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;;;jL Party of Progress W. A. Prendergast
''-mi Makes Nominating Speech.
3! DELEGATES CONFIDENT OF VfCTORV
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aolli NalTle of the National Organization Fixed as
,:g$l "the Progressive Party" Hyrum Johnson
. f Likely to Be Vice-Presidential Candidate
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.""S f Chicago, Aug. 7. The last day's
I; session of the National Progressive
; convention was scheduled to meet at
j 11 a. m., but it was apparent as that
bour approached there would be a
.; delay In starting.
j Colonel Roosevelt had announced in
t advance that his speech of accept-
j Ance today would be brief, not over
j five minutes.
1 Goernor Hiram W Johnson of Cal-
i ifornia slated for the vice presidential
nomination, also was scheduled to
i speak in brief acknowledgment of the
. honor
' Theie was a revival among some of
f the delegates today of the talk of
Ben B. Lindsav for vice president, the
: Colorado delegation marching into
' . thp hall shouting for him
j't Several new banners, bearing the
ii words "Pass prosperity around,' were
i hung along the balcony mils in the
hail.
I While the delegates were singing
.1 and cheering in the convention hall.
7 wailing for the session to be called
J to order, the platform makers still
were busy down town, in consultation
" with the colonel. The platform was
I due to be adopted prior to the nom-
,'j Jnating speech, but there was some
1 talk of changing the order of busi-
f Tiess.
r- After Chairmair'Be'veTldge' reached
t the coliseum there, was, a conference
J of leaders and it was decided to await
4 the platform before proceeding to the
A nominations. Tenlalhe plans then
J were made for a short session to be
,j followed by a recess until 2.30.
:) Just before the comention was
called to order the delegates and
spectators rose as the band began
"Onward. Christian Soldiers "
I Chairman Bevcridge dropped the
I gavel at 11 30 o clock
f Rabbi Gersen 13. Levi pronounced
J the prayer After the "'Battle Hymn
t of the Republic" was sung. Chairman
1 Beveridge introduced Charles E.
J. Scott of Alabama chairman of the
f coinmitee on permanent organization.
j He recommended a report proIding
I that the temporary organization be
j made permanent, which was adopted
without debate.
A report was then brought in from
t the rules committee The report
- 1 designated the party as the "Pro-
rl gressive party," eliminating the word
I "national," which has heretofore been
,,9 ', used.
tfl . The rules report fixed the basis of
! representation.
iS'' Tne roPort would allow one dele-
1 if gaQ ln e natio'ial convention for
jM-. each 10.000 votes cast for tho Pro-
'A gressive candidate at the preceding
'III i election One delegate for each con-
B T gressman-at-large and each United
it3 f States senator were also allowed. One
jjll delegate from Hawaii, one from Alas-
jFli ka and one fiom the District of Co-
Jlf lumbia were provided.
enj i A provision in the rules that no
nSf federal officeholder could hold a seat
'dfll as national committeeman was cheer-
Jffl cd Applause also greeted the rule
M which pledges the party to the selec-
Jjel f tion of candidates for office and dele-
mkv gates to conventions by primaries
iutlf wherever possible.
fgmli Nev Rules Presented.
pefjfl "The new rules were presented by
jrli Medill McCormick and he moved
iujf f tneir adoption John L, Hamilton of
itifll Illinois moved to make the name of
dfli the party either "Progressive" or
flM . "National Progressive " He explained
001 'J this arrangement was necessary to
jSfi j comply with the election laws of vn-
,n I rious states.
jJI j. Chairman Beveridge announced that
1 31 j the convention would listen to
j speech by William H. HotchkiBS, Pro-
JK I gressive state chairman of New York,
gij and would take a recess to await the
5! platform. Meantime the vote on the
i I I rules was put over until after tho
JJ ml J recess.
I j Mr. Hotchkiss was cheered as ho
' 1 j reviewed tho work of organization of
; I j the Progressive party in New York.
,: Il "Tho people of New York, boss-
-i 1 I ridden and fettered by Barnes and
til I 3 Murphy," he said, "are today as free
I X as California and as progresshe ab
A Kansas."
