The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
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Utica, N. Y.-This is Sherman Day
in Utica, and the whole city is turn
ing out, with thousands of visitors,
to see it's leading citizen informed
he was chosen a second time as vice
presidential candidate of the repub-
lican party. The honor never before
was given twice to the same man by
the republicans. Senator Sutherland
of Utah, was on hand early to deliver
the formal notification.
Utica, n. Y.-Accepting the re-
publican denomination for vice pres
ident, James Sherman this afternoon
in part said:
"You bear the commission OF the
convention which met in Chicago i'll
June. That convention declared
anew our fidelity to the historic re-
publican party. our purpose to carry
forward the work it has SO we'll done
and to promise further the prosperity
and progress of the United States,
The annals of American parties do
not record the proceedings OF poll
tical gathering conducted with more
openness, fairness, deliberation,
sobriety and worthy purpose, than
that for which you speak.
mot deceived by the clamor of
those who attempted to bolster up
claims without basis by hundreds of
contests resting on a foundation so
flimsy that in the light of investiga-
tion most of them melted away like
snow in a furnace heat, and were re-
iected by quite or nearly an unanim-
Gus vote, the convention adopted a
platform that rings true for patriot
ism, and constitutional government,
and worthily bestowed a re-nomina-
ton Oh our present chief executive.
your gentlemen notify me that the
convention named me as the party s
candidate for vice president. Our
party has never before conferred a
second nomination for that office
upon any man.
Opponents Divided.
Fortunate are We republicans that
our opponents are divided into two
camps, rivalling each other in their
efforts to excel in distributing the
civic and economic disorder in the
country. The new party thrusts it.
self into the vacuum left by the
phantoms of other third parties which
have passed into oblivion. Oblivion
too, awaits it. The democratic party
in the nation has many times de-
feated the republican party in Aug
ust, but only twice has it done so in
November.
THE democratic candidate, Mr.
Wilson, is Bryan and Parker over
again, without the oratory of the one
or the legal training of the other
l h,,+ a r.
of both seemingly intensified. 1t il
not unkind to discern that Wilson il
a pedagogue, not a statesman
Sherman than quoted at lengtl
from Wilson 5, history of the Unite'
States, to show the governors al
legged attitude on the immigration
Iquestion and his alleged declaration
that Chinese were preferable to som
European immigrants.
Attacks Roosevelt.
Turning to the Bull Moose move
ment, Sherman said:
THE country witnessed a conven
tion held in Chicago two weeks ag
in which there was no roll cali Q
delegates, no ballots cast; in whic
red bandanas were preferred to tn
Stars and Stripes; where the seen
was scarlet overmuch, like the fla
of anarchy. The unquestioned mas
ter of the situation was greeted b
his satellites as an inspired leade
, and the irrelevance which fell froI
. many lips showed itself in the chat
man.
Its right to rule was recognize
: and proclaimed.
g They abuse the Payne-Aldric
l tariff law without stint and withol
: reason. The tariff act has closed n
factory; has put out the fire in Il
: furnace; has thrown no mechanic {
: laborer out of employment. 1t h;
! kept wide open the home markets f.
I the product of the farm and factory