Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-08-10
Ticket Nominated by the Pro-
gressivGs.
UpROAR IN the CONVENTION
Nominees, Arm In Arm. Appeared BE.
fore Delegates and Were Greeted
With Widest Piaudits.

name Oh tue new party. adopted ny the
convention In Chicago. completed its
ticket and nominated:
For observation-disclosures Roosevelt,
OF New York.
For vice president Hiram w. John.
son. OF California.
Both nominations had been made by
Reclamation amid stormy scenes OF en-
thusiasm.
Colonel Roosevelt was put in nomi-
nation by Comptroller William a.
Prendergast. of New York. and the
nomination had been seconded by
Judge Benjamin Lindsey, OF Colorado;
Miss Jane Adams. OF Chicago; Alex
ander T. Hamilton. OF Georgia. Gen
eral Horatio c. King. of New York;
Colonel I. Z. Lloyd. of Florida; Gen.
eral John II. Mcdowell. of Tennessee;
Henry j. Allen. of Kansas; ex.Gover-
nor Garvin. OF Rhode Island. John J.
Sullivan, OF Ohio. and Robert S. Fish.
er, of Arizona.
Governor johnson had been put in
nomination by Judge John NJ. Parker.
had been seconded by c. S. Wheeler.
Of California: James X. Garfield. OF
Ohio: cambridge Colby, OF New York:
Frederick Lands. of Indiana: Ray
mond Robin. OF Illinois; Clifford Pin
chot. OF Pennsylvania; Governor We
sey. of South Dakota; William Finn.
Of Pennsylvania. aud John X. Clede. a
negro. OF New York.
Colonel Roosevelt, arm In arm with
Governor Johnson, appeared before the
convention and were greeted with the
widest plaudits. very bedlam OF a
demonstration. and formally accepted
the nominations. The great audience
Of $4,000 souls sang the Doxology to
the accompaniment OF band, the fife
and drum corps. quartette of from
bones and comets, with the minute
gun machine banging away up in the
organ loft. and with the benediction
the convention adjourned.
AT that moment a great 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 or west
Border nor breed
"Nor birth.
"When two strong men stand face TO
face,
Though they come from the ends OF
Ia. .a,th
From the very first moment to the
last this convention has had the APP
pearence oil a great religious revival.
Senator Dixon and others remarked at
the close OF the scene:
This is not politics. this Is reli-
gion."
When Mr. Prendergast rose to place
Roosevelt's name in nomination he was
greeted as New York's next governor,
and from start 10 finish he was most
generously applauded When he closed
BY saying. Il present to you Americas
greatest statesman and lion.hearted
citizen. Theodore Roosevelt" he turn
ed on another demonstration similar
TO that Tuesday. when Colonel
Roosevelt appeared and spoke before
the convention.
There were laundering cheers. the
rolling music. the flags and banners,
the fifers and the drummers and the
banging OF the minute gun machine.
yells. shrieks. cheers. howls. in fact
very crazy bedlam OF enthusiasm.
The great audience sang The Red.
White and Blue" Onward. Christian
Soldiers Star Spanglcd Banner. :"
MY Country. Ills OF Thee" The Bat
tie Hymn Of the Republic. Dixie"
and at times turned and shouted vel
come 10 Mrs. Roosevelt, who again
bowed and retired to quiet corner in
her box.
This time the demonstration lasted
forty-one minutes.
Then came the second speeches. Al
though the rules adopted by the con.
vention declared that no seconding
speech shall last longer than five 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
bosses"
Colonel Lloyd is an old Confederate
soldier. with four Union bullets In him.
and at the close Of his speech General
King flung his arms about Colonel
Lloyd. indicating a fraternal feeling
between the north and the south. and
this brought out one OF the howlingest
demonstrations OF the day.
Major General McDowell's speech was
another to the effect that the sectional
feeling must he obilterated. lie de-
clared that Colonel Roosevelt was the
man To wipe out any remaining preiu-
dice or sectional lines. and he closed
by saying:
Confronting my brave comrades on
the other side. want 10 see this ma
ton united"
This called for another Wild scene.
The thousands sang Dixie" the band
and the trombines and the comets all