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Show , Theodore Roosevelt the Choice of Progressives ; . - . i Ex-President Will be Standard Bearer j of Third Party. John M. Parker for Vice-President. " Chicago, Juno 10. In tho closing hours of a four-day session, Theodore Roosovelt was nominated for president presi-dent toy tho Progressive national convention, con-vention, tho colonel bolng chosen without opposition. John M. Parker, of Louisiana, was tho unanimous cliolco of tho convention conven-tion for vice-president. But it is by no means certain that Colonel Roosevelt will make tho raco for tho presidency on tho Progressiva ticket. Threo minutes before tho convention conven-tion adjourned until another time. rule which permits tho national com mlttco to fill vacancies on tho ticket-There ticket-There was a chorus of "noes" front, over tho hall, but it was lost in tho - explanations of those who stood upon f tho platform that this was bat a perfunctory per-functory thing dono at all national conventions to provide for "death or othor casualties." It was adopted then Immediately, Tho communication from Oystor-Bay, Oystor-Bay, known to all leaders' for at least an hour before It was presented, was read to tho convention in a moment i of tenso, dramatic silence. The- I ( vzazKKS A bbbbbbbbbbbbbbBBb9Bjbbbbbbb. BBBBBBPBWS.'' , 4'' sK!!BV. BBBBk ' 'tf ' 'i? ,i'k BBVBjfyjdk . BBBBBk'W l'V Xv& Cy v iwBBBBb i BBBBNMMRteitflMBL-,v y-'BBWy' v5;!'' iB l 'I'SBBBj 25 BBBfcN&jB? v " vVlv i $jmwir m '8 BBB ,dlBBBBBBBiHKv4iEuBx PK-': tBiiklBBBMKS . fel t I PBBBBBb tW nft'-v4's 3wPP3 iBk ' - iu,..i - I BBBBBBBHjb&kBBBHl&liBBW. 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Fow of tho thousands In the vast auditorium, bohio of whom had seen the colonel named In an even wlldor burst of enthusiasm four years ago, realized when Robins nipped his gavel at 4:58 and declared tho con. ventlon ndjourncd slno die, that in a fow hours, or a few weeks, they might .bo a party without tho ono leader to whom they had corao to Chicago to glvo tho pledge of loyalty nnd faith. Tho significance of Colonel Roosevelt's Roose-velt's messago with Its announcement that if tho Progressive national committee com-mittee found tho Bubsoquont statements state-ments of Charles Evans Hughes, the" Republican standard-bearer, to Its liking, lik-ing, his non-ncceptanco of tho Progressive Pro-gressive nomination should stand as his laBt word, was lost In that tired throng, worn out by Its own enthusiasm, enthu-siasm, by long delays ovor peace par-leys par-leys with tho Republicans and by tho discussion of a platform on which it must go into the field, If at all, against both tho forces of Democracy and Republicanism. Nona of tho feeling that some of them lator betrayed when they had opportunity to digest tho colouol's statement, had time to flaro out when tho gavel fell. Thoy trooped out iuto Chicago's strcots for homo, while the band played faintly and tho lings that had flaunted bo proudly through all tho stormy sessions woro folded and tho bannora put away. Before thoy left tho hall tho dole-gates dole-gates remembered ono of tho essen-tlnls essen-tlnls of a cnmpalgn. In responso to tho spur of tho leaders they promised moro than $80,000 to carry on tlid fight. It was pledged in enthusiasm, nnd the contributions tunlblod In almost al-most ns faBt as thoy could bo re-corded. re-corded. The only protest of tho dny camo a fow mlnutos before tho leaders read the announcement from Colonel Roosovelt when William FUnn of Pittsburg proposed the adoption of a gavol foil with a last bang, almost aa ,j it was finished. . i 1 Out of Politics, Says Colonel. ' I Oystor Bay, N. Y. Whoii Colonel 1 Roosevelt Bummoncd thp nowspapor 3 correspondents to Sagamore Hill at C ' i o'clock Saturday night io told them ho , Tj had tentatively rofed tho Progres- a slvo nomination for tho presidency, ! and that ho had nothing to add to- il what ho had said in his tolegram to- $ tho cpnvcntlon at Chicago In regard to his present position. .. ; . f Ho told something, however of tho , ' stops which led up to hta, messago- t$ earlier in tho day suggesting that Ro- ' $ publicans and Progressives unite on 4 Senator Cabot Lodge as a compro- f ... mUo candidate. At 4 o'clock Satur- . ' day morning, ho Bald ono Republican i and two ProgresBlvo conferees on the, f Joint conference commltteo called him ovor the long distance telephone ' to explain tho situation as It then stood. Colonol Roosovelt informed them at that time that he lutendod to suggest , ; the Joint nomination of Senator Lodge. All three conferees, ho said, i seemed at that tlmo to bo agreed that . I - such a stop would be satisfactory. Ho " declined 'to name tho Republican . J member of the commltteo, other than to say ho had been a supporter of Jus- ,', tlco Hughes, " ' t On Sunday Theodore Roosoyelt re- 'H iterated that ho was "out df politics." - ' ( ? & "I want tg tell you nowspapor men," ' ! 1 ho said, "that it's of no nuso for you ( to como up here to sco mo. I wilt - 1 have nothing to say. I will ansnwer A J no questions, go pjeaso don't ask -L j mo to. I nm out ot politics." a If tho former president has any '"'l""! plans for tho immedlato future othor fl l- than to contlnuo his lltorary work, 1 ho has- not mado them' public " t 1 . Colonel RoobovoU .nttendod church , , services In -tho village. .Sunday after- " f noon with Mrp. R6osovolt, . put re- f inalned in seclusion nt Sagnmoro Hill tho rest of tho day. Tho telegraph ' wires Saturday .Might and Sunday brought a flood of messages to Col- f 1 onel Roosevelt. s |