Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-08
ROOSEVELT AND Johnson.
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| onded Col Roosevelt and she was err
Enthusiastically greeted. The new par
| ty formally placed itself on record as
| favoring equal suffrage. and further
| recognized the suHragette movement
| by providing for four women members
at-laree on the National committee.
The coloneI's Acceptance.
Col. Roosevelt in his speech of ac-
| ceptance, said:
MIR. Chairman and men and women
who in this convention represent the
high and honest purpose of the people
of all Of cur 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 / meas
/ ure my words when | say, l have seen
and know much of life, | hold it by
far the greatest honor and the great
est opportunity that ever come to me
to be called ny you to the leadership
for the time being of this great move
ment in the interests of the American
people
And friends / wish now to say how
deeply sensitive | am to the way in
which the nomination has come to me.
and to tell you those who prepared
and seconded my nomination that
appreciate to the full the significance
Of having such men and suclI wo-
fnd,4 put me in nomination.; and
wish TO thank the convention for hav-
igg given me the running mate il has
given
Il have a peculiar telling toward
Coz. johnson. Nearly two years ago.
after the elections of 1910, when what
| bad striven to accomplish in New
Yora had come to nothing. and when
my friends, The enemy exulted-possi-
biz prematurely-ove what lad be-
fallen me- Gov. Johnson, in the flush
of mis- own triumph. having just won
out, wrote mt a letter which / shall
hand on TO my children and children s
children because of what the letter
contained and because of the man
who wrote IL; a letter of trust and be-
lief of ardent championship from the
soldier who was at the moment victe-
rieus, toward his eomrade who at the
moment had been struck down We
have nominated the only type of man
whoever ought to be nominated for
the Vice Presidency; a man fit to be
the President.
Il appreciate to the fun the burden
of responsibility the burden of obi
CATION YOU have put upon me. | APP
preciate to the full the trust YOU inn
pose upon me can be met by me only
in one way; by so carrying myself
that you shall have no cause TO regret
or to feel shame for the action you
have taken, this afternoon.
And friends, with all my heart and
soul, with every particle of high pur-
pose that there is in me. l pledge you
my word to do everything | can, To
put every particle of courage, of COM
mon sense and of strength that 1
have. at your disposal. and to endeav>
or SO far as strength is given me to
live up to the obligations you have
put upon me. thank you"
Gov. Johnson's Acceptance.
There was a prolonged demonstra-
ton as Col. Roosevelt concluded. 1t
was renewed when Gov Johnson was
introduced. He said:
1T is with the utmost solemnity, the
deepest obligation that | come TO tell
YOU that | have enlisted for the war.
| enlised long ago. and l enlisted in
that fight that is your fight now, the
fight of all the nation, thank God, at
last humanity's fight politically all
over the land.
There is new era, new fight.
new struggle that is abroad now.
There is new political creed 1t is
political creed that this great man.
Col. Roosevelt, preached even when
he was in the White House; the great
creed of equal opportunity. of fair
deal for all human kind. or giving TO
every child in the race of life an equal
start; ii is the creed in the last an
alysis of humanity that is now the
creed of one of the great national par
ties in the United States.
Il would rather go down to defeat
with Theodore Roosevelt than go to
victory with any other Presidential
candidate"
The notification committee will meet
formally with Col Roosevelt and Gov.
Johnson, tomorrow morning.
Chicago. Aug. Just before the
National Progressive convention was
called to order the delegates and spec
tators rose in their places as the band
began Coward, Christian Soldiers"
led from the platform. the conyen-
ton singing the hymn.
AS the hymn was concluded. Chair
man Reyeridge dropped the gavel. 1t
was then 11.30 o'clock. Rabbi Gerson b.
Levi of Chicago was introduced as the
chaplain of the day. He pronounced
the prayer.
After the prayer the band struck up
The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
The song service was then suspended
and Chairman Beveridge introduced
Charles f.. Scott OF Alabama chairman
of the committee on permanent organ
ization. He presented Il report rec
ommending that the temporary organ
ization be made permanent, which was
adopted without debate.
A report was then brought in from
the rules committee. The report des-
ignated the party as the Progressive
party eliminating the word ~'nation-
all which has heretofore been used
The rules report fixed the basis of
representation. 1t would allow one
delegate in the national convention for
each 10000 votes cast for Progressive
s1,.I, a.