New Britain herald., 1916-06-07
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ln 1912, SllppeO quleIly ileo S' So " the California delegation shortly be- fore the convention convened.
 Among progressive notables on the stage were James R. Garfield, Will liam Flynn, and Oscar Straus. The latter was cheered when recognized.
 Bishop William Fraser McDowell
 1T know that the members of this convention will be on their good be- havior, but as a precaution I request the police and sergeant at arms to step forward and stand at attention" Chairman Murdock announced. The officers came forward and f1ashlight phOtographs were then taken.
 Secretary o. K. Davis read the con- vention call of the national commit tee and the temporary officers were announced Thereupon Chairman Murdock presented Raymond Robins as temporary chairman of the con- ventiOn.
 Cheer Teddy 34 Minutes.
 After three sentences, MT. Robins introduced the name of Theodore Roosevelt All delegates and specta- tors sprang to their feet, wildly cheer ing and waving flags. The demon s,ration lasted thirty-four minutes.
 When he was able to continue speaking Chairman Robins was ad- vised not to repeat Colonel Roose- velt's name when he was able to re- sume. He promised to do so. Con- vention officers agreed that the dele gates could not have been restrained long from voicing their demand for Roosevelt.
 Robins Speech follows:
 1. That the progressives will stand by the announcement made by the national committee last January that the party will join the republicans if the latter nominates for president a man true to progressive principles.;
 2. That the principle, however, is greater than the party, and if need be the progressives will go on alone.
 3. That preparedness is the para mount issue of the campaign; and
 f. That Theodore Roosevelt is the man of the hour.
 What this country needs now is a man." announced MT. Robins. Tn the course of his speech he said: Now as we are met again in national conven- tiOn there comes to us once more a common knowledge that in 1912 we sounded forth a trumpet that shall never call retreat And we know that we are here to write a record that shall witness alike to the faint-hearted and the skeptical anl to the great army still faithful to the cause, that our vision is yet undimmed and that our standards have not been furled.
 But the noblest common heritage of America is not her natural wealth nor are her best traditions found in the chronicles of her commercial greatness. We may well confess that under other flags, even under other national ideals, American ingenuity industry, and courage might have achieved greater material welfare fol all her people, and with her vast natural resources she might well have done away with that grinding poverty that is now unknown in many less ia vored lands. We may take just pride in the lesser achievements of our peo. pie in developing the physical re- sources of a continent, but not there lies the true greatness of America.
 "Selfish business and politics never listed in the assets of America hel most valuable possession, the price. less heritage which alone is worth the sacrificia1 cost of preparedness to de- fend against the World-her-dem cratic soul. In this time it should be all too plain that we stand alone among the great nations not domi- mated by the ideal of Caesar. We have our ruthless master men, confident ot their right and ability to rule their fellows, but they do not rule us yet.
 We gather to determine our pro- gram to meet the practical needs for national action in this time of havoc and horror in other lands. And it is well that we should approach our task with the vision of 8 better day. We may well resolve that no worse day with havoc and horror in our midst shall be known to us or to the coming generations and that we shall wisely plan to preserve in peace our great inh eritance.
 "A competent program for national preparedness must comprehend and met the social, economic and spiritual needs of the people. Mere military preparedness alone is inadequate for the safeguarding of the nations life, even in time of war. The final issue of the titanic struggle that now con- vulses Europe will be decided in the homes, workshops, fields and labora- tories of the peoples now at war. Any program for national security in time of war that does not involve social and economic security in time of peace is false to the needs of the nations life and arouses suspicion as to the good faith or intelligence of it's advocate.
 The great nations now at war have developed an organized cooperative industry capable of economic produc- ton, unprecedented in the history of