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NO. 116
ROOSEVELT'S "CONFESSION OF FAITH"
CALLS FOR CONTROL OF EVERYTHING
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52 MINUTES DEMONSTRATION
FOR TEDDY DY BULL MOOSERS
ON APPEARING IN CONVENTION
Wild Scenes of Enthusiasm Helped Along by Colonel Shakes Hnnils
Willi Confederates and Boy Scouts Greets Women Heartily and
Shouts and Sings During Demonstration States Parade With Ban
ners While Packed Galleries Che er for Leader as Third Party Is Born
CHICAGO, Auk. fi. Kfitluinlantn
almost without parallel was shown
tntlny when Colonel Theodore Hooso
voli arrived lit the convention linll of
tho unUnnnl progressive party to do
liver tho "confession of faith" on
tho basis of which ho expects to bo
elected president of tlm United
Klnli'tt next November. Tho demon.
Ntrntlon for iloosovolt losted 1G min
uter). It was 1 'J : 3 5 when former Senator
llnvorldgo of Indiana, as temporary
rlitilriiiaii railed thn convention to or
lor. whllo thn delegate, among whom
were many women, gave tho "inooso
call" from nil over thn great colis
eum. An loan n order was restored
tho Itiv. Father Androw flpnts of
Chicago delivered an Invocntlon and
Secretary 0. K. Davis then road n
telegram of congratulation from Wil
liam It. Nnlnon, editor of tho Kansas
City Htar, approving tho movomout.
Kvery icnt In tho hall wai occuplod
and lltllo groups ntood hack In tho
allies.
Wild Hccno KtniiN
Chalrmnn Ileverldgo then an
MojJU,cTdtlnl .commlttco was wait
ing to Introduce Colonel Itooiovolt
and ovory delegato In tho hall and
every spectator In tho galleries camo
to his foot A Colonel Itooiovolt ap
peared on tho stage at 12:48 o'clock.
Immediately tho demonstration
Marled. Ton thouiund flags and rod
bandanas wnvod n Itooiovolt atood,
bowing and waving hli hand to tho
galleries. Hhnuti of "Wo Want
Teddy" drowned out tho hand, and
tho colonel's fnco radiated hnpplnon.
Whllo tho uproar continued, Col.
Itonrwvolt shook hands with a Gratia
Army corps who atood heildo htm,
and hlii suggestion tho veterans
started up ft marching tune, IncroaB
Ing tho oulhuilaam. Ah tho nolso
Htthaldod somewhat, General McDow
ell of Tennessee, n confedorato vot
oran, shook hands with tho colonol
nnd pattod him on tho hack. Thin
started tho chcinrltiR again, tho colo
nel himself parttclpatliiK. waving his
armn and shouting luatlly.
Roosevelt llelpfi Out
Just at thin momont Tim Wood
ruff of Now York netted tho Now
York statu Htandard, nnd na tho
stutos hluo banner appeared from bo
low tho hIiibo, ft wild domonatratlon
through tho alaloa was ronowod.
Tho Rray hnlrod flfora and drummurs
continued tholr tuno. nnd Hooaovolt
unoouHcloiiHly fell Into tlmo with
their strains nnd kopt IiIk nrmR swing
ItiR rhythmically nnd IiIh foot Jog
rIhr to tho t lino of tho mualc. In
nnother momont nil tho stato sand
nrds woro bolng paraded throiiRh tho
aisles, whllo tho yellow bannqr of
California, Colorado's whlto placard
and I'ennaylvanln'a "hut In tho rliiR"
standard Rroupod In tho front of tho
hall.
At this Juncture Mra. M, K. Ford
Inand of Dutrolt, with u IniRo "votos
for women," (Ibr noroaa her broiist,
wiih holHtod to thn shoulders of four
hlR Mluhlgan men nnd cnrrlod about
tho hull. Ab hIio passed llm. Colonol
IlnoHOVolt Bhook haiidH with lilmaolt
InillcntliiR that ho would llko to
shako her linnd. Then nn eldorly
woman bitting with tho California
doloRittlon ,aeut a bandana to Hooao
volt nnd ho wnvod It uncut hla head,
yollliiR ilko ft school hoy.
Ciinft'tlomfvH Shako Hnuds
tlonorul bIiibIhk Biiccoodod (hen to
tho shouting, and ft dozon contort
erato vetormiH mounted to tho pint
form and shook hands with Colonol
Hooaovolt.
