The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
Sherman Notified.

iSa' ~ l., august 21.--ViCA
president Sheman was formally mott,
ned Wednesday of his nomination for
reelection, by the Republican nation,
al convention.
Senator Sutherland of Utah. chs,n
man OF the committee made the mott,
iication speech. He said in part,
Mr.. Vice President: It has be.,
come my pleasant duty, speaking for
the committee appointed for that pur,
pose, to convey to you the formal iny
formation that at the national con.
vention recently held in Chicago, Won
were re-nominated as the candidate
OF the Republican party for the high
office of vice president of the United
States-an Office which you have SO
creditably filled during the past four
years.
1t has seldom fallen to me to per-
form duty in which my sense of per.,
sonal pleasure and my Judgment
nave conceded in such equal propors
tions. The many years of nv asss
clation with you in the House of Rep,
resentatives and in the senate, qualify
me to say that if the people of this
country have not lost their ability "a
appreciate faithful, conscientious ard
unselfish public service, your re-elec~
ton may be predicted with confident
assurance. You have presided over
the deliberations of the senate with
such fairness, courtesy, ability ana
constant devotion to duty as to win
the uniform and unanimous commes,
dation Of the entire membership Of
that body.
"rhe vice president should always
be selected with the possibility In
mind of his being called upon to asr
sume the larger duties of the presi-
dency and / but give expression to tho
opinions of all those who know yos
best when say that if that contip.
gency should arise in your case tho
duties of that great Office would fall
into hand fully capable of bearing the
new and increased responsibilities.
Eve shall have arrayed against us
in the coming campaign our ancient
ano hereditary enemy, the Democrat,
ic party. In addition we shall be can,
ed upon to contend with some formes
associates who have concluded to
abandon their amiable custom OF
firing upon the flag they have beeA
following, in order that they may en-
gage in the more honorable, but a0
more effectual, occupation of ASSAULT
ing it from the front. For the next few
months our ears are to be filed with
the voice of the malcontent, strident
and many-keyed, calling upon tho
people to forsake the tried and beat
en- paths of constitutional govern
ment, along which they have walkeS
with sure feet for more than a cen
tury, and enter upon a personally
conducted pilgrimage through the Pc
litical wilderness to promised laRo
as shadowy and unsubstantial as y
desert mirage.
"The advance agents of this delirie
Gus excursion tarried few days age
at Chicago, long enough to pool theiJ
individual grievances, visions ana
vagaries in a bewildering farrago OF
impractical political nostrums such a9
never before has been collected at one
time outside the violent wards OF a
madhouse. And thus the so-called
Progressive party was born, it's sole
excuse for existence being the F7uns
founded claim that its nominee fof
the presidency was defeated for \
like nomination by stolen votes at the
Republican convention.
/ cannot, of course, take the time TO
discuss this claim in detail and poNt
cut it's utter and reckless falsity. The
overwhelming majority Of the at
tional committee, the credentiaif
committee and the tribunal Of ulhy
mate appeal, the convention Itself,
Continued on page SIX.