Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-06-27
A THIRD PARTY
WAS AFTERMATH
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION OF
NEW: POLITICAL PARTY FOL.
LOWS CONVENTION.

Chicago, Ill.,, June 22.-Former
President Theodore Roosevelt was
for president on an inde-
pendent ticket tonight in the dying
hours of the Republican national
convention in which he had met de-
feat.
The followers of Colonel Roose-
evlt gathered in Orchestra hall less
than a mile from the Coliseum and
pledged their support of the former
president.
Eighth Commandment, Principle.
In accepting the nomination, Col
onel Roosevelt appealed to people OF
all sections, regardless of party af-
filiations, to stand with the founders
of the new party, one of whose car
dinal principles, he said, was to be
"Thou shalt not steal"
Convention Later.
The informal nomination of COL
onel Roosevelt was said to be chief
ly for the purpose of effecting tenn
porary organization beginning to-
morrow when the call is to be issued
for a state convention in Illinois.
The work of organization will be
pushed forward rapidly state by
state. At a later time, probably in
August, it is intended that a nation
al convention shall be held.
Would Step Aside.
Colonel Roosevelt in accepting the
nomination tonight said that he did
SO on the understanding that he
would willingly step aside If it
should be the desire of the new par
ty when organized to select another
standard bearer.
Prendergast Nominates.
The speech nominating Colonel
Roosevelt was made by Comptroller
William H. Prendergast of New
York, who was to have presented
the Colonels name to the conven-
ton. Dean William Draper Lewis
of the University of Pennsylvania
law school, who was to make one Of
the seconding speeches, delivered
tonight the speech which he had
prepared for the Republican conven-
tion.
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 Notification Committee.
The committee consists of Comp
troller W. A. Prendergast Of New
York, Meyer Lissner of California,
Former Congressman Richmond
Pearson Hobson of North Carolina,
Frank Knox of Michigan, Matthew
Hale of Massachusetts, A. R. Gar
ford of Ohio, David Brown of Ken
lucky, Everard Bierer, Jr., of Utah,
Walter Thompson of Vermont, Judge
Oscar R. Hundley of Alabama. Judge
Ben B. Lindsey, of Colorado, An
drew Rain, Minnesota; Judge Stew
ems, Iowa; Judge Lauder, North Da-
kota; William Allen White, Kansas;
John G. Greenway, Arizona; ex-Gov-
ernor John Franklin Fort, New Jer-
sey; Colonel E. G. Darlington, Mary
land; Perl Wight, Louisiana; Lo-
renzo Dow, Washington; Walter
Lloyd Jones, Illinois; Frank Frantz,
Oklahoma.
Roosevelt's Speech.
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Gentlemen, thank you for your
nomination, and in you / recognize
the lawfully elected delegates to the
Republican convention who repre-
sent the overwhelming majority OF
voters who took part in the Repub-
lican primaries prior to the conven-
ton and represent the wishes of the
majority of the lawfully elected
members of the convention. I &C
cept the nomination, subject to but
one condition.
Principles Broad.
"This has now become q contest
which cannot be settled merely
along old party lines. The princi-
pies that are at stake are as broad
and deep 90 the foundations Of our
democracy itself. They are in no
sense sectional. They should ap-
peal to every honest citizen. east
and west. north and south; they
should appeal to all right thinking
men, whether Republicans O Demo Q 10.