Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-14

CHICAGO, IT,, Aug 7.--Singing Onward, Christian Soldiers" and the Battle Hymn of the Republic,' the delegates of the first national convention of the new Progressive party proclaimed Roosevelt of New York. tonight their candidate for
 president and Governor Hiram w.
 Johnson of California. their choice
 for vice president.
 Marking a new departure in the
 proceedings of national conventions.
 the two candidates were immediately
 notified of their nominations and in
 the midst of dcafening cheers ap-
 peared before the delegates to voice
 their acceptance and pledge their
 best efforts to the coming campaign.
 The party formally christened it.
 self the Progressive Party" leaving
 off the prefex national" by which lit has heretofore been known, but
 provision was made for recognition
 of "rcai" progressives in any states
 by whatever name they should local
 ly be designated because of state laws. The convention adjourned at l7.24 p. in. with the delegates sing ing the "Doxology" in lusty voice. | During the three days it was in
 session there was not roll call or
 a ballot. The delegates asked no
 such formaltics in either placing
 candidates in nomination. or voting | for them. There was not voice
 in opposition to either Roosevelt
 or Johnson. The delay in nom
 mating them was due to the large
 number of scconding speeches al-
 lowed.
 I The platform adopted. as to its
 main points was as follows: Summary of Platform.
 1 The preamble states that the conscience of the people. in time of a grave national problem has call. ed into being the new party, born of nations awakened sense o' . justice. We. of the Progressive party dedicate ourselves to the fulfil ment of the duty laid upon us b, our fathers to maintain that govern i n,ent of the people. by the people . and for the people whose founda c tions they laid. We hold witl Thomas Jefferson and Abraham !. Lincoln that the people arc master ! of their constitution to fulfill it n purposes and safeguard it from thos !, who, by a pervcrsion of its intent aa would convert it into an instrumen n of injustice. This country belong c to the people who inhabit it. It y time to set public welfare in tn = first place.
 ,- The platform further declare e the old parties have become th r. tools of corrupt interests which us them to impartially serve thei if selfish purposes"
 " That "thc new party offers itse m as an instrument to the people n sweep away the old abuses and ,c build new and nobler commo' d. wealth"
 n "It declares under the headin 70 " Rule of the people" for direct pr ,d raries for the nomination of sta n- and national officers and candidate st for president; for the popular ele T. ton of United States senator os urges on the states the use of q .d ballot. with responsibility to q SC people secured by the initiative re n, ercndum and recall"
 n Pledges the party to provide as more easy and expeditions meth' he Of amending the federal constit ,n tion;" advocates national jurisdicti, n of problems which have expand Q. 4-4-s-4-a-3-i-3.i-i.i-a-a-i-l-i'.l'-i'
 , for the time being stand in the fo'
 front of the battle. hope we sh 10 win, and believe that if we C
 wake the people to what the fig
 really means we shall win. B
 ] win or lose, we shall not falt en Whatever fate may at the nome 'n- overtakc any of us, the movemc II itself will not stop. Our cause Try based on the eternal principles m. Righteousness: and even though to who now lead may for the Ii, ht. fail, in the end the cause itself sh ith triumph, Six weeks ago, here do Chicago. ! spoke to the honest r' nat rescntatives of convention whI ng, was not dominated by honest m' nd convention wherein sat. aIas' Ian majority of men who, with sne ess ing indifference to every princi old of right. SO acted as to bring to ids shameful end a nariy which