Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-07

you have conferred upon me. Again an,
again was asked whether would ae
Icept the nomination and my answer wa'
to the various gentlemen who came t
ne. that If ! were nomipated ! wonls
decline. eeut the manner in which yot
have tsadered ms this call.-the unanim-
ity with which you have placed it upor
me- makes me feel that there is truth IL
80 ne cause we are in is cause of in
sphation. ] must accept.
~ he most important and useful part o.
my lie perhaps passed by the side OF
and in eo-operation WITH the inspired
leader OF the Progressive cause. He hon
orcd me- Is placing me at tile head ot
tie department which NAY he justly call
ct 'ti'e department OF humanity but
which Is called the department OF COM
meree and lahos. The department was
created by Theodore Roosevelt The de-
partment we purpose to emphasize is
that the spirit of our government places
She humanities above material consider
alton. And feel in accepting this great
responsibility and sacred charge, 1t Is
following along the same path IN which
was permitted to tread thfous" the
All ointment al Intndafe tte9aeSelt as 4
nls..-ie4 ~ lis cabinet.
@ircat IL M responsibility, great
IL sgd. aad 1 ask yen only to renem-
Der hat ald he kind. l shall give
all nay power all my strength in car
rying forward this movement; not for
myself, because I Gould fight better
il I We're not the candidate. but Tor
..ts.. tg.s4 az lasts
carried forward; and. with the bless
ines of God viii carry forward to sue
cess. / thank YOU"
"Suspender Jack MCGEE came back
to his hotel here, tonight. He and
Gov. Johnson of California, Vice Pres
itential candidate on the Progressive
party ticket. shook hands and the
Governor joked MCGEE for what he
had brought about.
MeGee's speech that placed Oscar s.
Straus at the head of the Progress
sive party and made "Suspender jack
Niece the hero of the contention in
the estimation of the delegates, was
as follows.
Fellow citizens, ladies and gentle
men: have Just come down from
Vermont | ask you people at this
convention to make no mistake. We
want To nut a man ND for Governor
that no man will be afraid TO cast his
vote for, against whom there can be
no charge levied of misconduct of any.
kind. one who can sweep the state and
carry. eVorv nan ef every raee. re-
he.a=s All e1e+f. = iHaa whose ndne
is ;.saNa t54.n.5~=8s.szl eivi.fssi
va-Id: . mn lie usansiGn - v hese
nee bftaes Il tta. 81 S nnathy IL
tn eye II 2!4cst ever laaH aid We-
nm in tie ciVIllzeG lIla. man
whose fsEae w.ISre2er flan arc found
win rcd blood il their veins. iFrespee-
tive ef race, religion ard creed. viii
b. carried thaud rin@ throughout the
stata 10 victory. ! nominate the il
luxurious ara honorable Oscar $.
SisaHs.
We sAcsslt ;aige Lo chances in ta;5
fi1-'t. A.r. PFenderaast or Mr.. Aayc.l-
k;ss would cause friction in the state.
We @a}t 10 friction in this election.
Gentlemen, remember! Remember
tllst Rene was saved by the caetle q
th2 geese nave no political pref-
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p. &2 maa Tor candidate fer Coy
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