The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-12
ROOSEVELT AND JOHNSON
WILL LEAD NEW PARTY

0ovSTnoT OF Naiuornia Named a.
Teddy's Running Mate-New Party
viii be Known as "The Progressive
Party"
Chicago, Aug. Z. = Singing "On-
ward Christian Soldiers and the
Battle Hymn CT the Republic"
the delegates of the first national con.
vention of the new Progressive party
tonight claimed Theodore Roosevelt as
their candidate for president, and
Governor Hiram w. johnson of Cali
fornia as their candidatee for vice.
president.
Making a new departure In the
proceedings Of national conventions,
the two candidates were Immediately
notified Of their nominations, and
in tho midst Of deafening cheers they
appeared before the delegNtes to voice
their acceptance and to pledge their
best efforts to the coming campaign.
For several hours during the after
moan and early evening the throng in
Coliseum had listened to the flow Of
oratory In nominating and seconing
speeches. in which the denominant
note expressed was the belief that vic
tory would come to the new party In
November,
The party christened itself, "The
Progressive Party" leaving out the
prefix national" by which it has here
tcfore been known but provision was
made for the recognition Of nation
al" Progressives in any Of the states,
by whatever name they should be
locally designated because Of state law
The convention adjourned at TIA p.
m, with the delegates singing the
Doxology. >
The platform of the Progressive par
ty in brief is as follows:
Pledges better working conditions
bidding federal appointees from hold
ing office in a state or national poll
tical organization.
Pledges better working conditions
for laboring men with tho establish
ment of department Of labor.
Declares against child labor and for
minimum wage for women, for preve
ton of industrial accidentsJ safeguards
for health Of employees, publicity as to
wages, eight hour work-day.
Demands national regulation of in
terstate corporations and urges the es
tablishment of federal commission to
supervise interstate industrial corpora
tjons and favors strengthening the
Sherman law to insure competition in
business and prevent unfair trade prac
tices.
Pledges enactment of a patent law
that will prevent monopolies. I
Favors legislation giving interstate
commerce commission power Of value
physical property of railroads and de-
mands the abolition of the commerce
court.
Condemns methods of issuing of cur
rency notes through private agencies,
and urges control thereof by the gov
ernment alone, and opposes the AID
rich currnecy bill
Favors government cooperation with
manufacturers and producers in extend
ing foreign commerce.
Declares for prompt development of
all natural resources, condemning ex-
ploitations and monopolizaticn.
Declares for. good roads, national
highway and extension of rural free
delivery.
Demands that the Panama canal
shall be SO operated as to insure sea
competition with tranccontinental rail-
roads.
Expresses Eelief in a protective tar
iff which shall equalize conditions Of
competition.
Condemns Payne-Aldrich bill and the
Democratic party's tariff policy as de-
Structive of the pro. ectiVq system.
Demands repeal of Canadian recipro-
city act.
FavOrs inheritance and income taxes
Favors international agreement for
limitation Of naval forces and the con-
struction Of two battleships a year
pending such agreement.
In conclusion, the platform appeals
for the support of al American citi-
zens without regard to previous affilia-
tions.''