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Show NEWPAR1Y Roosevelt Is Made the Nominee at Meeting in Chicago Chicago, June 22. Former President Presi-dent Theodore Roosevelt was nominated nomin-ated for president on an independent ticket tonight, In the dying hours of the Republican national convention, ' in which he met defeat. The followers of Colonel Roosevelt gathered in Orchestra hall, less than a mile from the Coliseum, pledged their support to tho former president. In accepting tho nomination Col Roosevelt appealed to the people of all sections, rcgaidless of party affiliations, affili-ations, to stand with the founders of the new party, one of whose cardinal principles, he said, was (o be, "Thou sbalt not steal." Tho informal meeting of Col Roosevelt Roose-velt was said to be chiefly for tho purpose of affecting a temporary organization. or-ganization. Beginning tomorrow, when a call is to be Issued for a state convention in Illinois, the work of organization or-ganization will be pushed forward rapidly, stale by state. At a later time, probably early in August, it Is intended that a national convention shall bo held Col. Roosevelt, Roose-velt, in accepting the nomination tonight to-night said ho did so with the understanding under-standing that he would willingly step aside If it should be the desire of the new party, when organized, to select another standard bearer. A speech nominating Col. Roosevelt was made by Comptroller W. A. Pren-J Pren-J dergast of New York, who was to have presented the Colonel's name to the ', convention. The Hon William Dra-! Dra-! per Lewis of the University of Penn-! Penn-! sylvania Law School, was to mako one !' of the seconding speeches, delivered the address which he had prepared for ' the Republican convention Represen- tatives of twenty-one states composed the notification committee which in- formed Col Roosevelt of his nomino-i nomino-i tlon and in a sense stood as sponsor 1 for the movement. Tho committeo I consisted of Comptroller "W. A Pren-1 Pren-1 dergast, of New York; Meyer Leisner, I of California; former Congressman Richmond Pearson, of North Carolina: Frank Knox, of Michigan. Matthew Hale, of Massachusetts; A. R. Gar- ford, of Ohio; David Browning, Kentucky; Ken-tucky; Everard Bierer, Jr., of Utah. Walter Thompson, Vermont; Judge Oscar R. Huntley, Alabama; Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Colorado; Andrew Rahn, Minnesota; Judge Stevens, Iowa, Judge Louder, North Dakota; William Allen White, Kansas; John C Greenway, Arizona; ex-Governor John Franklin Fort, New Jersey; Col. E. C. Carrlngton, Maryland; Lorenzo Dow, Washington; Walter Clyde Jones, Illinois; Frank Frantz, Oklahoma. Oklaho-ma. Although no public announcement was made until late today, which was expected to result in the formation of a new party, word of the plan was flashed about the city and before the doors were opened a crowd collected, extending for nearly a block on Michigan avenue. Police reserves were summoned to handle the crowds. When the doors were thrown open the people streamed in, quickly filling fill-ing all tho seats except those reserved reserv-ed for the delegates to the national Republican convention, their alternates alter-nates and the Roosevelt delegates to whom scats In the Republican convention conven-tion were refused. The first persons admitted to the hall were those wearing large red badges with the words, "National Republican Re-publican convention, compliments of National Republican committee." The wearers were the Roosevelt "steam-rolled" "steam-rolled" delegates who wero excluded from the Republican national convention con-vention Just before Governor Johnson called the meeting to order the crowd sang patriotic songs, and imitated a steam-roller. When the news of the nomination of President Taft reached the hall, all the Roosevelt leaders seemed pleased. The information that Vice President Sherman had been renominated renom-inated appeared to add to their delight. de-light. Governor Johnson and Gilford PInchot shook hands and both turned to Frank A. Munsey, who had just arrived with the news and patted hira on the back. The delegates from the Coliseum convention arrived in a body and marched into tho hall, headed by Senator Clapp of Minnesota Minne-sota and the Minnesota delegation, which joined the California delegation on the stage. The New Jersey delegation from tho convention followed Minnesota to the stage, headed by former Governor Gover-nor Fort, who waved aloft the "Nw Jersey" sign from the convention floor. Mrs. Roosevelt Present. "Here comes Texas," shouted some one as Cecil Lyon, defeated Texas leader in the Republican convention, made his way Hown the aisle with National Na-tional Commfteeman Sidney Bieber, of Columbia. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Roose-velt, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Miss n.auu, ivermiL ana Arcnie HooBovclt arrived early and occupied a box near the stage. When the Roosevelt family appeared. ap-peared. