Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-08
CAMPAIGN begun
BY PROGRESSNES
Roosevelt Will Stump West and
Gov. johnson Is TO Tour
the East.
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realize in practise if we are given the
power to carry it out.
I'VE don't promise the millennium,
but we do intend to try and make
this countr more decent and to give
every man and woman a better
chance to lead their lives as they
should
When Colonel Roosevelt had fin
ished speaking the crowd shouted
for Governor johnson. He was es-
corted to the balcony and spoke
briefly. Both he and Colonel Roose-
Welt were cheered to the echo as
they stood with clasped hands for a
photograph.
Negro Question Settled.
The negro question was finally
straightened out. it is said, after the
colonel had met a dozen negroes from
Southern states to whom seats in
the convention had been refused.
Mollison, of Vicksburg, Miss, n
/ Harris, of Petersburg. Miss. did most
of the talking, and Harris said that
t~'everything had beer smoothed out"
Others said. however, that there were
still some among them who were not
willing to accept Colonel Roosevelt's
position.
The closing scenes of the convention
were marked by great enthusiasm
Colonel Roosevelt's nomination. made
BY. William A. Prendergast. was sec
ended by half a dozen speakers.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey. of Colorado,
who allowed that not even Abraham
Lincoln himself had so we'll deserved
the gratitude of the righteous and
the hatred of the unrighteous as
Roosevelt. thanked heaven that there
had been a Dixie land because it had
given birth to Roosevelt's mother.
Miss Adams Is Chcered.
Jane Adams, of Hull House, spoke
earnestly and clearly, without ora
torical flourish. in seconding the
Nomination. When Miss Adams had
concluded a big yellow banner was
taken to her aad for a minute she
held it up while the delegates and
spectators cheered and sang. Then
she was borne down the steps n
about the hall by the Illinois dele
cation. 1t was a most impressive
demonstration.
Another incident that stood forth
was the address of Colonel T. p.
Lloyd. of Florida, a Confederate vet
cran of great age, who lost an arm
In the war. He was escorted to the
stand by General Horatio C. King, of
New York. who had preceded him.
For a second the two men stood to-
|gether, Kings arm round Lloyd's, a
|~ttuching picture in blue and gray
that aroused real enthusiasm.
Demonstration for Colonel.
Henry J. Allen. of Kansas, made
the last seconding speech for Colonel
'RooseveH. He gloried in the Kansas
primary Victory lately recorded and
assured the delegates that there
would be nothing the matter with
Kansas from a Roosevelt point of
view in November. He expressed the
opinion that seldom in history had
the world been so fortunate as on the
day Theodore Roosevelt was born.
A. SCI o'clock, all the speaking
having been spent, Senator Bev-
dye, who had been made perma-
nent chairman At the beginning, put
ait WIZ W nOhliiidNC lAOoSCfCil ny I
reclamation. under suspension of the
II anybody voted mo he did so
inaudibly. A general demonstration
followed. After half an hour of yell
ing. singing. band-playing and BAN
|danna-waving, Senator Beverage an
bounced that the platform was ready.
BIT was read by William Draper
of the law school of the Uni
of Pennsylvania. Professor
Lewis got close attention for the plat
form, which was about 400 words
long,
Candidates Accept.
John NJ. Parker, of Louisiana, and
Lindsey started the second
place ball rolling by nominating John
Then followed Fred Lands, Of
Indiana.
Raymond Robbins, of Illinois;
r.. Garfield, of Ohio: William
Finn. of Pennsylvania, and Clifford
Pinchot, also of Pennsylvania, also
seconded Johnsonis nomination. So
did Governor s.. r. Vesey, of South
Dakota, and John r. Glade. of New
York. the latter of the few
negroes who managed 10 get into the
convention as a delegate. The last
johnson speech was made by C. S.
Wheeler, of California. a man with
a big voice and real sentiment, which
ne expressed to the delight of every
body in the hall. At $50 the v
tor nominated Governor Johnson by
reclamation. The two candidates
then appeared on the platform, made
their acceptance speeches, and the