Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-08
ALL PROGRESSIVE
MEN INCLUDED
IN 7. R. s CALL
New Party Convention to Meet
in Chicago August 5 to Nom-
mate for President.

gressive party in call issued mere ny
Senator Dixon, campaign manager ror
Colone Roosevelt Chicago IS the
place. The call is signed by members
of the committee chosen at meeting
held in Chicago and also includes the
signatures of Roosevelt followers in 80
states.
Among the signers are Julian Har-
ris. Democrat for Georgia; Judge Ben
B. Lindsay. Democrat, for Colorado
and John NJ Parker, Democrat. foF
Louisiana. Other signers are Meoill
Mccormick. LaVerne W. Noyes, I'LL
nois; Henry w Allen Kansas; Leslie
Coombs, Kentucky Charles ]. Bona
parte, Maryland; w r. Nelson, Mis-
souri,; Joseph NJ. Dixon, Montana; ex-
Governor j. Franklin Fort New Jer-
sey; W. A. Budergast, Oscar S. Straus,
Woods Hutchinson. Timothy L. Wood
ruff. Chauncey l.. Stoddard, New York;
j. r. Garfield. Ohio; E. A. VanValken
burg, William Finn, Clifford Pinchot,
William Draper Lewis, Pennsylvania;
Governor r. T Vessey South Dakota,
Cecil A. Lyon Texas. Governor Jc-
seph Carey, Wyoming.
The first tlamed of the signers is the
editor of Uncle Remus's Magazine. of
Atlanta, and lifelong Democrat, He
is the eldest son of the. late Joel Chan
dler Harris
Territories have no place in a ma
tional convention and VIII not be con
sidered declared Senator Dixon.
AS for the missing eight states, the
most of them probably will send dele
gates, although they have not taken
part in the call
Maine for instance, postponed any
definite action because there is now
strong fight on in the primaries with
the sympathy running in favor Of the
progressive movement Delaware,
North Carolina. Arkansas and Nevada
! and South Carolina may possibly be
unrepresented
No Rules For Choosing Delegates.
The call lays down no rules as 10
the methods of choosing delegates.
since each state will be expected to Sc
lect its delegates by its own parapher-
MALTA. The representation will be cut
down to just one half that of the pre-
vious conventions. This was consid-
cred advisable since this convention is
to be. notably deliberative body and
/ will certainly be composed of a class of
men altogether different from those
who usually attend conventions
In all probability the convention
will adopt the name National Pro-
gressive' for the new party. but | can
not say definitely what will be done.
| Thus far no issues have been authori-
tatively stated, and of course the plat
form itself will have to be decided
upon by the delegates"
The call says:
TO the people of the United States
without regard to past political differ
ences who, through repeated betrayals,
realize that today the power of the
crooked political bosses and Of the
privileged classes behind them is 50
strong in the two old party organiza-, :,
tions that no helpful movement in the
real interests of our country can come
out of either,
Who believe that the time has come
for a national progressive movement
a nation wide movement-on non sec-
tional lines, 50 that the people ma be
! served in sincerity and truth by an or
ganizaton unfettered by obligation TO
conflicting interests:
who believe in the right and canac-
ity of the people to rule themselves
and effectively to control all The
agencies of their government and who
hold that only through social and in
dustrial justice thus secured can non
est property find permanent prolec
lion;
Who believe that government by the
few tends to become and has, in fact.
become government by the sordid IN
fluences that control the few,
For All Kinds Of Men"
Who believe that only through the
movement proposed can we obtain In
the nation and the several states the
legislation demanded by the modem
industrial evolution. legislation which
shall favor honest business and yet
control the great agencies of modern
business SO as to insure their being
used in the interest OF the whole peo
pie. legislation which shall promote
prosperity and at the same time secure
the Dettel ana more equitable diffusion |
OF prosperity. legislation which shalt
promote the economic Welt being u
the honest farmer, wage worker pro-
fessional man and business man alike
but which shall at the same time strike |
in efficient fashon-and not merely
pretend to strike-at the roots of priv
ilege in the world of industry no less |
than in the world OF politics.
Who believe that only this type of I
wise industrial evolution will avert |
industrial revolution
Who believe that wholesome parry
government can come only If there is |
wholesome party management In A
spirit of service to the whole country
and who hold that the commandment |
delivered It Sinai, thou shalt not tseal' |
applies to politics as well as to busi- |
ness.
TO all in accord with these views |
call is hereby issued by the provisional |
committee. under the resolution Of the |
mass meeting held in Chicago on June
% last to send from each state a num- !
Der of delegates whose votes in the |
convention shall count for as many |
votes a s the state shall have senator's |