Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-12
u. S. JACKIES
ESCORT T. R
One Hundred Sailors from the
Oregon Insist on Attending
Progressive Convention.

Tacoma. Wash. Sept. 10.-Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. who completed his
journey across the continent to-day.
when he crossed the Cascade noun
tains and arrived at Puget Sound, ex-
pressed citation tonight at the final
returns OF the Maine election. He said
I It was a victory for the progressives.
I'VE named for governor Of Maine
the man the proRressives wanted" the
colonel declared. "and he wrote to me
that he hoped we would not make a
fight against him: that he was for me,
| and that he would come out for us
after the election. l have just received
word that he carried the State and that
| in accordance with his promise he had
come out for the progressive national
| ticket"
Colonel Roosevelt delivered an al.
dress in the taiium here tonight, az.
lacking the Democratic party and de
/ claring it had made no fight against
the bosses" during the primary cam
paign. A democratic victory In No
vember would mean, he said. the en-
| thronement Of the bosses, each In his
own State"
He referred to the condition in New
Jersey. saying the Democratic party
there Is STRUGGLING apparently to get
| rid of on boss. Mr.. Smith. and appar-
emily has gone to bed with another
Mr.. Nugent"
The colonel. who spent most of the
day In Seattle before coming to To
coma, was followed through the streets
hun otoc
the battleship Oregon. on shore leava
After marching they stormei the col
onels hotel. Colonel Roosevelt SHOOT;
hands all around and the blue
Jackets trooped out Nothing
more was seen of them until :hc
colonel had begun his speech at the pro
gressive State convention. when sound:
Of tumult were heard through the CLOSED
doors. The Oregon detachment was de
handing adm!ttance which the police re
fused. Colonel Roosevelt again went t
the rescue and directed that they be le
In. They stayed to the end escorted Mr.
Roosevelt to the station and then sen
q deta chmcnt of seven men to accompan.
him to Tacoma
In his speech tonight Colonel Roose
welt reiterated that the republican ma
tional convention had been stolen from
the people by the bosses, adding "th
more fragrant of the many thefts neces
sary to MAKE UP stolen majority in tina
convention have since been rewarded b.
unblushing use Of party patronage In
IA shion as scandalous as the orsina
wrong doing.
mo where" he said. has this bee
more scandalous than here in Washing
ton, where the department of justice itsel
} has been prostituted to the reward Q
highway robbery"
TICKET IN WASHINGTON.
, Seattle. Wash. Sept. 1o-Thc progress
, sive State convention to-day nominate
, Hodge of Seattle for governor and nam
0 ed the following candidates for Cor
gress:
At large-J. A. Falconer. Everett. an
H. w. Bryan, Bremerton; first distric
j. NJ. Landon. Seattle; second distric
Stanton Warburton. Tacoma; third dis
trict F. NJ. Goodwin. Spokane.
A platform was adopted which favor
the initiative and referendum and III
recall of all officers including judge
and advocates larger compensation
q employees under the employers liabilit
law.
q The visit OF Theodore Roosevelt an
his address were the features of the cor
yention.