continued From Page One I Let t me mo get set along alonS with m my speech There Ther were cheers h ers and cries of oC youre all right And please added the colonel let lct this now be as much of a monologue as us possible When the thc colonel had concluded the convention adopted the report of oC the I committee on credentials anti also a arule arule arule rule requiring that all nil resolutions submitted sub sub- from the floor be he sent to the resolutions committee without debate Permanent or organization was as postponed until tomorrow when the platform Js Is to tobo tobo bo ho adopted and Colonel Roosevelt and a n running mate nominated for Cor dent and vice president Delegate A Slowly Despite the thc fact set act that Colonel nOO Roose- Roose f veil velt was expected te l to reach the convention con con- hall hail soon after noon delegates f to th the national Progressive e gathering 1 L were wc-c slow again tod 1 n reaching th Mr seats At len en en minutes to 12 o'clock there were no 10 o mora mot than tItan delegates t s son on the floor As 12 22 o'clock approached the th delegates tide dele gates began to pour into the thc hall hal from frem all 11 sides side A number r of oC the delegations el r 1 7 lied had formed an impromptu parade down downtown town Four our or five Uve bands came with Ith them and for a R. time the thc air W was s filled with conflicting G tuns 1 Women delegates again were a c center den cen n- n ter tel of In interest erest Many of ot their sisters In the suffrage e movement ITlo gathered out outside the Coliseum distributing tracts and emblems of the suffrage cause Temporary Chairman reached the stage shortly a aft after r 1 12 Ten minutes later the th delegates dole dele gates gates' sections wc wee seer completely filled Hied The party part representatives filled In Inthe th the period of oC waiting alIng rith songs and pat pasty h yells Occasionally there came the long ong low moo of oC the thc bull moose The Tue Colorado dele delegation atlon dpp appeared ard ardUl witt Ul a a. blue banner reading Colorado Is for or Roosevelt Roose t I The women t delegates In varIous x state te organizations stood up tip on chai chairs i with the tho men and joined in the cheers and songs that kept things 5 In an uproar until the gavel ga fell tell i Suddenly Sudden the tile Colorado folk prunn prun- prun a n bl big sign and carried It about the hallIt hall han It 11 It read t No more snore Guggenheim no more DeIne D- D vine Ine no more moro for us Down with the bosses I The Colorado delegates explained that n was me ment nt A. A M M. Stevenson Ste of ot th that t state slate sometimes known as Big Ble Steve o Michigan Start SIar N X New vr Oll e 1 It became beca apparent rh the convention would not be called to order of until word T came that Colonel Roosevelt Hoose was uns read rE-aI to 10 appear The Michigan 1 delegates started a new nen song which soon was caught up b by the other delegations until unI un- un I til practically the thc entire floor loo was wa singing This Is s the wa way It wen went t j I Follow follow Wo Vc will sill follow tollow Roosevelt i Anywhere t re everywhere We will follow on At 1235 Senator Beveridge Interrupted interrupted inter Inter- the singing by rapping for or or ors or j der de r. r Rev Fat Father er Andrew offered the Prayer grayer rho The g galleries neat near the stage st. were crowded but at the further end n of the hall hail were many empty seats I The Th-c t a audience lenee al lauded the time brevity of the priests priest's prayer Chairman Beveridge e had hind rea read a telegram telegram tele tele- gram from Colonel William n 11 Il Neiron elron of ot the Kansas City Star It wa was dated Magnolia Miss and was as follows Lord ho h v I wish I were with you ou What hat a great reat dl day the launching of oC a party part of oC imagination tion Uon hope an pro prospects prospects' I We can afford to 11 give the oth other l fellows fello their memories and disappoint disappoint- meats ments The pst past has no interest f. f for r us The Thc IK is our fruit Give Gl Colonel Roi-nevelt Roi my loI lo love I have o never missed a ch chance nce to place a bet on him and have