The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-26
TAFT RE-N0MNATED ON FIRST BALLOT WITH Sol VOTES
ROOSEVELT MADE NOMINEE
Of PROGRESSIVE PARTY

York or the United States Senator In
Massachusetts, but to carry out the
mandate of the people to nominate
Theodore Roosevelt who ny fraud has
been robbed of that which was his.
We delegates, free and untrammeied.
have come here to nominate him to-
night
The words brought the great audi.
ence to its feet with a shout and for
some time there was an uproar of
applause. Johnson described the cam
paign of Roosevelt against the bosses
and said the delegates assembled pro-
posed "to see Roosevelt get his re-
ward" He then introduced Senator
Clapp, who read the resolution nomi-
mating Roosevelt, which was adopted
with cheers. The resolution was az
follows:
Nominating Resolution
1--WE. the delegates and alternates to
the republican national convention,
representing clear majority Of the
voters of the republican party in the
nation and representing a clear ma
jority of the delegates and alternates
legally elected to the convention. In
meeting assembled, make the follow
ing declarations:
1--WE were delegated by a majority
of the republican voters of our re-
spectve districts and states to nomi-
nate Theodore Roosevelt in the re-
publican national convention az the
candidate of our party for president,
and thereby carry out the will of the
voters as expressed at the primari es
We have earnestly and conscientiously
striven to execute the commission en-
trusted t. us by the party voters. For
five days we have been denied justice
in the national convention. This re-
suit has been accomplished by this
action of the now defunct national
committee in placing upon the pre-
| liminary roll of the convention and
thereby seating upon the floor of thu
convention a sufficient number OF
lfraudulently elected delegates to con-
| troll the proceedings of the convention.
These fraudulent delegates, once seat
| ed, have by concerted action with one
another put themselves upon the per-
mHnent roll, where they constitute In.
fuences sufficient to control the con-
lvention and defeat the will Of the
party as expressed at the primaries.
We have exhausted every known
means to hold off this conspiracy and
Ito prevent this. We were sent to this
convention bearing the most specific
Instructions 10 PLACE Theodore Roose-
welt IN nom Il I'll as the candidate Of
our party e = dent, and we there
fore Aeen, - IL our duty to carry
out these 81 tetiars in the only
Ip tTti \ aAI feasible way remaining
Zen to us.
lAe'eiose, be. it resolved. that we,
- = e entinp tha majority of the
the republican party and Of
1t's5ates and flternates legally
= to the national republican con-
- ri in compliance. with our in
,ans from the party voters, here
nrl aate Theodore Roosevelt as
lat'a.e { our party for the Of.
a. ~ * Gent of the United States,
4, al apon him to accept such
IN in compliance with the
twill 81 lie party voters.
,And be it further resolved, that the
committee be appointed by the chair
man, which is to forthwith notify
Colonel Roosevelt of the action we
have taken and request him to appear
before us in this hall as soon as con.
venient''
Teddy Met by Cheers
The proceedings We're well under
way when Roosevelt appeared on the
stage at the mass meeting. The crowd
went wild with enthusiasm. The men
flung their hats in the air and the
women tossed their gloves and fans
about. The cheering was deafening
and it was some time before order was
restored. When Roosevelt concluded
there was a wild rush for the platform
and a score dashed for the leaves Of
the colone's manuscript where he had
dropped them.
Governor Johnson dismissed the
meeting after calling the delegates to
meet tomorrow afternoon. The speech
nominating Roosevelt was made by
Comptroller Prendergast of New
York and the seconding sneerb woe
made by William Draper Lewis of the
University of Pennsylvania Lewis
delivered the speech tonight he had
prepared for the republican conven-
ton.
Mr.. Prendergast then made thu
nominating speech. Dean Lewis fol.
lowed PreHdergast. seconding the
nomination of Roosevelt.