The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-12
NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE
PARTY IS LAUNCHED

was roll IN which the introduction
stated that the signers would support
Roosevelt first. last and always. How
ever, the Roosevelt Rolf, had to be
abandoned as several Of the conven-
toners kicked over the traces and
refused to attach their names to the
document. explaining that as there
mad not been a single step taken by
the new organization and as they did
not know where they were at" they
would not pledge themselves to sup
port an unadopted platform which
they knew nothing about, and which
might not meet with their endorse
ment The motion to adopt the
Roll presented by Attorney Ball
niger, was lost by q one sided vote.
The Cochrane resolutions, presented
later. were figured to give the con-
ventioners an idea OF what the new
party stood for and what they were
expected to stand for.
Chairman Westcott named com
mittee Of five, composed of j. C..
Paradice, j. F. Sanders, G. F. McFar-
land, o. w. Sandberg and ]. B. Howe,
to name delegates to the county coli.
vention to be held later, when dele
gates to the state convention at Des
Moines will be named. The delegates
selected were: First ward-C. F. Nc.
Farland, ]. E. Baker and DR.. Coch-
rane. Second ward-M. ]. Burke and
James Finigan. Third ward-F. II,
George, c. D. Streeter and r. B. Smith.
Fourth ward-Benjamin Bawden ana
Henry Seeman. Fifth ward-F. L.
Griffey and J. r. King, and Sixth
ward-W. B. Wooley and Frank Swa
Those of them who will attend the
county convention were instructed to
cast the entire vote OF the fifteen
| delegates when the county convention
| Is called.
A Permanent Organization.
The committee named by Chairman
| Westcott, on permanent organization,
! was composed of S. B. Stahl, ]. E.
Iaker, Rev. Foster. Frank Ballinger
| and E. NJ. Majors. This committee
will report later, while another meet
| ing. subject to the call OF the chair
/ man, will be held later on.
The sentiment at last nights meet
ing was unanimously for the support
| OF the platform which will be adopted
at the state convention, and to sup
! port the nominee. Those taking part
| in the discussion stated they would
support the man selected to lead the
party. and the concensus of opinion
/ was that Theodore Roosevelt would
be. the man thus named, and Attor-
/ ney Ballinger. stated that although
the party would probably be compos.
/ ed Of progressives irrespective of pre-
vious party affiliations, he was ready
| to support the nominee. be he pre-
svious republican, democrat, prohibit
ZIONIST, popnlist or suffragette. Those
taking leading part in the discus.
! sion concerning the support of the
state platform and the party'sanomi-
nee, were Tony" milestone, Frank
Griffey. DR.. Cochrane, Frank Balm
ger and one or two others.
After an hours session a motion
4 for adjournment was unanimously
adopted. Just as the vote had been
taken there was sudden outburst OF
handclapping, led by Chairman West
colt, and which had afdecided Roose-
welt ring to it. The handclapping
continued for moment or so, and
the National Progressive" party was
launched in Keokuk One enthusiast
asked that last nights proceedings
be telegrarhed to the Chicago Trf.
hume. tho leader In the National Pro-
gressive" movement, and it was de.
1 c.ded to do so.
! Mayors Name Not Mentioned.
A rumor started from some unknown
source and which, very possibly was
4 without foundation, had 1t that the
4 Keokuk branch of the National Pro