The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-12
'vaokuk Branch, At First Meet
ing, Started Infant Party
on It's Way Last
Night.
!,
PEACE DOVE IS PRESENT
e 81 !.
harmonious Gathering Decid-
ed to Seek Nomination Of
Roosevelt and Named
Delegates.

OSA08 6t00s
4se II resolved by this meeting
h.re assembled, that we re-affIrm
~ sincere belief In the trainers Of
A. constitution, that this be gov
eminent Of the people, for the people,
IA BY ttS people.
m sss II further resolved, that In
NV 81 the erwheImine republican
a,lOrlty lover 2,ooo,ooo) that Theo-
IL Roosevelt received over William
III Ii the thirtsen great republican
;t,tes where preferential primaries
w.re held, and that Taft's renomIna.
i ZION was secured by corrupt party
bosses and the theft Of delegates at
/ ~ Chicago convention, and is ther.-
4 lore, not In the sense Of the constItu-
( don the repubsican partys legal
Aomnee. =
sHe II further resolved, that In
/. view 81 the foregoing, and believing
4 ,hat the same ratio Of pluraIItIes
would have been maintained through.
3 .,us the various states for Theodore
Roosevelt, had there been preferential
q primaries held, we therefore resent
ills high.ha ded attempt Of the I'm
t.rests' for selfish motives to trampie
under foot the wishes and welfare Of
The American people.
aHe il further resolved that we
heartily endorse Theodore Rooseveis
for president, believing him the right
I'LL nominee, and a true and fearless
friend Of the American people, ard
pledge ourselves to secure his eIec-
tlon.'
, With the dove OF peace firmly en-
sconced in the district court, room,
the third great American political
party which 1t is now claimed had its
birth at the recent Chicago national
convention, took on material form in
this city last night when about 100
opponents of what they were pleased
to term Abraham Lincolnism," con
Mentioned at the court house and took
forward steps for the permanent or.
ganization of this third great party,
which. as Theodore Roosevelt has in.
timated, will probably be known as
the National PROGRESSIVE party
the 100 representative citizens pres
ent last night who have been allied
With the republican party for years,
we're Theodore Roosevelt men unani-
n1ously But. before making the leap
which severed them from the G. O.
II they took the necessary precaution
70 not bind themselves to any partic-
tlar candidate. showing a determine
tlon to stand by the man named al
the coming Chicago convention, al
though it was plainly evident that
tAfse present were very much desir
tps Of following the hero of San Juan
HUI and the sage of Oyster Bay.
Resolutions as Basis for Procedure.
The foregoing act Of resolutions ir
which the Keokuk branch OF the
National Progressive party Ii
pledged to secure, If possible, the
nomination OF Theodore Roosevelt
were drawn by DR.. James Cochrane
and were adopted unanimously after
tnelr presentation. The author Of
tne resolutions explained that the sci
OF resolutions would give the Keokuh
wing Of the new party working
nasls, and at the same time would
snow to the people the principles te
oe fought for Attorney Ballingel
also explained that working basis
was an absolute necessity and that
70 the Cochrane resolutions would
very naturally conform the rest Of the
work made necessary by the forma
non of the new party.
Westcott the Chairman.
When the meeting was called &c
order, Sam c. Westcott was named
as temporary chairman of the organi
nation, and l. H. Ayes, Jr.. as the sec
retary, and then the convention waf
on The first thing after the selec
lion of the oHot~o,ov boud oorrotapv 4