The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

representing the majority of the rot-
ers OF the Republican party and OF
delegates and alternatcs legally elect
ed to the Republican National Ccnvcn-
ton. In compliance with our instruc-
lions from the party voters hereby
. nominate Theodore Roosevelt as the
candidate OF our party for tho office
81 President OF tho United states. and
We call upon him to accept such nom-
nation In compliance with the Viii o;
party voters.
AND be II further resolved. That a
committee be appointed by tn. shair
TO forthwith notify Colonel Roosevelt
OF the action here taken and request
him 10 appear before us III this hall as
soon as convenient"
Nominated by Prcndrren.t.
Mr.. PrenderSast then made IL. nom
mating speech. Il second tho resolu-
ton presented by the coura scous SEN
ator from Minnesota"
This was signal for a rousing dem
onstratton for Senator Clapp.
We place him in nomination to-
nisht-we. the people Of the United
states The sovereign voters II this
land will elect him in Novembei." Mr..
Prendergast concluded
Dean Lewis followed MIR. Prcrdergast
secondins the nomination OF Colonel
Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt was escorted TO
the hall by the notification commit
ice. accompanied by Senator Dixon anil
Governor Stubbs. of Kansas AS the
colonel entered the hall there was a
storm of applause. Che people lcaped
10 their feet with shout and for five
minutes there was pandcmonium Col
onel Roosevelt mounted the platform
and waved his hands. smiling with
delight at the reception When nc said
nc would accept the nomination there
was another frenzied demonstration
The Colonel expressed his qualification
10 the DELEGATES who stood by him.
When Colonel Roosevelt concluded
lhere was Wild rush for the plat
form and score OF men scrambled
Tor the leaves of the Colonel's manu-
script. where ne had topped them
inc cheers almost drowned out the
biare of the band which waterbury,
continued to play the There M.ll Be
Night"
Governor Johnson dismissed the
meeting after calling upon the dele
cations to-morrbv afternoon.
Il Know IL is Sunday" he sat-. but
our work is holy work"
me informal nomination OF Col
onel Roosevelt was said TO be chiefly
poraTy organization. Beginning to-
morrow, when call Is to be issued
Tor state conven..on in Illinois. the
work OF organizations I'll be pushed
forward rapidly. State by STATE. At
later time. probab. early In Au-
gust. IT Is intended mat a national
convention shall b, held Colonel
Roosevelt. in accepting the nomins-
ton tonight. said he Odd so under
standing that he would willingly step
aside If 1t should be the desire OF the
new party. when organized. to select
another standard beare..
Representatives OF twen.y-;yo s,at.s ro,,
posed the notification committee which in
formed Colonel Roosevelt OF his nomination
ana In sense stood sponsors .or tho
movement " 90"
The committee consisted o. Comptroller
W. a Pronder6ast, OF New York: Never
i,issncr' OF California; former ConErossman
iichmond Pearson. OF North Carolina: Frank
Knox OF Michigan: Matthew Hale OF
Massa ohusetts; \. ID. Garfoord. OF Ohio.
David Browning. OF kentucky: EverarJ
Bierer. Jr.. OF Utah: Walter Thompson o.
vermont; Judge Oscar n. Hundley. Of Ala
hama judge Ben b. Lindsey. OF Colora do:
Andrew RAIN. OF Minnesota: Judge stevens
OF Iowa Judge Lowder, OF North Dakota
William Allen White OF kansas John 9
Greenway OF Arizona: Ex-Governor John
Franklin Fort, of New Jersey: Colonel =
c. Darlington, OF Maryland: Pearl Wight
OF Louisiana; Lorenzo Dow. OF washinrton;
Walter Clyde Jones, o. Illinois; Frank
Frantz. OF Oklahoma.
Victims of Steam Roller
Among others present who claim to have
feit the crush OF the steam roller were