The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-24
new PROGRESSIVE
BOILERS PARTY
WHICH NOMINATED ROOSEVELT
FOR PRESIDENT AFTER HIS
DEFEAT IN CONVENTION.

NtbI dpPCdt GU oh tiC SbNAoN ~ s''~
mass meeting and the crowd wens
wild with enthusiasm. Men flung
their hats in the air and women
tossed their gloves and fans about
Cheering was deafening and it was
some time before order was restored
Former President Theodore Roose.
velt was nominated for president on
an independent ticket last night, in
the dying hours Of the republican
national convention, in which he met
defeat.
Followers of Col Roosevelt gather
ed in Orchestra hall, less than =
mile from the Coliseum, and pleds-
ed their support to the former pres
ident.
In accepting the nomination, Col
Roosevelt appealed to the people of
all sections regardless of party af-
fiIiations,, to stand with the found
ers 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 a temporary organization. Be-
ginning tomorrow, when a call is
to be issued, for state convention
in Illinois, the work of organiza
ton will be pushed rapidly, state
by state. At later time, probably
in August, it is intended that ma
tional convention shall be held. Col.
Roosevelt in accepting the nina
| ton tonight, said he did so on the
understanding that he would willing
ly step aside if it should be the de-
sire of the new party when organiz-
ed, to select another standard bear
er.
The method of operation in the
various states is still to be decided
upon. In some cases the republican
candidates for state and national
offices, with the exception OF pres
ident and vice president, will be IN
dorsed with the idea of preserving
the state republican organizations
which are in sympathy with the
Roosevelt movement.
In such cases an effort Will De
made to pledge the candidates iof
o,ectors TO vote for Roosevelt WIN
o,. regard to the republican national
ticket.
7, states in which the organlza-
tions are opposed to Colonel Roose
ve,t it is planned to name eh'ne
new tickets.
MIR. Mccormick said various
names might be adopted in ollier-
int states to meet local conditions
The speech nominating Col. Roose-
Welt was made by Comptroller Will
liam A. Prendergast of New YORK,
who was to have presented the Col
onel's name to the convention, Dean
William Draper Lewis. OF the UNI
versity of Pennsylvania law school,
who was to make one of the sec
onding speeches. delivered the ad-
dress. which he had prepared for the
republican convention.
Representative of tWenty-one
states composed the notification
committee which informed Col.
Roosevelt of his nomination. aad in
sense stood his sponsor for the
movement.
The committee consisted of Comr
troller w. A. Prendergast OF New
York. Meyer Lissner of California,
Former Congressman Richmond
Pearson of North Carolina, Frank
Knox of Michigan. Matthew Hale
of Massachusetts. A. R. Garford OF
Ohio. David Browning of Kentucky,
Everard Bierer, Jr., OF Utah. Walter
Thompson of ermont, oscar
N. Hundley of Alabama, Judge Ben
b. Lindsey of Colorado. Andrew
Rahn of Minnesota, Judge Stevens
Of Iowa. Judge LOwder OF Month
Dakota. William Allen White OF Kan
sas. John c. Greenway OF Arizona,
ex Governor John Franklin Fort or
New Jersey, Co. E. c. Darlington
of MARYLAND. Pearl Wight of Louis
lana, Lorenzo Dow of Washington.
Walter Clyde Jones of Illinois and