The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-08
BOTH NOMINEES ARE
PRESENT AT THE TIME
Many Seconding Speeches Are Made.
Roosevelt and Johnson Both Ac-
cept on the Spot, Doing Away
With Formal Ceremonies


choice for vice president
Marking a new departure in the pro-
ceedings Of national convention, the two
candidates Immediately were informally
notified of their nomination ard In the
midst of deafeping cheers appeared before
the delegates 10 voice their acceptance to
pledge their best efforts to the coming
campaign.
For several hours during the afternoon
and early evening, the big throng In the
Coliseum had listened to few of ora
tory in nomination and seconding
speeches in which the dominant note ex-
pressed was the belief that victory would
come to the new party in the November
elections.
RAYMOND Robbins of Illinois pledged a
10000 majority for the national ticket in
Illinois, and Clifford Pinchot 100000 ma
tority for Colonel Roosevelt and Cover
nor johnson in his home state OF Penn
sylvania These statements were cheered
! TO the echo.
( Named Progressive Party
The party formally christened itself
.srhe Progressive Party leaving out the
preface, National" by which it has here
tofore been known, but provisions were
made at the convention of Real pro
gressives in any of the states, by whatever
name they should be locally designated
because of state laws
The convention adjourned at TIA p. m.
with the delegates singing the "Dcxology'
in big voice. During the,4hree days 1t
was there not a single roll call nor a
ballot taken. The delegates asked no
such formaHties either in placing their
candidates in nomination or in voting for
them There was not voice or opposition
either to Colonel Roosevelt or Governor
Johnson The delay in nominating them
was due to the large number of second
ing speeches allowed.
AS has always been the case In national
1clitical conventions, the bulk of the
h work of the progressive gathering was
carried on in the committees. The only
semblence OF conflict OF opinion on the
floor was a brief debate today as to
whether an hours recess should be taken
The point was NOT material, but, as one
delegate expressed 1t, sWc just had to
fight about something to make 1t regu-
lar convention.
Trouble With Platform
There was sharp discussion, however.
in several committee meetings and no lit
tie difficulty in agreeing on the plat
form Colonel Roosevelt worked with the
SUBJ committee in charge OF the platform
until late shis afternoon going over its
work and vigorously helping to mould the
draft which at least proved ascertable TO
him.
The platform did not take up the me-
gro question. In this connection one OF
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that of f. r, Glede of New York. ne
gro Glede declared negroes had faith In
the new party; faith that it would do all
in its power to right the wrongs,
Miss Jane Adams of Hullhouse, Chi
cago, was among those who seconded
Colonel Roosevelt, and she was enthus-
iastically greeted The new party for
mally placed itself on record as favoring
equal suffrage, and further recognized the
suffragette movement by providing for
four women members at large on the ma
tional committee.
The Coloneps Speech
Colonel Roosevelt in his speech of ac-
eeptance said:
Mr., Chairman and men and women,
who in this convention represent the high
and honest purpose of the people of all
of our country, | come forward to thank
You from my heart for the honor you have
entered upon me, and to say that of
course | accept. | have been President
and | measure my words when l say
have seen and known much of life, / hold
il by far the greatest honor and the
greatest opportunity that has ever come
TO me to be called by you to the leader
~ship for the time being of this great
movement In the interest of the American
people
And friends, wish now to say how
deeply sensitive am to the way in which
n
tell those who proposed and seconded my
nomination that | appreciate 1t to the full
significance of having such men and such
woman put me in nomination; and |
wish to thank the convention for having
provided me the running mate 1t has
given.
Praise for Johnson
Il have peculiar feeling toward Gov
ernor Johnson. Nearly two years ago
1 after the elections of 1910, when what l
mad striven to accomplish In New York
had come to nothing, and when my
friends, the enemy, exulted-possibly pre-
Il maturely-oyer what had befallen me
Governor Johnson. in the flush of his own
triumph, having just won out, wrote me
letter which / shall hand on to nv
children, because of what the letter con-
tanned, and because of the man who
wrote II: letter of trust and belief, a
letter or ardent championship from the
toward his comrade who at the moment
had been struck down.
I'm Governor johnson we have a man
whose every word is made good by the
deeds that ne has done. The man who as
the dead Of a great state has practically
allied in that state for the benefit of the
people of that state the principles which
we intend to apply throughout the union
as a whole We have nominated the onlv
type of man who ever ought to be nomi.
mated for the vice presidency, we have
nominated a man fit at the moment 10 be
President of the United States.
Friends. have come here merely IN
thank you from the bottom OF INV hearr
for the honor you have conferred upon
me and TO say I appreciate, as I know
you meant 1t. For the greatest chance
the greatest gift that can be given n
any man is the opportunity II he has
the stuff in him. to do something thar
counts in the interesss of the common
good.
II appreciate to the full the burden
Of responsibility. the burden that YOU
have put upon me. I appreciate to the
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