The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

-,sru orened and the rooms OF the
n,ru;ttee .e,S on arrangements for tine
oonwentjon were thronRed with Vlsit-
0rs. .aI,ad nm Cam
paipn Director Dixon was Arthur Mes-
rifield of Flathead county tt. Monssh"'
former partner of Colonel Roosevelt
Senator Dixon announced the list OF
,ss;stant secretaries for the conven,
ion The assistant secretaries are all
newsnaoer men who have been active
~ the advancing Of the interests OF
the progressive campaign, Am3ng
them are William Allen White OF EN-
poria, Kan: e. B. Clark OF ediicag225
mdson &. Welliver Of Washington. f.
Dickson Of Los Angeles, John Nc
Isuohlin of Chicago, and G. p. Con-
molly Of Butte. c
Senator Dixon also said that Coy,
ernor Johnson of California would
cali the convention to order MS chair
man OF the provisional national com
mittee and would introduce the tenn
porarv chairman, former Cnited otaIes
Senator Albert J. Beverage Of In"
diana
WOur arrangements are in excellent
shape" said senator Dixon, "and the
RESPONSE TO the convention call is
much larger than any OF MS had an
ticipated II is going TO be a big con
rention with every portion OF the
country we'll represented:
The time for Colonel Roosevelt 3
address to the delegates at the ma
tlonal convention NAV be changed,
Originally il was announced Colonel
Roosevelt would speak Monday night.
This date was then changed TO Tues
Now. however, there seems to be de-
sire on the part OF the leaders TO have
the address delivered Monday night,
the original date set.
Sees No Chance for T. r.
b. international News Service.
NEW YORK, Aug. lex Senator VIII
liam A Clark OF Montana paid his re-
spects TO Colonel Roosevelt and the bui
moose party today as he stepped on boaro
the liner Baltic, bound for Europe. where
he Will join his family,
II do not think there ls much chance
for the bull moose" said Mr. Clark 'A'
near as can judge there isn't any great
enthusiasm for the new party anywhere
| in the country,
nomination OF Woodrow Wilson and be
leves that the governor Will be elected
Colorado's New Party.
DENVER Colo, Aug l-Denunciatior
] OF both Republican and Democratic par
| Ties, ln0OrS6menl OF the pTlUClples VI Svi
| onel Theodore Roosevelt and the selection
OF delegation 10 the progressive conyen
| tlon which meets in Chicago. August .
instructed to vote for Roosevelt for presi
dent, were the predominating features a
the birth of the new progressive party II
| Colorado today.
| Delegates from twenty-three countie
out OF sixty-two counties In the stat
| were in attendance Many delegates wer
unable to arrive In time TO participate II
the first convention OF the new party be
cause OF washouts on many railroads II
| the state. There was total Of 3l7 del
csates who took part In the convention,
permanent state organization was ef
| feCted and 81 complete ticket lncludini
presidential electors. candidates for on
| United States senatorship and congress
men at large was placed In nomination Z
ibe voted upon at the state primaries Tues
| day, September 10,
| The convention was harmonou
| throughout and the nominations Of candl
dates in many instances were made b.
| acclanatlon
The principles OF the party. as outline'
| by Chairman ]. y. Stevens, indorse tn
| initiative. referendum and recall.
| T.. r. Costigan of Denver was named 70
governor and J. Il. Stevens OF Denver 70
| the short senate term. The candidate 70
| the long term Will not be nominated unit
latter the national convention. .,