Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-07

| ical Negro question WAS In the minds
of the crowd and as the colonel reach-
| ed ont hand to each of the Negroes
| those around them fell back. For a
minute The three stood in a little knot.
The colonel gesticulated and talked eX-
| citedly. the Negroes listening, their
| faces serious. AS the colonel conclud-
cd one of the Negroes reached over and
pounded him on the shoulder The three
stood hand in hand and the crowd
yelled. The Negroes were ]. c. Gilmer
and c. II. James and as it develoed,
| delegates from West Virginia.
One of the women who ressed for
ward to greet Col Roosevelt carried
| a Teddy Bear in her arms. She insist
ed that the colonel shage hand with the
| bear os well as with herself. Very eff
| fusivcly lie grabbed the fuzzy bear by
a paw and gave it a vigorous shake.
Frank IL. Funk, Progressive nom-
nee for Governor of Illinois, strobe to
the front of the platform and threw
out into the crowd battered sombre-.
no. THE hats in the ring he shout
ed and again cheering grew deafening.
In one of the galleries appeared Mrs
| w. A. Davis of Chicago. the hand
some woman, who invaded the floor
of the Republican National convention
| and led a Roosevelt demonstration
She was cheered by the delegates and
was hurried to the platform, where
| Colonel Roosevelt shook hands with
| her
| The demonstration had been in pro-
| gress is minutes before the delegates
| recognized Mrs. Roosevelt in the box
| They turned to her with a cheer and
| she rose and bowed to acknowledge
| the cheers. she waved to the Colonel
on the platform and he waved back
with his red bandanna. Both Mr.
| Beveri6ge and Col. Roosevelt made in
| effectual attempts to quiet the crowd
and the Colonel wiped his forehead
| neryously with his bandanna. An out
burst of handclapping and the long
| low moan of the "bull moose" call in
| terrupted just as Chairman Beveridge
secured partial quiet. Order was fl
nally restored, the demonstration hav-
| ing LASTED 81 minutes.
When the crowd was quieted flash
| light picture of the scene was taken
| A murmur of dismay swept the crowd
as g tiny tongue of flame fiekered
under one of the big white cotton
| bags that surrounded the hall The
| blazing bag swung high above gal
| lery where many women were seated
and several started to run from their
seats. Up along the iron ceiling
beams climbed a uniformed fireman
| He reached the blazing bag and with
his bare hands rolled up the blazing
cloth and extinguished the flames.
The CooneI's Address.
1--WE want to say to those who
vaunt their conservatism. he said,
| that we are the real conservatives"
| The delegates sat in somewhat amazed
silence as the colonel paused. The situa-
| ton was relieved and there was a great
cheer as he added
For the only wise Conservative is the
wise Progressive
I'VE intend to show that in the new
party the National committee fills the
| function of the servant and not the mas
| ter said the colonel, further along in
| the interpolated portion of his address.
| Reference to the initiative, referendum
and recall. brought forth cheers,
We've recalled Penrose.'' shouted a.
| man on the platform and the colonel
added: "We'll keep him recalled
Col. Roosevelt departed most frequently
from his manuscript when discussing the
judiciary. He spoke of the recall of the1
Incompetent judge and said he used
the adjective sin its polite and general
sense"
I'm not attacking the Judges" he
added. 81 unfolding the hands of
the honest judge
Referring to the action of the supreme
court of the United States in declaring
unconstitutional the income tax, Col.
Roosevelt said there might we'll be a
difference of opinion as to the advisable
ity of such tax. but there should be no
question of the right of the people to i'm
pose such tax if they desired to do it,
The delegates cheered for several min
utes when Col. Roosevelt declared that
instead of advocating Socialism or an
archy he really was urging "a corrective
to Socialism aud an antdote to an
arehy."
Col. Roosevelt's declaration that the
ballot was lust as necessary for one
sex as another brought great cheer
from the delegates. particularly the la
dies.
In the earnestness of his delivery. Col,
Roosevelt crumpled up his manuscript
until It became torn in many places
After talking an hour and a quarter
| Col Roosevelt started to close his
speech. He had omitted about one-half
of the prepared speech and some one
pointed out that he had forgotten to dis
cuss the tariff.
That's so.'' he exclaimed, i've left
| out the tariff. But I don't want to take
up the time of the convention and cop
les of the complete speech will be dis
| tributed later
Go on. go on shouted the delegates,
| and the colonel went back to his
| speech.
II am for a protective tariff he said
and d cheer interrupted him. His tar
| if views, particularly his endorsement
| of the tariff commission scheme, Were
| applauded.
II would disregard any tariff prom
| Uses made by the Republican National
convention, for | do not regard hom-
| lily on honesty by detected pickpock-
| ct as an authority"
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