' I Hotchkiss aaserted that the Pro-
i l greEslve party would poll 25 to CO
I i per cent of tho Tammany vote in New
I : Y'ork He concluded with a predic-
t : tion of certain victory iu November
I i A motion to rcceBS until l"lo
I. ovoked the first note of oppoBtion to
I the plans of leaders. A chorus of
I j "uocb" greeted the motion to recess.
I I Henry J. Allen of Kansas moved
If as a substitute that the convention
proceed with the nominations with-
1 out awaiting the platform. Chairman
. Beeridge ruled this out of order, aa
' the rules of the converition provided
I for tho adoption of the platform. Allen
J then moved to suspend the rules and
j I proceed to nominate.
0 I Two-thirds of tho Kansas dalega-
1' :
1 !
tion seconded the motion and it was
recognized.
Timothy Woodruff made a brief
speech opposing Allen's motion. Wil
liam Flinn of Pennsylvania said that
to recess at this time would delav
things.
"Many of the delegates have ar
ranged to go home at 5:30 o'clock this
afternoon," said Flinn, 'a'nd it Is not
right to waste the time and keep
them here."
Former Governor Fort of New Jer
sey moved as an nmendent that the
conention recess until 1 o'clock Aft
er some discussion thin was adopted
At J2.2G the conention went into
recess until 1 o'clock
The band played until Chairman
Beveridge at 1:0 dropped his gavel
and the recess was over
Rules Are Changed.
Medill McCormick presented
changes made in the code of rules for
now party. The amended rules
changed the basis of representation
In the national convention from one
delegate for each 10,000 votes cast for
the Progressive candidate at previous
elections to one delegate for each 5,000
voters
The rules were also changed to al
low any state represented in this
convention to run a Progressive ticket
under any other parly name when the
exigencies of the political situation
made it advisable.
A special rule presented by H. Lee
Mitchell, recognized the "Washington
party" In Pennsylvania.
An amendment adding four women
to the national committee as dele-gatcs-at-large
was greoled with
cheers and the amendments were
adopted without debate
Henry J Allen of Kansas, announc
ing that the platform would not bo
ready for an hour and a half, review
ed the motion to suspend the rules
and proceed to nominate. This time
the motion went through without se
rious objection
"The clerk will call the roll of
states for nomination, for president
of the United States," announced
Chairman Beveridge
"Alabama," called the clerk.
"Alabama vields to New York." he
announced
But here the proceedings were in
terrupted, for William A. Prendergast
of New York, scheduled to nominate,
was not in the hall Searchers hur
ried out to find him.
The delegates grew impatient and
the various delegations did some
cheering to leep themselves occupied.
After the hunt for Prendergast had
been on twenty minutes the musical
director resumed the song service.
Chairman Beerldge quieted the hall
and Prendergast appeared.
A round of cheers greeted him as
he was introduced and the bull moose
call sounded through the hall A
hush of silence followed and Pron
dergasl becan his speech.
William A. Prendergast of New
York, who placed Colonel Roosevelt's
name In nomination, spoke of Roose
velt as "the man courageous" of
American politics and declared him to
be a national asset
Mr. Prendergast 8aid in part:
"We have arrived at the crowning
act of the convention.
"This great gathering owes its be
ing to a mighty protest by tho Ameri
can people apalnst those who have
poisoned the wells of democracy. It
represents the martial spirit of "man
kind, that from immortal time has
charged back upon those who would
place obstacles in the way of the
march of human progress. While ap
preciating the stupendous nature of
the task before it, the National Pro
gressive party declines to accept the
cynical doctrine ascribed to Napoleon,
that God is on the sido of the heaviest
battalionB, and professes its sublime
faith in tho teaching of Abraham Lin
coln that right makes might.
"It Is because, iuspired with this
faith, that we hav undertaken and
accomplished the formation of a new
party, in order that those who would
free the nation from moribund prin
ciples of government might, within
this organization, exercise those tra
ditions of personal independence, that
originally gave the American people
their place in honor in the family of
nations.
Genuine Democracy.
