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Show CHEER LEADER FOR MORE THAN HOUR COLONEL ROOSEVELT GIVEN AN OVATION WHEN HE APPEARS ON PLATFORM IN HALL. i Leader of Progressive Party Deliver Hie "ConfeMlon of Faith" and Ad-vlae Ad-vlae Delegate! as to Hit Attitude on the Negro Queition. ' Chicago. The second session of the national Progressive convention, on i Tuesday, was given over almost entirely en-tirely to Colonel Koosevelt, who. In ' addition to delivering his "Confession of Fallh." answered at some length , and with a good deal of earnestness a question as to his attitude on the negro question. The delegates rheered Colonel Roosevelt for more than an hour. I all resolutions submitted from the floor be sent to the resolutions committee com-mittee without debate. Permanent organization was postponed until Wednesday, when the platform was to be adopted and Colonel Roosevelt and a running mate nominated for president and vice-president. In the course of bis address, Colonel Koosevelt said It was with regret that he must say the character of a great majority of the colored delegates from the south In Republican conventions of the past was such as to reflect discredit not alone upon the party, i tit upon the race Itself. "I heard over thie a query about the negro question," Koosevelt said. 'There has been distributed here a letter of mine to Julian Harris, which 1 wrote three or four days ago. In that I ct forth my views and the reasons back of my views. Hut I can : lve you by examp!" Just what I mean. 'I think the American people are good pcop'e to lead and a poor people lo drive. In Republican national na-tional conventions hitherto there has been a largo representation of colored col-ored men, all from Democratic states. The virtue of the Republicans Republi-cans of the southern i'utcs trying to make the Democratic states be good I could not see. The colored delegates dele-gates all came from states that never cast a Republican eUctorol vote or elected a colored man to office. The old policy of attempting to Impose on the southern states flora without has broken down." Colonel Rootievelt said that the northern nesro delegates were sent to the convention "because they had won the respect of their communities." lie said that it win mo-li s to try to force the southern states to recognize the negro. "Iet us take the same attitude toward to-ward the nee.ro In the south that we do In the north and then ultimately we will have the cuiored man recognized recog-nized In the south as he Is In the north. There seemed no change Tuesday night In the plan to nominate Governor Gover-nor Hiram V. Johnson of California as the colonel's running mate. A vice-presidential vice-presidential boom for Judge Hen Llnd-sey Llnd-sey of Colorado gained some headway during the day, but was practically abandoned. No southern Democrat aligned with the new party semed to stand out suf-flclently suf-flclently in ihe minds of the leaders to offset the insistent demand among the delegr.tes for Governor Johnson. Chicago. The first session of the tint national convention of the new Progressive party, of which Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Is sponsor, was held In the Coliseum on Monday, and ALBERT J. BEVERIDCE. United 8tatee Senator from Indiana. when ho appeared suddenly and t rather dramatically tipou the jilatform if the Coliseum. The rafters fairly rant? with the noise of the demogstra-tlon. demogstra-tlon. While a H alting the colonel's arrival ar-rival most of the delenu'es had Joined In an Impromptu tons that they would follow him wherever he would lead. This was the spirit of the reception accorded the former president, and It was the spirit with which his advanced ad-vanced Ideas of progresslvencss were received The sexslon was not without I's thrills. A photographic Hash light explosion set Arc to one of tho smoke retaining buns hung atuoni; the decorations deco-rations ahove the crowded Imlcony, and for a time there wss nervousness which It waa feared might lead to a panic. Temporary Chairman Heverldge and Colonel Itoosevelt called to everybody to remain o.ulet and the band started to play as two firemen climbed up Into the steel girders of the roof, snatched the bttrnini? Iibk back from Its place before the flames reached the Inflammable decorations running alone the entire gallery, and extinguished extin-guished the fire. Tho doors of the convention ha'l had been thrown open to the puliib: after Colonel Koosevelt reached the Coliseum and .the Mr auditorium held one of Its greatest crowds. The rush for places was so great mat the fire marshal soon ordered tho doors closed agaifl. There were thrills, too, when Itoosevelt was Interrupted In-terrupted several times with questions. ques-tions. When the colonel ha,d concluded his address the convention adopted the report of the committee on credentials creden-tials and also a rule requiring that V,' iJ I n a ..J, 1 H. W. JOHNSON Governor of California while the setting was attended by all tho usual ceremony and paraphernalia of a national political gathering, the actual proceedings were suggestive of a love feast. Not a dissenting voice was raised during the sewslon. The question of negro representation from the aouth had caused friction earlier In the day In the national committee, but there was no echo of this light on the floor of the convention. The delegates were at times explosive In their enthusiasm. enthu-siasm. Many state delegation cam" Into the hall sinking and shouting in their delight at the birth of the new party, and three hours later left the building lu the same happy frame of mind. Thete was a great cheer as Senator Dixon, national chairman of the party, rapped for order. Thl was repeated later when the call for the convention wjs read, and there was even greater enthusiasm when former Senator Ilev fridge of Indiana waa preaenied as the choice of the national committee for temporary chairman. The formality form-ality of electing Senator Heverldse was not necessary and amid renewed acclaim he was escorted to a place on the stage, decorated with a gold badge and handed the convention gavel. I Senator Heveridse then delivered his keynote apeech. He spoke for nmn than an hour and a half, expressing norne of the advanced Ideas of government govern-ment adopted by the new party and 1 .A jSg, .'.- .- t It JUDGE BEN B. LINDSEV. j |
