The Meridian Sun (Meridian, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1912 Page: 3 of 12
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WILSON NOIIfILD
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ACCEPTS THE HONOR IN A PRO-
FOUND SPEECH AT HIS SUM-
MER HOME
A GREAT THRONG HEARS
DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC PLAT-
FORM AND METHODS OF COR-
RECTING PRESENT EVILS
Seagirt, N. J.—Slowly and with
measured emphasis Governor Wood-
row Wilson unfolded the fabric of
his political beliefs in a speech for-
mally accepting the democratic nomi-
nation to the presidency. Establishing
first What he termed his "facts," he in-
voked "the rule of right and of jus-
tice" to politics, proceeding in suc-
cession to show its application to the
tariff, the anti-trust question, the res-
toration of the merchant marine, the
development of waterways, the con-
servation of natural resources, bank-
ing reforms and other issues.
It was a motley throng that gathered
at the summer capital of New Jersey.
Officially there was a notification com-
mittee of fifty-two, representing every
state and territory and with them
came eight of the democratic gov-
ernors. Spread over the green that
stretches away from the governor's
cottage to the ocean, however, was a
mixed gathering of several thousand.
College professors and instructors
were there from Princeton and else-
where; clergymen, marching clubs
with brass bands, summer folk from
seaside points, women and children,
automobile loads of the curious from
New York, Philadelphia and interme-
diate towns and hamlets, and the us-
ual stream of vendors.
A semi-circle of automobiles fringed
the crowd, which closed in tightly on
the spacious lawns of the governor's
cottage. On the veranda was grouped
the notification committee.
Senator-elect Ollie James of Ken-
tucky officially informed Governor
Wilson of the action of the Baltimore
convention in a speech that was fre-
quently interrupted by applause.
On the left of Mr. James was Gov-
ernor Marshall, the vice-presidential
nominee, and on his right Governor
Wilson. Governors Dix, of New York,
Toss, of Massachusetts, Baldwin, of
Connecticut, Donaghey, of Arkansas,
Plaisted, of Maine, O'Neal, of Alabama,
and Mann, of Virginia, sat near-by.
With solemn attention the crowd
listened to Governor Wilson's speech.
Though frequently a satirical remark
brought laughter, Governor Wilson's
expression of his political doctrine was
received with marked attention.
The governor plainly was ill at
ease at the beginning of his speech.
He would have liked to discard the
printed manuscript from which he
read and speak extemporaneously.
As it was the governor interpolat-
ed an epigram here and there which
drew laughter and applause.
"The tariff was once a bulwark, now
It is a dam," the governor read, but
catching the puzzled look on his aud-
itors added, with a laugh, "you can
spell it either way."
His audience seemed particularly
pleased with his declaration-that the
question of governing was largely one
of good faith and morals and that in
the market of life where the prices
climb higher than earnings, those
who buy "are not even represented
by counsel."
Governor Wilson added to his speech
a pointed reference to prosecutions
under the federal anti-trust law.
Governor Marshall will go into
Maine on a speaking tour in the last
week of August, just before the gu-
bernatorial elections there.
THE BULL MOOSE ENTERS RING
(Copyright.)
PRESIDENT OF HAYTI PERISHES ARMY WORM WIPED OUT CROPS
Powder Magazine Explodes Setting
Fire to National Palace
Port Au Prince, Hay ti—The na-
tional palace was blown up by a pow-
der explosion and burned to the
ground and the president of the re-
public, General Leconte, perished.
Members of his family who were
awakened by the terrific shock, found
themselves almost surrounded by
flames but escaped.
The first explosion was followed by
others when the fire reached the cel-
lars of the palace, where a great quan-
tity of ammunition was stored. So
great was the force of the explosion
that a number of small cannon, frag-
ments of iron shells were thrown in
all directions. Many palace attend-
ants were killed and it is estimated
the casualty list will reach 400 per-
sons killed or injured.
For a time panic prevailed and the
military authorities immediately took
charge. The explosion occurred
shortly after 3 o'clock in the morn-
ing. Within an hour the fire, which
was confined to the palace, was ex-
tinguished but the structure was a
mass of ruins from which it will be im-
possible to recover the body of the
president.
At a joint meeting of the chamber
and senate, Gen. Tancrede Auguste,
senator and ex-minister of public
works, was named president.
TEDDY MAY VISIT OKLAHOMA
Itinerary To Be Arranged If Possible
For State Fair Week
South Suffers Much Damage; Half
Foot Deep In Spots
Washington—More than $8,000,000
damages was done to crops in the
south last month by the army worm,
according to unofficial estimates of the
i>»:partment of agriculture.
Whether the season's second brood
of the insects, already appearing in
South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia
and other states, will increase this
loss Is not known, according to gov-
ernment experts. Means at the gov-
ernment's disposal are being used to
meet the emergency.
Reports say the army worm at some
places are half a foot deep on rail-
road tracks, stopping trains. The loss
is placed at $1,000,000 in Georgia,
while in Arkansas 20 per cent of the
crop and 10 per cent of the cotton
planted has been destroyed. Losses
also have been great in Tennessee, the
Carolinas, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana. On some of these, partic-
ularly Louisiana, they exceed the mil-
lion mark. The corn, cotton, sugar
cane and rice crops from Louisiana
to the Atlantic have been affected.
