The Green Forest tribune., 1912-06-28

dore Roosevelt was nominated for president on an independent ticket Saturday night, in the dying hours of the Republican National Convention, in which he had met defeat.
 Followers of Colonel Roosevelt gathered in Orchestra hail. less than a mile from the Coliseum and pledged their support to the former president. In accepting the nomina- tion, Col. Roosevelt appealed to The people of all sections, regardless of party affiliations, to stand with the founders of the new party, one of whose cardinal principles, he said, was to be thou shalt not steal"
 The informal nomination of Col. Roosevelt was said to be chiefly to effect temporary organization. Be- ginning at once the work of organiz- ing is to be pushed rapidly in each state. It was agreed that at a later time, probably in August, national convention should be held, and Col. Roosevelt in accepting the nomina- tlon said he did so with the under standing that he would step aside willingly if it should be the desire of the new party, when organized, to select another standard bearer.
 There was some conjecture as to what name would be given the new party. Some favored "The Progress i've Party" and others favored "Tne Progressive Republican party"
 The speech nominating Col. Rooso. welt was made by Comptroller William A. Prendergast of New York, who was to have presented his name to the regular convention. Dean Wil- liam Draper Lewis of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, who was to have made one of the second ing speeches, delivered the address ular convention.
 There were twenty-two states rep resented on the notification commil- tee, which informed Col. Roosevelt of his nomination, and in sense stood sponsor for the movement.
 The committee consisted of Comp troller W. A Pendergast of New I II, former Congressman Richmond Pear son of North Carolina, Frann Knoy of Michigan, Matthews Hale of Mas sachusetts, A. R. Garfield, Ohio; Da- ,Yid Browning, Kentucky; Everard 5Bierer, Jr., Utah; Walter Thompson, Vermont; Gscar R. Hundley, Ala balna; Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Cole rado; Andrew Kahn, Minnesota; Judge Stevens, Iowa; Judge Lowder, North Dakota; William Allen White, Kansas; John c. Greenway, Arizona; ex-Gov. John Franklin Fort, New Jersey; Col. E. c. Darlington, Mary land; Pearl Wight, Louisiana; Loren 20 Dow, Washington Walter Clyde Jones, Illinois, and Frank Frantz, Oklahoma.
 The first persons admitted to tho hall were those wearing large red badges with the words National Re publican Convention" compliments of Roosevelt National committee The wearers were the Roosevelt "steam-rolled" delegates who were excluded from the Republican na tional convention. Among the early arrivals were twelve of the steam rolled" delegates from Florida and several from Michigan, including the six Roosevelt delegates at-large.
 The meeting, late in starting, was delayed by the regular delegates to the convention at the Coliseum, who remained until their states had been called on the presidential nom- ination. All the delegates instruct ed for Roosevelt wished to record their refusal to vote ip the Taft con vention.
 the throng The crowd extended for blocks in line four deep.
 Governor Hiram Johnson of Cali fornia, who presided at the conven- ton, arrived early, with Clifford Pinchot, former chief forester; Amos Pinchot and Governor Robert F. Bass of New Hampshire. Governor John son, the most belligerent of all the anti-Taft leaders, who was the first to leave the Republican convention in the day after the credentials commit. tees report had been adopted, an noupced that the arrival of the dele gates would be delayed.
 Among other Roosevelt champions to arrive was E. c. Darlington of Bal tin1ore, leader in the Maryland Roose- welt campaign; Robert c. Novario, oe Cleveland, O., who painted the port rait of Roosevelt which was suspend ed in the rear of the stage; Frank Knox of Michigan, secretary of the state committed; Harry A. March and D. c. Henderson of Ohio; William Film of Pittsburgh, recently resigned from the Republican national con- mittee; Francis J. Heney of Califor, mia, Alexander P. Moore of Pennsyl- vania, James A. Garfield of Ohio, and Senator Dixon of Montana.
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