Arizona republican., 1912-06-23

stitute an influence sufficient to con trol the convention and defeat the will of the party as expressed at the primaries.
 We have exhausted every known means to head off this conspiracy and prevent fraud upon the popular will but without success.
 We were sent to this convention bearing the most specific instructions to place Theodore Roosevelt in nom- ination as the candidate of our party, for president and therefore we deem it our duty to carry out those in structions in the only practical and feasible way remaining open to us. Therefore, be it
 Resolved. That we, representing majority of the voters of the republi- can party and delegates and alter mates legally elected to the national republican convention, in compliance with our instructions from the party voters, hereby nominate Theodore Roosevelt as candidates of our party for the office of president of the United States and We call upon him to accept such nomination in con- pliance with the will of the party voters. And be it further
 Resolved That a committee be ap- pointed by the chair forthwith to notify Colonel Roosevelt of the ac- tion here taken and request him to appear before us in this hall as soon as convenient"
 \ committee was appointed to con- fer with Col Roosevelt on the plans of the new party.
 It was II o'clock when Governor Johnson of California rapped for or der. He said. "To me has been dele gated the task of calling this meet
 ing to order To me it is pleasure To any man with red blood in his veins it is a pleasure to fight fraud"
 "Rah for Johnson" went up from the crowd.
 The Oklahoma delegation arrived and was welcomed A majority of legally elected delegates propose to do here just what they came here to do.
 Although no public announcement of the meeting was made until late in the day. d crowd had collected, be- fore the doors were opened extending nearly a block along Michigan ave nue. Police reserves were summoned. When the doors were thrown open the people quickly filled all the seats eX- cept those reserved for the delegates to whom seats in the convention were refused. The first persons admitted to the hall were those wearing large red badges with the words, "Na- tional Republican Convention. Com pliments of the Roosevelt National Committee" The Wearers were the Roosevelt steam rolled" delegates who had been excluded from the republi- can national convention.
 Just before Governor Johnson called the meeting to order the crowd sang patriotic songs.
 When news of the nomination of Taft reached the hall the Roosevelt leaders seemed pleased. Information that Vice President Sherman had been renominated appeared to add to their delight Governor Johnson and Clifford Pinchot shook hands and both turned to Frank A. MunseY who had just arrived with the news and patted him on the back.
 The delegates from the Coliseum convention arrived in a body and marched into the hall headed by Senator Clapp of Minnesota, and the Minnesota delegation which joined the California delegates on the stage. The New Jersey delegation from the con Vention arrived and followed the Minnesota to the stage, headed by 1 former Governor Fort Another out burst greeted this delegation, whose i leader waved aloft the New Jersey sign for the convention floor Here comes Texas" shouted some 1 one as Cecil Lyon. the defeated Texas ! leader in the republican convntion
 made his way down the aisle with | National Committeeman Sidney Bie- 1 Der, of the District of Columbia. 1 Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs Nicholas LongWorth, Miss Ethel. Ker- init and Archie Roosevelt arrived ear I, ly and occupied box near the stage When the Roosevelt family appeared 1 Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. LongWorth waved smiles of welcome in recog- 1 milton of the cheers.
 l While the demonstration was going on some of the Ohio delegation ar 1 Continued on Page D.