Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-24
NOMINATE TRAIT
RUMP CONVENTION
Followers of Colonel Gather at
Orchestra Hall, Chicago, and
Launch New Party.
SAY THEY WERE CHEATED
Thou Shalt Not Steal to Be One OF
the Cardinal Principles" of the
Reform Political Body.

Chicago, June 24.-Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated for presi-
dent on an Independent ticket Satur-
day night in the closing hours of the
republican national convention, in
which he had met defeat.
In accepting the nomination. Colo
mel Roosevelt appealed TO the peo-
pie of all sections, regardless of par
~ affiliations, TO stand with the
founders OF the new party, one OF
whose cardinal principles he said was
to be Thou Shalt Not Steal"
The informal nomination of Colo
mel Roosevelt was said to be chiefly
for the purpose of etfecting a tenn
porary organization. A call is to be
issued for a state convention in Illi-
nois, and the work of organization
will be pushed forward rapidly, state
by state. At a later Zine. probably
early in August, il is intended that a
national convention shall be held.
Colonel Roosevelt, in accepting the
nomination Saturday night, said he
did so on the understanding that he
would willingly step aside if II should
be desired of the new party. when or
ganized, 10 select another standard
. bearer.
NOMINATION PLEAsEs.
Wild enthusiasm broke out when
the California delegation. fresh from
the convention. marched into the hall.
: Governor Johnson headed the dele
cation and presided at the meeting.
Before he called the meeting to or
der the crowd sang patriotic songs
and initiated a steam roller. When
news of the nomination of President
Taft reached the hall all OF the
Roosevelt leaders seemed pleased.
The information that Vice President
Sherman had been renominated ap-
peared to add to their delight. Sena-
tor Clapp of Minnesota presented the
resolutions and received a rousing
demonstration as they were adopted.
The following resolution nominat-
ing Colonel Roosevelt for president
was adopted by the mass convention:
We, delegates and alternates to the
republican national convention rep
} resenting a clear majority of the
! voters of the republican party in tho
nation, and representing a clear ma
} jcrity of delegates and alternates ie-
gally elected to the convention in
meeting assembled making the fol-
| lowing declaration:
, We were delegated by majority
I of republican voters of our respective
districts and states to nominate
l Theodore Roosevelt in the republi-
| can national convention as the can
= didate of our party for president and
the carrying out of the will of the
, voters as expressed at the primaries.
We have earnestly and conscien-
tiously striven to execute the COM
mission entrusted to us by the party
voters.
ARE DENIED JUSTICE.
For five days we have been denied
! justice in the national convention
This result has been accomplished by
3 the action of the now defunct ma
I tional committee in placing upon the
j preliminary roll of the convention and
thereby seating upon the floor OF the
4 convention a sufficient number Of
, fraudulently elected delegates TO con
troll the proceedings OF the conven
!. ton. These fraudulent delegates
/ once seated. nave by concerted action