Chicago—Roosevelt will undoubted-
ly visit Oklahoma next month or the
first week in October and in that
event will attend the State Fair. The
Oklahoma delegation, headed by
Chairman Frantz, called on t%e
colonel and presented formal invita-
tion for him to visit the state while
the fair is in progress. The colonel
warmly thanked the delegates for
their invitation and assured them
that if it, is possible to properly ar-
range his itinerary he will visit Okla-
homa within the next thirty days.
At their caucus the Oklahoma dele-
gation named former territorial gover-
nor Frank Frantz, Bartlesville, chair-
man; L. G. Dizney, Muskogee, secre-
tary; Joseph Ralls, Atoka, member
resolutions committee; Henry Shaf-
fer, El Reno, member credentials com-
mittee; J. M. Chillicott, Guthrie,
member committee on order of busi-
ness; Charles Hunter, Oklahoma
City, member committee to notify
presidential nominee; William Noble,
McAlester, member committee to no-
tify vice presidential nominee.
RETURNS FROM MISSOURI
Race Close Between Kansas Cityan
and Major For Governor
St. Louis—Fairly accurate returns
from forty-two counties in the state
primary show a close race between
Elliott W. Major and William S. Cow-
herd for the democratic nomination
for governor. Major apparently swept
the country, while Cowherd had a big
lead in St. Louis and Kansas City.
Major ran ahead in all but si of the
counties which have reported.
One hundred and forty-four of 403
precincts in St. Louis gave Leon
Quick 5,761 for the republican nomi-
nation with John C. Mckinley a close
second with 5,520 and A. Pat Murphy
691. Democratic reports from the
same precincts gave Cowherd 6,528,
August Henry Bolte 1,375, Major 937
and David Ball 501. The vote was
eceptionally light,' being especially
noticeable in the republican returns,
due according to leaders to the en-
croachment of the new third party.
In the fifth district Congressman W.
M. P. Borland, democrat, was renom-
inated. I. B. Bimbrell was nominated
by the republicans.
PROGRESSIVES
COMPLETE WORK
FIRST CONVENTION OF THE NA.
TIONAL PROGRESSIVE PARTY
COMPLETES ITS WORK
ROOSEVELT- JOHNSON NAMED
PLATFORM ADOPTED EMBRACES
MANY REFORMS UNACCEPT-
ED BY TWO OLD PARTIES
El Reno Boy Missing
E! Reno, Okla.—Police departments
in every portion of Oklahoma have
been asked to watch for Floyd Cole,
12-year-old son of Fred Cole, a farmer
living six miles east of SI Reno, who
mysteriously disappeared last Sunday,
leaving no trace of his whereabouts.
Chicago.— Singing "Onward, Christ-
ian Soldier," and "The Battle Hymn of
the Republic," the delegates to the
first national convention of the new
progressive party Wednesday night ac-
claimed Col. Theodore Roosevelt of
New York as their candidate for presi-
dent, and Gov. Johnson of California
as their choice for vice president.
Marking a new departure in the pro-
ceedings of national conventions, the
two candidates immediately were in-
formally notified of their nomination
and in the midst of deafening cheers
appeared before the delegates to voice
their acceptance and to pledge their
best efforts to the coming campaign.
For several hours during the after-
noon and early evening the big throng
in the Coliseum had listened to a flow
of oratory in nominating and seconding
speeches in which the dominant note
expressed the belief that victory would
come to the new party in the Novem-
ber elections. Raymond Robbins of
Illinois pleged a 100,000 majority for
the national^ ticket in Illinois and Gif-
ford Pinchot predicted a 300,000 major-
ity for Roosevelt and Johnson in his
home state of Pennsylvania. Their
statements were cheered to the echo.
The party formaly christianized itself
"The Progressive party," leaving out
the prefix "national' by which it has
heretofore been known, but provision
was made for the recognition of "real"
progressives in any of the states by
whatever name they should be loca'ly
delineated because of state laws.
The convention adjourned at 7:24 p.
m., with the delegates singing the dox-
ology in lusty roice. During the three
days it was in session there was not a
single roll call nor a ballot taken. The
delegates asked no such formalities
either in placing their candidates in
nomination or in voting for them
There was not a voice of opposition
either to Colonel Roosevelt or Gover-
nor Johnson. The delay in nominating
them was due to the large number of
seconding speeches allowed.
As has always been the case in na-
tional political conventions the bulk of
the work of the progressive gathering
was carried on in the committees. The
only semblance of a conflict of opinion
on the floor of the convention was a
brief debate today as to whether an
hour's recess should be taken. The
point was not material but as one dele-
gate expressed it "we just had to fight
about something to make it a regular
convention."
There was a sharp discussion, how-
ever, in several committee meetings
and no little difficulty in agreeing upon
the platform. Colonel Roosevelt work-
ed with the sub-committee in charge of
the platform, going over its work and
vigorously helping to mould the draft
which at last proved acceptable to him.
The platform did not take up the
negro question. In this connection one
of the interesting seconding speeches
of the day was that of V. R. Gleed of
New York, a negro. Gleed declared
negroes had faith in the new party;
faith that it would do all In its power
to right the wrongs of the race.
"We stand by the platform," he said.
"We stand by Colonel Roosevelt's let-
ter; we stand by his speech. And as
we stood by him at the San Juan hill,
so will we stand bv you in November
and fight for victory "
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Hubbard, E. L. The Meridian Sun (Meridian, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1912, newspaper, August 15, 1912; Meridian, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc403029/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.