The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Progressive Can

Peated' betrayals, realize that today
the power of the crooked political
bosses and OF the ,prlvilegeds tlasses
behind them Is soE.strong I'M tie two
old party organizations that no help
full movement in the interests of our,
country can come out Of either.,% -
who believe thar the time Wthts
come for a national progressive move
ment-a nation wide movement--on
nonsectional lines. so that the people
may be served in: sincerity and truth
by an organization unfettered by OBJ
legation to. ~confiicting interests; -
"Who believe in the right and ed
pacity Of the people to rule, them
selves, and effectively to control all
the agencies Of their government, ; and
who hold that only through social and
industrial justice, thus secured, Gnu
honest property find permanent. pro-
lection; go, - .&rsH"I'.
WHO believe that government by
the few tends to become, and. has ri
fact become, government by the sor-
did influences that control the few;
"Who believe that, only through the
movement proposed can we obtain In
the nation and the several states the
legislation demanded by the modern
industrial evolution; legislation
which shall favor honest business and
yet control the great agencies of mod
FERN business SO as to ensure their
being used in the interest Of the whole
people; legislation. which shall pro-
mote prosperity and at the same
time secure the better and more
equitable diffusion of prosperity;
legislation which shall promote the
economic well-being of the honest
/ farmer, wage worker, professional
man, and business man alike, but
which shall at the same time strike
j, in efficient fashion--and not merely
pretend to strike--at the roots Ct
privilege in the world of industry,
}no less than in the world of politics;
WHO believe that only this type
of wise industrial evolution will
avert industrial revolution; i, -,
Who believe that wholesome: party
government can come only DE- there is
wholesome party management in %
spirit of service to- the whole: coun-
try, and who hold that the command
ment delivered at Sinai, Thou shalt
not steal applies to politics ais Well
as to business; ...eii5het-'< .H.'..i.. -.-... .
ITO all in accord with these views
a call is hereby, issued by the pro-
vis1onal committee under the reso-
luton Of the mass meeting Held in
Chicago on June 22d last, to send from
each state number of delegates
whose votes in the convention shall
count for as many votes as the state
shall have senators and representa-
tiVes In congress, to meet in conven-
ton at Chicago, on the 5th day of
, August, 1912, for the purpose of nom
mating candidates to be supported
for the positions of president and
vice president Of the United States
The following names are, appended
to the CALL: .&,3',
Alabama-Oscar R. Hundley.
Arizona-Dwight B. Heard. ~.
California-Hiram W. Johnson,
Chester H. Rowell Charles S. Wheel
err. - :. -.
Colorado-Ben B. Lindsey.
Connecticut-Joseph w. Alsop,
Flayel S. Luther.
Florida-J. H. Gregory, Jr., H. L.
Anderson. ------.--. -.
Georgia-Julian Harris, ....
Indiana-Edwin D. Lee, Horace D.
&c. Stilwell. q"
Illinois-Medill Mccormick, Chaun-
cey Dewey, La Verne W.. Noyes.
| 1owa-John L. Stevens.
Kansas-Henry J. Allen.
Kentucky-Lesle Coombs.
Louisiana-John M. Parker, Pearl
Wight.
Observation-Disclosures J. Bmaparte,
e. c. Darlington, Jr.
Massachusetts--C. s. Bird, Matthew
Hale.
higanLTheodore M. Joslyn.
characterization d. Purdy.
Missouri-W. B. Nelson
Montana-Joseph M. DIXON.
Misunderstanding G. Ray.
New Hampshire-W. J. Beattie. ,
New Jersey-Everett Colby, George
l.. Record, ]. Franklin Fort.
New Mexico-George Curry, Miguel
A. Otero.
New York--W A. Prendergast, o.
car s. Straus, Woods Hutchinson
Timothy L. Woodruff, Chauncey j.
Hamlin, Henry L. Stoddard.
North Dakota--A. Y. More.
Oregon-Henry w. Coe, l.. H. Nc.
Mahan.