Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-24

Asbury Park, N. J.. July 25-New Jersey led the eastern states in the new progressive movement when a mass convention of progressivea launched a separate political organiEa- ton and decided to nominate a full state ticket for the November election. The convention voted to put on the tfcket a set of presidential electors supporting Theodore Roosevelt, and sent to the national progressive con vention in Chicago the same set of delegates that represented the state at The republican national convention, pledging them again to vote for Col. Roosevelt as the candidate of the new party.
 No Alliance With Old Parties.
 The convention arranged for tho ap- pointment of a state committee which will select the details of party organ tzation. It suggested no name for the new party and agreed to leave that detail and others to the national con- vention.
 The possibility of alliance with any of the old parties was denied in the most vigorous terms.
 No Attempt to Capture Republican
 Primaries
 The QQeSL1On or UlaAlng an dLJeInpL to capture the republican primaries, which agitated the meeting of the Roosevelt state committee last night, did not arise at the convention The committee in its report made no ref erence to the matter, but most of those who attended the convention took it for granted that no such course was In contemplation
 All the speakers declared for a fight along distinct new party lines and all such expressions were enthusiastical- ly applauded
 Convention an Open One.
 The convention call issued by the committee that conducted Col Roose- velt's primary campaign invited all who entertained progressive princi- ples and favored the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt, and the meeting was an open one. The big hall was filled about half of those being sum- mer visitors, including many women. The convention without dissent adopt cd the plank recommended by the committee of arrangements--a straight woman suffrage plank, which aroused prolonged applause.
 Message from Roosevelt.
 The frequent mention of Col. Roose- velt's name called for a series of dena- onstrations, and his picture was everywhere in the hall. The Colonel had been urged to attend. He gave his reason for not doing so in teIe- gram to Chairman John Franklin Ford. which the chairman read to the convention. The message said:
 T wish I could come and would gladly do so, if if were possible, but could not go to New Jersey without s.aer i tI, many other states where have been asked and have had te refuse on the ground that I would speak nowhere until after the Chicago convention, T6 take any other course would mean that I could not do the work that ] must do. l must extead my heartiesi good wishes to the convention, They are engaged in the task of bringing the government back to what it was intended to be, a government of the people.
 old Parties Helpless and Corrupted
 'Jhs old party organizations have become so helpless and corrupted as to make it impossible to do anything with them as they now are, and this is largely due to the fact that tht party fights are not now fought a1ens genuine lines of cleavage. Our or. , Esnization is fin very truth the peO. ple's organization, and we are tryins to heap the people to the best of oul ability. and we are fighting not onlS on real issues bat upon the issuea most vital to the welfare of this re- public.
 T feel that We have right to clain , the support of every good citizen, nc i matter what his past political ad1l1a. hons may have been.
 (Sfgned) Theodore Roosevelt"
 Resigns to Follow Roosevelt.
 Washington. July 2S-Francis w Bird. appraiser of customs at New York, resigned today. In bis letter tC Secretary MacVeagh, Mir. Bird says ht quits his ofice to join Colonel Roose- Vaits new party.