PROGRESSIVE'S 0
First Steps Taken and Proceedings
Had By Followers of Roosevelt
in Chicago Auditorium
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING
(Nomination of Roosevelt For President and Hiram W.
Johnson For Vice-President by Vivo Voce Vote.
Work Prom Day to Day.
FOR PRESIDENT,
Theodore Roosevelt of New York.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Hiram W. Johnson of California.
Preliminary for the Convention.
Now York. Tho national progress
ive party mu3t accopt Colonel Ilooso
volt'B political doctrines If ho 1b to
lio Its atandard bearer. Ho Bald lato
Sunday, as ho started for Chicago,
that ho would Insist upon making hlu
"wonfosfllon of faith" to the delegates
boforo tho committee, which Is to
draft tho platform, makes Its llnal re
port and that ho would not accopt tho
nomination on a platform which did
not moot with IiIb approval.
Colonol RooBovclt's Bpoech was
originally scheduled for Monday night.
It wnB BtiggoHtcd to him that tho tlmo
of Its dollvory ho postponed and ho
sent word to his managor that ho
"would consent to a dolay aftor tho
platform had boon presented to tho
convention. Advance copies of tho
jipooch reached tho leaders of tho now
party several days ago. Tho colonol
wild nothing, however, to Indicate that
tho suggestion for a delay In tho do-
OK&EKINOOD
b sxneA!wooJ s. y,
' , THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
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livery of the epooch was duo to Im
pressions of those who had rcud It.
Colonel Hoosovolt said that In his
npocch ho had dealt fully with all the
groat political questions of tho day.
Ho spoko frankly and roarlossly, ho
said, and boltovod that tho conven
tion ought to bo fully npprlzod of his
vlown boforo rntlfylng tho tontutlvo
nomination, which ho accepted at
Chicago. Ho contends that It was
upon a quostton of principle that ho
loft tho republican party and now ho
linn dono bo ho cannot mako a com
promise of principles In accepting
tho leadership of tho now movomont.
Ills declaration of political faith,
lio nuld, Is ono which will bo termed
oltlior socialism or anarchy and prob
nbly both, but represents IiIb convlo
tlons. Ho goes to Chicago to mako
these views known and to recelvo the
presidential nomination only it the
aro nccoptablo in their substantial
provisions to tho now party.
According to tho presont arrange
juont Colonol Roosevelt will deliver
his upoech Tuesday. Tho plan, ho
ald. waB satisfactory to him, as at
that time tho platform commlttoo will
not have comploted Its work.
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ONVENTION
The Second Day.
Chicago. Tho first Bosslon of tho
first convention of tho national pro
grouslvo party, of which Colonol
Thoodoro Roosovelt Is sponsor, was
held In tho Coliseum Monday and
while tho sotting was attended by all
of tho UBual ceremony and parapher
nalia of a national political gathorlng,
tho actual proceedings wore Bug
gostlvo of a lovo feast
Not a dlssontlng voice waB raised
during tho session. Tho question or
nogro representation from tho south
had caused friction earlier In tho day
In tho national commlttoo, hut thoro
was no echo of tho light on the floor
of the convention. Tho dologatcs
wore at times oxploslvo In tholr en
thusiasm. Many of tho state delega
tions camo Into tho hall singing and
shouting In their delight at tho birth
of the now party and threo hours la
ter left tho building In tho samo hap
py frnmo of mind.
Although groon hands woro sup
posed to bo at tho holm, the machine
ry of tho convention worked smoothly
and clllclontly. There was no roll
call of delegates", hut tho delegate
-jeoo&fVtzr
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.
section of tho floor, arranged in tho
sumo manner an at tho republican na
tional convention a fow weeks ugo,
and accommodating nearly 1,500 poo
plo, was entirely tilled. Tho alternate
section also had Its full quota.
Thoro waa not tho same crush of
spoctatorB as at tho ropubllcan'gathor
Ing, but whon tho proceedings began
tho gallorios had few empty soats.