Then tho Toxuh Htandard, with
lingo Amorlcan flu Uod to It, was
brought to tho front of tho stago,
mid HoohovoU greeted It wns a wnvo
of IiIh bandana. Tho firemen tried
to, clour tho alaloa but fnllod,
Chnlrmju) Hovgrldijo then Invited.
Jnno Addami of Mull IIoiim) to tho
platform, uud nn sh came forward
ItooiDvelt advanced across tho Bingo
to greet her. 8h bowed, reddened
and tho crowd yelled approval. Col.
Itooiovolt ihen escorted her to a
aeat directly behind hla own.
Greet Hoy KroutN
Hoosovnlt thou greeted n Hoy
Hrout, who waved two flngi near tho
platform nnd thon made an attempt
to npenk. Juit thon Um Knto Huth
erlnnd. 72 yeara of iiro of Ia Aurc
lea, wm aiNlMod to the platform by
policemen nnd reporter and tho
colonel Rreeted her with n hearty
hnudahako.
After tho choorliiR had lasted thir
ty minute Chairman HovcrldRO rapped
for order but this only lervod to In
crenio the din. Meyer hlnnor old
oil In tho tumult when ho carried
tho hlR "bear polo" of California
upon the stago whllo n number of
women surrounded tho emblem.
Hoth the doloRnte and tho Rallorlca
were dolnp their share of tho chcor
InR. and every time HoverldKo tried
to secure order ho was driven back
by a verfoct storm of applause.
Throughout tho demonstration tho
choorltiR wan nteady nnd continuous,
and devoid of thoio spaimodlo out
bursts which always mnrk "plnntod"
demonstrations.
Throws lint In HImr
For .in minutes not it delcgato re
siuned his Heat. At Hint tlmo nn ex
tremely proposscssloiiR woman, Iden
tity unknown, appeared on tho stngo
with n small Teddy Hear In hoi
arms nnd shook hands with tho
colonel. Then 8tato Honntor Funk
of Illinois, tho proRrosslvo cnndldnto
for Rovcrnor of Mint stnto, mounted
tho plntform nnd literally "throw his
hnt Into tho rliiR." Ho had an old
felt sombrero, which ho snllod out
Into tho niiilltorlum.
Mrs, Hoosovolt wns found by some
delegates slttliiR In n box near a
stuffed hull mooso bend which dec
orated a balcony rail. 8ho was
cheered as tho colonel throw her n
kiss. Thon tho doloRiiteB gavo her
tho Chntitnuqtin snliito with tholr
bandanas. Mrs. Hooaovolt finally
arose nnd bowed hor acknowledge
ments. At 1H0 o'clock, nftor the domon
strntlon hnd lnstod fifty-two min
utes tho delegnten nnd visitors re
sumed their bouIh and n somhlnnco
of nrdor was restored. A momont
lutor, howovor, nnothor wavo of hand
clapping swept tho great ball. At
1:43 ardor wbb flnallyrostorod and
Chairman Vovorldgo iiBked for quite
In order that n picture of tho gath
ering might bo tnkon.
(ContliTuo"d"fronrr"ngo 3).
MAYOR MOTT VICTOR
IN RECALL ELECTION
OAKLAND, Cut., Anjr. (I. After u
rtweepln viotory in u itoiiII election
ut which the voters expressed their
preferenco to the tune of nearly
7,000 majority, Mayor Motl today
i-emmied his chair an the chief e.
eoulive of tho city, and commission
ers F. C, Turner and W. J. lliuiqus
will iiIho lemaiu in office for tiu re
mnimlor of their terms,
The vole on Molt In. tho rooull pri
mary was 17,0(11 against recall and
10.1KI7 for it. On Turner the vote
stood 10,855 against and 11,011 for
recall; Haeous 17rlr'l against, and
10,01)4 for recall.
The women voters played, n large
part in the election ami much credit
is granted their efforts for tho re
tention of Mayor Molt ami the uom
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HFS DICTAGRAPHEO
I.OS ANdKLKS, CmI A lie. .
That C'lnri'iieo K. Harrow nnd his
iittorue.VH were Ininy truppin John
It. Ilurriiigtiiii ut llie time Ilarriugton
wii8 busy "tlielucmpliiiip" Hnrrow,
' wnu hIiiiwii hi the Diirmw briheiy
trial today by the tcxtimouy of W. II.
Duhm, one of the attorney for the
defense.
