Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-24
PROGRESSIVE
PARTY FORMED
TEDDY MEN HASTEN TO THEIR
OWN CONVENTION.
COLONEL ACCEPTS NOMINATION
Governor johnson of California Pre-
sides at Meeting-Great Enthusi-
asm Greets Birth of the New
Party.

Chicago, June Fulfilling what
they believed to be the will of the
maJorities that elected them. the
Roosevelt delegates who are adher-
ing to the cOlonel's attitude of nom
participation in the republican ma
tional convention met Saturday night
at Orchestra hall and there voted
Theodore Roosevelt their choice for
the presidency.
Because not all of the states of the
Union were represented the meeting
was not convention" in the strict
sense of that word. 1t was merely
an expression of steadfast adherence
TO a candidate whom they believed
had been forced out of the race in
the republican convention by the
seating OF Illegal delegates. Anyway.
the meeting was preliminary to what
may later develop into a convention
OF Colonel Roosevelts new progress
i've party.
The meeting was held while the
crowds at the Coliseum were cheer
ing the nomination by the fifteenth
republican national convention of
Taft and Sherman.
Governor Johnson, CALIFORNIA; S
fighting chief executive, presided at
the roosevelt meeting. The colonel
himself was there and addressed the
cOnferees
Resolutions were adopted declar-
ing that the legally elected republi-
can delegates had struggled vainly to
accomplish their mission of electing
the ex-president in the regular con-
vention, had failed through trickery
and therefore nominated him as the
candidate of our party"
The same Roosevelt brand of en-
thusiasm that has swept the Coliseum
during the past few days was mani
fest at Orchestra hall and the colonel.
in fighting trim, was plainly pleased
with the reception his supporters ac-
corded him.
In accepting the nomination the
colonel appealed to the people of all
sections, regardless of party affilia-
tions. to stand with the founders Of
the new party.
Colonel Roosevelt thanked the del
egates for the nomination by what he
declared the lawfully elected dele
gates to the republican convention" ,"
"hO lSpl CoCnltu JuG lldJOlllN OI TIE
voters who participated in the re-
publican primaries and accepted.
subject TO but one condition.
He advised the delegates to return
home and ascertain the sentiment of
the people and then reassemble and
formulate platform. The only con-
dition was that when reassembled
they would be entirely free to substi-
tute someone else for him as their
candidate for president, declaring
that he would Loyalty support that
candidate, whoever he might be. The
colonel declared the convention that
has just sat did not represent the
republicans of the country, but was
only organized to carry out the sin
lister purposes of political bosses.
He said the time had come when
all who believe not only in the pro-
gressive policies but elementary prin-
ciples of public morality should Join
in one movement. He daclared in
this fight his principle should be
Thou shalt not steal" 1t was i'm
material, he said, whether they stole
the nomination, stole in politics or
in business, or stole the birthright OF
the people to rule themselves.