The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-28
ROOSEVELT DELEGATES BOLT
HOLD MEETING IN ORCHESTRA HALL AND NOMI-
NATE THE COLONEL.
Colonel Walks Into Hall Rump Convention Name Him
Their Candidate for President

him to appear before us in this halD
as soon as convenient"
Roosevelt Accepts.
Col. Roosevelt, in replying to the
nomination, spoke as follows:
Gentlemen thank you for your
nomination, and in you | recognize
the lawfully elected delegates to the
Republican convention who represent
the overwhelming majority OF the vot-
ers who took part in the Republican
primaries prior to the convention, and
who represent the wish OF the ma
jority OF the lawfully elected mem
bers OF the convention. ] accept tn
nomination subject to but one con-
dition.
This has now become a contest
which cannot be settled merely along
the old party lines The principles
that are at stake are as broad and as
deep as the foundations Of our demo-
cracy itself. They are in no sense
sectional. They should appeal to all
honest citizens, east and west, north
and south; they should appeal to all
right thinking men, whether Repub-
licans or Democrats, without regard to-
their previous party affiliations.
Il feel that the time has come when
not only all men who believe in pro-
gressive principles, but all men who
believe in those elementary maxims
OF public and private morality which
must underlie every form OF sut>ess-
full free government should join in
one movement, Therefore, ask you to-
go to your several homes to find out
the sentiment of the people at home
and then again come together, sug-
gest by mass convention, to nominate
for the presidency progressive can
didate on a progressive platform, a
candidate and platform that will en-
able us to appeal to northerner and
southerner, easterner and westerner
Republican and Democrat alike, in the
name OF our common American citi-
zenship.
IF you wish me to make the run for
president OF the United States ! will
make 1t. even If only one state should
support me. The only condition
impose Is that you shall feel entiSely
free when you come together to sub
stitute any other man in my place IL
You deem II better for the movement,
and in such case will give him my
heartiest support"
New r. r. Party Is Launched.
Chicago, June 23.-The Roosevelt
third party men who have remained
here to discuss the organization of
their movementIa1Ga 2oaseyelt
got to work early this morning.
Gov. Hiram Johnson, of California,
who. for the present at least is the
coloneps chief lieutenant, was EN-.
powered by mass meeting of dele
gates and others to appoint a COM
mittee OF seven, which is to confer
with Col Roosevelt and prepare plan
and platform to be presented to the
boilers convention. No definite an
nouncement OF the plan was made to-
day and the date of the convention is,
still to be decided. II was rumored
that 1t might be held here in Chicago
on Aug. 3 and also that an attempt
might be made to call the Roosevelt
progressives together at Asbury Park.
In general, the plan seems to be
to utilize the Roosevelt machine in
states that the coAnel carried at the
primaries and in other states to pre-
sent complete progressive ticket.
In New York, for instance, IL the
plans talked for are carried out, there
will be progressive candidates for gov
ernor, congress and other elective Of
fees that may be open when the con-
test begins.