"That platform which you have
adopted Is the guarantee of the gen
uineness of your democracy It forti
fies every theory of government which
has over given strength to the Ameri
can commonwealth. It says to the
American citizen.
"'Wo recognize the social and in
dustrial Issues of the time. We pre
sent remedies for them. In a correct
appreciation of those Issues you will
understand the difficulties that beset
you. You cannot expect the relief you
require from either of the old partiei,
because, like Ephraim chained to hio
idols, thev do not dare face these
problems in that spirit which has won
every trlumpliant concession to human
rights that has marked the history of
civilization."
"But while virtuous the cause and
ital the principles, and strong the
force behind them, human experience
tells us that their conquering way will
be slow and difficult unless their le
gions arc led by one whose Hpirit Is
their spirit and whose qualities of
leadership are equal to the task of
moulding public opinion and estab
lishing a new epoch in American his
tory. Such leadership embraced the
genius of a Washington, the states
manship of a Jeffersqn, the democracy
of a Lincoln. It personified in him
whose name it will be my prhilege
to present to you as the candidate of
this party for tho office of president
of the United States af America.
"My candidate Is more than a citi
zen: he is a national asset. In this
momentous period of national doubt,
when the nation has to decide wheth
er it will or how It will grapple with
the great economic problems of the
time, there Is no man in American
life who presents such credentials for
the task as he.
Succefs on Every Page.
"This candidate has 'success' writ
ten on even page of his official ca
reer He has fought the most vicious
forces in American life and conquer
ed them He surrendered the presidency-
at a time when his re-election
would hac been a certainty, In the
hope that other hands would prose
cute successfully the task he did not
have time to finish That task has
been treated with Intermittent loyalty
and has largely been left undone. We
ask that the task be again entrusted
to him whose loyalty to principles has
never faltered and whose breadth of
experience qualifies him over all men
for the duty
"Our candidate is one whose origin
ality of thought and directness of ac
tion have made him an unique figure
In history. This mas had touched
every duty with the gold of conscien
tious service and has established for
himself in all these departments' n
reputation that has challenged the at
tention and applause of the public.
"He is the naturaj leader of our
party today, not only'because he pos
sesses the qualltv of leadership that
Is essential, but because he is one of
the original progressives of the na
tion. Without denying to others the
full measure of credit which is justly
and honorably theirs for their servlco
to the Progressive cause, there is no
other man who In public office or out
of it has by his devotion to its inter
est made so complete and generous a
contribution to the cup of its achieve
ments. "My candidate is the "man courage-,
ous' of American politics "
Sea of Red Bandanas,
Prendergast concluded his speech
at 2:22 and a demonstration was be-
gun. Delegates and spectators jump- -ed
up on their chairs and a chorus or j
cheering followed,
A sea of waving red bandanas ap- J
peared over the heads of the yelling 1
delegates and hats were thrown into I
the air Over the Colorado dclega- '
tion appeared a banner inscribed: ,
"Lindsey for vice president."
From a'gallery a big American flag'
was dropped. To it was attached a
picture of Colonel Roosevelt in rough
rider uniform. Enthusiasm becamo
pandemonium and in the Tnldst of the
tumult a Minnesota delegate broke '
loose the stale standard.
Woman Seconds Nomination.
Miss Jane Addams, who has gained
'national fame through her phllan.-
thropic work, in seconding the nomi
nation of Colonel Roosevelt, 6aid.
"1 rise to secopd the nomination,
stirred by the nplendi platform
adopted by this 'eiqventlon. ,
"Measures of industrial ameliora
tion, demands for social Justice, long
discussed by small groups In char
ity conferences and economic asso
ciations, have here been considered m
a great national convention, and are
at last thrust into the stern arena of
political action
"A great party has pledged itself 'o
the protection of children, to the
care of the aged, to the relief of over
worked girls, to the safeguarding of
burdened men.
"Committed to these humane under
takings, it is inevitable that such a
party should appeal to women, should
seek to draw upon the great reser
voir of their moral energy so long
undesired and unutilized in practical'
politics one is the corrollary of the
other; it is a program of human wel
fare, the necessity for women's par
ticipation. "We ratify this platform not only
because It represents our earnest
convictions, but because it .pulls upon
our faculties and calls us to definite
action.
