Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-21
Officially Notified Of His
Choice by Chicago
Convention.
IS FIRST so HONORED
Senator Sutherland, SpokeS.
man, Calls 7. R. an Agent
of DeIirium.

Utica, n. Y, Aug. 21.-Senator Suth- |
sriAnd Of Utah was spokesman for the .
ooasmittee which today notified Vice /
President James Schoolcraf. Sherman |
Of hi2 nomination by the Chicago re- |
publican convention.
Most OF Senator Sutherlands speech, .
aside from a short declaration of prin- !
ciples OF the republican party and d
tribute TO Mr.. Sherman, was composed
OF caustic reference to the progressive
party and It's recent convention which |
nominated Colonel Roosevelt and Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson for president
and vice president.
We shall have arrayed against us
in the coming campaign our ancient
end hereditary enemy, the democratic
party" said he. 'In addition we shall
be called upon to contend with some
former associates who have concluded
20 abandon their amiable custom of
firing upon the flag they have been
following. in order that they may en-
gage In the more honorable, but no
more effectual, occupation CT assault
ing it from the front.
VOICE OF THE MALCONTENTs.
"For the next few months our ears
are to be filled with the voice of the
malcontent. strident and many
keyed, calling upon the peo
pie to forsake the tried ant
beaten paths of constitutional govern
ment, along which they have walked
with sure feet for more than a cen
tury. and enter upon personally con-
- Quoted p4gr1maGe 7tftrotiEh rhe politi
cal wilderness to promised land as
shadowy and unsubstautial as a desert
mirage.
THE advance agents OF this delir-
3ous excursion tarried a few days ago
at Chicago, long enough to pool their
individual grievances. visions and
vagaries in a bewildering farrago of
impractical political nostrums such as
never before has been collected at
one time outside the violent wards OF
a madhouse. And thus the so-called
progressive party was born, its sole
excuse for existence being the un-
founded claim that its nominee for the
presidency was defeated for a like nom-
ination by stolen votes at the repub-
lican convention"
CONTESTS REVIEWED.
Senator Sutherland briefly reviewed
the question OF contested delegates at
the republican convention with the
contention that President Taft's nom
inauon was gotten fairly and honest.
ly. He referred 10 the published state
ment that some OF the Roosevelt con
tests had been set afoot for q psyche
logical effect
II would be strange rule OF evi-
dence which would require US 60 ac.
cept the testimony OF a bucCaneering
Psychologist who confesses to on at
tempt TO purloin the larger portion Of
an honest mans property, as conclu-
sive evidence OF the psychologists
title 20 the remainder of the honest
mans possessions" he continued.
There never has been in all history
more unique convention than that of
the progressive party at Chicago.
Heretofore. when a party has been or
ganized, Its organizers have in aS-
vance entertained at least a suspicion
respecting their principles: but the
delegates TO this convention. wholly
ignorant OF the things for which they
stood. waited. with patiently folded
hands. the appearance of Mr.. Roose.
welt in the convention to tell them
what they believed.
Upon his appearance he was re-
ccived with reverent alteration. With
spirit OF selfabnegation never wit
messed since the charge OF the Light
Brigade at Balaklaya-a Theirs not
TO reason why. theirs but to do and
ole sort OF eXaltation-led by the
grand young man from Indiana, de
Vout but tunetul, the assembled vas
sails proclaimed their Joyous inteIlectu
a. surrender TO the feudal lord
UNPRECEDENTED HONOR.
sherman. accepting the vice presi
Genital nomination of the republican
party. said. Our party never befor,
conferred a second nomination for the
Office OF vice president upon any man
This distinction was not sought by me
but unsolicited, it is the more appreci
ated. AS loyal republican / stant
sCuarely upon the party platform Oui
opponents are divided into camps. ri
valing each other in their efforts 4
excel in disturbing the civic and eco
nomic order OF the country" Th,
speaker commented upon the plat
forms OF the democratic and progres
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