Tho convention loaders woro enthusi
astic over tho showing mado In tho
Coliseum and mado tho claim that no
bettor looking, moro substantial set
of dologatos was ovor soon on the
floor of a national political conven
tion. Work of tho national commlttoo on
contestod dolegato cases caused a do
lay of noarly throo-quartera of an
hour In the assembling of tho conven
tion. During tho wait tho dologatos
amused thomsolves with songs and
yolla composed for tho occasion,
whllo a band up nnar tho flag-draped
stool raftors and a Grand Army life
nnd drum corpB on the stago vlod
with oach other la playing patriotic
niru
"' t y. c .
Thoro waB a groat cheor as Senator
JoBoph M, Dixon, national chairman
of, tho party, rapped for ordor. Thla
was repeated later when tho call for
tho convention was read and thoro
was oven greater enthusiasm whon
former Senator Albort J. JJoverldgo
of Indiana was presented for tempo
rary chairman. Tho formality of
electing Senator Boverldgo was not
noceasary and amid ronewed acclaim,
ho wus escorted to a placo on tho
stage, decorated with a gold lmdgo
and handed tho convention gavel.
Sonator Boverldgo then delivered
Ills keynoto speech. Ho spoko for
moro than an hour and a half, ex
pressing somo of the advancod ideas
of government adopted by tho now
party and paving tho way for oven
moro progroBslve proposals to bo
mado to tho convention by Colonol
Roosovelt.
The tomporary chairman was given
tho closest attention throughout.
Once ho mentioned President Taft In
connection with his approval of tho
Payno tariff law, and instantly thoro
camo a storm of Jeers and groans
from tho crowd. Evory few minutes
Sonator Boverldgo was interrupted by
applauso and cheering.
Tho former senator from Indiana
mado a most courteous presiding of
ficer and when a prematuro motion
to adjourn was mado ho boggod par
don of tho delogato for not rocognlz
lng htm at tho tlmo, promising him
rocognitlon a little later In tho ses
sion. TROUBLE OVER PLATFORM.
Draft Prepared by Scholars Too Long
and Indefinite.
Chicago. The committee on plat'
form of tho national progressive con
vontlon got into a lively row soon
uiier organization was peneciea Mon
day night and somo pretty plain wordB
wero spoken In discussing tho pro
posed declaration of principles of tho
new party.
It was apparent from tho first that
tho platform probably could not bo
comploted before lato Tuesday night
or Wednesday morning. It Is due to
go to tho convention Wednesday after
noon. After full discussion In tho general
committee tho plan of tho loadorBwaa
to hppolnt a subcommittee of seven to
confer with Colonel Roosovelt and to
work out tho platform with him.
Tho Idea will bo to condonBO into
crisp, short planks tho various ad
vanced Ideas to bo outlined to tho con
vention bytho colonel In his so-called
' confonslon of faith" speech. It was
said that practically all of tho progres
slvoness In Colonel Roosevelt's speech
will bo adopted In the platform.
There aro two or throo of tho moro
radical Ideas, however, which may not
bo Included.
Colonel Roosoovlt, It was said, would
not object to tho elimination of a few
proposals, hut Is insistent that all tho
rest shall bq contalnod In tho platform
upon which ho Is to run.
Soon aftor tho commlttoo mot at
night tho draft of a tontativo platform
was presented by a group of loaders
In tho new movement, who had met
aoveral times to discuss tho matter.
Tho draft was said to oxpreBB tho com
bined ideaB of Dean Lewis of tho law
Bchool of the Unlvorsity of Pennsyl
vania, Dean Klrchway of the law
school of Columbia, unlvorsity, Glftord
Plnchot, Chester Rowoll of California,
Charles McCarthy of tho legislative
reofronco bureau nt tho University of
Wisconsin, Mcdlll McComJck of Chi
cago, James R. Garfield of Ohio and
other closo porsonal friends of Colonel
Roo3ovelL
It had been nnnounced that thoso
mon had drafted a scholarly platform
Which was a program of genuine so
cial and Industrial Justlco and which
would mark a now era In this connec
tion In the United States.
