The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-22
Plan A New Party.


Plan A New Party.
CHICAGO, June 22-Active steps to-
ward the formation of a progressive
party with Theodore Roosevelt as it's
standard bearer were taken today.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt went into
conference shortly after o'clock with
representatives Of nearly all the states
and upon the results of that conference
will depend the program that will be
Immediately. followed with reference
to the organization of a movement for
which a convention will be held dur
ing the first week in August in Den
yer
There Is much difference of opinion
among his followers as to the charac-
ter of the movement. Many of the
more earnest Roosevelt workers insist
that the new party should be formed
merely to meet emergency situations
end that Il Is vet bEiset ts>f atte-.ot TO
make 1t other than a corrective force.
Representative Meeting.
1t is assured that a hasty meeting
of the new party men will be held in
Chicago before the delegates and poll
ticians leave for their homes. The pres
ent plan is to hold this meeting at Or.
chestra hall, or in the Roosevelt head
quarters some time tonight. This detail
| was to be settled at the conference in
the Coloners room.
The persons present at the confer.
ence represent everything progressive
from the Roosevelt steering committee
for the six New England states to the
ultra-radical representatives of the
Pacific coast delegations.
East In Sympathy.
Unusual concern was manifested as
| 70 the part the eastern representatives
ere to play in the new movement, The
| Massachusetts delegates from the dele
cations at large and the district dele
gates will stick with the new party.
They are led by Arthur Bushnell Hart
of Harvard, representative of the New
England faction. Besides himself,
George w. Coleman, James P. McGin-
nes and Alvin G. Weews for the list
of the delegates-at-large from Massa.
| cfusetts who are going to the Roose-
yelt camp.
The other New England states will
have more or less part in the move
ment, with predictions of possibly
throwing the irop bound Republican
stronghold into the Democratic column
along with the solid south in the com.
| ing election.
Dynamite" Ed Parry of Oklahoma
wants to nominate Roosevelt for the
presidency either tonight or early to.
morrow afternoon, after the Taft con.
tingency Of the convention adjourns
Our delegation Of 16 men," said Par.
ry. will remain throughout for Roose-
| welt. We will go back to Oklahoma
| and carry the State for him.
Will See Democrats.
E. H. HerrIff of Oklahoma. vice.
Chairman of the delegation stood BY
Two members of the Oklahoma dele
sation will go to Baltimore and there
mingle with the Democrats. They
claim to have assurance from Oklaho.
ma Democrats that they will join in a
third party movement. ..
Possibly Parry and Herriff will be
Il
the two men to 60 to Baltimore. The
back bone of the new movement is
OF course, the California and OkIaho-
ma delegations. Texas is to join
strongly with the two western states
Also Missouri. Minnesota. Oregon,
| Kansas. Nebraska and Washington
give assurance to the Colonel of the
marked party defections in those
states. At present there is no strong
drift from Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, and
Kentucky.
Minnesota progressive Republicans
are for Roosevelt on the third party
ticket, according to W. A. Eaton of Du,
luth. Sen Clapp il not talking on the
| subject Hugh T. TaIbert of St Paul
| Is with the Rough Rider. We have one
| complaint" he said, The third party
movement was not started soon en-
| Cugh 10 suit us We have wanted