The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-06-28
T.R. and THE new PARTY

Jus WIZ
was nominated for president on
an independent ticket tonight in
the dying hours of the republic
can national convention In which
he had met defeat. The followers
OF Col. Roosevelt gathered in Or
chessra hall, less than a mile
from the Coliseum, and pledged
their support to the former presi-
dent.
In accepting, Col. Roosevelt ap-
pealed to the people of all Sec
tons regardless to party afilia-
tons to stand with the founders
of the new party, III of whose
cardinal principles, he said, was
to be Thou shalt not steal"
The informal nomination OF Col.
Roosevelt was said to be chiefly
for the purpose OF e~ffecting "a
temporary niZatiOn. Begin
ming tomorrow, when a call is to
be issued for "A state convention
in Illinois, the work of OrganiZa
ton will be pushed forward rap
idly state by state.
Later, probably early in Aug
ust, it is intended that a national
convention shall be held.
Col. Roosevelt in accepting the
nomination tonight said he did
so on the understanding that he
would willingly step aside if it
were the desire of the new party
when organized to select another
candidate.
NOMINATING RESOLUTION.
The following nominating resolu-
ton was prepared before the con-
was ca led to order.
I'VE. delegates and a~lternates to
the republican national convention.
a clear majority of the
voters of the republican party in the
nation and representing a clear ma
jority of delegates and alternates leg
a. ly elected to the convention. in
assembled make the follow
ing declaration:
we were delegated by a majority
Of the republican voters of our res
pective districts and states to nomin-
oNS ~ III AS SRa1
lican national convention as the can
didate of u party for president and
carry out the will of the vot-
ers as expressed at the primary.
We hav earnestly and conscien-
striven to execute the commits
sion entrusted to us by the party vot-
erS.
For five days we nave been de-
justice in the national conven-
ton. This result has been accom-
plished by the now defunct national
in placing upon the pre-
liminary roh Of the convention and
seating upon the floor OF the
q sufficient numpor of
elected delegates to Goa
troll the proceedings of the convea-
ton. These fraudulent Y elected dale
gates, once seated, have by concert
ed action with one another put them
Upon the permanent roll where
they constituted influence sufficient to
the convention and defeat the
will of the party as expressed al the
means to hold of this conspiracy and
TO prevent lnlS ITduO upon TIC PV3o-
lar will, but without success
We were e to this convention
bearing the most specific instructions
to place Theodore Roosevelt in nom-
as the candidate Of our patty
for the presidency. and we therefore
deem it to be our duty to carry out
these instructions in the only prac-
tical and feasible way remaining open
us.
Therefore, be 1t resolved, that We.
representing a majority of the voters
Of the republican party and the dele
gates and alternates legally elected
to the national republican convention,
in compliance with our instructions
with the party voters hereby nomin-
Theodore Roosevelt as the candi
date of our party for the office or
president of the United States, and
we call upon him to accept such
nomination in compliance with the
will of the party voters.
And. be it f-rther reso we'd, thai
a committee be appointed by the CHAIR
to forthwith notify Col. Roosevelt OF
the action here taken and request him
appear before us in this hall as
DOR as convenient