The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21

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headed by bands and military organ
isat;ons.
Mr.. Sherman who had recently been
i'll had steadily improved and was
ready for the exercises which were
held at noon in the Roscoe COnklIn
park.
UTICA. N. Y, Aug. 21-seuator
Sutherland. of Utah. was spokesman
for the committee which today noti-
fed vIce-PresIdent James School
craft Sherman of his nomination by
the Chicago Republican convention.
Most of Senator sutherland's
speech aside from short declaration
Of principles Of the Republican party
and a tribute to Mr.. Sherman, was
composed of caustic references to the
Progressive party and its recent con-
yention which nominated Colonel
Roosevelt and Governor Hiram John
son for president and vice-president
I'VE shall have arrayed against us
in the coming campaign our ancient
and hereditary enemy, the Demo
cratic party" he haid. in addition
we shall be called upon to contend
with some former associates who have
concluded to abandon their amiable
custom Of firing upon the flag they
have been following, in order that
they may engage in the more honor
able, but no more effectual occupa-
ton of assau1ting 1t from the front.
s''For the next few months our cars
are to be filled with the voice of the
malcontent, strident and many
keyed, calling upon the people to for
sake the tried and beaten paths of
constitutional government, along
which they have walked With sure
feet for more than a century, and
enter upon a personally conducted
pilgrimage through the political will
derness to a promised land as shad-
owy and unsubstantial as desert
mirage.
THE advance agents of this delir-
ious excursion tarr!ed few days ago
at Chicago, long enough to pool their
individual grievances, visions and
vagaries in a bewilderiug farrage 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 nomination by stolen votes at the
Republican convention" =.
Senator Sutherland briefly reviewed
the question of contested delegates
at the Republican convention with
the contention that President Taft's
nomination was gotten fairly and
honestly. He referred to the publish
ed statement that some of the Roose-
welt contests had been set afoot for a
psychological effect.
at would be strange rule of evil
dence which would require US to ac-
cept the testimony of a buccaneering
psychologist who confesses to an
attempt to purloin the larger portion
Of an honest mans property, as con-
elusive evidence of the psychologists
title to the remainder OF the the hon
est mans possessions" he continued
There never has been in all history
a more unique convention than that of
the Progressive party at Chicago.
Heretofore, when party has been
organized, its organizers have in ad-
vance entertained at least 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 contention to tell them
%hat they believed.
Upon his appearance he was re-
ceIved with reverent alteration. With