Harriiigtoii Iiuh tuhtifted that Har
row offered the hribu to him. Dchm
told o'f a 'telephone emveiation be
tween Harrington iiikI Harnnv in the
latter port of February, 11)12, when
(ho Into .Indue MuXutt, ami another
attorney, A. Twohy, with Helun, were
listening' at nnother telephone eoii
ncelfil with Ihe lino llnrriutou a ml
Harrow were uniiiK-
Foiiuilatiini for an attack oil the
"mysterious btmiiKer" hyixitliesis f
the defense was laid today when
Heteotlve Mayer of licit II. Frauk
liu'rt staff, was pnulueed to testify
that ho was ut tho offices' of the
MoNnmnm defease with Franklin
early on the day of tho bribery of
fluorue N. Loekwood.
WEST STARTS CLEAN-UP
SAI.KM, Ore., Aug. 0.- The Gover
nor of Oregon lust night upon being
ailvised of the resignation of Mayor
Northey of Huntington, declared that
ho had expected it and that unless
others identified with thu enforce
ment of the law in that town did their
duty, tlioy would be. asked to resign.
He declared ho intended to clean up
tlu town of Huntington uud mnko it
a law-abiding cumituity.
TAFT ATTENDS FUNERAL
OF HIS FATHER-IN-LAW
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. (l.-Hoth
President and Mrs. Taft arrived hero
this morning to attend the funeral
of John Hormn, father of Mrs.
Taft, who died hero last night., Tho
funeral was held nl 2 o'clock. In
terment was in Spring Grove cem
etery and was strictly private. Presi
dent Taft will return to Washington
tomorrow.
FLORIDA SHUT OUT OF BULL
CHICAGO, Aug. (J. Although
Colonel Ituosovolt'ri "confession of
faith" overshadowed everything else
to come before the national pro
gressiva convention hero delegates
admitted that tho action of thu pro
visional national committee in un
sealing negro delegates was sure lo
result in a clash, despite thu endorse
ment, of this ruling by the creden
tials committee.
As the Kit nation lines today,
Florida is without representation m
tho convention and Put a negro dole
gato from a southern stnto Iiuh been
seated, The rulos committee is pre
pared, (9 report resolution inukinp;
MOOSERS FOR THE PRESIDENCY
FAVORITES FOR SECOND PLACE ON THE TICKET
$25,000 LOSS
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Fire of Unknown Origin Destroys
Several Structures in Granite City
Heaviest Loss Falls on G. W.
Stephenson, Owner of Building
A flro of unknown origin early
Tuesday inorulug destroyed tho Ash
land Thcutcr building at Ashland,
occasioning u. loss or $25,000. Tho
Ashland' Theater, Macklo & N'lnlnger
grocery, Jim Saylcs billiard parlor,
and sample room of Hotel Oregon
wore housed In tho building and
were all burned out.
Tho flro alarm wns turned In
shortly after o'clock whoa It was
seen that tho flro had gained great
hendwny In tho rear of tho theater
on tho second floor. Tho flames
spread rapidly and soon ate their way
to tho ground floor and before many
residents know of tho conflngatlon
tt was known that nothing but tho
bare wnlls could bo saved. At 10
o'clock this morning tho flro was out
and nothing but tho walls remained.
Tho heaviest l()!s will fall on
George W. Stephenson, pioneer, capi
talist and owner of tho building. His
loss will bo Jtr.,000 with but $4,000.
insurance. A policy for moro re
contly expired. Tho Macklo & N'ln
Iilger grocery loss Is $1,500 with
Jlt.000 Insurance. They will open
again Thursday In tho Whltchouso
building. HnrrlKOu Brothers, own
ers of tho theater business plnco thel
loss nt 1200 with no lnsuranco nnd
Jim Saylos loss Is K'.SOO with $1,500
Insurance, Tho damngo to tho
sample room of the hotel, In tho roar,
Is slight.
Tho. building was orectod In 1SS9
by Oscar Cianhird. Mr. Stephenson
will not rebuild and has already of
fored tho property for sale
If ho Is successful In his coming
bout with Jim Stowart, I.uthor Mc
Carthy will tnko a trip to Australia.
tho vote cast at tho last previous
election tho basis for representation
in future conventions. It provides
that herenfter one delegate ho ap
portioned for each leu thousand
Progressive votes polod. Thus, in
strong progressive stntes, thu .now
party will bo able lo dictate Ihe
slate's policies.