ha never ne lost when there was a square deal The Lord is surel surely with us He Ho ha has given us the men as 38 well eU t eli as the op op- op I cannot help but feel teel what a ana na narrow escape we ye had hind I In n the time J June nc convention Roosevelt might ha have been heen nominated there My h conI con- con I to everybody and r 1 1 gret tha that t I 1 cannot be le with you U Applause followed the reading of ot th the tel telegram gram When hen It had been read tho the entire audience roso iosa and sang AmerIca Amer ica lea under the leadership of or a mu musical director James R. R Garfield or Ohio wa was one of the time most mOISt earnest In iii Inthe the cheers America wa was followed by Dixie but bur the tile leader had difficulty In getting the hand baud and the singers c. c together an ani and l the time wong song was W as not much of oC a success S With Cheer It watt 1 1217 li when Chairman Be o announced th time the arrival of oC Colonel Roosevelt lt at time tile Coliseum This was WH enough h for the DIP delegates and the tho galS gal herbs The They Jumped to their feet end cheered A I later ter tho the appeared ap sri- on om the tho stage almost almo t as ns if IC b by magic Ic The doors doorn of oC the time Coliseum were thrown wide open during tIme the demonstration demon stratton and the hall halt was filled to capa ca ca- ca- ca pa c i t. t Amid the time din the colonel stepped 11 onto on OD onto to the tIme Insulated speaking platform under un mm- der tier the tue big sounding board He lie smiled his appreciation of or the time demonstration and bowed cd to the time right and left and nd with a blond grin waved greetings greeting to friends on the stage and floor The l delegates tes m meantime stood on their chairs end cheered until the rafters ratters rat raf tent rang Thc They waved flags nags and bandanas bandanas bandanas ban ban- danas In a perfect riot of ot colors The G G. G A. A H. H fife tire and drum corps on this the stage stase marched maTched to where the colonel colonel colo cole nel itch stood and each veteran got a n warm greeting and han handshake Then surrounding sur sur- rOUl rounding the time former Cormer President tho tIme fit fit- era und mind drummers played a number of patriotic tunes s The band hand in its far away loft at the tho end of or the time great hall ball also was playing Judging from froni the time antics of the tIme Irader hut but scarcely a strain of ot music could beli be bo li hearth heard Y C want Teddy chanted man many del del- ega Gates tea In the midst t of oC th uproar an Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa horna delegate gate tore the thc state slate standard from froni Its place and started up the cent center centor cen- cen t tor ter r aisle In a 0 minute the time aisles were filled with a confused h hysterical crowd Minnesota swung In b behind Oklahoma antI and as the time crow crowd dashed through the time aisles Washington Massachusetts Ohio West cst Virginia Kansas Kanas as Virginia and anti a dozen other states poured into the throng Banners standards flags hats ts and red bandanas wore were CI flung up ung- ung up over o the heads of oC the delegates delegate Over O the Colorado delegation appeared ap all ap- ap th the banner No more helm heim As this emblem reached the tIme platform Colonel Colonl Roosevelt turned and waved toward tJaard it with a a. grin Another uproar started A banner bearing the catch note noto front from the tho speech of ot Senator Be yesterday yesterday yester yester- da day Pays Pass prosperity around was roundly cheered Colonel n efI s Some me one threw the time colonel a red bandana handkerchief and standing on omi the platform he led the mob In a series of cheers cheel's waving wn the time han handkerchief i Colonel Roosevelt wore an ever- ever broadening characteristic smile as he lie turned first In one direction lr and then another acknowledging the greetings showered sho upon him Ono One of or his visitors on the tile sta stage e was I General J John hn II II 11 McDowell head of t tie le Tennessee Tennese division of oC the thc United Confederate Confederate Confederate Con Con- federate Veterans The