Arizona republican., 1912-06-23
(By Hugh s. MiIIer.)


 CHICAGO, June 22-An hour after William H. Taft had been renom- mated by the republican national tonight, Theodore Roose- welt was the nominee of the national progressiVes-a in Orchestra Hall
 4 little later he had accepted the nomination and had asked those who assisted in launching the new move ment to convene again in six weeks and ratify their endorsement of his candidacy.
 The fight was on.
 It was Roosevelts answer to the bosses.
 Assembled in Orchestra Hall were delegates who had been instructed to come to the republican national con Vention and nominate Roosevelt. With them were contestants whose cases had been thrown out by the national committee.
 They were determined. enthusiastic cal and were flanked by great gathering of Roosevelt supporters a shouting. cheering. singing. scream ing and defiant crowd that could say but one thing, We want Teddy"
 It was a simple ceremony but most significant. when viewed in it's rela- tion to the countrys affairs. res olution was passed nominating RoOse- welt He spoke in reply accepting it. The proceeding was marked by wild enthusiasm.
 A party was born.
 Governor Hadley of Missouri, Gov ernor Deneen of Illinois, Governor Stubbs of Kansas. Senator William E. BOrah of Idaho and Senator Bris- tow of Kansas were conspicuous by their absence-but the crowd cared nothing It gave neither thought nor heed to them.
 The people in the hall-men and women alike-felt that they were able to make d fight themselves and were content and when the nominating res olution had passed and Colonel Roose welt had taken the platform, it seem ed as if human strength and human voices could do no more. They show ed it when Roosevelt said. T accept the nomination. Pandemonium is a mild term for the demonstration that followed.
 When Roosevelt said Go home and find out the sentiment of the people" he was greeted with a shout, We know it.'
 Then like the beat of a great ham mer. the crowd yelled. We want Teddy We want Teddy"
 T think you do" said Roosevelt, but want to be dead sure"
 While the regular convention was naming William Howard Taft as the regular republican candidate, the eX- tremists in the Roosevelt following and those delegates to whom seats in the national convention were refused. met in Orchestra hall and outlined their position in a declaration" which repeats the cry fraud and robbery" Colonel Roosevelt him self started it and claimed that he alone represented the will of the ma jority of the republican party. Here is their declarations" We delegates and alternates to the republican national convention representing a clear majority of the voters of the republican party in the nation and representing a clear ma iority of the delegates and alternates l legally elected by convention, in meet ing assembled, make the following i declaration.
 l We were delegated by a majority of the republican voters in our re- spective districts and states to nom i mate Theodore Roosevelt in the re- publican convention as the candidate l of our party for president and we 1 thereby carry out the will of the voters as expressed at the primaries. We have earnestly and conscientiously l striVen to execute the commission en- 1 trusted to us by the party voters. For five days we have been de- nied justice in the national cOnven- ton This result has been accom- plished by the action of a now de ] funct national committee in placing upon the preliminary roll of the con- vetion and thereby seating upon the 1 floor of the convention a sufficient number of fraudulently elected dele gates to control the proceedings of the convention. These fraudulent ) delegates have by concerted action with one another put themselves upon the permanent roll where they con-