Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-08
CHEER TEDDY
AND JOHNSON
$4,000 Sing Approval OF
Third Party Nominees.

Chicago, u S.-After Colonel Iheo-
dore Roosevelt Of New York and Gov.
er1Ior Hiram w. johnson Of California
president and vice president the dele
gates to the Progressive convention
left for their respective homes conf
dent that their standard bearers had
more than a fighting chance for vic
tory.
Both nomina lions had been made by
asm. The convention had been In SEES
sion since 10 o'clock In the morning.
The delay in making the nominations
was caused by exhaustive discussions
over the platform In the committee on
resolutions.
Colonel Roosevelt was put in nomina-
ton by Comptroller William A. Prem
dergast Of New York and the nomina-
ton had been seconded by Judge Ben
jamin Lindsey Of Colorado, Miss Jane
Adams Of Chicago, Alexander T.
Hamilton Of Georgia, General Horatio
G. King Of New York, Colonel P. Lloyd
Of Florida. General John n. Mcdowell
Of Tennessee, Henry ]. Allen of Kan
sas, Ex-Governor Garvin Of Rhode
Island, John J. Sullivan Of Ohio and
Robert 8. Fisher Of Arizona.
Governor johnson had been put In
nomination by Judge John NJ. Parker,
Democrat, Of New Orleans, and the
nomination had been seconded by Q. 8.
Wheeler Of California, James r. Gar
field of Ohio. cambridge Colby Of New
York, Frederick Lands Of Indiana,
Raymond Robbins Of Illinois, Clifford
Pinchot Of Pennsylvania, Governor
Vessey Of South Dakota, William Finn
Of Pennsylvania and John r. Clede, a
negro, Of New York.
Great Audience Sings Doxolosy.
Colonel Roosevelt, arm in arm with
Governor Johnson, appeared before the
convention, and they were greeted
with the widest %plnudits, a very bed
lam Of a demonstration, and formally
accepted the nominations. The great
audience of 1900 souls sang the Dox-
ology to the accompaniment Of a band,
the fife and drum corps, u quartet Of
trombones and comets, and with the
benediction the convention adjourned.
At that moment the banner WAS
dropped from the Orders on the roof
of the Coliseum with this legend:
Roosevelt and johnson. -
New York and California.
Hands across the continent.
For there Is neither east nor west. .sa eHs.
Border. nor breed. nor birth.
When two strong men stand face to
face.
Though they came from the ends Of the
earth.
From the very first moment to the
last this convention has had the ap-
pearance Of u great religious revival.
Senator Dixon and others remarked at
the close Of the Gene:
This Is not politics; this is religion"
Like Great Mora! Movement.
On the last day of the convention all
the semblance Of a great moral move
ment vas retained. At Its opening
there were but 5000 in the hall. 1t
was raining and muddy, but later In
the day great crowds filed the Coli
scum. The first militant religious
melody sung by the convention was.
Onward, Christian Soldiers"
This was varied at times by the
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" and
the national melodies, all of which were
sung heartily, almost s%oulfully, by the
audience. The musical efforts of the
convention have indeed been thrilling
ly Interesting.
When Comptroller Prendergast be-
he was greeted al New York's next
governor, and from start to fnish he
was generously applauded. When he
closed by saying, II present to you
Americas greatest statesman and lion
hearted citizen, Theodore Roosevelt"
he turned on another demonstration
similar to that when Colonel Roose
welt appeared n spoke before the
convention.
There were laundering cheers, the
rolling music, the flags, the banners,
the ffers and the drummers, the bang
ing Of the minute gun machine, yells,
shrieks, cheers, bowls, in fact a very
crazy bedlam of enthusiasm. The
| great audience sang the "'aed, White
and Blue" Onward. Christian Sol
diers." Star S~pangled Banner" MY
Country, IT'S of Thee" 1.-THE Battle
Hymn Of the Republic" "Dixie," and
at times turned and shouted a vel
come to Mrs. Roosevelt, who again
bowed and retired to a quiet corner
In her box. This time the demonstra-
don lasted forty-one minutes.
North and South United.
Then came the ~seconding speeches.
Although the rules adopted by the con-
~vsntion declare that no seconding
speech shall last longer than Eve min
utes all broke the rule except Miss
Adams and General King. The gen
eral in closing his brief remarks de-
clared, This Progressive party Is de-
termined that the people Of this coun-
try shall not have a government of the
bosses. by the bosses and for the boss
es."
Colonel Lloyd Is an old Confederate
soldier, with foul Union bullets in him,