The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-08
NationalC Convention Will
be Held in Chicago,
August 5.
STATES URGED TO
SEND DELEGATES
Time Is Declared Ripe for
Nationwide Progressive Move
ment on Nonsectional Lines.
Thus Far No Issues Have
Been Authoritatively
Stated.

New YORK. July "a call 70 the
PEOPLE % tho United states who are
In sympathy with the national pro-
sressiye movement" TO send delegates
TO tho national convention to omen in
Chicago on August 5 was siyen out
tnis Afternoon by United states SEN
ator Joseph n Dixon. OF Montana.
Theodore Roosevelts campaign man
age. The call Is aligned hy members
of the comm ttce chosen at d meeting
natures Of Roosevelt followers IN
forty states
The Territories have no place in
u nation convention and VIII not be
considered declared Senator y xon. in
Commanding upon tho SIGNATURES las
for the missing eight States. tine most
81 them Probably Will send delegates.
although they have not taken part IN
thu call. Maine Tor instance. post
poncd dean!te notion because there is
now q strong fight on ia the primaries.
with the sympathy running IL favor OF
tho progressive movement. Delaware.
North Carolina. Arkansas and Nevada
propauiy WI! take par; In TIE couven-
ion- MisslsA pIl and south Carolina
ma possibly he unrepresented
Each state Will he expected 20 So
lecf rs De coates by It's own Daraphcr-
raLa Tho representation VIII he cut
DOM - Just ono-naif that Of tho pro-
vious conventions THIS w1s coasii-
,fcd advisable since this convention
IS TO pc notably dellbara,lva body.
and Vii! certainly hc composed ~
lclnHs 81 inca altogether efficient from
tho VINO Usually attend Conventions
issues Not stated.
~ aA p-ohahiiiy ,h- convention
Will ABORT the nano Nationai pro-
& q d . & ID. H.a Q
10 iss es have ntcn authoritatlvcly
STATED"
g'hc can says ln subs, nee.
TO the People OF the United states.
without regard 10 past poilt!cal diff
iercnccs VINO through repeated be-
'Iay ais realize that to-day the power
OF tho crooked political bosses and
c. the privileged classes behind them
IL SO strong Ia the two cid parties
that no helpful movemen, IN the yea!
interests az our country can come out
of either
VINO Believe that tic time has come
ior nationai progressive movement.
= na'ion-wide movement on nonsec-
ticnal lines ~ thar inc people mav be
served IN sincerity ard trutn by am
organisation Unfettercf hy Obligation
10 conflicting !aiorcs;s
Who believe in tho right and ca
rnc!tl OF tho people to rule themselves
ana effectively 90 control All the agen-
cles u tne.r government ana wn5 hold
nat only through socia! ana Industrial
Justice thus secured can honx.t prop-
crty fad permanent projections
VINO believe that government hy the
Tow tends 10 become. ANA has in fact
nt come government los the sord.d in
iuences ;hat control the Few
Who believe tina. Through the move
ineni proposed can We obtain IN tho
~.
change demanded by Tho modern in
dHstrial evolution.
Who hold that the commandment
delivered at sinai Thou shalt not steal
applies 10 politics as We'll as to bus
iness
~ro all IT, accord with these views a
call is hereby .ssled hy the provisional
committee. under the resolution al tho
mass meeting held in ChicaEo on June
% last to soma from each state NUN
her OF delegates whose votes IN the
convention snail count for as many
votes as the state shal have Senators
and Representatives in Congress, TO
meet in convention at Chicago on the
ath daT OF August l-l2 for the pur-
pose Of nominating candidates to De
supported for the positions o. rresi-
dent and Vice president OF the United
States
sIsners of the Call
among signers 10 the call are:
Ala bama-Oscar r. Hundley
Florida. Il. Gregory. Jr.. II. l. An.
derson.
Georgia--Julian Harris
Louisiana-John NJ Parker Pearl
Wight.
Observation-Disclosures j. Bonaparte. L.
C. Darlington. Jr.
Tennessee-Georgc l. Taylor
Texas--Cecil a Lyon.
observation-disclosures Lee Moore.
West Virginia-W NJ. O. Dawson.
Included in the list OF signers arc
three Democrats-Judgc Zen r. Lind
sey of Denver; Julian Harris. OF Atlanta,
son OF Joel Chandler iAirgis and John "
Parker, OF New Orleans.
Among the well-known newspaper
owners and editors arc Chester ii. Row
ell owner OF the Fresno Republican;
Henry j. Allen, OF tho Wichita Bea-
con; l. j. McMahon. editor of news
paper in Salem, ore T.. 4 Van Walk
enburg OF the PhnadclphA North
American Henry l. Stoddard. editor of
the New York Mail. and w L. Nelson.
owner of the Kansas city star.
Thomas Lee Moore. whose name ap-
pears in the call from Virginia. is for.
mer United States District Attorney
for the Western District his home
being IN Roanoke. lie married the
daughter OF Admiral Robley d Evans
Roosevelt liz Confident.
Oyster Bay. N " July with the
call for the national convention of the
Now progrcssiv party issued Colonel
Roosevelt expressed confidence to-
night that the movement was we'll on
the way toward the formation OF a
powerful organization. re would mako
no predictions, as to the result in No
vembcr. contenting himself with the
statement that in the forth Sht since
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