Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
eoRrY STATES REpREsENrEp IN
Gall FOR MEETING At CHI.
I Il cASo ~ AuaAsr.
.MATloNAL PRoeREsslvE PARTY"
T,TLE OF ORGANIZATION
Many Netahls Names Attached to Call
Including ssssral Prominent Demo-
erats-Terr.toriss Barred From Rep
,sssntasi.n in sss.ion-Ne Rules Set
Down.

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New York, July ga call to the peo-
pie Of the United States who are In
sympathy with the national progress
sive movement to. send delegates to the
national convention to open in Chicago
Aug. 5, was given out today by United
states Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, Of
Montana, Theodore Rooseyelt's cam-
paign manager. The call is signed by
members OF the committee chosen at
i meeting held in Chicago and also
bore signatures Of Roosevelt followers
IN forty states.
..Ths territories have no place in a
natlonal convention and will not be
considered" declared Senator Dixon In
commenting on the signatures.
ssS s.As for the missing eight states the
most Of them probably vii! send dele
gates. altho they have not taken part
ii the call. Maine, for instance. post
poned any Definite action because there
Is now . strong fight on in the pri-
maries with the sympathy running IN
favor Of the progressive movement
DclAW0Ye, S0IOAihos IA noA'soSS
and Nevada probably will take part In
8the convention. Mississippi and South
Carolina may possibly be unrepresent-
ed.
Choice of Delssatss Optional.
! HThe call lays down no rules as to
the methods Of choosing delegates since
each state VIII be expected to select its
delegates BY its own methods. The
representation WIN be cut down to Just
one-half OF the previous convention.
This was deemed advisable since this
conversation Ii TO be notably delibera-
tive body and WIN certainly, be COM
posed of ! class OF men altogether dif-
ferent fFuan those who usually attend
ePecslIyes,4icasG. a.
4 slAtI6s ssi DrsAa abiiity the convention VIII
adopt the name national prosressives,
FOR the now parfy. but can not say
danniteIy that win be done. Thus far
no issue have been authoritatively
stated and. Of course. the platform It
SELF win have to be decided upon by
the delegates. :
rhe fun text Of the call is:
ego the people Of the United States
without regard to past differences who.
thru repeated betrayals realize that
today tho power Of the crooked politi-
sNal bosses and Of the privileged classes
behind them Ii so strong In the two
old party organisations that no helpful
movement In the real interests of our
cos,ntry can come out Of either.
sswho believe that the .ime has come
fOi. q national progressive movement.
I nation wide movement on non-sec-
tional lines. 30 that the people may be
served in sincerity and truth by an
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