The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-06-25
Colonel Is Nominated
Amid IRE mendouS
Enthusiasm..A Accepts
Subject to Later
Action.
Chou Shalt Not Steal"
New Party's Motto,
Says Nominee---Ap-
peaIS to All Parties
for Support.

CHICAGO, June 23.-At monster
meeting held in the Orchestra Hall late
last night, following the adjournment
of the regular Republican convention,
the Progressive Party" was formally
organized, with Theodore Roosevelt as
its nominee for President. The organ
iaatiou was determined upon yesterday,
shortly after the converting Of the Re-
publican convention, when the Roose.
velters revolted against what they
termed the tyranny of the Taft major
ity.
The meeting was the climax of as
exciting week as this city, or any
other American city, has ever expert
enced. Following the adjournment sine
die of the regular convention, the Roos-
evelt delegates who had been seated
but who had refused to take any part
in the later proceedings, and the con-
tested Roosevelt delegates who had not
been passed by the national committee
or the credentials committee, numbering
over five hundred, marched to Orchestra
Hall, which had been all prepared for
their coming. Here they found the gal
leries already packed with cheering
thousands, who gave round after round
of applause as the various prominent
Roosevelters entered the hall.
Pleasure to Fight Fraud.
Governor johnson of California, who
walked out of the Republican conven-
ton early in the day and who was
the only physical boiler, called the
meeting to order, in his speech explain
ing what were the motives of the men
responsible for the gathering,
"Any man with red blood in his
veins always finds it pleasure to fight
fraud" he said, "and it is to fight
the greatest fraud ever perpetrated
upon the American people that we are
here
Senator Clapp of minnesota read
resolution that new political party,
to be known for the present as "The
Progressive Party be organized and
that the organization be followed by
the nomination of candidate for the
presidency. This was adopted amid
cheers.
Colonel Roosevelt was put in nomi-
nation by Pendergast, who in biting
speech against the treatment the Pro-
gressives had received in the Republic
can convention, suggested that a win
ming slogan for the new party would
be the Ten Commandments. His men
ton of Roosevelt g name brought forth
tumultous applause, which grew into a
roar when the nominee appeared, escort
ed to the hall by the notification com
mittee.
The applause of the meeting became
frenzied when Colonel Roosevelt an
nounced his willingness to be the party
leader and in his acceptance speech
appealed to all the people of America,
in all sections, regardless of their par
ty affiliations up to the present, to
stand with the founders of this new
party, one of whose cardinal principles
would be the Divine Commandment:
"Thou shalt not steal"
Ready to Step Aside.
The nomination of Colonel Roosevelt
in this informal manner was this morn
ing said to be chiefly for the purpose Of
effecting n temporary organization and
giving the adherents of the principles
of the Progressive party someone about
whom to rally.
This morning a formal call will be is
sued for a state convention in Illinois,
while the work of organization will be
pushed ahead rapidly in State after
State until the Union has been covered
and each State will have its regular
organization.
II is expected that this can all be
accomplished before the end of August,
when a national convention will be
called and the principles of the new
party formally enunciated in national
platform.
In his speech of acceptance, Colonel
Roosevelt said that he will step aside,
if, when fully organized, the new party
should desire to select n new standard
bearer for the campaign this fall.
At the Orchestra Hall meeting, there
were delegates taking part from TWEEN
ty.two States, representing every Sec
ton of the country.
Enthusiasm Unbounded.
Especial Cable to The Adyertiser)
CHICAGO, June 23 a m.).-At an
immense meeting, just adjourned, a
new Progressive party was formed,
which nominated Theodore Roosevelt,
Mr.. Roosevelt accepted eonditionally,
providing that future convention Tati-
fees the choice of the meeting The
enthusiasm WAS unbounded,
ATKINSON,
nIITTING pllNnup0WI TREEc