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

Gus contribution to the cup of its
achievements
NV candidate is the man courage
Gus of American politics. Where the
interests Of the people have been men
aced he has known no fear and asked
no quarter. His challenge has always
been 10 struggle ir the open. There
have been none so powerful as TO awe
him. and before him the greatest cap
tains Of industry have lowered their
.ances."
Great Demonstration.
Prendergast concluded at Up. A sea
of waving rcd bandannas appeared
over the heads of the cheering dele
gates and hats We're thrown into the
air. Over the Colorado delegation APP
peared banner inscribed. Lindsey
for Vice President"
From gallery big American flag
was dropped. To it was attached a
picture of Col. Roosevelt in rough rid
er uniform. 1t was greeted with
cheers. Enthusiasm became pande-
monium and in the midst of it a Min
nesota delegate broke loose the state
standard and started up the center
aisle. New York fell in line, the
Texas standard surmounting pole
bearing an American flag and soon ev-
cry state STANDARD was swinging over
a yelling. shrieking mob that surged
through the aisles.
Some of the women delegates joined
in waving handkerchief and cheering
When the convention had been in an
uproar 20 minutes the Veteran Fife and
Drum Corps appeared on the floor and,
headed by a boy carrying two flags.
joined the crowd parading in the aisles.
High mp in the roof of the hall a squad
of workmen ran out on the steel rafters.
They dropped over the shrieking bedIam
below d huge flag. The band swung into
America and the delegates and specta-
tors, bareheaded and standing, sang the
national anthem.
With some difficulty Chairman Bever-
idge quoted the crowd, but gray-haired
enthusiast in the New York delegation
leaped to his chair, waving an umbrella
over his head. began to shout for
Teddy" lie was finally suppressed.
The Secondine Speeches.
Beyeridge introduced Judge Ben Lind
sey of Colorado who seconded the noml-
nation of Roosevelt. Judge Lindsey said
Colorado Ike all her sister states of
the inter Rocky Mountain region, loves
Theodore Roosevelt not so much be-
cause of the things he has said, as be-
cause of his matehless achievements,
not only for the nation. but the world.
"No man in history. not even Lin
coin, has been more hated by the enc
niles of the people-more feared by the
exploiters of the people. They fear
him. not because they believe he is UNI
Just, but because they know he is just
And just in proportion as the bosses
Of privilege hate him, so do the great
common people love him, they want
him to finish the job he started and he
is going to do 1.-THE job that has fall
len into laundering hands.
"our chief opponents are the two
old parties. almost equally reactionary
only the Democratic party can chal-
lenge the charge. 1t will point to its
alleged progressive promises and pro-
gressive candidates. But it should
count little against us if it is judged
by performances.
The people will not forget its last
successful candidate of tse2-iust a.
progressive on the one string on which
it harpeti then as now. They will not
forget its reactiouary organization that
betrayed it's chief tariff pledge 10 the
people and provoked the charge of
party perfidy and party dishonor from
its own progressive president.
"The same type of bosses that con-
trolled then, control now. Why should
We expect any different result. Is the
candidate of that party any stronger
in his demands for changes, or his abil-
ity to get them than was Grover Cleve-
land. the most powerful personality of
his time?
THE convention at Baltimore was
scarcely less reactionary than the con-
vention at Chicago. The people of this
nation will not be content with the
Baltimore by-product of Theodore
Roosevelt's fight against the bosses at
Chicago in June when they can get
the real thing from Chicago in August.
THE conditions, the times the great
changes going on in this country. de-
mand a new party. Knowing as l do
that the Democratic party is no freer
from the yoke of privilege than the Re
puDHCdn party, tnat the Iei1OfTdtic
offers no possible prospect or promise
of permanent relief from the injusiices
we fight than tho Republican party, |
count 1t my duty as an American citi-
zen to enlist under the banner and
join the fortunes of the new party of
progress and 20 follow the leadership
of the greatest champion of popular
rights since Abraham Lincoln laid
down that burden with his life, when
| so into the campaign tn support the
man who is more willing TO give the
same fun measure of devotion to his
country, the next president of the
United States-Theodore Roosevelt"
During the nominating and secouding
speeches the galleries rapidly filled and
while Lindsey spoke they We're crowded.
The closed of Lindsey's speech was
cheered and Beveridge announced that
"Mr Funke of Illinois will escort Miss
Jane Adams to the platform" As the
noted sociological worker appeared dele
gates and spectators gave her three
cheers. Her speech was frequently in
terrupted by applause.
Jane Adams Speech.
81 rise to second the nomination stirred
by the splendid platform adopted by this
convention