The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-12
sTRaUS fOR GOVERNOR
Unanimous Choice OF New
York Progressives 10
Head Ticket

Followers Of Colonel Roosevelt Hole
an Enthusiastic Convcntson IN tn
Empire state--~traus Vas Mem
Der Of Roosevelt Cablnex-I'
/ Praised by Wilson
Syracuse. y. Y. Sept. s.-Oscar ;
F Straus. former Secretary OF Com
merce and Labor in the cabinet o.
/ President Roosevelt, vas unanimous
! IL acclaimed the nominee for Cover
nor OF the Progressive party b. q
stampeded convention this afternoon
Mr.. Straus' nomination came about
under circumstances that were not
only unexpected but dramatic The
former cabinet member. acting - the
conventions permanent chairman
was about to entertain a motion from
Former Lieutenant-Governo Tim
othy L. Woodruff to expedite the roll
call on the names OF State Chairman
William II. Hotchkiss and Comptroll-
er William A. Pendergrast. OF New
York County, leaped 10 his chair and
demanded TO be heard.
Its 'Suspender Jack MCGEE,
cried a voice from the gallery. Chair
man Straus looked puzzled. MCGEE.
who got his name in the Indian coun-
try by riding a broncho into camp
with suspenders as reins. moved reso-
lutely toward the platform.
Chairman Straus looked with sur
prise on the man who with a flaming
bandana swathed around his neck
and his coat blazing with badges,
tossed his rough-rider hat on the floor
and demanded the right to make a
nomination.
Delegates and spectators hooted
and jeered as he began to speak.
But "Suspender jack only waved
his arm in defiance Of the jeers. He
paused moment and then cried:
81 nominate the illustrious and
honorable Oscar S. Strauss"
The delegates seemed stunned,
then a few Of them cheered. Mr..
Straus gave an amused laugh at "Sus-
pender Jack" bowling before him.
MCGEE kept on with his speech and
the first few faint cheers from the
half a dozen or more delegates grad
ually grew into pandomonlum that
swept the convention hall from end
to end. Standards were wrenched
from their supports and delegates,
yelling and cheering for Chairman
Straus, paraded the aisles, turning
the convention into a bedlam.
Chairman Straus at first shook his
head deprecatingly at the growing
ovation. He turned to friends and
This must not be, can
not accept" Chairman Hotchkiss left
his seat and urged Straus to accept.
Scores of delegates pressed toward |
the platform to urge Mr.. Straus to
make the decision. Then Mr.. Hotch-
kiss burst from the group that sur
rounded Mr.. Straus and held up before
the crush of excited delegates sheet |
Of yellow paper on which was writ /
ten:
He Accepts.
He accepts Quickly the word |
was passed back through the hall and /
another demonstration followed. All
other nominations were withdrawn. /
Then came a flood of speeches sec
onding the nomination of the former
of Turkey.
"Suspender jack MCGEE was not
lost sight of Delegates pressed
about him and proclaimed him the
man of the hour" Later the con-
vention passed a vote of thanks to
Delegate MCGEE of the Fifteenth AS
sembly District for nominating Mr..
Straus.
When the convention had recover
ed and when Mr.. Straus had been
chosen unanimously, he was called on
for a speech and rendered an ovation
as he formally accepted the nomina-
ton.
At tonight's session the convention
uuieted down and the other candi-
dates were nominated by a rising
vote.