The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-06-27
new PROGRESSIVE
PARTY IS FORMED
ROOSEVELT MEN, DEFEATED IN
TAFT CONVENTION, HOLD A
SECOND CONVENTION.
ROOSEVELT NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT
Ex-President Favors Organization of
Third Party and Will Accept Nom-
nation at Its Hands.


Former President Theodore Roose-
welt was nominated for president on
an independent ticket at Chicago Sat
urday night in the dying hours of the
republican national convention in
which he had met defeat. The fol-
lowers Of Col. Roosevelt gathered in
Orchestra hall, less than a mile from
the Coliseum, and pledged their sup
port to the former president.
In accepting, Col. Roosevelt appeal
ed to the people of all sections regard
less Of party affiliations to stand with
the founders of the new party, n 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 ececting a temporary
organization. The work Of %organiza-
ton will be pushed forward rapidly
state by state.
Later, probably early In August, 1t
is intended that a national convention
shall be he'd.
Co. Roosevelt in accepting the nomi-
nation said he did SO on the under
standing that he would willingly step
aside if it We're the desire of the new
party when organized to select another
candidate.
The following resolution was intro
duced and was adopted:
1--WE, delegates and alternates Of the
republican national convention repre-
senting a clear majority OF the voters
of the republican party in the nation.
and representing a clear majority Of
the delegates and alternates legally
elected to the convention, in meeting
assembled, make the following declara-
ton:
1--WE are delegated by a majority Of
the republican voters of our respec-
tive districts and states to nominate
Theodore Roosevelt in the republican
national convention as the candidate
OF our party for president, and there
by carry out the will Of the voters as
expressed at the primaries. We have
earnestly and ~consientiously striven
to execute the commission entrusted
to us by the party voters.
For five days We have been denied
justice in the national convention.
This result has been accompanied by
the action of the now dcfunct national
committee IT. placing upon the prelim-
mary roll OF the convention and there
by seating upon the floor Of the o
v%ention, a sufficient number of fraudu-
lently elected delegates to control the
proceedings OF the convention. These
fraudulent delegates, once seated,
have by concerted action with one
another put themselves upon the per
manent roll where they constitute an
influence sufficient to control the o
vention n defeat the will Of the
party as expressed at the primaries.
I'VE have exhausted every known
means to head off this conspiracy and
to prevent this fraud upon the popu-
lar will, but without success. We
the most specific instructions to place
Theodore Roosevelt in nomination as
the candidate of our party for presi.
dent, and We therefore deem it to be
our duty to carry out these instruc-
tons in the only practical and feast
BILE way remaining open to us.
Therefore, be it resolved, that we,
representing the majority Of the voters
Of the republican party and of the
delegates and alternates legally elect
ed to the national republican conven-
ton, in compliance with our instruc.
tons from the party voters, hereby
nominate Theodore Roosevelt as the
candidate of our party for the Office of
president Of the United States and
We call upon him to accept such nomi-
nation in compliance with the will of
the party voters;
"And, be it further resolved, that a
committee be appointed by the chair,
to forthwith notify Colonel Roosevelt
Of the action here taken, and request
him to appear before us in this hall
as soon as convenient"
The delegates and ~alternates and
the large audience of Roosevelt shout
ers adopted the resolution with a ire
mendous outburst Of applause. It