The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24

delegates to the national republican
convention. They propose to do right
mere and now Just what they were
elected to do" The governors speech
cheering. ~ VI
w came here with the mandate
OF the people Of California. You came
mere with the l X design to carry out
not the will of a rotten boss in Penn
sylvania or a crooked one in New
nork. or a United States senator in
massachusetts,, but to carry out the
mandates of the people to nominate
Theodore Roosevelt.
Dcnounces Fraud.
by a fraud he has been robbed Of
n a which was his. We, the dele
gates, free and untrammelled have
come here to nominate him tonight
These words brought the great audi
once to. Its feet with a shout and for
some time there was an uproar of ap-
plause.
The time has gone by when. in this
country. when n self-constttuted rep
resentative Of the people can DENY to
the people that which is theirs" Gov
ernor johnson continued. The time
has passed when men can foist bv
chlcanery or unfair means a candidate
upon the people whom they don't
want. N0A'
80 we have come here tonight to
right a wrong and Just as certain az
we are here tonight the people will
rule. Every man who ernbarks IN
this course understands full we'll the
responsibility which is his, recognizes
the obstacles to be overcome. but
we've learned out in the west that
whenever there is a great wrong to
righted. the people take up the fight
and win 1t.
the mere personality of
the candidate, there is much to inter-
est every person In this movemen II
IS the principle hat has come out Of
the west. stalking toward benighted
e YORK n endeavoring even in
darkest Philadelphia to make under
stood the principle upon which this
republic was founded. This principle
was trarnpled under foot at the repub-
l1can national convention. Then II
was that the people of all this country
reoelled. A national committee has
~endeavored to assassinate the repub-
ifcan party. If it has succeeded, there
are left enough patriotic, honest citi-
zens to erect Upon the ruins another
party that represents progress. That
IS the main purpose that brings us
here"
Governor johnson described the
campaign Of Roosevelt against the
bosses and declared that the dele
gates assembled proposed ito see that
Mr.. Roosevelt gets his reward"
Clapp With Boilers.
l. Hc then introduced Senator Clam.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota, read the
resolution nominationg Roosevelt. II
was adopted With a cheer. Mr.. Prem
dergast then made the nominatine
speech.
II am glad" said Mr.. Prendergast.
that the opportunity is AFFORDED to
speak here tonight so that Won NAV
see n a all people Of New York are
not quite so benighted as Governor
Johnson seems to think.
II want to say that If a popular
primary were held in New York to-
day MI. Roosevelt would poll more
votes than Mr.. Taft. Throughout this
movement we propose that New York
is not backward in the progressive
movement. Though we here tonight
are republicans. we nave not ceased to
be American citizens. If I have to
choose between party affiliations and
my conscience, I'm going with my
conscience every time"
The candidate who had the largest
number of votes was Colonel Roose-
Welt. I do not believe that in his in
ner conscience the president of the
United States can look with any hon
est pride upon his nomination., be-
honest methods. but by men who
have no place in decent society,""
I'VE placed him in nomination to-
night; we. the people of the United
states. the sovereign voters of the
land. will elect him in November"
Mr.. Prendergast concluded.
Dean. Lewis followd Mr.. Prender-
pa CT SarNnHin0 tho v,nvsotNo<;0~ ~E
Colonel Roosevelt.
Speech of Acceptance.
In accepting the nomination, Col
onel Roosevelt said:
Gentlemen. I thank you for your
nomination and in you I recognize
the lawfully elected delegates to the
republican convention who represent
the overwhelming majority Of the
voters who took part in the republi-
can primaries prior to the convention
and who represent the wish of the
majority of the lawfully elected men,
bers OF the convention I accept the
nomination subject to but one condi-
ton.
This has now become a contest
which can not be settled merely along
old party lines. The principles that
are at stake are as broad and as deep
as the foundations Of our democracy
ASoSi4. 4HSy j HI NO SSIlBS S0CClOH. |
al. They should appeal to all honest
citizens east and west. north and
south. They should appeal to ali
right thinking men. whether repub-
licans or democrats without regard
to their previous party Affiliations. II
feel hat the time has come for not
only all the men who believe in pro-
gressive principles but all men who
believe in those elementary maxims
Of public and private morality which
underlie every form of successful
free government should Join in one!
movement. Therefore. I ask you to
60. to osy your several er IN homes n.an to find out
and then again to come together in
mass convention to nominate for tho
presidency a progressive candidate on
a progressive platform. a candidate
and platform that will enable us to
appeal to the northerner and souther-'
ner. easterner and westerner. repub-
lican and democrat alike in the name
OF common American citize nship.