"The new part. has become tho
American exponont of a world-wide
movement townrds juster social con
ditions, a movement which the United
States, lagging behind other great
nations, has been unaccountably slow
to embody in political action.
"I second the nomination of Theo
dore Rooseelt. because ho Is one of
the few men In our public life who
has been responsive to the social ap
peal and who has caught the signifi
cance of the modern movement "
Henry J Allen of Kansas, in sec
onding the nomination of Colonel
Roosevelt, said in part-
"When six weeks ago in this build
ing a discarded political committee as
its last effective act on earth, de.
frauded the Republican party of Its
right to be the Progressive party of
the nation, t could not defraud the
American people of their right to have
H Progressive party.
"We are here because we will not
abide by the loose proclamation of
practical politicians that It Is the
duty of honest men to take their
medicine, no matter, what fraud Is
compounded therein, provided It Is
labeled 'regular.'
"Three-fourths of all the Republi
can states in tho union had express
ed themselves for Theodore Roose
velt as the Republican nominee for
the presidency. -With nothing but
his great name upou the lips of his
countrymen andthe memory of his
deeds in their hearts. he swept
through the great Republican states
with the most pronounced triumph
. ever won by any man in a preliminary
political struggle.-
" For the party of Lincoln and Grant
and Blaine and Garfield and Harrison
1 and McKinley and Roosevelt we have
1 nothing but the fondest memory and
the deepest gratitude, but for the
I party controlled by the Penroses, the
I Barneses, the Cranes and the Guggeu-
ueims we have not ecn time for rc
I frets '
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. WOMAN CANDIDATE ON
AN' AUTO JOURNEY
Denver, Aug. 7. Mrs. Rae Copely
Rauru, candidate for mayor of San
Diego. Cal.. on an automobile lour
from San Diego to Boston in coinpanv
with her sister, Miss Mary Copelv,
arrived n Denver by railroad, tho au
tomobile having broken down at
Rumbo, Wyo. Their motor cai will
e shipped to Denver, and, Imme
diately on Its; arrival here the 'two j
f - "9r
f
women will resume their Journey
o erland.
Mrs. Raum said tho motive that
inspired her trip was a desire to
get rest from the wearing strain of
pio-clection politics.
The two women left San Diego
three weeks ago.
HILL BUILD
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British Government Will
Pay For Circuit of
the Globe
London, Aug 7. The house of com
mons today adjourned till October 7.
Except for a break of a few days at
Easter and again at Whitsuntide, the
house has been in session for just
soven months
Before the adjournment Herbert L.
Samuel, postmaster general, explained
the British government's contract
with the Marconi company, which pro
vides that the British government
shall supply the company with $3,000,
000 for the building of five great
wireless stations. Australia to supply
$500,000 for another station, and the
whole to form a wireless circuit
around the globe
The contract was the subject of se
ere attack rocentl. and in reply to
this Mr. Samuel said the British gov
ernment was unable to undertake the
construction of wireless stations it
self and the Marconi company was
the only concern possessing the nec
essary experience and plant to carry
out the scheme
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RIGHTS MUST BE
RESPECTED BY ALL
Washington. Aug. 7. Tho American
embassy at Mexico City and Consul
Edwards at Juarez have been in
structed to renew their representa
tions to the Mexican government and
the rebels that Americans a'nd their
rights must be respected The re
cent attacks on tho Corralitos ranch
and Candelaria mines are responsi
ble for the latest notice by the state
department.
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TINY BOAT STILL
RIDES THE WAVES
Kinsale. Ireland, Aug. 7. The mo
tor boat Detroit commanded by Cap
tain Thomas Fleming Dav of New
York, which started at noon on July
14 from New Rochelle harbor. Now
York, on her voyage to St Peters
burg, was sighted today off this VrL
TAFT LEAVES FOR
THE WHITE HOUSE
Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 7. President
Tatt left here at ,'! o'clock this after
noon for Washington. Mrs. Taft and
her son. CharleB, will return to Bev
erly tomorrow.
