Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-01
Moose Chief Proposes to
Visit Every State
in Union.
VANGUARD IN CHICAGO
Johnson, California, to Call the
Convention-Indiana for
County Option.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 1.-The attitude OF
the progressive party toward the negro,
one of the knottiest problems to be
solved in the formation of the party,
will be taken up at length in a careful
statement Roosevelt completed today
and will make public in few days.
Neither of the old parties, the colonel
said, had met the negro question fair
ly and honestly. In September Roose-
welt will begin what will probably be
the longest campaign trip ever made
by a candidate for the presidency. 1t
will take him to almost every state in
the country, if not to every one.
JOHNSON TO CALL MOOSE.
Chicago, Aug. 1.-Progressive lead
ers from number of states arrived to-
day as a vanguard of the delegations
| to come for the progressive national
| convention Monday. State headQuar-
| ters were opened at several hotels
| Senator Dixon said Governor Johnson
of California will call the convention
to order.
Illinois leaders are confident Miss
Jane Adams of Chicago will be nam
ed a delegate-at-large to the national
convention. Several other women
probably will occupy delegate seats in
the Illinois convention Saturday.
During a discussion of the Iowa sit
uation, John MacVicar of Des Moines
declared Cummins is to oppose Taft
for the benefit of the progressive cam
paign.
INDIANA CONVENTION.
Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. Unable
to agree on a local option plank to be
submitted to the Indiana progressive
convention today, the resolutions COM
mittee, after nights debate. adjourn
ed at 4:30 this morning until g. The
committee was evenly divided as to
whether the platform should declare
for the reenactment of a county option
law, repealed by the democratic legis-
lature, or declare the saloon option mat
ter for decision by the initiative and
referendum. 1t is conceded former
Senator Beveridge will lead the ticket
as candidate for governor
, When State Chairman Lee called the
convention to order addressing 1t
fellow bull moose" he was interrupt
ed by roar Of applause The speech
of temporary chairman Lands de-
: nounced the state republican conven-
ton as having been crowd of BAN
: dts" and declared millions are call
ing for Roosevelt, and he will come" {"
: The convention unanimously adopt
ed a Platform favoring county option
as temporary relief from the evils of
the liquor traffic until such time as a
, referendum shall be adopted as a final
solution of the problem" Six dele
: gates-atlarge to Chicago, headed by
; Beveridge. were elected
WASHINGTON PARTY IN PENNsY.
, Harrisburg, Pa, Aug 1.-The Roose.
7 welt campaign in Pennsylvania will be
! fought under the name of the Wash
v ington party. In compliance with the
/ state law, preemption Of the name was
a filed here today.
+ MUST Run INDEPENDENT.
k Madison, Wis, Aug. 1.-The attorney
general has decided. in answer to an
inquiry of Colonel Hyeks of Oshkosh,
that as the new party has not par
tcipated in prior elections in Wiscon-
sin the names of proposed presidential
electors cannot be placed on the official
ballot but must 90 on as Independent
> nominees