Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-06
Detailed Story of
Days Proceedings.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-The National Pro-
gressiye party took its place in the
arena of American politics here, to-
day. when its first National Conven-
ton assembled in the Coliseum where
the Republican National convention
was held seven weeks ago
Theodore Roosevelt, sponsor for the
new party arrived, this morning. but
did not attend the first session of the
convention. He viii deliver his con
| fession of faith" tomorrow.
Former Senator Albert j. Beveridge
| OF Indiana was elected temporary
chairman after Senator Dixon had
called the assemblage to order and
prayer had been offered. Senator
| Beverage was greeted with prolonged
| cheers and delivered his Keynote
| speech. bristling with the most adj
vanced ideas of Progressivism.
The floor of the big hall and the
galleries. slow to fill at first, held but
comparatively few empty seats when
the convention got under way shortly
before l o'clock.
The delegates We're most enthusiasts
| tie. frequently, interrupting the pro-
| eeedings with cheers and applause
| Temporary officers of the convention,
as finally announced, today, were as
| follows: Temporary chairman. Albert
J. Beveridge; general secretary, o. X.
| Davis, Washington. d. C.: chief assist
ant secretary. Wilson Brooks. Chi
cage; assistant secretaries. William A.
White, Emporia, Kan; Judson c. Wei
| liver, Washington, d. c.: John G
Il OF fat1o1aIin Il
Detroit: Angus McSween, Philadel-
phia. E. A. Dickson. Los Angeles;
| Harry J. Haskell. Kansas CITY; Ed
ward b. Clark, Chicago; C. P. Con
molly, New York George OdelI, New
York; Charles c. Hart, Spokane.
| Wash; sergeant at arms. Chaneey
| Dewey of Illinois.
| Capt. Greenville Fortesque, assistant
| chief sergeant-at-arms.
| Official reporter. G. r. Leonard.
| Reading clerk, Henry F. Cochems.
Milwaukee. Wis; }, fl. Gregory, Jr.,
| Key West, Fla.
A round of cheers greeted Senator
| Dixon's announcement that former
Senator Beveridge of Indiana had been
| selected as temporary chairman of the
| convention by the National committee.
| Governor johnson of California, Gov
| ernor Vezey of South Dakota, Gov.
Carey of Wyoming and Frank H.
Funk. Progressive nominee for COVER
nor of Illinois, escorted Beveridge to
| the platform. Senator Dixon intro
| duced him in a hattering eulogy and
he began the Keynote speech.
| When Senator Beveridge began to
| speak the state delegations had got
ten pretty well Strengthened out and
| additional Negro delegates were notic-
ed among the Northern states.
AT one point in his speech, Mr.. Bey-
| eridge referred to professional poll
| ticians."-
TO Hell with the politicians" came
"a shout from the gallery and the dele
| gates cheered.
Mr. Beveridge was cheered through
| cut his speech, a tumultuous Interrupt
ton coming when he assailed the boss
| ridden old parties" The rulers of the
old parties. he said, were invisible. .
They are the invisible government
behind our visible government" he de-
| clared.
1T is this invisible government which
is the real danger to American insti
tutions.'
Senator Beveridge's speech kept the
floor and galleries cheering Delegate.
rose to their feet with wild outburs
when he denounced the STANDARD OF
ana Tobacco decisions of the supreme
court.
Under the DEGREES of the court III,
Oil and Tobacco Trusts can still rails,
prices and have already done so. They
| cfil ,te M -,
surely win do SO. They can still throt
tie other business men, and the Unit
ed Cigar Stores Co. is now doing so
They can still corrupt our politics an,
at this moment are INDUCING in tina
practice
:. At that time Beveridge had beel
talking about an hour.
A chorus of jeers and groans greet
ed Beveridges attack on Presiden
Taft and the Payne AIdrich tariff bill
The long, low call of the Bull Moose
was heard for the first time in thi
demonstration.
Throughout Senator Beveridge'
speech persistent spectator in tn
gallery interrupted several times wit
the shout How about the liquor ques
tion?"
Beyeridge ignored him and Their
were shouts of put him out
Senator Beyeridge concluded at &c
amid prolonged applause. He had bee
talking for more than an hour and
half hut had been given close and en-
thusiastic attention throughout
When the noise of the demonstrate
for the temporary chairman had sui
sided Senator Dixon endeavored to hav
the band play 1.-The Battle Hymn of tn
!, Republic" The band could not under