The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

nation that Ia waiting I present the name
OF that man who embodIes the issues
ana spirit of the hour--that man we
delight to honor. Theodore Roosevelt"
A Prolonsed Yell.
Mr.. Colby spoke less thar three min.
utes. Cheering lasted only two. but into
those two was compressed q volume Of
sound that threatened to blow on the
o 1t was just one prolonged yell Of
$500 jubilant men and m In the
midst Of It George Perkins wat seen
waving his arms. Chairman Robins had
no trouble In getting him u hearing.
II have just heard from the other
hall" Mr.. Perk,ns said. that the Re.
publican convention has received the
communication from Col. Roosevelt. and
that there was more or less applause.
~tSardonic %laughter.1 After that Weeks
withdrew In favor Of Mr.. Hughes"
Lodge. Lodge. you mean Lodge" said
Secretary Davis.
'In favor Mr.. Lodge" resumed Mr..
Perkins. but hooting interrupted him.
Querilous voices were raised. question:
ing Mr.. Perkins's tactics.
"He wants 10 keep us back" '"wyhats
your idea. Mr.. Perkins7" were cries die.
tinguished IN the confusion. More teie-
phone bulletins from tho Republicans
were handed to Mr.. Perkins.
What do we care What they DO
sputtered q delegate.
Chairman Robins spun around and
jerked his gavei. The Republicans were
beginning to take their third ballot. n
the Progrcssives did not hurry Hughes
would he nominated before Roosevelt.
Mr.. Robins recognized Gov. johnson
OF California. The regular order Of
btiQtnNka hu Wing hAnN Ss,AAAUtS. ~.,.~a
Mr.. Perkins was cut on IN midair.
He looked pushed. then argued with the
chairman. The Governor said. "Oh,
we'll" Inc yielded TO Mr.. Perkins.
Convention IN an Uproar.
Tho convention was uproarious. The
chairman doomed IF tho delegate.
lose their temper and get disrespectful
they will be expelled from the hall"
Mr., Perkins calmly went on where
he had left of. saying:
Weeks withdrew In favor Of Lodge.
That puts Lodge on the ballot. Dele.
gates from other states will vote for
Mr.. Lodge. Since this Is 30 We should
allow the Republican convention to 70
on and see how much Of a vote Mr..
Lodge will secure"
But the Progreesives had already
bowled Mr.. Lodge out OF their inten-
lions. In fact he never wat In. Tho,
shouted. mo. no put IL To IA vot~"
Mr.. Perkins tried agar. TO reason
with them. He said "Of course on the
third ballot "A man m-y be nominated.
We understand tra. Medill Mccormick
has Just wtthdr, IN Mr.. -"
he turned to receive more telephone
bulletins > Il right there Wal where Mr..
'"-ki~1's campaign fell TO fragments.
Johnson had haan hohhi,,. ,~ ..l 49,.
in his eagerness 70 speak. He now
rushed forward. Mr.. Perkins. his hands
fuN OF paper slips. tried to wave him
back. The convention yelled John
son Johnson :" and MIR Perkins vas
lost in the crowd on the stage.
Gov. Johnson's big voicie flooded the
Auditorium ~ he said AZ ~breskn.ck
speed
There comes a time In every mans
NE when he goes mp against the guns.
You are going IN against the guns now
There is just one way. and that Is pu,
M the man who never shirked RESPONSE.
bility In his life. Make the nomination
without loss OF another minute tche~rsI.
Il don't know whether he will accep,
or not. Rut 7 suggest we nominate him,
and within two hours ~ should have.
word iron, him. and he and 'his conven.'
ton Will be face to face. second the
~ 'nSf"IoVe VtSs'NANeV--hNv
make II before tho landslide begins IN the
other convention
RcRt~w ny Two Minutes.
~" Progress,vss fairly hcwled ~ this.
BY , mighty crash OF yeas" the roll call
rul. was suspended. Chairman Robins
said something about making It unan,.
nous by reclamation" and with q pro-
digiuus whoop everybody sprang up and
Al . 1913 Chairman Robins announced that
'Tk. ydore Roosevelt. IL the Progressive
Candidate for President NJ the United
states
But lust then the cruel news came that
Hush's was nominated AZ ":31. SO by
two inluutes the FrogressiNes had failed
20 keep the record clear.
Thu last thing before adjournment
was tn" reading OF the message from
Col. Roosevelt In which he conditiorally
declined the nomination Mr.. Robins ex-
plaiued that the Colonel wished TO hear
from the people of the country. The
convention took the news Of the Colonies
conditional refusal of "a nomination
calmly and resignedly.
Tie delegates were In a hurry 10 catch
their trains. Perhaps that contributed
TO the spirit in which they received the
message. When II was read. Mr.. Gar
field of Ohio moved that II ne received
In the spirit III Which IL was sent and
referred To the National Committee with
power TO act upon It. This was carried
and the big show vat over