The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Call Is Issued for
! New Party Meeting
! At Chicago August 5


structions Of the mass convention held
In Chicago after the Republican con-
vention had renominated President Taft
can political history.
Signers of the Call.
Signers of the call are as follows:
, Alabama-Oscar K. Hundley.
/ Arizona-Dwight b. Heard.
= California-Hiram w. johnson, Ches-
ter H. Rowell, Charles s. Wheeler.
Colorado-Ben b. Lindsey.
Connecticut-Joseph w. Alsop, Flavel
8. Luther.
Florida-J. H. Gregory, jr., H. L. An
derson.
Georgia-Julian Harris.
Indiana-Edwin D. Lee, Horace c.
Stillwell.
Ininois-Medin Mccormick. Chauncey
Dewey, Laverne w. Noyes,
Iowa-John l.. Stevens.
Kansas-Henry j. Allen.
Kentucky-Leslie Coombs.
Louisiana-John NJ. Parker. Pearl
Wight.
Maryland-Charles ]. Bonaparte, E.
c. Darlington, jr.
Massachusetts-C s. Bird, Matthew
Hale.
Michigan-Theodore M. Joslyn.
characterization d. Purdy.
Missouri-W. R. Nelson.
Montana-Joseph NJ Dixon.
Nebra ska-Arthur G. Ray.
New Hampshire-W. J. Beattie.
New Jersey-Everett Colby, George l..
Record, J. Franklin Fort.
New Mexico-George Curry, Miguel A.
Otero.
New York-W A. Prendergast, Oscar
S. Straus, Woods Hutchinson, Timothy
L. Woodruff. Chauncey J. Hamlin,
Henry L, Stoddard.
North Dakota-A. Y. Moore.
Oregon-Henry w. Coe, L. H. Nc
Mahan.
Ohio-James r. Garfield.
Oklahoma-George l.. Priestly
Pennsylvania-E. A. Van Valkenburg.
William Finn, Clifford Pinchot William
Draper Lewis.
Rhode Island-Henry ]. Doughty.
South Dakota-R. T. Vessey.
Tennessee-George r. Taylor.
Texas-Cecil A. Lyon.
Ctah-C. +. Loose.
Vermont-Charles H Thompson, E.
W. Gibson.
Virginia-Thomas l.. Moore.
Washington-Miles Poindexter.
West Virginia-W. M. o. Dawson.
Wisconsin-H. F. Cochems.
Wyoming-Joseph Carey.
Will Decide on Name.
The party will probably be called the
Progressive National party. The conven-
ton will decide as to that. Eight States
Maine, North Carolina, Delaware,
South Carolina Arkansas. Mississippi
Idaho, and Nevada-are not represented
in the provisional committee which sign
ed the call
The Territories have no place in a
national convention and will not be con-
sidered," declared Senator Dixon, in
commenting upon the signatures. LAS
for the missing eight States, the most
of them probably will send delegates
although they have not taken part in
the call. Maine, for instance, post.
poned any definite action because there
Is now a strong fight on in the primar.
les, with the sympathy running in favor
OF the progressive movement. Delaware
North Carolina, Arkansas, and Nevada
probably will take part in the conven.
tion. Mississippi and South Carolina
may possibly be unrepresented.
The call lays down no rules as to the
methods of choosing delegates, since
each State will be expected to select it.
delegates by it's own paraphernalia. The
representation will be cut down to JUS
one-half that of the previous conven
tions. This was considered advisable
since this convention is to be notably 6
deliberative body, and will certainly bC
composed of a class of men altogether
dinerent from those who usually attend
conventions"
Noted Men on List.
Included in the list Of signers ar,
three Democrats, Judge Benjamin b
Lindsey, of Denver; Julian Harris, O
Atlanta, son of Joel Chandler Harris
and John M. Parker, of New Orleans.
Among the well-known newspapermel
\ and editors are Chester II. Rowell
owner OF the Fresno Republican; Henr!
j. Allen. of the Wichita Beacon; L. j
McMahan, editor OF a newspaper 4
Salem, Ore; L. A. Van Valkenburg, q
the Philadelphia North American; Henr
l. Stoddard, editor of the New Yor
Mail, and w. r. Nelson, owner of tn
Kansas City Star.
Among other men of note are PresI
dent Flavel s. Luther, of Trinity Col
lege, Hartford, Conn. Gov. Hiram "
sey, of South Dakota; Gov. Josep
Carey, of Wyoming; former Gov
w. NJ. O'Dawson, of West Virginia
former Attorney General Charles
Bonaparte; United States Senator Mile
PoindeXter of Washington; LesIi
Coombs, Kentucky, formerly minister I
Peru and Guatemala; Congressma
George Curry, a former governor G
New Mexico, and Miguel A. Otero,
leader of the Spaniards there; Stat
Treasurer George A. Taylor of Ter
nessee; William Draper Lewis dean c
the law school of the University I
Pennsylvania; Clifford Pinchot, tn
father of the policy of conservation
John Franklin Fort the last Reput
lican governor OF New Jersey.
Some Of the signers were delegates I
the Chicabo convention, and alread