The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-08-07
In Convention of Third
Party Leaders.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM IS SHOWN
Senator Beverage Temporary
Chairman-Many Pictures
We're on Display.
TEDDY Is N THE BACKGROUND

Chicago, Aug. 5.-The National
Progressive party took It's place IN
the arena of American politics here
to-day when it's first national con-
yention assembled in the Coliseum,
where the Republican national con-
vention was held seven weeks ago
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, spon-
sor for the new party, arrived IN
Chicago this mornine, bUt dill nor
attend the first session OF the con-
ventiop. He will deliver his con
fession OF faith" tomorrow.
Former Senator Albert ]. Bever-
idge, OF Indiana, was elected tenn
.porary chairman of the convention
after Senator Dixon had called the
assemblage to order and prayer had
been offered. Senator Beverage,
greeted with prolonged cheers, de-
livered his keynote" speech. brist-
ling with the most advanced Ideas
of progressivism.
The floor of the big convention
hall was crowded and the galleries,
slow to fill at first, had but compar-
atively few empty seats when the
convention got under way shortly
before O'Clock. The delegates
were most enthusiastic, frequently
interrupting the proceedings with
cheers and applause. ...-..-
The scene in the hall except Tor
the lack of jam in the galleries,
was most identical with that or the
Republican convention. The seat
ing arrangements for the dele
gates and alternates had been
changed but little. Many OF the
standards had been raised on the
identical spots where they stood
during the tumultuous convention
which renominated President Tart.
New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania
had front row places.
California, pioneer State In the
Roosevelt movement, was promoted
to a prominent front position at the
right OF the stage.
The hall was gayly decorated
with flags and bunting. the DIG
sounding board suspended by wires
over the speakers stand, looking
for all the world like an aeroplane
in fight. attracted much attention
II had been constructed particularly
for Col. Roosevelts speech to-mor'
row afternoon, but similarly as
sisted everybody else, including the
reading and tally clerks.
Large canvas portraits were
feature of the decorations. Bach
of the stage were those of Wash
;ngton. Jefferson and Lincoln. The
portrait OF jefferson had been Ia
beled Jackson, but the mistake wal
rectifed before the convention wa'
called to order. At the left OF the
stage was portrait OF Hamilton
and at the right one of Andrew
Jackson. at first labeled Jefferson
The Washington, Jefferson and Lin
coin portraits have been linked OF
all the convention tickets ant
badges.
Suspended from the band CALLER.
at the far end of the hall, where al
could see. was an oil painting o
Col. Roosevelt. The artist did no
at all fiatter the Progressive leader
Over the main entrance was stun
ed head of a splendid specimen OF
bull moose.
II is said the new party vii
frarce an entirely new set OF rules
to govern the deliberations of tn
convention, differing in all essen
tial details from those in vogue
Democratic and Republican gather
ings and providing especially 10
great latitude in debate.
The program for to-day's sessio
included calling the convention t.
order by Senator Dixon, prayer
reading of the call, introduction
the temporary chairman and tn
delivery by him of keynot
speech. g
Next will come the appointmer
of committees and then an "expe
rience" meeting will be held. wit
delegates from every State expecte
to give briefly the reasons for tn
organization of the new party an