It required nn hour and a half to
road this tentative platform and Im
mediately a dozen mombora of tho
commlttoo attacked it with vlgor.'Wil
lam Dudley Foulko of Indiana headed
tho assault. Ho doclared that the
platform should bo shortened to one
quarter of Its length.
Hugh T. Halbort of Mlnnosota took
tho floor as soon a3 Foulke Vd finish
ed his criticism. Ho callortho plak
form vorboso, pedagogic and lacking
In vitality.
"This platform as presented horo,"
said Mr. Halbort, "doeB not even noto
tho birth of a now party. It seoms to
mo that thin fact should bo Bet forth
In. torso, onergotic fashion."
Third and Last Day.
Chicago, Singing "Onward, Chris
tian Soldiers" and "Tho Battlo Hymn
of tho Republic," tho dologatea to tho
llrat national convention of tho now
progressive party Wodnosday night
proclaimed Theodore Roosovelt of
Now York as their candldato for pres
ident and Governor Hiram W. John
son of California as tholr choice for
vice president.
Marking a now doparturo in tho
proceedings ot national conventions,
tho two candidates woro immediately
notified of tholr nomination and In
tho midst of deafening choers appear
ed boforo tho dologatos to voice their
acceptance and to pledgo their best
efforts to tho coming campaign.
For sovoral hours during tho aftor
noon and oarly evening In tho' Coll
8oum tho nudlenco had llstoned to a
flow of oratory In nominating and soc
ondlng speeches in which the doml
nant noto oxprossod was the bolle;
that victory would como to tho now Intorost, mado so complote and genor
party In tho Novombor elections. Ray- ous n contribution to tho cup of Its
mond Robblna of IlllnolB pledged a nchlovemonts.
100,000 majority for the national "My candidate Is tho 'man courage
tlckot In Illinois: Gilford Plnchot nro. Ions' in American politics. While tho
dieted a 300,000 majority for Colonol Interests of tho poople havo been
i Roosovelt and Govornor Johnson in'"onn,C8U' ll haa kn,rwn no fear and
..... . . .. , .. askod no quarter. His challengo has
"'" ,'"" r, J "yvin.
Tho party formally christened Itsolf
' "tho progressive party," leaving out
tho "national" by which it has hereto
fore been known, but provision was
mado for the recognition of "real"
progressives in any of tho states by
whatover name thoy should bo locally
designated becauso of stato laws.
Tho convention adjourned at 7:24
p. m with the delegates singing tho
doxology in lusty voices. During the
thrco days it was in session there was
not a roll call nor a ballot taken. Tho
delogatcs asked no such formalities,
either lu placing their candidates In
nomination or in voting for them.
There was not a voice in opposition
olther to Colonel Roosevelt or Gov
ernor Johnson. Tho delay In nomi
nating them was due to tho largo
number of socondlng speeches allow
ed. As has always been tho case in na
tional political conventions, tho bulk
of tho work of tho progressive gathor
lng waB carried on In the committees.
There was sharp discussion in sev
eral of tho commlttoo meetings and
no little difficulty in agreeing upon
tho platform as finally adopted. Col
onel Roosevelt worked with tho sub
committee in chargo of the platform,
going over their work of tho two pre
vious days and nights and vigorously
helping to mould the draft which at
last proved acceptable to him. Tho
platform did not take up the negro
question.
In this connection one of the inter
esting seconding speeches of the day
wrb that of F. R. Gleod of New York,
a negro. Gleed doclared that the
negroes had faith in tho new party;
faith that It would do all In Its power
to right the wrongs of tho race.
"Wo stand by tho platform," ho
said. "We stand by Colonel Rdoso-
volt'B letter. Wo stand by his Bpeoch
Mr. Pendergast's Address.