When tho convention assembled at
lioon today air the committees, except
that nu resolutions ' wore ready to
report. Tho resolutions committee
resumed its work earlythis morning.
Thn meottugs'of tho committeo are
open nnd everyone with, n grievance
is lietuj' given a hearing
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WASHINGTON, Aug. (. Stnnd
ine firm for American control of the
I'aunmu Canal, which he declared
was built by American dollar?) and
should be absolutely free, so fur as
Americans were eonccmed from any
domination by foreign wver, Sena
tor Jones of Washington today de
livered his views' on the matter in. the
.senate. Hn .nid in part:
"Mr. President, foreign countries
never hositntc to protect their own.
Foreign statesmeu deem it their duty
to promote the interests of their
own citizens rather than those of
other people. They assert their own
claims rather thnn tho rights of
others. Wo will do likewise. We
will observe our treaties with scrupu
lous honor, but we will insist upon
our rights with unyielding firmness.
The title of our territory, the integrity
of our sovereignty, will bo maintained
at any cost. Tho American people
will be fair, just and impartial to
ward the nations of tho earth but
interference in tho control of their
domestic affairs and their treatment
of their own coplu will not bo toler
ated. When wo surrender to n
foreign power tho right to determine
the treatment wo shall accord to our
own citizens, then we have surrend
ered the nation's strength, and we
will become a 'hissing and a by-word'
among tho nations of the earth."
I.OS ANGKLKS, Cut., Aug. C
Swarming about the headquarters of
a charitable organization which had
announced tho distribution of a car
load of potatoes, scores of needy
persons held their places- throughtut
tho night in spito if incipient rioting
which resulted in threats to call tho
police. The potatoes did not arrive
during the night, and daybreak found
tho hungry ones still waiting. As
long as (ho tubers last each appli
cant will receive one sack free.
It was tho hope of the leaders
that tho progressive platform would
bo brief, but it seems certain today
that it will contain not less than
1,000 words. It undoubtedly will
urge seientifio revision of the lariff,
Hoosovelt's plan for regulation of
tho trusts; compensation for work
ingmeit; a settlement of the woman
suffrago (uestion by each stato. It
also will advocate a strong army and
navy, judicial reforms nnd law$
everywhere for making tho rule df
tho people easier. Tho copuujttee Is
oxpoetod to confer with Colonel
Hoosovolt tonight, by which time tho
dpoiuiot wil bo completed,,
JONES SMS
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TEDDY'S ELECTION PROMISES
Colonel Wculd Force Employers to Share Extensive Profits and Havs
Government Fix Wage Schedule and Labor Conditions WoulH Da
Away With Rush and Stagnation Periods and Make Emplymnt
Steady Believes in Protective Tariff but Wottfri Revise it
CHICAGO. Aug. C Colonel
ItooRcvelt's keynote address follows
in part:
"To you, men and women who havo
come hero to this great city of this
great state formally to lauch a now
party, a party of tho people of tho
whole Union, the National Progres
sive party, I extend my hearty greet
ing. You are taking a bold and a
greatly needed step for tho services
of our beloved country. The old par
ties are husk, with no real soul with
in cither, divided on artificial lines,
boss-ridden and privilege-controlled,
each a jumblo of Incongruous ele
ments, and neither daring to speak
out wisely and fearlessly what should
be nald on the vital issues of the day J
"This new movement Is a move
ment of truth, sincerity, and wisdom,
a movement which proposes to put
at the service of all our people tho
collective power of tho people,
through their Governmental agencies,
alike In tho Nation and in the sev
eral States.,
Condemns lloth Old Parties
"Neither tho Republican nor the
Democratic platform contains tho
slightest promise of aproachlng tho
great problems of today either with
understanding or good faith; and
yet never was there greater need In
this Nation than now of understand
ing, and of action taken In good
faith, on the part of tho men and the
organizations shaping our govern-:
cntal policy. Moreover, our needs
aro such that there should bo coher
ent action among those responsible
for the conduct of National affairs
and those responsible for tho conduct
of state affairs; because our aim
should bo the same In both State
and Nation; that Is, to uso the Gov
ernment as an efficient agency for
tho practical betterment of social and
economic conditions throughout this
land. Thoro aro other Important
thing to bo done, but this Is tho most
important thing.
