The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-08
ROOSEVELT WILL SPEAK
THROUGHOUT THE WEST
While Gov. Johnson, His Run
ming Mate, Will Be Sent In
to the East t----RooseveIt Ex-
presses Great Pleasure at
Outcome of Convention.

Chicago, Aug. S.--Theodore Roosevelt
and the active members of the Progress
siye campaign remained here to-day, fol
lowing the close of the Progressive con
vention, which last night nominated
Roosevelt for president and Governor
johnson of California for vice president
The members of the notification com
mittee, appointed by the state delega
tions, also remained and met Roosevelt
and Johnson at reception.
Col. Roosevelt, who repeatedly ex-
pressed his satisfaction at the outcome
of the convention, will leave for New
York this afternoon and will rest at 0ys.
ter Bay until the beginning of the cam.
I, paign, when he will tour all the western
states and make speeches, while johnson
is doing the same thing in the eastern
states. The leaders of the party to-day
planned to decide a location for head.
quarters and map out speaking tours by
well-known Progressives and arrange
financial plans.
Chicago, Aug. s.-Singing Coward
Christian Soldiers" and the Battle
Hymn Of the Republic the delegates
to the first national convention OF the
new Progressive party last night ac.
claimed Col. Theodore Roosevelt of New
York as their candidate for presid ent
and governor Hiram w. Johnson of Cal
ifornia as their choice for vice-pres-
dent.
Marking a new departure in the pro-
ceedings of national conventions, the two
candidates Immediately were informally
notified of their nomination and in the
midst of deafening cheers appeared be-
fore the delegates to voice their accept
ance and to pledge their best efforts in
the coming campaign.
For several long hours during the aft
ernoon and early evening. the big throng
in the Coliseum had listened to a flow
OF oratory in nominating and seeonding
speeches, in which the dominant note ex-
pressed was the belief that victory would
come to the new party in the November
elections. Raymond Robbins of Illinois
pledged a 100000 majority for the ma
tional ticket in Illinois and Clifford Pin
chot predicted a 100000 majority for
Colonel Roosevelt and Governor johnson
in his home state of Pennsylvania. These
statements were cheered to the echo.
The party formally ehristened itself
the Progressive party leaving out the
prefix national" by which it has here
tofore been known, but provision was
made for the recognition of "reap pro-
gressives in any of the states, by what
ever name they should be locally desg-
mated, because of state laws.
The convention adjourned at 1924 p. m.
with the delegates singing the Doxology"
in lusty voice. During the three days it
was in session. there was not single
roll call nor ballot taken. The dele
yoo oolr nJ a,f
in placing their candidates in nomina-
tion or in voting for them. There was
not voice of opposition, either to Colo
mel Roosevelt or Governor Johnson. The
delay in nominating them was due to
the large number of seconding speeches
allowed.
AS has always been the case in ma
tional political conventions, the bulk of
the work of the Progressive gathering
was carried on in the committees. Colo
mel Roosevelt worked with the sub-com-
mittee in charge of the platform until
late yesterday afternoon, going over its
work of the two previous days and
nights; and vigorously helping to mould
/ the draft which at last proved accepta-
/ BILE to him. The platform did not take
up the negro question.
IN tHls connection one OF tne interest
ing seconding speeches of the day was
that of F. II. Gleed, negro. Gleed de-
clared that the negroes had faith in the
new party; faith that it would do all
in its power to right the wrongs of the
race.
Miss Jane Adams of Hull house, Chi
cago, was among those who seconded
Colonel Roosevelt, and she was enthusi-
astically greeted. The new party form
ally placed itself on record as favoring
equal suffrage and further recognized
the sufrragist movement by providing for
four women members-at- large on the ma
tional committee.
Roosevelt's Speech of Acceptance.
Col Roosevelt, in his speech of ac.
ceptance, said in part:
'Mr. Chairman. and men and women
who in this convention represent the high
and honest purpose of the people of all
OF our country: | come forward to
thank you from my heart for the honor
you have conferred upon me and to say
that of course l accept. | have been
president and | measure my words when
| say that | have seen and known much
of life, hold it by far the greatest
honor and the greatest opportunity that
has ever come to me to be called by YOU
to the leadership for the time-being of |