St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-21
PARKER DELEGATES
BALLOT TO WILSON;
lSCOSES ROOSEVELT
Word Of Honor Of Party's Leaders
Mere Scraps OF Paper,
He Asserts
ACCEPTS NOMINATION
In NEW YORK SPEECH
Expects. to Get Nothing. Blu
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New York, Oct. 14.-John M. Par
bar ~ Louisiana. nominee for vice.
nresident on the Progressive ticket,
aroused enthusiasm in a large as.
semhlage of Bull Moose leaders OF
Greater New York, the state and
New England, when, at the Hotel
FILLMORE today. in answer TO q
speech formally notifying hlm q
his nomination, he announcer ms
intention of supporting President
Wilson and asked all loyal progress
siyes TO follow his leadership. Hun
dreds of ~Progressives who reti.aln
loyaI to the principles OF the party
throngeed the room in which tae
notification services were held.
Matthew Hale of Massasschusetts,
/. A. Hopkins of New Jersey, W. Il.
Nichols of Vermont, and L. ii.
Trieshmann of Connecticut Wele
the Progressive national commit
feemen present constituting the
formal notification committee.
Mr.. Parker electrified the cfo"a
when he said:
II appeal to all thinking men and
women interested in the maternal
welfare of country, deyotoa 70
their family and their future, 70
vote their honest convictions ana
support Woodrow Wilson Tor Pres
ident of the United States.
ROOSEVELT AND PERKINS
Mr. parker dwelt at length on the
mart taken by Theodore Roosevelt
and George w. PERKINS IN the e1-
forts 10 get tie Progressive AM
Republican con 1. T. Ms III ~ 'aggl
last June to unite on a presidential
candidate.
He also quoted Georese W. Per
kins as stating he was opposed 10
returning to the Republican party,
because it had been more reaction
airy than v
aThe staement of our leader,
Mr.. Parker continued. and the con-
currence of the chairman Of u
executive committee were accepted
at par by a trusting body of men
and Wome who implicitly believed
in ii leaders. The tragedy OF the
greeat gathering at Chicago from
June Z to Junei0 inclusive is a mai
ter of history
MIR. Parker said that he had IN
formation that every move IN the
Progressive convention was ap-
proved by Colonel Roosevelt over
the telephone. !.
me pledged word of honor of
the leader he said were mere
mere scraps of paper and practl-
eally show that political honor is
as little regarded as the peace trea-
~ ties of nations"
He accepted the nomination, Mr..
Parker said, with the certainty
that it amounted to nothing po-
e.. 1.f,oclIxr arasnI q 6Ioppn 3YntIJDnp& ut
both ridiculle and ~vituperation."
THANKS DUE TO WILSON
II am not a Democrat" Mr.. Par
ker said, but | believe the thanks
Of this nation are due to Woodrow
Wilson for what he has accom-
plished in the shape of Progressive
legislation that has brought I'M
told millions, happiness and pros
Derity to our people.
Mr.. Parker's address was as fol-
lows:
II regard it a distinct honor to
meet those true PrOgreSSlveS who
stand firmly for the beliefs which
brought us together and feel very
strongly that today that. the strong
baad of ~Progressives who are bat
thing for their honest iconvictions
represent a type of American cit
izens who are 100 per cent patrl-
otic and are not 100 per cent candl-
date. There are many conditions
which have taken place in regard
to the Progressive party which
should be placed plainly before the
American people for their careful
consideration. and the time has
now arrived when that statement
should be made.
COT nNET fG ID 1850
s'On August 5, 1912, in his ac-
ceptance of the nomination fol
President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt said:
With all my heart and soul
with every particle of high pur-
pose that is in me. | pledge you my
word to do everything | can, to, pul
every particle of courage, of COM
mon sense and of strength that
have at your disposal. and to en-
deayor so far as strength is given
me-. to live UP to the obligations you
have put upon me and to endeayo1
TO carry out in the interest of the
whole people the policies to which
you have today solemnly dedicated
yourselves TO the millions of men
and women for whom you speak,
"On Oct. 8, 1913. he said:
Men and women. | would con-
tinue to fight even if | stood en-
tirely alone. | shall continue il
with a glad and proud heart be-
cause it is made in your company
Twin or lose, whatever the out
come I am with you, and | am fol
this cause to fight to the end. We
are dedicated in this great war OF
righteousness. and while life lasts
we cannot and we will not abandon
it.
asThe men who believe that we
will ever betray these ideals. OF
abandon the task to watch we have
set ourselves do not know US and
cannot guess at the faith that in
spires US.
This movement will never &C
back. and whatever may betide in
the future. of one thing the dis
eiples of an easy opportunism may
rest assured will never abandon
the principles to which we Pro-
Gressives have pledged ourselves
and | will never abandon the men
and women who drew around me
to battle for these principles.
AGAIN PLEDGED FAITH
s1The night before he left on his
trip to Brazil. in a great meeting
held in this city. he assured Pro-
gressiyes that he would never de-
sert those who had joined thai
party and who had stood steadfast
for those principles, many of which
have been enacted into law and al!
of which mean much for human
welfare and the future prosperity