Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
Roosevelt Busy with
Plans for Third Party
Progressive Delegates Meet
and Nominate T. r. for
President.
CANDIDATE ACCEPTS,
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
Instructs Friends to Return Home
and Sound Sentiments
of People.

CHlCAGO, June zf.-lne ftOOseVeil
delegates and alternates to the Re-
publican convention, meeting at
Orchestra Hall at the close of
the convention, nominated Theodore
Roosevelt for President of the United
States.
They declared that they represented
the majority of the delegates n
alternates illegally elected to the Re-
publican national convention"
There was tremendous enthusiasm
when Roosevelt's name was put In
nomination.
Colonel Roosevelt, who came into
the hall after the nominating resolu-
ton had beer adopted, thanked them
for the nomination, said he fecog-
nized them as lawfully elected dele
gates representing an overwhelming
majority of the voters at the prl-
maries, and that he would accept the
nomination subject to the formation
and approval of a new party.
He told them to go home. find out
the sentiment Of their people and
then meet in mass convention 10
nominate for the Presidency a pro-
gressive candidate on a progressive
platform, a candidate and a platform
that will enable us to appeal to the
Northerner and Southerner. East
erner and Westerner, Republican and
Democrat alike, in the name of our
common American citizenship
SAYS Taft Pronted by Fraud.
Colonel Roosevelt referred to Presi-
dent Taft. the news of whose re-nom-
nation by the convention he had just
heard, as "the man who inspired and
profted by the fraud" He made this
reference to the President after he
had declared the essential part of the
majority as constituted in the con-
vention to have been fraudulently
seated.
The resolution placing Colonel
Roosevelt's name in nomination a
as follows:
I'VE, delegates land alternates
to the Republican convention
representing a clear majority OF
the voters of the Republican
party in the nation. and repre-
senting a clear majority of the
delegates and . alternates legally
elptIeQ 10 lhc GOiN OiieACAt
meeting assembled make the fol-
lowing declarations:
ave were delegated by a ma
iority oil the Republican voters
of our respective districts md
States to nominate Theodore
Roosevelt in the Republican ma
tional~ convention as the candidate
of our party for President and
thereby carry out the will ofsthe
voters as expressed at the prim-
aries. We have earnestly and
conscientiously striven to execute
the commission intrusted to us by
the party voters.
Denied Justice. Charge.
For five days we have been de-
MED justice in the national con-
vention. This result has been &C
complished by the action of the
now defunct national committee
in placing upon the preliminary
roll of the convention and there
nv seating upon the floor of the
convention a sufficient number oil
the fraudulently elected dele
gates to control the proceedings
of the convention.
'"These fraudulent delegates,
once seated, have, by concerted
action with one another, put
themselves upon the permanent
roll, where they constitute an in
nuence sufficient to control the
convention and defeat the will of
the party as expressed at h
primaries.
I'VE have exhausted every
known means to head off this con-
spiracy, and to prevent this fraud
upon the popular will, but without
success.
I'VE were sent to this conven
ton bearing the most specific in
structions to place Theodore
Roosevelt in Nomination as the
candidate of our party for Presi-
dent. and we therefore deem 1t to
be our duty to carry out those in
structions in the only practical
and feasible way remaining open
to us.
Teddy Warmly Greeted.
therefore, be Is resolved, hat
we, representing the majority of
the voters Of the Republican
DdTIN anu VI lllt htlb6oANo aiAh III
ternates legally elected to the ma
tional Republican convention, in
compliance with our instructions
from the party voters, hereby
nominate Theodore Roosevelt as
the candidate of our party for the
office of President of the United
States; and we will call upon him
to accept such nomination in
compliance with the will of the
party voters.
And, be Ii further resolved,
that a committee be appointed by
the chair to forthwith notify
Colonel Roosevelt of the action
here taken and request him to APP
pear before us in this hall as soon
as convenient"
TIE delegates and a~lternates and
the large audience of Roosevelt
shouters adopted the resolution will
q tremendous outburst.
1t came as a complete surprise
Nothing had been said in advance
about the nominating resolutions
The audience was invited merely u
attend a meeting which the colone
would address. The people were still
cheering when Colonel Roosevelt wal
brought into the hall. His appear
ance was the signal for a fresh out
burst. which drowned his efforts tC
speak for many minutes.
The colonel waved his arms at tn,
audience in his familiar fashion
When a moment of silence came he
began. His speech vas frequently
interrupted with shouts of Teddy
we're with youi" Keep your hat II
the ringll" and the old cries of "FighI
EN-. fight 'em. fight emil"