The Detroit times., 1912-12-10

were quickly drowned by moo calls
and cheers for Roosevelt.
When Miss Jane Adams was
escorted to the platform, the colonel
arose and stepped across the stage
to shake her hand There was an
other burst of cheering.
Senator Dixon called the conference
to order at IL .05,
In opening the convention. Senator
Dixor said:
THE spirit shown here is'a pretty
good indication that the cause still
the day we founded the Progressive
party. to the day OF election. In those
sS days. we organized the whole coun-
try. down to the precinct and on the
fiftn Of November. 100000 men and
women voted for the good of the com
mon people. We were second. No
such record-no such result-ever was
attained in this country before. We
have called this conference to place
under the superstructure the granite
foundation that il TO support the
great movement.
The newspapers, many OF whom
fought us In the campaign, now are
printing In big headlines lets get to-
gether.' / remember one Sunday In
old North Carolina. reading OF another
get together movement. According
to that story, the woman who advo-
Gated that movement was kept in her
place by being turned into-a monu-
ment Of salt.
I'VE want now TO hear q few words
from the great leader OF this great
movement"
The conference burst into tumultous
applause.
Early In the ex-president's remarks
he broke away from the set speech.
Every one In the Republican par
ty,' he said, "can get back TO the Re-
publicanism OF Abraham Lincoln, II
they come into our party II they
want TO get together, let them come
In. There are only four or Ave hun
dred We would bar out. II they sub
scribe to our platform, their votes
will be counted. II they vote one way
In the primaries, their votes will not
be counted another way. They will be
given square deal. They are not
sure OF getting ii In any other way.
Speaking of getting money to pay
vote at the election, I hope Mr.. r. II.
Hooker will tell you during this con-
ference just how Loyalty the Progress
sive voters contributed" Roosevelt
continued.
II want to take this opportunity TO
thank warmly these men, who, In the
absence OF any party organization.
stepped forward. and generally made
Il possible for Us to do the things we
did"
Then, as Roosevelt named George
W.. Perkins, william Finn, OF Penn
syfvania, Frank Munsey and Governor
Bird. OF Massachusetts,, the crowd
cheered.
The colonel again diverged.
The highest court of idaho con-
strued laws TO mean that the Progress
sive party candidates for electors
could not go on the ticket | defy any
honest and intelligent man to read
that Idaho decision without feeling
the keenness OF the injustice OF II.
Over $4,000 men wrote the names in-
on the ticket, and enough
more thousands made mistakes TO
have given the state to us, IL the peo.
pies will had been followed"
Some one in the audience said:
Men and women. Colonel"
"Of course, | mean men and wo-
men," he said.
The Capital City News, OF Boise
City, criticised the courts decision
l hold that It would have been an act
OF cowardice not TO have criticised
that Ubiquitous decision. Now that
court has cited Mr.. Sheridan for con.
tempt They have IL In their power
to ruin the paper financially. I hope
We will send out the ablest lawyers.
TO aid the paper. and that the Pro
gressive party will make good any
amount OF the fine. The act OF this
curt Is against the whole people OF
the United States"
senator Dixon introduced J..H. Glib
son OF Caldwell, Idaho
that court had its Just deserts
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