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Some people act foolish and then
get sore because others notice it.
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Ollie M. James and Others Bear Message to
New Jersey Governor Telling of the Ac- M
tion of Baltimore Convention i
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE MKfS REPLY
Sounds Keynote of Party's Principles Talks on g
Tariff, Panama Canal, Merchant Marine, La- g
bor and Other Democratic Policies. ij
Sea Girt, N. J, The Democratic
committeo of notification, numbering
thirty-five arrived here this after
noon and Governor Wilson was offi
cially informed that he has been
nominated for the presidency. An
Interesting member of the committee
was Mrs. C. P. Overfleld, of Salt Lake
City, who took the place of her hus
band, C. P. Overfield, who was un
able to come east and asked his wife
to act for him in the committee.
The notification commitee led by
Senator-elect Ollie James of Ken
tucky, arrived at 1 45 o'clock, accom
panied by Governors Baldwin of Con
necticut, Dix of New York, Donaghey
of Arkansas, Foss of Massachusetts
and O'Neal of Alabama, Senator My
ers of Montana, former National Chair
man Norman E Mack. Charles R.
Craine of Chicago, who has Just been
appointed vice chairman of the Demo
crati9 finance committee, and Repre
sentatives Heflln of Alabama and
Johnson of Kentucky. The members
of the party were received by the
governor, his wife and daughters In
the governor's cottage, where lun
cheon was served to them
William Jennings Bryan sent a
telegram regretting that previous en
gagements had prevented himv from
qoming lo Sea Girt. Senator-elect
Ollie James came to the front of the
veranda at 3 o'clock, accompanied by
Govornor Wilson and Governor Mar
shall. They were greeted by loud
cheers.
Governor Wilson sat to the right of
Mr. James while the vice presidential
candidate was at his left. Mr.
James' speech of notification was fre
quently interrupted by applause.
James Makes Speech.
Senator-elect Ollie M. James of
Kentucky, permanent chairman of the
Baltimore convention, acted ar.
spokesman for the notification com
mittee which today formally tendered
to Gov. Woodrow Wilson the Demo
cratic nomination for president.
Mr James praised the candidato
and his achievements, declaring that
"no cry of a fraud controlled conven
tion was heard," and bespoke a har
nolous party. He said in part:
' The principles for which our party
fought in previous campaigns have so
aroused the public conscience that
thev have drawn out support practir
calfj of all unselfish Americans and
divided irreconciliably the hitherto
victorious Republican party.
"Sixteen years of Republican rulo
have riveted the chains of monopoly
and special privilege upon every field
of industrial and commercial endeav
or. The Republican party has taught
the trusts that It barks and never
bites. Their prosecutions against
these outlaws are but the signal for
a rising market."
The speaker declared the Democrats
were pledged to "felon's stripes ' for
great malefactors.
"Big business' was promised sup
port If legitimate, and the Democratic
party pledged to take the tariff out
of politics when the "trust-fed bar
ons take their larcenous hands out
of the pockets of the American people-"
The motto "Thou shalt not steal"
was a plagiarism from Democratio
faith, Mr. James said, and added:
"That principle which has divided
the Republican party has caused tne
American people to come to the Dem
ocratic party, which says, 'Thou shalt
not steal by taxation, thou shalt not
commission trusts and monopolies to
steal by taxation ' "
Referring to the division in the .Re
publican' party. Mr James said:
Believe Both Charges.
"A former president charges tho
present president with being friendly
with certain trusts and failure to
prosecute them, the present president
charges the former president with
being friendly with certain other
trust's and fniluro to prosecute them.
We belo them both What the peo
ple want Is a president w-ho will en
force the law to the utmost letter and
prosecute all trusts For they know (
tho cost of living cannot be reduced,
relief cannot come to the people un
less monopoly Is destroyed.
