The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-08
JANE ADDAMS SPEAKS
Seconds Nomination for
President Made by Comp
trOller Prendergast.
LONG PLATFORM ADOPTED
Convention AdjOurns After De-
ciding Every Proposition
by Acclamation.

CHICAGO, Aug. 7.--Precisely at .
o'clock tonight, New York time, tho
Progressive party--the official name OF
the new party adopted by the conven-
tlon to-day--complcted its ticket and
nominated:
For Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt.
For Nice-P e-Prcsident-IIiram w. John
son. Governor of California.
Both nominations had been made by
accamation amid stormy scenes of en- ,
thusiasm. The convention had been In
session 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.
COL Roosevelt was put in nomination
by Comptroller William 4. Prendergast
Of New York. and the nomination had
been seconded by Judge John II. Parker
of New orleans, Miss Jane Adams Of HUI
| House, Chicago; Alexander T. Hnmil-
ton of Georgia. Gen. Horatio c. King
of New York. Col. T. r. Lloyd Of Flor
| ida, Gen. John ii. Mcdowell of Tcnnes-
see. Henry J. Allen of Kansas, ex-Gov.
Garvin of Rhode Island, John j. Sulli-
van of Ohio and Robert s. Fisher Of
Arizona.
Gov. johnson was put in nomination
by Judge Lindsey of Colorado, and the
nomination had been seconded by &. s.
Wheeler of California, James Rudolph
Garfield of Ohio. Bainbridgc Colby OF
New York. Frederick Lands Of In
diana. Raymond Robbins Of Illinois,
Clifford Pinchot Of Pennsylvania. Gov.
Nesey Of South Dakota. William Finn
Of Pennsylvania and John Il. Clede,
negro, of New York.
Col. Roosevelt arm in arm with Gov.
Johnson. appeared before the conven-
tion. and they were greeted with the
widest plaudits-a very bedlam OF a
dcmonstration-and formally accepted
the nomination.
The great audience Of $4,000 sang
the DoXology to the accompaniment OF
a band, the fife and drum corps, a
quartet of trombones and comets, with
the minute gun machine banging away
up in the organ loft. With the bene-
diction. the convention adjourned.
AT that moment a great banner was
dropped from the girders Of the roof
Of the Coliseum with this legend:
HOOsIyELT AND JOHNSON
New York and California.
HANDS ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
tOR THERE Is NEITHER EAST
NOR WEST,
BORDER NOR BREED
NOR BIRTH
WHEN TWO STRONG MEN STAND
TACETO FACE.
THOUGH THEY COME FROM THE.
ENDS OF THE EARTH.
The speeches Of Col. Roosevelt and
y Gov. Johnson in accepting the nominal
tions Will be found In another column.
as will the nominating speeches. In
view of the fact that this IL the first
, great political party movement to ad-
, vocate womans suffrage in the nation
the speech of Miss Adams in second
ing the nomination of Col. Roosevelt ia
, here appended. She said:
Jane Addams's Speech.
, Measures OF industrial amelioration
, demands for social justice. long discusse1
by small groups in charity conference,
and economic associations. have here beef
considered in a great national convention
= and are at last thrust into the stern aren;
Of political action.
= A great party has pledged itself to th'
protection OF children, to the care OF tn,
aged. 10 the relief OF overworked girls
! to the safeguarding Of burdened men
Committed to these humane undertakings
II is inevitable that such a party shoult
appeal to women. should seek to draw upoi
: the great reservoir OF their moral energy
I SO long undesired and unutilized In practica
: politics-one Is the oorOllary OF the other
a programme OF human welfare. the neces
sity for womans participation.
, We ratify this platform not only becaus
y il represents our earnest convictions ant
i formuatcs our high hopes. but becaus.
= IL pulls upon our faculties and calls up /,
n definite action. We find il a prophec,
4 that democracy shall he actually realized
= until no group OF our people certainl,
Y not ten million Of them 10 badly In need o
reinsurance shall fail 10 bear the response
bihty of self-gOvernment and that no class
ofcyis shall lie beyond redress.
}. The new party has become the American q
exponent of a worldwide movement toward
!. | iustrr social conditions, a movement which
America, tagging behind other great nations
has been unaccountably slow to embody
IN political action.
f 4 .,,ouL the nomination OF Theodore
. p,,.,y,lt because he IL one ~ the few mcR
), ~, n,,r nubllc life who has been responsive
a -, moderu movement, Because Of that .
y h.c,,,se the programme will require y
V ,.nd,, Of nNincible courage. Of open mind.
= nf demo, ratio sympathies. on" endowed
w,,h rnw.r ,o interpret tn" common mNu
and ,n Identify himself with the common
lot heartily second IN" nomination.
Miss Addams Wa accorded one of thN