New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-08

| lie beyond redress 49,,
The new party has become the Amer.
can exponent OF a Worldwide movement
| toward iuster social conditions, move
ment which the United States, tagging
| behind other great nations, has been ut,
accountably slow to embody In pohticai
! action
Roosevelt because he is one of the rev
men in our public life who has been re-
/ sponsive TO the social appeal ana WHO
! has caught the significance or the nlou-
ern movement Because OF that; because
! the programme will require leader OF
invinc!ble courage. of open MIND. OF
democratic sympathles, ono endowed WIN
power to interpret the common man anu
I TO Identity himself with the common Iot'
I heartily second the nomination
FOLLOW the Yellow Banner.
| As Miss Adams concluded one OF the
women dashed TO a yellow votes LOT
women" banner and demonstration De
gan. As she left the platform and de-
seconded to the floor the delegates fell IN
behind her and followed the yellow BAN
ner through the aisles. Some state stand
ards were swung into line. but Chairman
Beveridge pounded with his savel and
held up his watch 10 the shouting dele
gates to stop the demonstration
When quiet was restored Alexander l.
Hamilton, OF Georgia. was Introduced as
delegates from Colonel Roosevelts
mother state" and made brief speech
seconding the nomination OF Roosevelt.
| General Horauo e. King, OF New YORK,
| followed with Roosevelt speech. Ho
appeared as a Union veteran ana was
/ followed by Colonel T. r. Lloyd, Of FLOR
ida, a Confederate veteran.
General King escorted the old Confed-
crate soldier to the platform and stood
with hts arm around his shoulder as the
crowd cheered It's approval The Con-
federate veteran was an old man. with
an empty right sleeve. and the delegates
cheered him heartily.
Colonel Lloyd .s a Confederate vet
eran." said Chairman Beverldse and
he carries four bullets IN his person"
Message from tho South.
! The aged Confederate read his speech
| In voice audible TO scarcely half the
big audience. but delegates and spectators
sat silent and attentive until lie con-
| cluded.
Colonel Lloyd said in part:
Politicians I'm both the Republican and
! Democratic parties have famed the name
OF hatred between the North and south
and between the races living In the south;
| The Republican party was fdCtonal
marty X existed In tho South only for
! The purpose OF keeping up the prejudces
and Misunderstanding between the
North and South. but the educated al1
! liberal minded men living south OF the
Ohio River have long since ceased 10
carry heartache and III feeling because
OF tho war For years they nave beeh
eager and willing TO forget and TO iorSlEs,
/ for years they have patiently awaited the
opportunity to prove their loyalty TO- the
/ flag OF the Union. | say TO you IN an
sincerity and trust that the old KepuOu,
/ can party alone has prevented tho rcaI
social and political union OF the ooul'
We rejoice with you over the destruc--
| ton Of the malign Influence perpetuated
/ by tho Republican party. and ] come mere
| to-day 20 add my voice 10 the shout OF
ioy which has gone up all over TINS great
land when II became known that the
Republican party was marked tOr &c
struction. The south VIII weicome, me
| We want to forget the war. We appear
| 10 the generous hearted men In tho
! North 10 help US by forbearance ana
sympathy.
Tho close OF Colonel Lloyds speech
was cheered. lie was followed by Cen
eral John II. Mcdowell. OF Tennessee
commander OF the Confederate veterans
In that state who said:
The war has been over FOR fifty Years.
I'm here 10 hold out 20 the brave Union
! soldier the olive branch OF peace ana
! GOOD will I'm here to nominate the man
/ who has the courage and the ability 10
lead US in this great battle for human
| rights.
General McDowelrs speech was greeted
with cheers and when he endeavorod TO
close the delegates yelled: Go on. go
on" lie concluded. however, with these
words:
! want 20 repeat to tho brave comrades
who confronted me In the war that tne
greatest wish bearing upon my heaIt pe
| fore ! cross the River StvN IS That l
| may zee this nation united once NOR
! There is more I'm my heart | would IKE
to say, but time VIII not permit H. out
until the polls close I'm November you
| will find me following that Nope Iehuc!'
| with my hat in the ring
Floor and galleries joined in singing
pixie" as General Mcdowell concluded.
| The delegates crowded out Into the alsles
and paraded about the floor but Chair
man Bevoridge succeeded IN qulctlns the
tumult in about five minutes.
Other Seconding Speeches.
| By this time the Formally OF calling
| the roll of states had been wholly dis
| pensed with, and Mr.. Beveridge rccog-
nized Henry J. Allen, OF Kansas, also TO
second the nomination OF Roosevelt
| Others who made secouding speeches
were Governor Hiram w. Johnson OF
California, J. NJ. Parker. OF louisiana;
Lucius +. G. Gavir, Ex-Governor OF
Rhode Island: =. V. Collins, OF Mime
sofa: John ]. Sullivan, OF Ohio, and Rob
ert 4. Fisher OF Arizona.
| While Garvin was talking many OF the
spectators and few OF tho delegates left
their seats and filed out OF the hall, and
Chairman Beveridge had to warn against
| disorder.
Cheers for the Platform.
| When tho seconding speeches had all
been heard Chairman Beveridge recog-
uized William Draper Louis. chairman Of
the resolutions committee, to present the
platform.
| Applause greeted the reading OF the d.
rect primary. initiative, referendum and
recall planks. The woman suffrage
plank was roundly cheered. The recall
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