Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-06-26
Colonel Accepts Tentative Nom
ination of ProgreSSiVeS at
Chicago Meeting.
SAYS PEOPLE MUST DECIDE
Uncontested Delegates to Republican
Convention Meet and Adopt State
ment of PrincipIes-TWen-
ty-Two States Are Rep
resented.

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Colonel Roosevelt-''tO the service of
all the people," was launched in Or
chestra hall Saturday night by ma
jority of the uncontested delegates in
the Republican national convention.
The epoch making meeting, in ses-
sion until after midnight, and marked
by the widest demonstration Of ap-
prevail and enthusiasm, paved the way
toward the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt for the presidency by the
new party, which, under the tentative
plans formulated will assemble in the
first week in August, probably in Chi
cago.
Subject to Will of People.
Colonel Roosevelt was present at
the meeting and was received with
an acclaim perhaps without precedent
in his career.
The colonel accepted the nominal
ton at the hands of the delegates
present. But he explained that when
the Coliseum convention adjourned the
mission of these delegates ended.
Their nomination necessarily was in
formal; but to make it formal, upon
the suggestion of the colonel, they
will return to their homes and sound
public sentiment respecting the advis-
ability of organizing the new party.
If they should find that the people
demand such action then mass con-
venticn will be called If the colonel
should be nominated, he will accept
and make the best fight of which he is
capable. If the convention should de-
eide that some other leader is prefer
able, he will support him with all his
force.
Resolutions Are Adopted.
The resolutions or statement of prin-
ciples offered by Senator Clapp Of
Minnesota and adopted by the dele
gates unanimously follow:
'FWe delegates and alternates to the
Republican national convention, repre-
senting a clear majority of the voters
of the Republican party in the nation
and representing a clear majority of
delegates and alternates legally elect
ed to the convention in meeting as
sembled make the following declara-
ton:
''We were delegated by a majority
of Republican voters of our respective
districts and states to nominate
Theodore Roosevelt in the Republican
national convention as the candidate
of our party for president and thereby
carry out the will of the voters as ex-
pressed at the primaries. We have
earnestly and conscientiously striven
to execute the commission intrusted
to us by the party voters.
For five days we have been denied
Justice in the national convention
This result has been accomplished by
the action of the now defunct national
committee in placing upon the prelim-
mary roll of the convention, and there
by seating upon the floor of the con-
vention, sufficient number of fraud
ulently elected delegates to control the
proceedings OF the convention. These
fraudulent delega les, once seated, have
by concerted action with one another
put themselves upon the permanent
roll. where they constitute an infin
ence sufficient to control the conven-
ton and defeat the will of the party
as expressed at the primaries.
4 1--WE have exhausted every known
means to hold off this conspiracy and
to prevent this fraud upon the popular
will, but without success.
I'VE were sent to this convention
bearing the most specific instructions
to place Theodore Roosevelt in nom
ination as the candidate OF our party
for president, and we therefore deem
it to be our duty to carry out those
instructions in the only practical and
feasible way remaining open to US.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, representing
the majority of the voters of the Re-
publican party and of the delegates
and alternates legally elected to the
national 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 call
upon him to accept such nomination
in compliance with the will of party
voters; and, be it further
Resolved, That a committee be
appointed by the chair to forthwith
notify Colonel Roosevelt of the action
here taken and request him to appear
before us in this hall as soon as con.
venient.
Twenty-Five States Represented.
Representatives of twenty-five states
composed the notification committee
which informed Colonel Roosevelt OF
his nomination and in a sense stood
as sponsors for the movement. The
committee consisted of:
w. A. Prendergast, controller OF
New York; Meyer Lissner Of Califor
mia; Richmond Pearson, ex-congress
man Of North Carolina; Frank Knox
of Michigan; Matthew Hale of Massa