"If this country Is really to go
forward along tho path of social and
economic justice, thoro must bo a
now party of Natlon-wldo and non
sectional principles, a party where
tho titular National chiefs and tho
real Stato leaders shall bo in genuine
accord, a party in whoso counsels the
pcoplo shall bo supremo, a party
that shall represent In tho Nation and
tho severeal States allko tho same
cause, tho causo of human rights and
of governmental otflcloncy. At pros
cnt both tho old parties are con-
WILSON CHOSES WELLS
10 COLLECI MONEY
THKNTON. N. J., Aug. C Gov
ernor Wilson announced today tho
selection of Holla Wells of St. Louts
as treasurer of the democratic na
tional committeo nnd Charles Crauo
as vlco chairman of tho gonoral tin
unco committeo.
For tho purposo of transacting
stato business, Governor Woodrnw
nominee arrived hero today. Wil
son will bo officially notlflod of his
nomination tomorrow.
SQUEALER CLAIMS HE
IS HOUNDED BY POLICE
N13W YOKK, Aug. C Protesting
that two men placed in tho prison by
a cortalu pollco Inspector havo boon
hounding him for days. "Urldglo"
Wobbor, being hold hero for connec
tion with tho Rosonthul murdor
Bcandul, dcelarod today that his Ufa
has boon threatened If ho supports
tho Btatomont of "Jack" Roso,
Wobber, It is alloged, charges, that
this police Inspector arranged mat
tors so tho two mon could tnlk with
him wlienoyor ti'oy desired,
WAGES
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trolled by professional politicians In
the Interests of tho privileged classos,
and apparently. each has set up as Its
Ideal of business and political assas
sination. Democrat and Republican
alike, they represent government of
tho needy many by professional poli
ticians In the Interests of the rich
few. This is class government, cd
class government of a peculiarly un
wholesome kind.
" do not mean that wo shall aban
don representative government; on
tho contrary, I mean that we shall de
rise methods by which our Govern
ment shall become really representa
tive. To uso such measures as the
Initiative, referendum, and recall In
discriminately and promiscuously, on
all kinds of occasions would un
doubtedly causo disaster; but events
havo shown that at present our In
stitutions are not representative at,
any rate in many States, and.soae- .
times In the Nation and thaf'wa
cannot .wisely afford fo let this con
dition of things remain longer un
corrected. The People ami the Courts.
"TheAmorrcanf peeple,, and nbtTth'e
courts, aro to determine their own
fundamental policies. The pedple ,
should havo power to deal wHh the
offect of tho acts of all their govern
mental agencies. This must be ex
tended to include the offcts of judi
cial acts as well as the acta of the
cxecutlro and legislative representa
tives of tho people.
"Wo In America have peculiar need
thus to make the acts of the courts
subject to the people, because, owing
to causes which I need hot now dis
cuss, tho courts have here grown to
occupy a position unknown In any
other country, a position of superior
ity over both the legislature and tho '
executive. Just at this time, when
we have begun in this country to
rnovo toward social and Industrial
betterment and true Industrial demo
cracy, this nttitudo on the part of the
courts Is of gravo portent, because
privilege has intrenched Itself in
many courts, just as It formerly In
trenched Itself In many legislative
bodies and In 'many executive offices.
Denunciations Kxpcctcd
"I am well aware that every up
holder of privilege, overy hired agent
or beneficiary of tho special Interests,
Including many woll-moanlng parlor
reformers, will denounce nil this as
"Socialism" or "anarchy" the same
terms thoy used In the past In de
nouncing tho movements to control
tho railways and to control public
utilities. As a mattor of fact, tho
proposition I muko conatltuto neither
anarchy nor Socialism, but, on the
contrary, a corrective to Socialism
and an antldoto to anarchy.
"Tho public neods havo boon well
summarized as follews:
"1. Wo hold that the public has'
u right to complete knowledge or the
facts of work.
"', On tho basis of those tacts
and with tho recent discoveries ot
physicians nnd neurologists, ougl-.
neors and economists, the public can
formulate minimum occupational
standards bolow which, demonstrably
work can bo prosocuted only a human
deficit.
"3. In tho third place, wo hold
that all Industrial conditions which
rail bolow such standards should
como within tho scope of governmen-,
tal action nnd control in the same
way that subnormal sanitary condi
tions aro subject to pu,b)o regulation
and for the same reason beeausa
thoy threaten tho general welfare.
For Living Wg
"Wo stand for a HylHg wage.
Wages uro subnormal If, they (a t
provldo a living for those who devote n
tholr tlmo and enorgy to Industrial
occupations. The monetary eeulv-
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