The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-08

He expressed the opinion that seldom
in its history had the world been Sc
fortunate as on the day Theodore
| Roosevelt was born.
| At five thlrty-seven, all the speaking
time being spent, BeveTidge. who
! had been made permanent chairman by
the convention at the beginning, put
the vote to nominate Roosevelt by ac-
clamation under suspension of the rules
Platform Is Read.
If anybody voted ''No,' he did Sc
inaudlbly. A general cheerfest followed
and an attempt was made to keep it up
| for another hour. But after half an
hour of yelling, singing, band playing
| and bandana waving, they decided to
| quit, which they did with surprising
| suddenness. 1t was here that Senator
Beveridge announced the readiness OF
the platform. which was read by Will
lam Draper Lewis OF the law school OF
the University of Pennsylvania.
Lewis got close attention for the
platform, which was about 400 words
long and which contained all of the
measures which were incorporated IN
the national platform of the lndepend'
ence party four years ago.
In addition there was q. demand Tor
the recall of judicial decisions, an
Alaskan plank with Il plea for the
government ownership of Alaskan
railroads; a. plank favoring the re-
appointment of Roosevelt IS country
life commission, and a high cost Oh
living plank which was very cautious
The platform was adopted Vo-
ciferously.
johnson Nominated.
John NJ. Parker Of Louisiana and
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Colorado,
both baffed aspirants for the wee
presidential nomination, started the
second place ball rolling by nominal
ing Johnson.
Gindsey's oratorical oil had burned
low in his Roosevelt IS speech, and his
light fiuttered feeblv In talking for
johnson. Parker. who looks like a
hard hitter, made lively address.
Then followed Fred Lands, who com
pared Roosevelt and johnson TO two
Dreaduaughts. and said they were
enough for one year. Lands also SAID
that the law prevented the retail
anarchist from carrying concealed
deadly weapon, and that it ought to
prevent a Wholesale anarchist from
CARRYING q concealed statesman. Ray
mond Robbins OF Illinois, Jimmie Gar.
field Of Ohio, Bill Finn of Pennsyl,
vania. and Clifford Pinchot, also of
PENNSYLVANIA, helped IN the boosting.
! SO did Governor S. F.. Vessey Of South
| Dakota and John r. Glade of New
York, tho latter one Of the few col
ored men who managed to get into
| the convention as delegate. The last
and best johnson speech was made by
with a big voice and real sentiments,
which he expressed to the delight OF
everybody in the hall.
Candidates on Hand.
At $50 O'Clock the convention
nominated Johnson. Then the guard
at the door drew back, and who
should step in but the colonel him
self, closely followed by Governor
| Johnson.
The colonel had been reading copy
on the platform all night and most OF
the forenoon, and he showed the eff
fects of mental toll. But he was in
good voice. The notification had been
made outside by committee Of tif-
teen, told Off by Beveridge.
The two candidates spent most OF
their time tossing bouquets at each
other.
The colonel said that in the hour OF
darkness and peril and need, when
|
down at the polls in 1910, he got q
cheering letter from Johnson. John
son had Just won in California, and
#. r. thought it very magnanimons in
him TO write expressing confidence IN
a beaten man. He said that he had
no possession which be would rather
hand down 10 his children and hi:
children 8 children than that letter.
johnson returned in kind. lie said
that Roosevelt's goodbye to the Re
publican party was the bold@st
bravest thing he had over done in hi.
bold brave public career, and that il
never could be forgotten.
Curtain Goes Down.
Then the band played the doxoIogy
and the first convention of the Pro
|. gressive party was at a q end, II vii
: be the Progressive party in some
J states only. Bill Finn will call it The
Washington party in Pennsylvania
| because Penrose, with much more
) thought, copyrighte the Progressive
name right after the Republican con
veutiou. But Lbe word bull moos'
will designate it in the mouths Of th'
populace, and the moo of tbs moos'
will call the Roosevelt men from on'
, national hill TO another us long n
/ they continue TO tread their newly
{ found trails that lead whittier none o
, them as yet has tho faintest homes