Pondorgast, who had
Mr. Pendorgast, who had been
selected to mako the Introductory
nominating speech for Roosovelt Bpoke
nn fnllnwa-
We have arrived at the crowning
act of tho convention, ThlB great i
gathering owes its being to a mighty
protest by tho American people against
those who havo poisoned the wells of
democracy. It represents the material
spirit of mankind that, from tlmo Im
memorial, has charged back upon
those who would place obstacles In
the way of the march of human pro
gress.
My candldato Is more than a citi
zen; ho Is a national asset. In this
momentous period of political doubt,
whon the nation has to decide whether
It will or how It will grapple with tho
great economical problems of tho time,
there is no man in American life who
presents such credentials for the task
as he
"This candidate has 'success' writ
ten on every page of his official
career. Ho has fought tho most
vlciouB forces in American life nnd
conquered them. He surrendered tho
nrnclil nnnv nt o flmn nrli nn tIo n
election would have been a certainty,
in the hope that other hands would
prosecute successfully tho task he did
not havo time to finish. That task has
been trcatod with intermittent loyalty , in tho interest of our wholo people
and has largoly boon left undono. We J ti,0 policies to which you havo today
ask that the task bo again entrusted Bolomnly dedicated yourselves to the
to him whoso loyalty to principle has . ,,' , , ,, ,, .
never faltered and whoso breadth of,m",,onB of m,en T"d ,womo" for
experience qualifies him over all men I wnom y" 8Pcak- T tnank 'ou
for tho duty. There was a prolonged demonBtra-
"Our candldato Is ono whose origin- tlon as Colonel Roosovelt conluded.
allty of thought and directness of It was renewed when Govornor John
action havo made him a unique figure son was introduced. Ho said:
In American history. Ho Is the nat-l ..It ls wltll the utmost solemnity,
!lanVt0o,?nv lm!!,,!0 the deepest obligation that I como to
meat today, not only bocauso ho pos- ... ., . T ? .. , , , ..
Besses the quality of leadership that tel1 on that IJhaV0 tod for tho
is essential, but because ho Is one ot war T enlisted long ago and I on-
tho irlglnal progressives ot this na- listed In that fight that Is your fight
HIRAM W. JOHNSON, VICE
tlon. Without denying to othors the now, tho tight of all the nation, thank
full measuro of credit which Is Justly1 God, at last humanity's fight politic
and honorably theirs for their sor-' ay a over tho land.
vices iu uiu progressive cause, wiuiu
Is no other man who, In public office
or out of it. has. by his dovotlon to Its
lwnya beou t0 a 8trugglo in tho opon.
Ti,nrIi hnv lmnn nnn n imwnrfui ns
to awo him, and before him the groat-
est captains of Industry hnvo lowered
their lances."
COL. ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS.
What He Said to the Convention on
Being Notified.
Chicago. Col. RooBovelt In accept
ing tho nomination for president by
tho progressive convention, said In
part:
"Mr. Chairman nnd men and women
who In this convention represent the
high and honest purpose of the people
of all our country: I como forward to
thank you from my heart for the
tho honor you havo conforred upon
mo and to say that of course I accept.
I havo been president and I measure
my words when I say though I havo
seen and known much of life, I hold
It by far tho greatest honor and the
greatest opportunity that has ovor
como to mo to bo called by you to tho
leadership for the time being of this
great movement in tho interests of
the American people.
"And friends, I wish now to say
how deeply sensitive I am to tho way
in which the nomination has como to
me, and to tell those who proposed
and seconded my nomination that I
appreciate to tho full tho significance
of having bucIi men nnd such women
put mo in nomination, and I wish to
thank the convention for having given
mo tho running mato It has given.
"I havo a peculiar feeling toward
Governor Johnson. Nearly two years
ago, after tho elections of 1910, when
what I had striven to accomplish In
Now York had como to nothing and
when my friends, tho enemy, exult
ed, possibly prematurely over what
had befallen me, Governor Johnson,
in tho flush of his own triumph, hav
ing Just won out, wrote mo a letter,
which I shall hand on to my children
and children's children, becauso or
what tho letter contained, and be
causo of tho man who wrote it, a let
ter of trust and belief, a letter ot
"L "8 "P ".!,?J""
who was at tho momont victorious,
generous towards his comrado who
had been struck down. In Governor
Johnson wo havo a man whose every
word Is mado good by the deeds that
ho has done. Tho man who, as tho
head of a great state, has practically
applied In that stato for tho benefit
of the people of that state the prin
ciples which we intend to apply
throughout tho union as a wholo. We
have nominated tho only typo of man
who over ought to be nominated for
tho vice presidency; wo havo nomi
nated a man flt nt tho moment to bo
President of tho United States.