"When the Democratic party passed ,
its tariff reduction measures 60 just
that the senate, controlled bj the op- ,
position party, could not resist their ,
passage, offering to the people cheap- ,
or clothes, to the farmer and laborer j
cheaper implements with which lo j
toll, cheaper meat and bread to tho j
hungry, reducing tho cost of living, ,
privilege made its last desperate t
stand in the White house and won ,
by reason of the president's veto of t
these righteous measures. The Amer- a
lean people desire to turn the White i
House from a bulwark of privilege t
to a fortress of justice to the people. .
The people wait one In control thero
who will leal the fight in their be-
balt-"
Sea Girt, N. J., Aug. 7. Governor l'l
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey was
officially informed today that he had 5
been chosen by the Baltimore con- '$
vention as the nominee for the pres- &f
Idency on the Democratic ticket. $$
Brieflv and simply Governor Wil- i$
son was notified of his nomination by 2g
Senator-elect Ollie James of Ken- mt?
tucky, who emphasized, as he said, jg-J
that the governor had obtained tho 3
honor untrammeled by obligations ani 5g
unembarrassed by affiliations of any jjjj
kind Though the governor spoke in f
acceptance, theoretically to the fifty- '&
two members of the committee rep- j.i
resenting each state and territory in --m
the United States, the .speech, sound- $M
ing the depths of his political phll- rjj
osophy was heard by a great throng b
Prominent Democrats, governors of fijH
many states, their families, members jm
of the Women's National Democratic JL)
league and a multitude of seaside folk j
came from up and down the Jersey Ify
coast to attend the exercises. f-
Sea Girt, N J., Aug. 7. After thank- BR
ing the committee of notification and iKJ
expressing his profound sense of re- BE5
sponsibllity in accepting the nomina- Kj
tion, the governor said he realized If9
that he was expected to speak plainly, ttSm
to talk politics and 'open the campaign Hj9r
'in words whose meaning no one need rW
doubt." And he was expected to speak, jj,ira
he added, to the country as well as 'j
to the committee. j ti
"We must speak," he continued, tr j
way of preface, "not to catch Totes, j JW
but to satisfy the thought and con- I '
science of a people deeply stirred up B-
by the conviction that they have come I B J
to a critical turning point In their W j
moral and political development. G 2
"Plainly it Is a new age," he went 3. J
on. "It requires self-restraint not to IS m
attempt too much, and j-et it would ;fl
be cowardly to attempt too little. In j M
the broad light of this new day we ,
stand face to face with what? Plainly.
not with questions of party, not with tl
contest for office, not with a petty :
struggle for advantage. With great ,
questions of right and of justice rath- 1 "B
ei-questions of national develop- rH
ment. of the development of character n
and of standards of action no less , B
than of a better business system. The
forces of the nation are asserting
themselves against oven' form of spc- J
clal privilege and private control, and n
are seeking higger things than they . M
have heretofore achieved. ' lj
Two Great Things.
"There are two grtat things to do. IJ
One is to set up the rule of Justice , h
and of right In such matters ai the ? ,
tariff, tho regulation of the trusts and 1 1 i
the prevention of monopoly, the Jf.
adaptation of our banking and cur- I.,
rency laws to the very uses to which J ;,
our people must put them, tho treat- .
ment of those who do tho daily labor '
In our factories and mines and r
throughout all our great Industrial
and commercial undertakings, and the
polftlcal life of the Philippines, for t
whom we held governmental power j,
in trust, for their service, not our
own. The other, the additional duty, I
Is the great task of protecting our ,
people and our resources and of keep- 1 1 j
ing open to the whole people the i ,M
doors of opportunity through which t)M
they must, generation by generation. J .
pass if they are to make conquest of l(
their fortunes in health, in freedom. U I
in peace, and in contentment. In the y I
performance of this second great duty I
we are face to face with questions i A
of conservation and of development, t
questions of forests and water powers r
and miues and waterways, of the
building of an adequate merchant ma- J.t
rine. r I
"We have got Into trouble in re- r
cent vears chiefly because these large i M
things, which ought to have been han- W T
died by taking counsel with us as i.,Js
large a number of persons as possl-
ble because they touch every Inter- P
est and tho life of every class and P- m
region, have In fact been too often f
handled in private conference. They h P
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