The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-08-08
By the Meek Meese in His
National Convention at
Chicago Wednesday.
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
Will Run with Him as the
Second 1t of This Great
Nation.

CHICAGO. Aug. 7-4Frangement
were completed today for adjourn
ment of the national ProEressiy
convention following the nomination
of Colonel Roosevelt for presiden
and Governor johnson, Of Califcr
mia for vice president. Roosevelt
nomination was made by William
A. Prendergast, OF New York, an,
seconded by Jane Adams, settlement
worker and suffragette leader; Bel
B. Lindsay, of Colorado; Governo
Johnson, of California; H T. Allen
of Kansas; liberation c. King, 0,
New York; P. V. Collins, of Mime
sofa; ]. NJ. Parker, of Louisiana;
and Luclus f. C. Garyln, of Rhode
Island.
The platform builders worked al
night to give 1t final form. and whir
into shape planks satisfactory to Col.
onel Roosevelt. Immediately after
the convention adjourns, the leader:
win confer regarding the campaign
1t is said that senatir Dixon viii {
the national chairman. and Oscar
.Straus treasurer. 1t was announced
that Roosevelt and Johnson will
take the stump. speaking in all parts
OF the country.
Roosevelt will meet the national
committee Thursday morning when
1t will be recided where the national
headquarters Will be located.
The delegates were slow in as.
sembllng and it was 1880 before
the convention was called to order,
the platform committee being still
in conference with Roosevelt.
The temporary organization with
Beyeridge in the chair was made
permanent according to the report
OF the organization committee and
the report of the rules committee
changed the name Of the party tc
the Progressive party. dropping the
word national.
The new rules provided for repre-.
sentation in future conventions al
on one delegate for each congress
man and United States senator, ant
an additional delegate for each 10.
900 votes cast for the Progressive
ticket at the previous election. For
NAL adoption of the new rules wal
deferred until after a recess. ant
William Hotchkiss, OF New York
made a speech describing the activ
tiles Of the Progressives in tina
state. He declared the people o
New York are now as free as Cali
fornla and as progressive as Kansas
This, he said. had been accomplished
in twenty-eight days. He salt
Roosevelt would get twenty-five pc
cent OF the Tammany vote
A motion to recess until lis wa
received with cries OF no from tn,
floor.
Henry Allen, OF Kansas. move,
that the convention proceed witt
nominations, but Beveridge rule,
him out OF order, and Timoth,
Woodruff, of New York, opposed All
lens motion. William Flynn de
clared that a recess would delay
things. Fort. of New Jersey. move,
for a recess until / o'clock, and tn
motion prevailed.
Roosevelt spent the morning Il
going over the platform with tn
committee which had been submit
ted to him and he found a numbe
of planks which he did not approve
With a stenographer ana a fey
friends he retired to a private room
to recast the document and a cal
was sent to the committee to NEE
at 1895 to pass on the platform a
It left the colonel's hands. 1t wa
learned that some differences o
opinion developed in the commltte
and at times the debate was heated
Radical and conservative faction
grew up and on some planks tn
committee was almost evenly d
vided. The liveliest debates wer
over the control of corporations an
taxation.
The convention reconvened q
I1:So. Some slight changes wer
made in the rules. among them bein
the addition of four women to tn
national committee as members {
large. Nominations for presider
were then taken up.