Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-08-14
BIG BULL MOOSE
is ROOSEVELT
Nominated as Anticipated
by Wild Acclamation
WASGOV. Nv. JOHNSON

Across the Continent Ticket-Briefest
Speeches of Acceptance on Record
-Prendereast dominates Roosevelt
as 1.-THE Man Courageous"-PIanks
From Which the Progressive Plat
form Is Built
Chicago, Aug. 8.-For president,
Theodore Roosevelt.
For vice president, Hiram w. John
son.
Roosevelt and Johnson-this is the
national ticket Of he Progressive
party.
The PLATFORM on which they will
stand is hewn from the doctrines
enunciated in the cOloneps confession
of faith"
Both candidates were nominated by
reclamation at the Coliseum early last
evening. While the Delegates shouted
in wild jubilation, varying the yells
and shrieks by singing "Onward,
Christian Soldiers" and the Battle
Hymn of the Republic" the nominees
made a triumphal entry into the hall.
In brief speeches they accepted the
nOminatiOns-a new departure in ma
tiOnal cOnventiOns-after which the
delegates sang the "DOXOlOgy'' In
laundering chant and after listening
to a benediction adjourned sine die at
1924 p. m.
Mr.. PrendergaSt, who placed Col
onel ROOsevelts name in nomination,
spoke Of the colonel as 1.-The man
courageous" of American politics and
declared him to be a national asset.
Among others seconding the COL
Onel's nomination were: Miss Jane
Adams of Illinois, Judge Lindsey of
Colorado, General H. G. King of New
York, Union veteran, and Colonel T.
p. Lloyd, a Confederate veteran,
General Mcdowell, Tennessee COM
mander Of the Confederate Veterans;
former Governor Garvin Of Rhode Is
land.
When it came time to pick Roose-
velt's team mate the governor of Cali
fOrnia was nominated by John M.
Parker, a New Orleans Democrat,
who had been considered for the
place, and seconded by Judge Ben
Lindsey of Denver, whose friends had
worked to land him for the second
place.
F. r. Gleed, a negro delegate Of
New York, was among the many to
second the nomination of Governor
Johnson.
AS Colonel Roosevelt and Governor
Johnson took their places side by side
on the platform a demonstration broke
loose. The delegates leaped to their
chairs and cheered. Colonel Roose-
welt waved his hand to the crowd, but
Johnson stood, evidently trifle i'll at
ease.
Il come forward" said the colonel,
ito thank you from my heart for the
honor you have conferred upon me
and to say that of course l accept. I
have been president, | have seen and
know much of life, and hold it by far
the greatest honor and the greatest
opportunity that has ever come to
me to be called by you for the time
being to the leadership of this great
movement for the common people.
Il THANK the convention for my run
ming mate"
The colonel was roundly cheered as
he eulOgiZed Johnson.
I'VE have nominated proper man
for the vice presidency" he said. 1--WE
have nominated a man fit at the mo-
ment to be President of the United
States"
When the cheers that greeted the
close of ROOsevelt's speech subsidized =,
Beveridge introduced Johnson.
1T is with the greatest solemnfty, "
he began, that l come here to tell
you that | enlisted for the war;
A cheer interrupted him. He
pledged himself to aid Roosevelt in
the fight for the common good" and
concluded:
Il had rather go down to defeat
with Theodore Roosevelt than to VIC
tory with any oLner presidential can
didate."
When Johnson finished, Beveridge
announced that the convention would
end it's session by singing the Doxology
and by listening to benediction by Rev.
James Goodman.
The delegates, standing in theil
places, joined in the chanting of the
old Puritan hymn.
The rhythmic chant rose in a great
volume from the thousands in the hall
AS it died away Rev. Goodman stepped
forward and invoked the divine bless.
ing.
When Colonel Theodore Roosevelt