Show ROOSEVELT AND JOHNSON 0 0 CHOSEN DELEGATES SING HYMNS ka w ak ta OF THE NE NEW W PARTY two candidates candidate depart from bradl tion by appearing before convention to bg be notified and to volca vale their acceptance chicago the first national convention of the new progressive party was 1 od adjourns at t p m on day after colonel Theo theodore dorb boosi roosevelt it had been chosen as the bartys candidate for president and governor 1 wy a e e mi 74 1 caf 41 WK in 4 ie 11 41 awu i t N 2 i vl 00 e 4 ir tim vt IN S we 4 k ib 1 Y i N ORY it i T A I 1 W 61 v Y haram W johnan John tn of at california had been selected as his running mate singing onward christian soldier and the battle hymn tr bf the republic the tha delegates pledged their fealty to their party leaders marking a now departure in the r proceedings ce co ot at national conventions the tha two candidate 3 immediately were no lio OLI of their nomination and in the midst of deafening cheers they appeal peal l before the delegates to voice thear acceptance and to pledge their boi efforts to the coming campaign for several hours during th afternoon and early evening the throng in the coliseum bad listened to a flow ot at oratory in nominating and seconding speeches la in which tile the dominant note expressed was the belief that victory would come to the new party in november vember raymond robbins of illinois pledged a majority for the national ticket in 1111 illinois and gifford pinchot predicted a majority for col onel Rom evelt and governor johnson in his home state of pennsylvania these thesa statements cheered to the echo the party formally christened itself itsek the progressive party leaving out tho the prefix national by which it has heretofore been known but provision was made tor for the recognition arreal or real progressives progress ives in any of the states by whatever name they should be loyally Io cally designated because of state laws lava during the three days it was m a ses am slon elan there was not a roll call nor a ballot the delegates asked no such for formalities malides either in placing their in nomination or in voting lor for them there was not a voice ot of opposition either to colonel roosevelt KooB evelt or governor Gov einor johnson the delay in nominating them was due to li the large number ot of seconding speeches allowed As al has bag always been tho the case cage in national polk ical con conventions vendon the bulk of bhe work of tho the progressive kathen gather ing was carried on in tho commit tees only a Rem blanco of 0 tt a conflict of opinion on tho the floor wais wai a brief de bate wednesday as to whether an hours recess should bo be taken the point was immaterial but as one delegate expressed it we W just had to fight about something to make it a regular a r convention T there r a was sharp hari discussion how ever in several committee meetings and no difficulty in hi agreeing upon pon tho the platform as an finally nally fl adopted colonel roosevelt worked with tho committee subcommittee sub ab in charge of the plat form rm until late wednesday atter afternoon noon going cine over their work of 0 the two pro pre lous days and nights and vigorously belang to mould the draft which at last idt proved acceptable to him ta the platform did not take up the negro question I 1 fl H wo JOHNSON miss lane adams of f hull house chicago was among those biho ger ended colonel roosevelt Roos ovelt phe was reeled greeted enthusiastically the new party formally placed it self bit on record as favoring equal suffrage age and further recognized the suffragette movement by providing for four w women nt large on tho illonal committee |