The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-07-12
IS SIGNED BY FORMER
 REPUBLI LICANS 40 STATES
Territories Are Not Mentioned in Call as They Can't Vote for President,
 Says Senator Dixon.

Says Senator Dixon.
 NEW YORK, July S.-A call to the people of the United States who are in sympathy with the national pro- gressive movement, to send delegates to national convention to open in Chicago, Aug 5th, was given out to- day by United States Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, of Montana, Theodore Roosevelt's campaign manager. The call is signed by members of the con- mittee chosen at a meeting held in Chicago and also bore signatures Of Roosevelt followers in forty states.
 The territories have no place in a national convention and will not be considered declared Senator Dixon, in commenting upon the sig natures.
 AS for the missing eight states, the most of them probably will send delegates although they have not talk en part in the call. Maine, for in- stance, postponed any definite action because there is now a string fight on in the primaries, with the sympathy running in favor of the progressive movement Deleware, North Carolina Arkansas and Nevada probably will take part in the convention. Mfssis- sippi and South Carolina may pos sibly be represented.
 The call lays down no rules as to the methods of choosing delegates. since each state will be expected to select it's delegates by it's own meth &ods. The representatiin will be cut down to just one-half of the previous convention. This was deemed adviS- table since this convention is to be primarily deliberative body.
 Tn all pribability the convention fho of n . gressive" for the new party, but I cannot say definitely what will be done Thus far no issues have been authoritatively stated and of course the platform itself will have to be de- cided upon by the delegates.
 Text Of Gall.
 The text of the call is:
 To the people of the United States without regard to past differences who, through repeated betrayals, real ize that today the power of the crook ed political bosses and of the privi- Iedged classes behind them is so strong in the two old party organiza- tions that no help as regards the real intents of our country can come out of either.
 Who believe that the time has come for a national progressive move ment-a nationwide movement-on non-sectiinal lines, so that the peo- ple may be served in sincerity and truth by an organization, unfettered by obligation to conflicting interests.
 Who believe in the right and ca pacity of the people to rule them selves and effectively control all the agencies of their government and who hold that any true social and in dustrial justice, thus secured, can honest property find permanent pro- tection.
 Who believe that government by the few tends to become, and mas, in fact become government by the sor- did influences that control the few
 Who believe that only through the movement proposed can we obtain Tn the nation and in the several states the legislation demanded by the mod ern industrial evolution; legislation which shall favor honest business and vet control the great agencies of mod ern business so as to insure their being used in the interest of the whole people; legislation which shall promote prosperity and at the same time secure the better and more equitable diffusion of prosperity; leg islatiin which shall promote the eco homie well-being O the honest farm CT. wage worker, professional man and business man alike, but which shall at the same time strike-in eff cient fashion, and not pretend to strike-at the rights ofprivilege 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.
 Who believe that wholesale party government can come only if there is wholesome party management in a spirit of service of the whole coun- try and who hold that the command ment delivered at Sinai, thou shalt not steal applies to politics as well as 10 business.
 ITO all in accord with these views a call is hereby issued by the provi- sional committee, under the resolh- tior of the mass meeting held in Chi caeo on June g last, to each state to send a number of delegates in the convention shall count for as many votes as the state shall have senators and representatives in congress to meet in convention at Chicago on the
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