The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-23
THIRD PARTY NAMES TEDDY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN NATIONAL CONVENTION HOLD MEETING
 AT ORCHESTRA HALL.
ROOSEVELT IS NOMINATED
Enthusiastic Delegations from Twenty two States Break Away from Republican Convention and
 Reorganize.

Chicago June 22-Former Pres ident Theodore Roosevelt was nom
 mated for president on an independent
 ticket in the dying hours of the Re- | publican national convention in which | he had met defeat. Followers of
 Colonel Roosevelt gathered in Orches-
 tra Hall, less than mile from the Coliseum, and pledged their support
 to the former president
 In accepting the nomination, Colo ne Roosevelt appealed to the people of all sections regardless of party affiliations, to stand with the found CTS of the new party,N 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 ;o effect a temporary organization. Be- ginning tomorrow when call Is sa be issued for a state convention in Illinois, the work Of organizing will
 be pushed rapidly. state by state. At
 later time, probably in August, it is intended that a national convention shall be held Colonel Roosevelt. in accepting the nomination tonight. said he did so in understanding that he would willingly step aside if 1t
 should be the desire of the new party
 when organized, to select another standard bearer.
 The speech nominating Colonel Roosevelt was made by Comptroller
 Mm. A. Prendergast, of New York, who was to have presented the eele-
 nel's name to the convention. Dean
 Vim. Draper Lewis. of the University
 of Pennsylvania law school, who Was
 to make one of the seconding speech es, delivered the address which he 1 had prepared for the Republican con vention
 Representatives of 22 states com posed the notification committee
 which informed Colonel Roosevelt of his nomination. and in sense stood
 as sponosr for the movement. The committee consisted of Comptroller . A. Prendergast of New York, Meyer Lissner of California, former Congressman Richmond Pearson of
 North Carolina. Frank Knox of Mich
 igan, Matthew Hall of Massachusetts. J R. Garfield, Ohio, David Browning
 Kentucky, Everard Bierer Jr Utah.
 Walter Thompson Vermont, Oscar k.
 Hundley Alabama, Judge Ben B Lind
 sey Colorado, Anasea na...n M Mss.si.ss.-e
 sota, Judge Stevens Iowa, Iudge Low der North Dakota, Wm. Allen White Kansas, John C. Greenway Arizona. Ex-Governor John Franklin Fort New Jersey, Col E. c. Darlington Mary land Pearl Wight Louisiana. Lorenzo Dow Washington, Walter Clyde Jones Illinois. and Frank Frantz Oklahoma
 The first persons admitted. to the
 hall were those wearing large red badges with the words National Re
 publican Compliments of Roosevelt National Committee The wearers were the esteamroledp dele -sets, who were excluded from tho
 ReSs >lican national convention.
 Among the early arrivals were 3 Of the "steamrolled" delegates from
 Florida and several from Michigan. lincluding the six Roosevelt delegas ses at large.
 The meeting, late in starting, was delayed by the regular delegates 10 the convention at the Coliseum who remained until their states had been | called on the presidential nomsaa ton All the delegates instructed for
 Roosevelt wished to record their re- fusal to vote in the Taft convention.
 Police had difficulty in handling the | throng. The crowd extended for
 blocks in line four deep.
 Governor Hiram w Johnson oi
 California, who presided at the con vention, arrived early with Clifford Pinchot, former chief forester; Amos
 Pinchot and Governor Robert F. Bass
 of New Hampshire. Governor John son. the most belligerent of all she antiTaft leaders. who was the first to leave the Republican convention fo- cay after the credentials committee report had been adopted. announced that the arrival of delegates would be delayed.
 Among other Roosevelt champions
 to arrive was E. c. Darlington. of
 Baltimore. leader in the Maryland
 Roosevelt campaign: Robert c. Mo-
 vario, of Cleveland, O.. who painted the portrait of Roosevelt. which was suspended in the rear of the stage:
 Frank Knox of Michigan, secretary oI the state committed: Harry A
 March and D. C. Henderson, of Ohio: William Finn. of Pittsburg. recently resigned from the Republican national committee. Francis j. afIIGfisy, Of s.;:s= ss;:sss ifornias Alexander F. Moore. PennsvI
 yania; James k. Garfield of Ohio. and Senator Dixon of Montana, Mir Roose~
 yeat's manager. |. the pre- convention campaign.
 Just before Governor Johnson call ed the meeting to order the crowd sang patriotic songs, and initiated steamrolier. When news of the nom nation of Mir Taft reached the haH.9 Ian the Roosevelt leaders seemed l pleased. The information that Vsen