The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23


 Bryan's opposition to him as temporary chairman.
 
 out success, however. We were sent to this convention bearing the most specific instructions to place Theodore Roosevelt In nomination as the candidate of our party for President and we therefore deem it to be our duty to carry out those instructions in the only practicable and feasible way remaining open to us, there- Tore, be 1t resolved
 That we being the majority of the voters of the republican party and of the delegates and alternates legally elected to the national republican convention in com [ pliance with our instructions from the party with our instructions from the Roosevelt as the candidate of our party for the office of President of the Uni, ed States, and we call upon him to accept such nomination in compliance with the will of the party voters, and be it fur | ther.
 Resolved, that a committee be appoint ed by the chair to forthwith notify Col onel Roosevelt of the action herein taken and request him to appear before us In this hall as soon as convenient MT. Prendergast then made the nominay ing speech.
 During the cheering that followed the Pennsylvania delegates arrived and were loudly greeted Resuming his speech Irr. Prendergast described some of the detsns of the republican convention. and pie tured some of the republican leaders in the convention.
 The ten commandment. Mir. Prender- gast advanced as the particular slogan of the new party
 T make special reference to that par ticular commandment, Thou shalt not steal, he said.
 Not a Pink Tea
 They thought this protest was sort of a pink tea affair." he continued They be- leved 1t in their arrogance It was not until this afternoon that many men in th,s convention realized that they were fac i to face with a serious situation. How serious it is we intend to make them real ize between neN and November. And my friends, they gave sword to us in this convention. Verify they who take up the sword shall perish by the sword
 T second the resolution presented by the courageous senator from Minnesota ' This was a signal for a rousing dem onstration for Senator Clapp. We place in nomination tonight we, the people of the United States the sovereign voters of this land, will elect him in November. .' MT Prendergast. concluded.
 Dean Lewis followed MT. Prendereast. seconding tn enomination of Colonel Roosevelt.
 Colonel Roosevelt was escorted to the hall by the notification committee. accom- panied by Senator Dixon and Governor Stubbs of ,l<ansas. As the Colonel entered the hall there was a storm of applause. The people leaped to their feet with # shout, and for five minutes there WI. pandcmonium.
 Roosevelt Delighted
 Colonel Roosevelt mounted the platform and waved his hands, smiling with de- light at the reception When he said he would accept the nomination, there was another frenzied demonstration
 Governor Johnson said MnsRooseve.. | you, and you, hedhonestly, elected dele l gates, and you, my friends, contrast tlN with the Coliseum convention this after noon Mark the difference between -peo- pies convention andaa convention op- cratic, with a steam roller.
 Tt is a fitting that a. convention born | in theft, should go out In theft, because l understand when half of Massachusetts delegation refused to vote. the temporary chairman following in sthe footsteps of the national committed. saw an npportun- ity to get two delegates that had not been got, and seized them so that stolen con vention should end appropriated y.',s,,,-,-s
 The colonel expressed his qualification 10 the delegates who stood by him e-,5.
 Colonel Roosevelt's speech of :, accept ance was as follows:
 Accepts the Nomination "Gentlemen-I thank you for your nomination, and in you recognize the lawfully elected delegates to the re- publican convention, who represent the overwhelming majority of the voters who took part in the republican pri- maries prior to the convention. and who represent the wish of the majority 1 ot the lawfully elected members of the convention. l accept the nomination subject to but one condition. This has now become u contest which cannot be settled merely along the old party lines. The principles that are at Issue are as broad and as deep as the foundations of our democracy itself They are in no sense sectional. They should appeal to all honest citi- zens. east and west. north and south. They should appeal to all right-think- ling men. whether republicans or dem- ocrats. without regard to their previous party utilization.
 T feel that the time has come when lnot only all men who believe in pro- gressive principles. but all men who be- llieve in those elementary maSims of public and private morality which must iiltle rlle every form of successful free