Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-07-04

By-Teddy Will Take Nomination.
Chicago President Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated Saturday
night for president on an independent
ticket in the dying hours of the repub-
lican national convention in which he
met defeat The followers of Colonel
Roosevelt met in Orchestra hall, less
than a mile from the Coliseum, and
pledged their support to the former
president.
In accepting the nomination Colonel
Roosevelt appealed to the people of all
sections, regardless of party affiliations,
to stand with the founders of the new
party, one of whose cardinal principles,
he said, was to be, "Thou shalt not
steal. -
The informal nomination of Colonel
Roosevelt was said to be chiefly for the
purpose of affecting temporary organi-
zation. Beginning tomorrow, when
call is to be issued for a state conven-
ton in Illinois, the work Of organiza
ton will be pushed rapidly forward,
state by state.
At later time, probably early in
August, it is intended to hold a national
convention.
Colonel Roosevelt, in accepting the
nomination, said he did so with the
understanding that he would be willing
to step aside if it should be the desire
of the new party when organized to Sc
lect another standard bearer.
Cheers Greet Roosevelt.
The proceedings were well under way
when Colonel Roosevelt appeared on
the stage at the massmeeting. The
crowd went wild with enthusiasm. Men
flung their hats in the air and women
tossed their gloves and fans about
Cheering was deafening, and it was
some time before order was restored.
When Roosevelt concluded his speech
there was wild rush for the platform
and a score of men scrambled for the
leaves of the colonel's manuscript
where he had dropped them.
The cheers almost drowned out the
DldIt OIL inc DdHus NulNh So-CN"-J
continued to play "There II Be Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight
Governor johnson dismissed the meet
ing after calling upon the delegates to
meet Sunday
81 know it is Sunday" he said,
"but our work is holy work. -
The speech nominating Roosevelt was
w A DrpnHpr-
CAST of New York, who was to have
presented the colonel's name to the
convention. William Draper Lewis of
the University of Pennsylvania law
school, who was to make one of the
seconding speeches, made the address
which he had prepared for the republl-
can convention.
Notification Committee.
Representatives of % states COM
posed the notification committee which
informed Colonel Roosevelt of his noml-
nation and in a sense stood as sponsors
for the movement. The committee con-
sisted of Comptroller w. A. Prender-
CAST, New York; Meyer Lisner, Cali
fornia; former Representative Rich
mond Pearson, North Carolina; Frank
Knox, Michigan; Matthew Hale, Mas
sachusetts; j. r. Garfield, Ohio; David
Browning, Kentucky; Everard Bierer
Jr., Utah; Walter Thompson, Vermont;
Judge Oscar r. Hundley, Alabama;
Judge Ben b. Lindsey, Colorado; An
drew Rhein, Minnesota; Judge Stevens
Iowa; Judge Lowder, North Dakota
William Allen White, Kansas; John u
Greenway, Arizona; Ex-Governor John
Franklin Fort, New Jersey; Colonel T.
G. Darlington, Maryland; Pearl Wight
Louisiana; Lorenzo Dow, Washington;
Walter Clyde Jones, Illinois; Frank
Frantz, Oklahoma.
Roosevelt Family in Box
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Mich
olas Longworth, Miss Ethel, Kermit
and Archie Roosevelt arrived early and
occupied a box near the stage. WheI
the Roosevelt family appeared Mrs
Roosevelt and Mrs. Longworth waved
and smiled a welcome in recognition o.
the cheers.
When the hall had been packed the
entire audience rose and joined in sing
ing "America," after which the Roose
welt delegates greeted Governor John
son as he opened the formal part OF tn
meeting
''To any man with red blood IN NJ
veins" said Governor Johnson, ut
always a pleasure to fight fraud, ant
especially to fight a fraudulent eonven