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followers and they remained silent
during the call of the state for nomi.
nations.
Many of the delegates, however, car
ried out their primary instructions and
voted for the colonel.
On the voting for president the
Roosevelt delegates again as rule re.
manned silent. The detailed vote was:
Taft, SCI; Roosevelt, 107; La Fol-
lette, Al; Cummins, II; Hughes, 2; not
voting, 344; absent 6.
In the confusion just before adjourn.
ment resolution was adopted giving
the national committee power to de.
clare vacant the seat Of any man on
the committee refusing to support the
nominees of the regular convention OF
1912.
Former President Theodore Roose.
welt was nominated for president on
an Independent ticket, in the dying
hours of the Republican national con.
vention in which he had met defeat.
The followers Of Colonel Roosevelt
gathered in Orchestra hall, less than q
mile from the Coliseum and pledged
their support to the former president,
In accepting the nomination Colonel
Roosevelt appealed to the people Of
all sections, regardless of party affilia.
lions, to stand with the founders of
the new party, one of whose cardinal
principles, he said, was to be Thou
shalt not steal"
The informal nomination of Colonel
Roosevelt was said to be chiefly for
the purpose of effecting a temporary
organization.
Beginning with call to be issued
for a state convention in Illinois, the
work of organization will be pushed
forward rapidly, state by state. At
later time, probably early in August,
it is intended that national con.
welt, in accepting the nomination said
he did so on the understanding that
he would willingly step aside if it
should be the desire of the new party,
when organized, to select another
standard bearer.
Prenderqast Makes Speech.
The speech nominating Colone;
Roosevelt was made by Comptroller
William H. Prendergast of New York,
who was to have presented the col.
onels name to the convention.
Dean William Draper Lewis of the
university of Pennsylvania law school,
who was to make one of the seconding
speeches, delivered the address, which
he had prepared for the Republican
convention.
Representatives of % states COM
posed the notification committee which
informed Colonel Roosevelt Of his
nomination, and in sense stood as
sponsors for the movement.
The committee consisted Of Comp
troller W. A. Prendergast Of New
York, Meyer Lissner of California,
former Congressman Richmond Pear.
son of North Carolina, Frank Knox of
Michigan, Matthew Hale of Massachu-
sets, A. R. Garford of Ohio, David
Browning of Kentucky, Evard Bierer,
Jr., of Utah, Walter Thompson of Yer.
mont, Judge Oscar r. Hundley Of
Alabama, Judge Ben F. Lindsay of
Colorado; Andrew Rain of Mime
sofa, Judge Stevens of Iowa, Judge
Lowder of the North Dakota, Will
liam Allen White Of Kansas, John G.
Greenaway of Arizona, Ex-Governor
John Franklin Fort of New Jersey,
/ Col. E. G. Darlington of Maryland,
Pearl Wight of Louisiana, Lorenzo D.
Dow of Washington, Walter Clyde John
of Illinois, and Frank Frantz of Okla
homa.
Although refusing to discuss the
matter in detail, Senator Borah made
it known that he would stay on the
party reservation. Next to Senator
Dixon of Montana, he was the leader
of the Roosevelt forces in the pre-
convention battles. He was officially
announced as the factions choice for
temporary chairman of the convention
and at the last moment it's strength
was thrown to Governor McGovern OF
Wisconsin, who was defeated for the
place by Senator Root. Whether this
fact had anything to do with Senator
Borah's change of front could not be
=! determined.