Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-26


Colonel Roosevelt In New Jersey just
previous to the beginning Of the night
tor contested delegates.
the friends of Mr.. clark In the sup
port ot Mr. james. Mr. Cmrk's choice
and yet tho committee turned down
the Joint request mus made. tGreat
apphugcD
II submit 60 you the plan | pre-
scntcd. the plan that / followed was
the plan for securing Of harmony
ana that the plan which the commit
tee followed was not designated TO
secure harmony tApplaust)
"l.rt nae for q moment present the
qualifications Of one fitted for this
position. This is no ordinary occa-
sion, This is an epoch making con
yonlion. tAppuuscD We have had
q struggle as was never seen I'm poll
ties before, ! have been In the center
of this fight aud know something
of thc courage that II has brought
FORTH and something of the sacrifice
that has been required.
- know that men working upon
the railroad for small wages with but
little laid mp for their retiring years
have dcfrd the railroad managers
aud helped us I'm this progressive
fight at the risk ~ having their bread
and butter taken from them ! have
known men engaged In business and
CARRYING loans at banks who have
been threatened with bankruptcy If
they aid not sell their dtlz. nship
and / have seen them defy these men
and walk mp and vote ON the side of
the struggling masses against prcda-
/ tory wealth. tApplauseD
81 have seen lawyers risking their
| future, alternating men ~ large busi-
ncsses. I'm order to be the champion
Of the poor. | have seen men who
| have never made spe ch before go
out aud devote weeks OF time to pub
lie speaking because their hearts woro
stirred. II seemed to me that now
when tho hour of triumph comes the
song ~ victory should be sung by one
Whose heart has been In the fight.
John ". Kern has been faithful
Icvery day i'm those sixteen years. 1t
has cost him time, il has cost him
Imoney and II has cost him the wear
Iuf his body and mind He has been
free always with an that he had and
flour years ago when he found aten-
I.tiun was laid for the present victory
It was John ". Kern who stood with
lime aud helped to bring into the cam
Ipaign the idea of publicity before the
ELECTION that has now swept the coun-
Itry until even the republican party
was compelled boy public opinion TO
give It's unanimous endorsement only
IA few weeks ago, (Appausc)
"It wus John w Kern who stood
with me on the Denver platform that
|hcmand Il the election of senator's by
direct vote OF the people when re
publican national convention had
| turned II down by vote of seven TO
one tRpplausc), now he Is in the
| United States senate whore he can
make senator look as hig as a sen
ptor ought 10 look TO the American
people (Appnuse)
| "lIc has helped IN the fight for the
amendment. urged the income tax,
and he h9a lived to see a president
/ who opposed TO take that plank out
of our platform and put IL through
A senate and house among thirty four
states, Of the union, to have Il r1tl-
| tied. Rpplausc and now he Is lead
| ing the reht In the United states SEN
late To purge that body of senator
| I.orimcr, who typinos the corruption
/ iu politics lgrvat applause and cheer
|iug. What better man could we have
to opeu a conventions (Crics OF
/ Parkcrl and Chlssgs and applause ,
ii repeat what better man could We
have to represent the spirit ot dem
/ ocracy. lAppmusc.l My friends.
when / now contrast applause and
/ drIes of Parker and Ecru.N
| The chairman: The convention will
|uc I'm order.
| Mr.. BRYAN. "Whcu now contrast
! MIR. BRYAN was again interrupted
/ and the chair again appealed for orr
I der
/ Nlr BRYAN. when / now contrast
/ tlp candidate presented hy the COM
. fnftt,, rau do 10 without impraChiug
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