The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-09-12
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT, NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE PARTY'S
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.

Mills, Seattle; land commissioner, W.
H. Kaufman, Bellingham; insurance
commissioner, J. w. Collins, Kirkland.
Some opposition to the nomination
of Mr.. Hodge for governor was shown
early Tuesday morning, despite the
fact that he led his nearest rival,
Paulhamus, by plurality of 5000.
Threats were also current about Se-
attic as early as Sunday morning, that
an effort would be made to stampede
the convention to some other candi-
date, and declarations were also made
that the Bull Moose party nominee
would not get the support of some Of
the defeated candidates friends. 1t
was feared about the Progressive
party headquarters all Cay Monday
that an attempt would be made to pre-
vent the nomination of Hodge and to
make Paulhamus the standard bearer.
All serious opposition, however, was
headed off early in the day. Whatcom
County and other delegations held
early morning caMcuses and decided
that the only honorable, honest and
just thing to do was to support the
party nominee.
It would be we'll to state here that
Mr.. Lawrence, who was WhatcOm
COunty's choice for governor, and his
friends, openly declared that any such
action would be an outrage upon hon
est political declaration, and that
they would not be parties to such un-
warranted procedure. but would COM
bat any move of the kind. Mr.. Hodge,
they declared, was the party nominee
at the preferential primary election
and that the very fellows who had
caused his nomination by throwing the
hat of their friend in the ring at the
evelenth hour, and thus causing the
vote of Lawrence and Case to be split,
had no kick coming and should be
made to abide by the result.
Shortly after convention had began
its deliberations and while the COM
mittees on resolutions and on Gre
dentials were preparing their reports,
Mr.. Hodge appeared in the convention,
and on being greeted with lOund and
continued applause and calls for a
speech, mounted the platform and
proved fully able to meet the situation.
He said:
II have been told that there are
some men in this convention who de-
clare they will not support me if I am
the nominee for governor of the Pro-
gressive party. If there Is any voter
who may have supported some other
candidate and who honestly believes I
am not qualified to fill the Office Of
governor, then l have no quarrel with
him If he elects to vote or somebody
else whom he considers better fitted.
But If there is any person here or
elsewsere who will not support me be-
cause his candidate was defeated at
the primaries Saturday, then ] say
that person has no business in the
Progressive party. If any man intends
to deny the right of the people to
make their own selections for Office,
I say he Is not true Progressive and
| do not want his support"
After delivery of this ultimatum the
stampeding scheme was down and out
and the work of the convention pro-
ceeded, perfect harmony prevailing
throughout it's deliberations.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hodges
manly address loud calls prevailed for
the defeated gubernatorial candidates,
and Paulhamus, Lawrence and Case
made short speeches. Paulhamus was
the first to mount the platform. He
told the convention of how good a
true and well-tried public official and
estimable citizen John c. Lawrence
has been and that he honored him