The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-08
PROGRESSIVE PARTY NAMES LEADERS WITH UNANIMOUS
 ACCLAIM AT CHICAGO
I ACCEPT" SAYS ROOSEVELT
Platform Fights Shy of the Negro Question but Declares for Woman Suffrage-convention Was
 Harmonious.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Singing onward Christian Soldiers and the Battle Hymn of the Republic the delegates to the first national convention of the new progressive party tonight ac- claimed Colonel Theodore Roosevelt of New York, as their candidate for president, and Governor Hiram " Johnson of California as their choice for vice president.
 Making a new departure in the pro- eeedings of national conventions the two candidates immediately were in- formally notified of their nomination and in the midst of deafening cheers appeared before the delegates to voice their acceptance and to pledge their best efforts to the coming campaign
 For several hours during tine aft ernoon and early evening, the big throng in the Coliseum had listened
 to flow of oratory in nominating
 and seconding speeches in which the
 dominant note expressed the belief
 that victory would come to the new
 party in the November elections. Ray
 mond Robbins. of Illinois, pledged q
 f00,0 900 majority for the national tick ct in Illinois, and Clifford Pinehot pre- dieted a 300,000 majority for Roose- welt and Johnson in his home state of Pennsylvania. Their statements
 were cheered to the echo.
 The party formally christened itself "the progressive party" leaving out
 the prefix 'nationalp by which 1t has
 heretofore been known, but provision
 was made for the recognition Of ereal'
 progressives in any of the states by
 whatever name they should be locally designated because of state laws
 The convention adjourned at 7:24 pm. with the delegates singing the doxology in lusty voice. During the three days it was in. session, there was not 2 single roll leall nor q bal lot taken. The delegates asked no such formalities either in placing their candidates in nomination or in voting for them. There was not voice of opposition either 10 Colonel Roose- welt or Governor Johnson The delay in nominating them was due to the large number of seconding speeches allowed
 As had always been the case in na- tional political conventions the bulk of the work of the progressive gath ering was carried on in the commit tees. The only semblance of a con- flict Of opinion on the floor was q brief debate today as to whether an hours recess should be taken The point was not material but as one del egate expressed it. we just had to fight about something to make it regular convention
 There was sharp discussion, how even in several committee meetings and no little difficulty in agreeing up- on the platform Colonel Roosevelt worked with the subcommittee in charge Of the platform until late this going over it's work and helping to mould the draft which at last proved acceptable to him.
 The platform did not take up the negro question. ln this connection, one of the interesting seconding speeches of the day was that of F. R. declared negroes had faith in the new party that it would do all iu it's power to right the wrongs of the race.
 We stand oy the platform. ne said. We stand by Colonel Roose- yelt's letter; we stand by his speech. And as we stood by him at Sen Jnan Hill. so will be stand by you in No yember and fight for victory
 Miss Jane Addams of Hull House Chicago. was among those who sec onded Colonel Roosevelt and she was enthusiastically greeted. The new party formally placed itself on rec ord as favoring equal suffrage and further recognized the suffragette by providing for four wo- men members al large on the national committed
 Colonel Roosevelt in his speech of acceptance said in part:
 -Mr Chairman and men and women who in this convention represents the high and honest purpose of the peo- pie of all our country, l come forward to thank you from my heart for the honor you have conferred upon me. and to say that, of course. l accept. l have been president and I measure my words. when say l have seen and known much of life, l hold if by far the greater honor and the greatest that has ever come to me to be called by you to the leadership for the time being of this great move- ment in uhe interests of the American people
 And my friends, wish ig was to say how deeply sensitive l am to tho
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