Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-02
ROOSEVELT men
CHEER Bird PARTY
ATTENDANCE AT ST. PAUL AU-
DITORIUM LIGHT, FEW FARM
Frs LEAVING HARVEST.
PURDY OPENS SESSION
Five Hundred Enthusiasts in Attend
ance-Platform Declares for Re.
call and Woman Suffrage
Delegates Chosen.

OCtCSdtCS SuOSCn
st. Paul, July 31.-Launching Of the
Roosevelt third party in Minnesota
was attended by much enthusiasm
demonstrated by the 500 adherents of
the new movement, gathered in mass
convention in the st. Paul Auditorium.
An elaborate opening address by
Judge M. D. Purdy, the temporary
chairman, justified the formation of
the new party. 1t was received with
numerous demonstrations of applause
The convention speedily got down
to business. It's work consisted in
naming twelve delegates to the ma
tional convention at Chicago, naming
twelve Roosevelt presidential electors,
forming a permanent party organiza-
ton, and adopting resolutions pledging
the Minnesota third party men to all
the Roosevelt ideas, and even to the
recall.
Managers of the new party move
ment were disappointed at the country
attendance. The delegates who came
in from the outside congressional dis
tricts all said that it was impossible to
get farmers to leave their work and
come to the convention. There was
only a handful of delegates from the
first and second districts.
Representation from the third, sew
enth, eighth and ninth was somewhat
larger. The sixth district sent about
a dozen.
The Hennepin county delegation
was about sixty strong, and the fourth
district delegates numbered about as
many.
When Judge Purdy called the con-
vention to order, there were about 500
in the hall. Seats were open to all
and spectators mingled with the dele
gates Conspicuous in his wheeled
chair was H. A. Walraff, former So
cialist candidate for mayor of St. Paul.
The most encouraging development
of the day for the third party men was
the announcement by w. T. Coe, man.
ager for James A. Petersons candi-
dacy for the senate, practically align
ing Mr.. Peterson with the new move
ment
Judge Milton Dwight Purdy opened
the convention in simple manner by
reading the call for a mass conven-
ton by the state committee of the
embryo party. The reading of the
call was received in silence.
Hugh T. Halbert demanded the floor
as soon as Judge Purdy had completed
the opening ceremony and nominated
him for temporary chairman. Judge
Purdy stands for honesty and justice"
he declared. "He stands for progress
sive principles and for the advocacy
of Theodore Roosevelt for president"
Spirited cheering followed the men
ton of Colonel Roosevelt's name.
The presidential electors were chos-
en- by progressives: At large: j. W..
Wright, Litchfield; Emil G. Holm, New
Ulm; Ole Canestorp, Elbow Lake. BY
districts: E. HI. Smith, Austin; l.. C.
Churchill Window; c. A. Rohrer, Hen
derson; w. B. Douglas, st. Paul; w. T.
Coe, Minneapolis; e. <. McCrea, Alex
andria; A. V. Rieke, Fairfax; w. 7.
Magic, Duluth; w. A. Marion, Crooks
ton.
Nine of the 10 electors who have an
nounced their decision to resign are
before the state convention for ratifi-
cation as Roosevelt electors.
Chicago convention delegates select
ed At large Hugh T. Halbert, st.
Paul; p V. Collins, Minneapolis; G. w.
Gilmore, Pipestone. Alternates: Jas.
F. Spencer, Rochester; M. S. Norelius,
Lindstrom; w. l.. Dickey, Wayzata.
First district: Henry w. Libby, Wi
mona; alternate, T. H. Kelly, Owa-
tonna Second district: George w.
Patterson, Worthington; alternate,
Paul F. Dehnel, Worthington. Third
district: J. C. Apologize, Cannon
Falls; alternate, o. j. Parker, LeSueur.
Fourth district: Albert o. Stark Har-
ris; alternate, Charles Villaume, st.
Paul. Fifth district: Milton d. Purdy,
Minneapolis; alternate, DR.. j. War
rem Little, Minneapolis. Sixth district:
T. j. Sharkey, Staples; alternate, A
M. Welles, Sank Center Seventh dis
trict: P. G. Jacobson, Madison; alter
nate, E. F. Sell, Fairfax. Eighth dis
trict: James Saari, Duluth; alternate,
I'll Moose
trict: F. l.. Farley, Red Lake Falls;
alternate, N. S. Hegness, Argyle.
Airmen in Narrow Escape.
Grand Forks N D. July 21-AYia-