The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-08
Progressive Party N a me-
Roosevelt and Johnson AL
Candidates Before People 4
BOTH KICK LOOSE
FROM OLD PARTX
In Accepting Nomin a tioil
They Hurl Themselves Out
side Breastworks of
Republican Party
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE.

CHICAGO, August After draw
ing with his own hand a platforn
that eight years ago he would havN
denounced as incendiary and anarchists
tic, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, o.
Oyster Bay, \. Y. was tonight nomt~}
mated for president of the United
States by the newly born progressiv
party. Hiram w. Johnson, the encf
getic progressive governor of Califor
mia, was nominated for viee-president
Both were named by reclamation.
Both hurled themselves outside TIL
breastworks OF the Republican party
when they accepted the nomination.
which they did ten minutes afte
johnson had been acclaimed as TIL
convention choice for second place O.
tho ticket.
New Party Is Born.
Thus two former valiant RepubItl
cans. grasping hands across the con-
tinent go forth from Armageddu1
to battle, Roosevelt for third teri
In the White House, Johnson for tlf1
seat now held by the Hon. Jim ShefS#
man, of Utica The tumult and thu
shouting have died. The delegates and
alternates have departed. A new
party, standing on a platform which,
promises everybody everything, ana
whose only sound features are hfte6@
bodily from that of the Independence
party Of four years ago. has been put
on wabbly feet Whether 1t will learlS
to walk by election time dependMa
chiefly on the personal popularity oGk
Theodore Roosevelt who alone Is res
sponsible for It's existence.
Today's proceedings. which COM
pressed the whole actual business O.
the convention into few crowdo4s
hours, were but the echo of the Re-
publican convention of June. The
two nominees selected by the YninorftSss
Of that convention were named todayS@
The men who were forcibly prevente68
from running that convention. ran
this one. Even the nominatfn3a
speeches, conned by rote for delivery
In June. were delivered today. WilliaM453
Prendergast. of New York. who hAM&
been chosen to nominate Roosevelt tE&#
June. today for the first time had the
chance to deliver the address which,
for eight weeks he had carried g.
the tablets OF his memory.
Repression was not one OF the feaa
lures of the oratory that skyrocketo1
about the Coliseum, from 11:30 in tn
morning. till at night Rooseyo1
was nominated and seconded by ha1
dozen of the nations most euphen1n
tic boosters. who described him Al TIL
embodiment Of all the human virtn6
that as yet have been invented. Pres
dergast, referring from time to ttn0
TO the faces OF Washington. Jeffern0G
and Lincoln. the Eoosevelts OF tha51
little times, which were borne on TN
convention badge, described him N
ally as defying the raging, warrix
elements like the legitimate bulwaxl
OF the ciiffs-'that lion-hea.rted cJ&
zen. Theodore Roosevelt" PrenderE1
oil lad II H. L..
brother of the race" which mOv@
one OF The rejected negro deleeMx
from Florida. to observe, He -
no brrdder OBJ de cuilud race"
Superior to Lincoln. sa8
Judge Ben b. Lindsay, who SWaN
and swung like reed ina gale -
spoke. allowed that not even Abraho
Lincoln. himself, had so we'll
served the gratitude of the riGhfaG
and the hatred OF the unrighteou6z
Roosevelt. Alexander Hamilton O.
the first reactionary) thanked a
that there had been a Dixie land.
cause 1t had given birth to Roo6
velts mother. Hamilton came frG
Georgia, and has long gray loci
which he shook as he spoke to O.
phasize his eloquence.
Only Jane Adams, of Hull Hou1
spoke earnestly and clearly. wtth0
oratorical fourishes. or campaiS
buncombe In seconding the nom1n
ton.
When Miss Adams had con0lu<
big yellow banner was brought
her. and for minute she held II
while the delegates and spect41S
cheered and sang. Then she
borne down the steps and abOut
hall by the Illinois delegation. It
the most genuine and most improm
demonstration OF the day.
Another incident that stood e.
was the address Of Colonel 4.
Lloyd, of Florida, a Confederate u
eran of great age, who had lost
arm In the war, and received To-
the sorry compensation OF four
eral bullets In his body. Lloyd
escorted to the stand by 0anG
Horatio G. King. Of New York.
had preceded him. For second
two men stood together. King.e
around Lloyd. touching picturS
blue and gray that aroused real
thusiasm.
Henry Allen, of Kansas. one "
live wires who has answered the n
tion as to what is the matter with
Commonwealth. finished the tm1l
for T. r. Allen glorified in the
sas primary victory lately reC0T
and assured the delegates that
would be nothing the matter
Kansas from Roosevelt point On
in Noys mber. He expressed thu
ion that seldom in Its history III
world been so fortunate an on t1
Theodore Roosevelt was born
At SAT. all the speaking ttme
spent. S.enator Beveridge. WkxH
been made permanent chairu5&
the convention at the beginnfn
the vote TO nominate ROnA&NG
accla nation. under suspension
rules
If anybody voted NO. ~
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