The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-28
TONER IS CHOSEN
BY PROGRESSWES
| He Will Head the District
Ticket in the Eighth
Big Convention.
FOULKE WAS SPEAKER
Declares Taft Entitled to No
Consideration.-lt's Ted
dy or Woodrow.

MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 2S.-With ev-
erybody "whooping it up" for Roose-
welt and Beveridge, and the party in
general, the Progressives of the Eighth
district, in convention here yesterday
afternoon, nominated Edward C. To-
ner, publisher of the Anderson Her
aid, as the Progressive candidate for
Congress from this district
The nomination was by acclamation
as all other talked-of candidates did
not allow their names to go before the
convention 1t was the first convention
I of the Progressives in Delaware coun-
| ty, and to those who attended there
was no doubt as to the strength of the
party in the Eighth district. Each
county was largely represented and
the court room was filed to overflow
ing. 1t was the largest district conven-
ton held in this city for many years.
Resolutions were adopted hailing
Col Roosevelt as Americas foremost
leader and most valued citizen, and
acclaiming Hiram w. Johnson as an
aggressive fighter for the right AL
bert J. Beveridge's advanced position
and the things for which he has labor
ed were approved and hailed with de-
light. The convention pledged the COM
mon rule for all future sessions.
Calls For Cheers.
During the reading of the resolu-
tions pandemonium broke loose at the
mention of Roosevelt's name. A large
bandana with Roosevelt's picture and
bearing the inscription, The Battle
Flag" was carried through the room
and the low bellowings of the Moose
became roars. 1t was some time be-
fore Chairman Frank Snyder could re-
store order.
The convention was called to order
at 2 o'clock by District Chairman
Clayte Sells of Anderson, and Frank
Snyder of Portland was chosen per-
manent chairman. Mr.. Snyder declared
that the Progressives would win in
their first fight.
In short speech William A..
Bond of Richmond recited nursery
rhyme" which created an uproar. 1t
follows:
Archibald went East, Penrose went
West, but Roosevelt remained on the
cuckoo's nest"
William Dudley Foulke of Richmond
was the principal speaker. He COM
pared the platforms of the Democrats
and Progressives and in explaining
why he did not take up the Republican
platform he said it was not worth
while to discuss the policies of party
in which no one could place any de-
pendence. He flayed the Democrats
for their stand on the trust problem
and the tariff question.
Appeals To All.
Mr.. Foulke spoke in part as follows
From one party dishonored by the
theft of a presidential nomination and
from another infected with political
theories which would paralyze all ma
tional progress by pretended constitu-
tional restrictions upon national pow
er-from both these parties ruled by
bosses and supported by selfish inter
ests, alike unmindful of the demand
of the plain people for better terms of
living and fairer distribution of the
|
gressive party of the United States
confidently appeals to all patriotic cit
liens upon the issues of common hon
esty, the direct rule of the people and
social and industrial justice.
GAS to the Republican party and its
candidate, little need be said. We In.
diana Progressives have reason to be
profoundly grateful that the iniquities
committed by Healing and Wallace,
Watson and Hemenway are known to
all There were the corrupt primaries
at Indianapolis where Wallace exclud
ed the Roosevelt watchers from the
polls, where he announced days before
1.-THE election that Roosevelt men would
not be allowed to carry single ward
The primary was packed and the
state convention was packed, and in
tine Thirteenth district Taft delegates
were returned against the sworn
statement of majority of the mem.
bers that they voted for Roosevelt.
Passes Up Taft.
THE frauds committed in Indiana
We're repeated in cases even more out
rageous in California, Arizona, Wash
ington, Kentucky. Alabama. Texas
Michigan and other states.
BY means of these frauds, Roosevelt
who had been the choice of the people
by overwhelming majorities in every
. state where the people had by law a
chance to speak, was counted out, first
by a national committee, and then by
q convention with packed delegates
who were allowed to vote upon each
Z others credentials.
? Thus Taft, rejected by the nation
, became the candidate of the Republi
) can bosses, and lies under the burden
: of accepting a nomination won by
/ crime. His cause is so hopeless, his
, administration so utterly discredited
: that there is no need of spending fur
!. Their time upon his candidacy.
The coming struggle is between thu
) Democrats and the Progressives, be
+ tween Woodrow Wilson and Theodore
t Roosevelt.
. Avoid Vital Questions.
THE old parties do not touch the vi
e tai questions which are necessary tt
= restore the American people to a heal
thy social and industrial condition
The Progressive party alone is the par