"Ana menus, wun an my neart ana
soul, with every particle of high pur
poso that there Is in me, I pledge you
my word to do everything I can to
put every particle of courage, of
common sense and of strength that I
j havc- at onr disposal and to en
dcavor so far as strength is given me
to Uvo up to tho obligations you have
put upon ine, to endeavor to carry out
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.
"Enlisting as I havo In that contest
for humanity that desired govern
mentally to mako men bottor rather
than to make mon richer, there is
no question of course but that of
necessity I must accept any placo
whero 1 may bo drafted and that I ac
copt such ft place as you havo accord
ed mo in tho nation's history today
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tory this land) that I accept It with
(becauso again you aro making his
iratetul heart and with tho utmost
singleness of purpose to carry out
as well as I may tho littlo that may
bo my part to do.
"I would rather go down to dofoat
with Theodoro Roosevelt than go to
victory with any othor presidential
candldato."
Addeess of Miss Addams.
Following is tho spoech of Mlas
Addams nominating RooBovelt:
"I rise to aecond tho nomination
stirred by tho snlendld nlntfnrm mlnnt.
ed by this convention.
"Measures of Industrial ameliora
tion, demands for social Justice, long
discussed bv Rinnll r-rnnna In nhnrlt
conferences and economic associa
tions, nave hero been considered In a
great national convention and nre at
last thrust into tho stern arena of
political action.
"A great party has pledged itsolf to
tho protection of children, to tho caro
of the aged, to the relief of over
worked girls, to tho safeguarding of
burdened mon. Committed to these
human undertakings It is lnovltablo
that such a party should appeal to
women, should soek to draw upon the
great reservoir of their moral energy
so long undeslred and unutilized in
practice; one ls the corollary of the
other, a program of human welfare,
the necessity for women's party rep
resentation. "Wo ratify this platform not only
because It renresnntn nnr enrnost nnn-
vlctlons and formulates our hlgii
nopes, dui Decause it pulls upon our
faculties and calls us to deflnlto
action.
"I second the nomination of Theo
dore Roosevelt becauso he ls one of
the few men In our public Hfo who
haa been responsive to tho social ap
peal and who has caught the signi
ficance of the modern movement."
Women on National Commlttr.e.
Medlll McCormlck presented changes
made In the code of rule3 for the new
.party.
Tho rules of tho convention woro
amended in several particulars. Tho
name suggested, "The progressiva
party," was not changod, provision be
ing made to recognize delegates from
states whero the party name had been
pre-empted.
Platform of Principles.
CHICAGO Following is an outline
of tho platform of the national pro
gressive party:
Tho conscience of tho pcoplo In n tlmo
or sruvu national problems bus called Into
belus a now party, born ot tbu nation's
awakened sense o Justice.
Wo ot the progressive party dcUIcato
punches to tho fulfillment of tho duty
laid upon us by our fathers to malutaiu
that Koveriuueiit of the people by tha
pcoplo nnd for the people whoso touuda
tlonri they laid
Ve hold with Thomas Jefferson and
Abiunam i.iucwii that tile people aio tha
masters of tnelr constitution to lulllll
its purposes and to safeguard It from
thosu who by perversion of Us lutent
would eomert it Into un Instrument of
injustice.
.nbl'i1?,c?,u"tr.y Lcl0UKs to 'o People who
Inhabit It. It is tlmo to hot the public
welfare In tho first place.
