The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-08
PLANNING
WHIRLWIND
CAMPAIGN
Roosevelt Is Delighted" With
the Outcome
He VIII Make Extensive Speak.
ing Tour Of West
Johnson VIII Make a Similar
Tour In the East

Chicago, H., Aug. S.-Theodort
Roosevelt, former president of the
United States and Hiram w. Johnson,
governor of California, were formally
nominated president and vice presi-
dent respectively of the new progress
sive party late yesterday afternoon:
Chicago, Aug. 8.-Roosevelt, the
presidential nominee of the new pro-
gressive national party and the active
managers of the progressive cam
paign, remained in Chicago today, al
though most of the delegates to the
third party's first national convention
had started for their homes. The
members Of the notification committee
appointed by the various state dele
gates, also remained in the city, to-
gether with members of the progress
sive national committee.
The notification committee MEM
bers will meet Roosevelt and Johnson,
the progressive vice presidential nom
inee. at a reception arranged for their
honor. The notification ceremonies
actually took place last evening at the
Coliseum. when the two heads of the
ticket appeared before the cheering
throngs at the national convention to
accept the recently made nominations.
The members of the national COM
mitttee planned to hold an important
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conference last night, when Dixon was
selected as chairman and o. K. Davis,
of Washington, d. c., was named Sec
retary Davis who was in charge Of
the progressive publicity during the
pre-conyention campaign WAS gem
eral secretary of the national con-
Vention. .r n
Roosevelt, who repeatedly expressed
his satisfaction at the outcome Of the
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New York at $3.50 this afternoon. He
will rest at Oyster Bay until the be-
ginning of the campaign, when he will
tour all of the western states and
make speeches for the new cause,
while Johnson is doing the same thing
in the eastern states.
The progressiVes launched their ac-
tive campaign plans with a vim. Some
Of the state delegations to the conven-
tion did not wait until they had re-
turned to their homes to begin the
work of organization Of their states.
Wisconsin and other delegations met
Immediately after the adjournment of
the convention and selected a state
chairman and state secretary and a
state executive committee.
In several cases the leaders teIe-
graphed orders before departing from
Chicago for the beginning Of active
campaign work.
The spirit and enthusiasm generated
during the last three days at the con-
vention hall were dominant at the var
ious meetings and conferences held to-
day. and everywhere were heard ex-
pressions of confidence in the outlook
for the new party.
Miss Jane Adams, of Chicago, ana
other suffrage leaders were among the
ones who expressed more than hope
for the progressives in the fall cleo
ton. Many predicted the aid of suf
fragists would be one of the biggest
factors in the final determination of
the presidential contest
Calls Friend Wolf.
Roosevelt was the center of lively
group, when the committee arrived at
his hotel today. The colonel espied
an old friend in the crowd and added
to the political menagerie by designat-
ing his friend "a big wolf" Come
here you big wolf" the colonel added.
as he grasped his friend, Albert Bur-
ton, of Wyoming, by the hand.