The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
(National News Association)

tNatlOnal News ASSOClattOn1
CHICAGO, Aug Col. Roosevelt
this afternoon was unanimously nomi-
mated by the Progressive convention
for president of the United States.
The scene that ensued was remarka-
BILE.
During the recess the delegates anx-
ious to get away from Chicago early
this evening worked among those who
opposed upsetting the rule and making
the nomination before the adoption of
the platform. They finally won out
and when the convention was called
to order at 1880 o'clock the roll call
of states for nominations was begun.
Alabama gave way to New York.
There was a short pause and William
A. Prendergast, who was slated to
make the nominating speech was i'm
mediately sent for. In the meantime
the delegates fairly wore themselves
out with indiscriminate yelling and
singing, and the brass quartet also
was brought into play. 1t led while the
crowd sang Columbia"
At 1:50 o'clock Mr.. Prendergast
launched into his speech. which he
had originally planned to deliver at
the Republican national convention.
The first indirect mention of Roose-
velt's name brought round of cheers
and Bull Moose calls. From then on
every phrase referring to the Colonel
was a signal for a new outburst.
Col. Roosevelt was held up as ma
tional asset" in the nominating speech
made by William A. Pendergrast, con-
troller of the city of New York before
the national Progressive convention
this afternoon. He said in part:
This great gathering owes its be
ing to a mighty protest by the Ameri-
can people against those who have poi
soned the wells of democracy. II rep
resents the martial spirit of mankind
which from time immemorial has char
ged that upon those who would place
obstacles in the way of the march
of human progress. We recognize the
social and industrial issues of the
times. We present remedies for them.
but while virtuous the cause and vital
the principles and strong the force be-
hind them human experience teaches
,,s that THAR coppuarinu will he sIou
and difficult unless their legions are
led by one whose spirit is their spirit
and whose qualities of leadership are
equal to the task of moulding public
opinion and establishing a new epoch
in American history.
Such leadership embraces the ge-
MUS C Washington. the statesman
ship of a Jefferson, the democracy of
a Lincoln. It is personified in him
whose name it will be my privilege to
present as the candidate of this party
for the Office of the president Of the
L. s. of America. My candidate is
more rhan a citizen; he is a national
asset In this momentous period of
political doubt, when the nation has
" dCSiuC "hCbhCi "iIis Va III" ~
will, grapple with the great economic
problems of the times there is no
man in Americas life who presents
such credentials for the task as he.
This candidate has success written
on every page of his official career.
He has fought the most vicious
forces in American life and has con-
quered them. He surrendered the pres
idency at a time when his reelection
could have 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 again be intrusted
to him whose loyalty to principles has
never faltered and whose breadth of
experience qualities him over all men
for the duty.
He is the natural leader of the Pro
gressive movement today, not only be
cause he possesses the quality of lead
ership that is essential. but bcause he
is one of the original progressives of
this nation. Without denying to others
the full measure of credit which is
Justify and honorably theirs for their
services TO the progressive cause there