'iho platform furtuer "declares that tha
old parties bao become tools of corrunt
Interests which uso them Impartially to
sone tholr belUsh purposes," nud that
tbu new party otters itself as tho in
strument of the people to sweep away
old abuses, to build a now una nobler
commonwealth."
Declares under heading. "The rulo of
tho people," for direct primaries for tho
nomination of state and national ofUcers
and candidates for tho presidency, for
tho popular election of United States
senators and charges ou tho states tha
V?fi. of. tu.9 sllort, "allot; with responsl
bllltj to tho people, secured by the initia
tive, referendum und recall."
Pledges party to provldo "a moro easy
and expeditious method of amending tho
lederal constitution."
Advocates national Jurisdiction over prob
leuis which hao expanded bojoud icaeu
of individual states.
Pledges party to sccuro equal suffrage.
Pledges party to enactment of leglsla
tlon, limiting campaign contributions and
expenditures and providing for publicity
thereof.
Opposes participation by federal op
poluleos In state or national conventions.
Demands "such rostrlrtfntw nt thu tmuat-
of tho courts as shall leave to the people
tho Ultimate nuthorltv til ilnfnrnilim
fundamental iuestlons of social welfare and
puiinu policy.
Pledges Judicial reform, belle Ing "that
tho issuntico of injunctions lu labor ills
pules should bo prohibited when such In,
Junctions would not apply where uo
labor disputes existed.
Declares against child labor and for a
minimum wage for women, for prevention
of Industrial accidents, safeguards for
health of employes, publicity as to wages,
eight-hour workduy and establishment of
a federal department of labor.
Urges re-establishment ot country Ufa
commission and promotion of tho welfaro
of farmors.
Pledges party to a full and Immediate)
Inquiry nnd to Immediate actlou to deal
with the high cost ot living.
Favors a sluglo health service.
Demands national regulation ot' inter
state corporations and urges tho ''estab
lishment of a federal commission to super
visa iutorstato industrial corporations,"
and favors strengthening the Sherman law
to Insure competition In busluess and
prevent unfair trado practices.
Pledges party to enactment of a patent
law that will prevent monopolies.
Favors legislation giving Interstate com
merce commission power to mine physical
property of railroads and demands uboll
tlou of tho commerce court.
Condemns methods of Issuing currency
notes through private agencies nnd urg
control thereof by the government alone
and opposes tho Aldrlch currency bill
fc'nvors government co-operntloii with
manufacturers and producers In extend
ing foreign couimorce.
Declares for prompt development of nil
natural resources, condemning exploitation,
waste and monopolization
Urges reasonable compensation to tho
public for wator power rights hciraficr
granted
Declares for good roads, national high
vruj'd and oitonslon of rural free rtfllv
ryf Immediate devnlopmont of natural re
sources of Alaska and promises to that
territory local self-govornmeut as given
othor territories.
IMedces unrtv to Immediate prepara
tion of plan to dovolop rlvors of the
country, especially tho Mississippi ana
tributaries, without delay.
Demands that tho Panama canal shall
Iw so operated as to insure sea compe
tition with transcontinental railroads and
urges that American railroad controlled
ships ho douled the uso of the canal.
KxpresBes belief In a protective tariff
which shall equalize conditions of com
petition between tho United States and
foreign countries for all classes, da
mands tariff rovlslon becauso the present
tariff Is uujust to tho people of the
I'nlted States and pledges party to the
establishment of nonpartisan scientific
tariff revision, .....
Condemns Payno-Aldrlch bill and the
democratic party's tariff policy as "do
structlvo of tho protective system "
Demands Immediate repeal of tho Ca
nadian reciprocity act.
Favors Inheritance nnd Income tnx
Favors International ngreomeiit for Urn
'I i tlon of naval forces and the construc
tion of two battleships n year pending such
tgreemrnt. .......
Favors governmental nctlon lu behalf of
Immigrants; n wine nnd Judt policy of
nenslons for old soldiers and sailors nud
ho Imnmllato creation of n parcels post.
In conclusion th platform, "appeals for
he support of all American citizens with-
out regard p previous political affiliation."
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