colonel said he hoped to bring the north and south to together together together to- to gether Mrs IrB Roosevelt Roose clad In black hInck appeared In a box boo to the loft left of or the time platform She Site carried a red bandana handkerchief and waved wa It enthusiastically Mrs Irs Roosevelt Hoose was accompanied by George Roosevelt noose a 0 nephew of ot the colonel As the time Ohio delegation atlon forced Its way through the time crowded aisles up to time the platform one erie of the delc delegates yelled Heres Tails Tail's own state A A. few minutes alter atter Colonel Roosevelt noose Roose velt reached the Coliseum stage th tIme the vacant space In the time galleries quickly filled up and standing room came to to be he beat beat heat at a premium The Time hall halt held one of oC its largest crowds when eventually ent the colonel began to speak ak Leads Hymn Singing From the time Illinois delegation Miss Jane Addams was lifted lined up over the time press press- stand upon the platform and Joined d the colonel He gr greeted eted her with a handshake and amid time the Roo Roosevelt elt grin She Site took her place beside him Way a up In the thc band gallery Jaller the musicians mu nih- struck up uv Onward Christian S Soldiers From time the delegates deles tI tIc the c words of ot the tima h hymn mn roso rose In u u. confused murmur mur mur- mur The colonel stepped forward raised both hands and led the tile singing chanting the time words himself As the time song Hong was concluded Mrs t of Los Log Angeles an art elder elderly woman brisky brisk brisk- kly k- k ly l' y scaled the time platform She was cordially cor cor- greeted b by the colonel Two T Alabama delegates sJ one a Union veteran the other ot a Confederate marched up to the time platform arm In arm and arid shook hands with Roosevelt elt The They in ere re J J. C C. who served In Ices arm army an anti and John Id M. M I. I Green who fought In an arm Illinois r regi regi- sl- sl ment meat Give GI us a southern at Delno-at Io for fo vice Ice resident md well we'll break tl the solid south th they told Colonel Roosevelt Good the tIme colonel Ill 31 do 10 m my very er best to do It It The Time excitement subsided d a trifle hut hutt It t 1 I roke out again as time the band Iland s nn swung Into the time Battle Hymn of or time the l Colonel Roosevelt led tho the crowd In the thc singing I n- n Timothy Timoth I. I L. L Woodruff clad In a white flannel suit Bult defied the time cold weather and each led the time Ne New York delegation In cheering Colonel Roosevelt While most moat of oC the tIme delegates were clad In hen heavy clothes Mr tr Woodruff asserted that even e flannel Iannel was too warm for or him to work In so strenuously CODI Confers r With Two negroes wearing delegates delegates' ele ateS badges climbed n the tIme stage The Time critical n negro gro question was In the time minds of ot time the crowd and as the time colonel reached out a hand hamid to each each of oC the negroes negroes neros ne ne- ne- ne groes ros those around them fell back Pot For Fora Pota a minute the stood In a little knot knoL The Time colonel g gesticulated and tall talked ed excitedly As 8 the tIme colonel concluded concluded con con- one of the time negroes reached over O and amid pounded hm hIm n th the shoulder should The three hand In hand and tho the crowd clowd yelled I IOne One of C the time women who pressed forward forward forward for for- ward to greet Colonel Roosevelt carried a Teddy Tedd bear Sl She c insisted e that th tIme colonel shake hands with the time bear beam as aswell aswell aswell well as with herself Yel Very effusively he lie grabbed STabbed the time fuzz fuzzy bear hear by a paw and gave ga It a vigorous shake shako In a gallery appeared appealed Mrs W W. A. A Davis of oC Chicago o. o tho the woman who In Ina Invaded Invaded In- In a the floor of or the R na national na- na c convention md led Jed a nOOg Roosevelt demonstration She was hurried to the time platform where Colonel rt t shook hands with her The Time demonstration hull had been In pro pro- ro- ro greas r fg forty five minutes s s before the tho I delegates rC recognized d Mrs Ire Roosevelt In |