New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-03
WILL HEAR EVERYBODY
All Who Wish May Talk to
Third Party Convention.
OTHER FEATURES PLANNED
Corps of Union and Confederate
Veterans To Be on Hand
and Singer of 1860.

10y a staff Correspondent OF The Tribune.
Chicago, Aug. 2.-Spectacular features
will not be missing from the third party
gathering. Among the plans Of the local
committee on arrangements is one to have
a corps OF Union and Confederate veter-
ans on display at some stage OF the pro-
ceedings. There lives IN this city Jules
Lombard, of whom 1t is related that he
sang "The Star-Spangled Banner at the
1860 convention which nominated Abra-
ham Lincoln. It Is hoped TO have him re-
peat this at the opening OF the Roosevelt
conventional his voice can stand 1t, and
he sees the resemblance of the candidate
to Lincoln OF which Colonel Roosevelts
advocates talk
There Is one exhibition Of "spontane-
Gus enthusiasm" which the new party
leaders don't like. The. trouble is, they
aren't certain whether II Is entirely spon-
taneous or whether somebody has hand
ed something to them" 1t will be for the
provisional national committee to decide
that tomorrow. when II meets to make
up the temporary roll Of the convention.
In each of the contests which will be pre-
sented TO that body from Alabama. Geor-
negroes. while the duly authorized and
accredited delegates are whites. 1t Is
said these contesting delegations were
got together and are persisunS ~
their claims TO he seated entirely against
the wishes and authority Of the provi-
sional state authorities OF the third party
The question which IS bothering Sena-
tor Dixon and all his lieutenants just now
IS whether these contestants have been
sent by some influence that wants 10
show that the new party is against the
negro To disprove that charge II Is de-
clared there IS a negro delegate from
MARYLAND in the regular, duly authorized
delegation and another in the delegation
from Kentucky, while there may be still
others in deleg,-t .ons not yet heard from.
The convent :. expected TO last three
days. and go though the regular routine
OF temporary G. g&nization, committee de-
liberations, permanent organization, COM
mittee reports and all the rest or II.
Elk Senator Beverage Will act as tenn
porary chairman. The men here haven't
any Knowledge of who is TO be permanent
chairman. Maybe it IS known at oyster
Bay.
Colorel Roosevelt will be invited by the
convention. on Tuesday. 20 deliver
speech setting forth his political sent-
ments. He is confidently expected to re-
spond at some length. so that there may
be no misunderstanding Is 10 his Ideas
before his convention dominates him.
There will be at some odd moment IN
the convention, probably on Monday a
rather unusual proceeding The chairman
will announce that the roll Will be called
for dve-minute experience speeches. ~
that time anybody with burning words IN
his system can get rid Of them. IL VIII
mo as free for all IA an old-fashioned
Methodist camp-meeting. It's value In the
polltical field has not been demonstrated
and this experiment will be watched with
interest.
Not many Of the delegates are here yet
Some will get here tomorrow; others arc
scheduled to arrive on Sunday. One Of
the principal events OF to-day was the
arrival OF George w. Perkins, who imme-
diately set to work in Senator DiXons
headquarters.
During the day there has been more or
less gossip about the candidate for vice
President. 90 far there seem 10 be two
Democrats fl the running to one Repuo-
llcan. The talk is OF Governor Johnson
OF California. General Luke Wright OF
Tennessoe. who was Secretary OF War
under President Roosevelt, and Judge
Rem Lindsey. Of Denver,