A Tale of Two Conventions; Being an Account of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions of June, 1912, with an...
- ISBN-10
- 1230339000
- ISBN-13
- 9781230339009
- Pages
- 70
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-09
- Publisher
- Theclassics.Us
- Author
- William Jennings Bryan
Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... Part Three THE PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL CONVENTION Chicago, August 5-7, 1912 (note.--It was the original intention of Mr. Bryan to treat in this work only the regular Republican and Democratic conventions. Subsequently he decided to include in the volume the speech of Ex-President Roosevelt before the Progressive convention and the Progressive party platform, with his com- ments on both, as published in leading daily newspapers immediately following the close of the convention. It is interesting to note here, as to Mr. Bryan's letters from the Republican convention at Chicago, that, in asking for a ticket for the press gallery, Mr, Bryan promised the Chairman of the National Committee that he would not say anything worse about Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt than they had said about each other; but that understanding would leave him sufficient to say. Mr. Bryan felt that he was in a position to report the Republican convention with fairness and completeness. He knew both Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt well enough to know what they had said about each other, and he was willing to give it the widest publicity. Mr. Bryan occupied seat Number 13 in the press gallery at the Republican convention, and it was not an unlucky seat either.) I A SUMMARY OF EVENTS AT THE CONVENTION In obedience to the call of the provisional national committee, the first national convention of the Progressive party assembled in Chicago on Monday, August 5, 1912. Albert J. Beveridge, former United States Senator from Indiana, was made temporary chairman without opposition, and 0. K. Davis was made secretary. The temporary organization was afterward made permanent. Mr. Beveridge's keynote speech was the only feature of the first day's session. On Tuesday, the second day, ...
