Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-08-14
.PROCRESSIVES
LAUNCH PARTY.
Hiram W Johnson Is Roose-
I veIt's Running Mate
COLONIES NOTABLE SPEECH


Cd by a Fervor Almost Religious In
Ito Intensity - Roosevelt cheered
Nearly an Hour-ssa Of Waving Rcd
eandannas.
Chicago. Aug. 1.-THE first national
convention Of the Progressive party
closed here tonight amid scenes of un-
exampled spontaneous enthusiasm at
tending the nomination Of Theodore
Roosevelt for president and Hiram w.
Johnson for vice president. In its
historic aspect. in its semi-religious
fervor, in it's deep earnestness and In
its marking out Of new political paths
It has been memorable convention
The scene of most prolonged enthu-
siasm was that attending the first APP
pearance of Colonel Roosevelt to de-
liver his great speech. "Confesslon
of Faith Apparently without pre-
vious intention. but carried away by
the spirit of the moment. the conven-
ton cheered for tifty-eight minutes.
This has been exceeded but once or
twice in the history Of national con-
ventions and was never exceeded IN
spontaneous cheering Usually such
cheering Is machine made and is or
Ranized beforehand. This time it was
not directed by cheer leaders. but came
irresistibly from the delegates and
spectators.
Most of the faces seen were new to
national conventions. The delegates
were not of the type beheld in so
many of the national conventions of
the past. The faces here belonged
rather to the stamp Of those beheld in
religious meetings, In reform move
ments, in settlement work and in as
semblies of advanced thinkers. The
speeches were listened to intently and
usually without much cheering. The
favorite song was Julia Ward Howe's
Battle Hymn of the Republic" and
this was sung with spirit that show
ed the familiarity of the convention
with the words.
The same was true of "America."
"Onward, Christian Soldiers" and other
like songs, and they were voiced with
religious fervor such as is familiar to
revival meetings, but not to the ordi-
nary political convention.
Beveridge's Speech.
The feature of the first day was the
address of Former Senator Beverage.
the temporary chairman. The Indiana
orator was never in better form and
got off his phrases with telling effect.
Among some of his clean cut sentences
were these:
We stand for a nobler America. We
stand for an undivided nation. We stand
for a broader liberty, a fuller justice. We
stand for social brotherhood as against
savage individualism.
Tho special interests which suck the
peoples substance are bipartisan. They
use both parties. They are the invisible
government behind our visible govern
ment.
1t IL this invisible government which is
the real danger to American institutions.
1ts crude work at Chicago in June, which
the people were able to see. was no more
wicked than its skillful work everywhere
and always which the people are not able
to see.
AA0 EOOI Oh lilo wrongs WHICH uuTI t11o
people Is the fact that the peoples gov
eminent has been taken away from them.
Their government must be given back tc
the people.
We mean to put new business laws on
our statute books which will tell Ameri-
can business men what they can do and
what they cannot do.
The greatest need Of business is certain
ty, but the only thing certain about our
tarin Is uncertainty.
Every convention has its peculiar
features, which give color and charac
ter to the picture. Among these pecul.
lar features at the Progressive gather
ing were the call Of the bull moose. the
hat in the ring and the red bandanna
handkerchief. During the long cheer
ing which greeted Colonel Roosevelt
the bandannas sprang out into a wav
ing sea of red all over the great hall.
The spectacle was as brilliant and ef-
fective as 1t was unexpected.
The climax of most national conven.