The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05

CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-The Progressive
party was formally launched as a ma
tional political organization at 12:47
O'Clock this afternoon when the ma
tional convention was called to order
by Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon of Mon
tana. The delay of Al minutes in open
ing the proceedings was due to an ex-
tended conference which the Progress
at his hotel.
Amid the usual delay while clerks
shouted orders to clear the aisles Sem
ator Dixon stood waiting his chance TO
say the word that would set the con-
vention machinery in motion.
Ladies and gentlemen" he said.
the convention will now come to or
der. Twenty-eight days ago In the city
of New York IL was decided there
would be a new political alignment in
the L. S. Then and there a call was is
sued for a convention to take up the
subject and try TO accomplish an align
ment. In the past twenty-eight days
the nation has seen an evolution in its
democracy; a new alignment in poiiti-
cal parties. Now in four weeks the na-
ton has seen a political convention of
a new party sending the largest num-
ber of delegates ever seen at a poiiti-
cal convention in this country. II has
passed the academic discussion point
a new milestone will have been erect
ed in the political history of this coun-
try-a new party will have been FORM
ed that will know no north. no south.
no east no west, no sectional lines OF
any kind"
While Dixon was speaking some one
shouted "hurrah for Teddy" and for
! some minutes the delegates induIged
in a shouting bee. Finally quiet was
restored and Sen. Dixon introduced O.
X. Davis. who read the call for the
convention. The reading OF the call
twice occasioned cheers, once when II
announced that il believed in the
rights of the people to rule. and again
when the words were shouted. Thou
shalt not steal"
Gov. johnson of California and Ben
Linday of Colorado were both loudly
cheered. Dixon was given an ovation
Senator Dixon called on the Rev.
Dornbiaser of Chicago to pronounce
the Invocation The delegates and Wis
| itors arose while the prayer was Of
| fered.
To Ask T. n. to Talk.
At the conclusion of Beveridge's
speech the convention il slated to
| take unusual action. A resolution in
viting the man who is TO be presiden-
tial nominee TO address the conven-
| tion before his nomination is to be
presented. The resolution will ask
| Colonel Roosevelt TO address the con-
vention at tomorrow session and a
| committee to notify him of the fact
and to bring him to the session tomor-
row will be named.
! Following the passage of this reso-
luton. the -four great committees"
of the convention are to be named.
The organization of the new conven-
/ tion is to follow the precendent OF
other party gatherings. There wiz be
a committee on permanent organiZs-
tion, committee on credentials. q
| committee on rules and a committee
on resolutions. The credentials COM
mittee will. as a matter of course,
make the temporary roll permanent
The rules committee, however. will
probably INTRODUCES some innovations
| in convention management. The COM
mirtee on permanent organization
will have little real work to do. as
the question of permanent chairman.
which has yet not been determined.
viii be up to its members. plan to
make the temporary organization per-
manent has been suggested. Another