Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-24
ROOSEVELT LEADER OF
NATIONAL PROGRESS|vES
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the time or place the mass meeting
would be held. Some of the afternoon
papers had announced that a mass
meeting to nominate Roosevelt ant
launch new party would be held
either at Orchestral hall or at the
Coliseum after the adjournment of the
Republican convention. Most of the
delegates were in the Coliseum silent
spectators of the farce in which 6
candidate was receiving the endorse
ment of a denomination at the hands
of the party bosses and their hand
, picked delegates"
The word was quietly passed around
that mass meeting would be held al
Orchestral hall at 8 o'clock.
The crowds on the streets seemed
to get the information earlier than
the delegates, and long before 9
O'Clock it was estimated that 10000
people We're massed before the build
ing anxious for admission. The crowd
was allowed to enter and fill the gal
leries, the stage and entire floor be-
ing reserved for the delegates and al.
ternates.
The California delegation, headed
by Governor johnson, was the first to
enter. 1t had engaged a band ana
had marched from California head
quarters. In the line accompanying
the California delegation were Clifford
and Amos Pinchot, Medill Mccormick
and Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver,
who is the first Democrat of national
reputation to declare himself mem
Der of the new Progressive party.
The Californians carried with them
their Roosevelt banner and the golden
bear, which was placed upon the
speakers stand.
The next delegation to enter the
hall was that of New Jersey, sturdy.
lusty-lunged Progressives who raised
their familiar shout ending with
Just you wait, well get Teddy
twentyeight straight"
Then came the Massachusetts men
in a body, and following the Mime
sofa and Oklahoma and Ohio delega-
tons, carrying the labels from the
standards under which they had sat
i'll the Republican convention. Dele
gates from all other states came in
rapidly until every inch of space in
the lower floor and stage was packed
Among the men of national promi-
nence on the stage were Governor
Glasscock of West Virginia, Stubbs of
Kansas, Vessey of South Dakota. Bass
OF New Hampshire, former Governor
Fort of New Jersey. James A. Garfield
Frank Knox and Frank A. Munsey.
Mrs Roosevelt, Mrs Longworth and
Miss Ethel Roosevelt occupied n box
Mrs. Hiram W. Johnson, Mrs.
Florence Collins Porter and Mrs. Ere.
mont Older occupied another box
II was II o'clock when Governor
Johnson, chairman of the meeting
raped for order and the movement
that IS to result in a broader and bet
ter party than any now existing was
formally begun
Governor Johnson, in one of his
characteristic brilliant fighting
speeches, told of The purposes of the
meeting. He was given a remarkable
ovation. His declaration that 1--WE
have come here TO nominate Theodore
Roosevelt for president" nearly lifted
he roof off the house.
Governor Johnson spoke for about
twenty minutes, and almost every
sentence, clear cut and dynamic. was
cheered to the echo. When he had
concluded he recognized Senator
Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota, who
presented a series of resolutions de-
claring Theodore Roosevelt to be the
nominee for president and providing for
the appointment of committee of
order from each state to arrange for
a mass convention to be held at a
later day to adopt platform and
nominate candidate for vice presi-
dent.
Controller William A Pendergast of
New York, who had been selected to