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Long-worth Long-worth waved and smiled in recognition recogni-tion of cheers. Wb.Ho this demonstration demonstra-tion was going on some of the Ohio delegation arrived and received a tumultuous welcome. Mississippi Roosevelt delegates entered en-tered the hall fresh from a meeting in their headquarters and announced the election of S. D. Redinon of Jackson, Jack-son, as the first national committeeman committee-man of the now party. Massachusetts Massachu-setts delegates, with their cry "Massachusetts, "Mas-sachusetts, Roosevelt 18, first, last and all the time," arrived next. When George Perkins started to mount the "companionway" to tho stage a policeman po-liceman stopped him nnd he had some difficulty In explaining his right to a stage seat Mrs. Roosovelt, who witnessed the encounter, was observed to lauch heartily. Johnson Speaks. Whon the hall had been packed the entire audienco rose and joined in singing "America," after which the Roosevelt delegates greeted Governor Johnson as he opened tho formal part of the meeting. I The governor was preparing to 1 speak when the Oklahoma delegation arrived. By this time the non-arrivals of tho Pennsylvania delegation was causing comment. "To any man with rod blood in his veins." said Governor Johnson, "It is always a pleasure to fight fraud, and especially to fight a fraudulent convention.' con-vention.' "The delegates present represent a majority of the legally elected delegates dele-gates to th national Rpublican convention. con-vention. They nroposc to do right hero and now just what they were olectcd to do." Tho governor's speech was Interrupted Inter-rupted with a wild burst of cheering. Resolutions Read. Governor Johnson described the camiaJK:i of Colonel Rooscevelt against the bosses and 6ald that the delegates aesombled proposced "to seo that Mr. Roosevelt gets his reward." He then introduced Senator Clapp. Senator Clapp of Minnesota read the resolution nominating Colonel Roosevelt It was adopted with a cheer. The resolution follows "Wo, the Roosevelt delegates to the Ropublican national convention, representing rep-resenting a clear majority of the votes of the Republican party In the nation and representing a clear majority ma-jority of delegates and alternates legally elected to the convention In meeting assembled, make the following follow-ing declaration: "We were delecated by a majority of Republican voters of our respective districts and states to nominate Theodore Theo-dore Roosevelt In tho Republican national na-tional convention as tho candidate of our part for presidont and thereby carry out the will of tho voters as expressed at tho primaries Who have earnestl yand conscientiously striven to execute the commission entrusted to us by tho party voters. "For live days we have been denied Justice In the national convention mis result nas ueen acuoinpiisuou wy tho action of tho now defunct national committeo In placing upon the preliminary pre-liminary roll of the convention and thereby seating upon the floor of thiB convention a sufficient number of fraudulently elected delegates to control con-trol the proceedings of the convontion. these fraudulent delegates, once seated, seat-ed, have by concerted action put themselves upon the permanent roll where they constitute an Influence sufficient to control the convention and defeat the will of the party as expressed at the primaries. "We have exhausted every known means to hold off this conspiracy and to prevent this fraud upon the popular will but without success. "We were sent to this convention bearing the most specific Instructions to place Theodore Roosevelt in nomination nomi-nation as tho candidate of our party for president, and we therefore deem It to be our duty to carry out these instructions In tho only practicable and feasible way remaining open io us. "Therefore, be it resolved, that we, representing the majority of the voters vot-ers of the Republican party and of the delegates and alternates legalh elected to the national Republican convention, in compliance with our instructions in-structions from the party voters, hereby here-by nominate Theodore Roosevelt as the candidate of our party for the office of Presidont of the United States, and we call upon him to accept ac-cept such nomination in compliance with the will of party voters. """ " iiuiuei lU&UIVUU, lliai a committee be appointed bv the chair, in which to forthwith notify Colonel Roosevelt of the action here taken, and request him to appear before be-fore ns in this hall as soon as convenient." con-venient." Mr. Prendorgast then made the nominating speech. Colonel Roosevelt Arrives Colonel Roosevelt was escorted to the hall by the notification committee, commit-tee, accompanied by Senator Dixon and Governor Stubbs of Kansas As the colonel entered the hall there was a storm of applause The people leaped to their feet with a shout and for five minutes there was pandemonium. pandemo-nium. Colonel Roosevelt mounted the platform and waved his hands, smiling smil-ing with delight at the reception. When he said he would accept tho nomination there was another frenzied fren-zied demonstration. oo |