The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-24
New Roosevelt Outfit Asks Anybody
Else Who Has Been Defeated
to Join In the Ex-
element.
CONVENTION IN AUGUST
Nomination ls to be Free, But Colonel
Would Probably Bolt Again II
He is Not
Named.

UNITED PRESS Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, June 24.-Plans for the
mass convention to be held probably
at Chicago, during the first week in
August, were made today at sue
cession of conferences between Roose-
velt and the committe of seven author
lied at Sundays meeting OF delegates
IN the Florentine room In the Congress
hotel.
Although no announcement of the
membership OF the committee had
been made Colonel Roosevelt went to
work at once, calling to his assistance
Governor Johnson, Of California, who
was authorized to name the committee
and who will be its chairman; James
R. Garfield. Of Ohio; Judge Ben Lind
sey. of Colorado; G. T. Taylor. state
treasurer, of Tennessee; H. l.. Ander-
son, Of Florida; Richmond Pearson, OF
North Carolina; Oscar Hundley, Of
Alabama; Governor Stubbs. OF Kan
sas; Judge Lowder OF North Dakota:
George l.. Record, Of New Jersey;
Charles e. Merriam, OF Illinois; Gif-
ford Pinchot, and others.
In the call for the mass meeting, 1t
is to be made plain, say members, that
the new convention Is to be broadly
non-partisan. The doors are to be
swung wide open and support invited
from men like La Toilette, ryan and
Wilson. The nomination, the Roosevelt
leaders say, Is free to any candidate
favored by the progressive sentiment
e / n NJ
reiterated his statement that he will
gladly step aside and support another
candidate IL the convention decides
the fight can be made stronger there
by
i In other states 1t is anticipated that
the list of electors pledged to vote for
/ Roosevelt as the candidate for the
4 progressive party will be placed on
the ballot by petition and In many
4 states there will be complete state
tickets to contend with those claiming
regularity and headed by Presient
4 Taft.
i 1t is said by the Roosevelt manag.
4 ers that many of the details for the
4 launching of the new party will neces-
I sarily be delayed until rhe conclus-
ion OF the democratic convention at
Baltimore. If the progressives fall
there and are unable to control the
platform or candidates. 1t Is exprrted
by Roosevelt leaders that they will
welcome an opportunity with the new
progressive party.
The issue In the coming campaign.
said Governor Johnson, is to be the
peoples rule against the rule by the
special interests. On that the demo
Gratis and republicans ought not to be
divided When the two old parties
fall under the spell OF big business
seeking special privilege at the ex-
, pense of the many, then It is time TO
invite all people regardless of party
to come together and take the govern.
ment OF their country back into their
; own hands"
This answer was given by the Calf
fornia governor in reply to a ques-
tion as to what would be the platform
of the new party and how the demo-
Gratis and republicans could be recon
ciled
Colonel Roosevelt announced today
that he would start for Oyster Bay
on an early afternoon train.
The committee named by Gov. John.
son, of California, to perfect the organ
ization of the new party, to which he
announced additions would be made
from time to time. consisted of Gov.
Johnson, Senator Clapp, Of Minnesota;
Senator Dixon, of Montana Senator
Poindexter, of Washington; Gov. Al
drich Of Nebraska; Coy. Vessey of
South Dakota; e. A. Van yalkenburg
, editor of the philadelphia North
, American; Col. W. r. Nelson, editor of
the Kansas City Star; Richmond Pear
son, of North Carolina; W. R. Pender-
CAST, comptroller of New York City;
James R. Garfield, of Ohio; William
Allen White, editor of the Emporia,
Kas., Gazette; Clifford Pinchot, of
!. Pennsylvania; Judge Ben Lindsey, OF
Colorado; Matthew Hale, OF Massachu-
sets; George L. Record, of New Jer-
; sey: Chas. H. Thompson, of Vermont,
+ and Col. e, C. Darlington, OF Maryland.