New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
Sixty-three Roosevelt Leaders
Sign Invitation for Delegates
to Convene at Chicago
on August 5.
ONLY THREE GOVERNORS
Stubbs, Bass, Hadley and Glass
cock Not on List-Radicalism
Foreshadowed as Alterna-
tive to Industrial
Revolution.


gust :. The call was issued yesterday
afternoon at the Hotel Manhattan by
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, of Montana
one of its sixty-three signers.
Three Governors. two United States
Senators and various Congressman, ex-
Governors diplomats. jurists, editors, ed
ucators and statesmen were among
those whose names appear beneath the
call Three Democrats also attached
their signatures.
The document. which is addressed 'to
the people OF the United States" urges
all. regardless of past political differ
ences." TO Join the National Progressive
movement. "a nationwide movement on
non sectional lines, so that the people
may be served in sincerity and truth by
an organization unfettered by obligation
to conflicting interests"
Forty States Represented.
Forty states are represented in the
call, but none OF the territories. Sena-
tor Dixon explained that the third party
tion at national conventions, excepting
where the territory was about to be ad-
mitted TO statehood. The eight states
not represented are North and South
Carolina. Arkansas, Delaware, Nevada,
Maine. Idaho and Mississippi
These eight states" said Senator
Dixon. "or most of them, will send dele
gates TO the national convention, though
they have not taken active part in the
call. In some instances this was at the
request OF the national Progressive lead
ers in those states, where they felt that
they could turn the whole Republican
state machinery over TO the new party.
1t is possible however, that Mississippi
and South Carolina may be unrepresent-
ed at the convention"
The call foreshadows the radical
planks that will be part Of the new
partys platform. The advocacy Of
legislation Of the ultra Progressive sort,
such as the recall, the referendum, the
initiative, direct primaries. old age pen
sions and legislation affecting the eco
nomic conditions Of workers in general,
will be Incorporated, II is believed. in the
new platform.
Senator Dixon refused 10 discuss this
phase of the movement, saying that the
platform was something for the dele
gates to the convention TO decide upon.
For Industrial Evolution.
Dwelling on the new legislation, how
ever. the signers Of the call say:
"Only this type Of wise industrial evo-
luton will avert industrial revolution"
Senator Dixon was asked who Colonel
Roosevelt's running mate might be. He
said he could not answer. Men promi-
nent in the new party believe that Gov
ernor Johnson OF California or Judge Ben
Lindsey, one Of the three Democrats who
signed the call. are likely candidates for
second place.
The names OF four OF the seven Gov
Roosevelt urging him to make the fight
for the Republican Presidential nomina-
ton last, spring were missing from the
list OF signers Of the "all. They were
Governors Glasscock Of West Virginia,
Stubs Of Kansas, Bass of New Hamp-
shire and Hadley of Missouri.
Text Of tho Call.
The text OF the call in full is as fol-
lows:
To the people Of the United States,
without regard TO past political differ
ences, who through repeated betrayals
realize that to-day the power OF the
crooked political bosses and Of the privi-
legged classes behind them is SO strong
in the two old party organizations that
no helpful movement in the real inter-
ests 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. 80 that the people may be
served in sincerity and truth by an or
ganization unfettered by obligation TO
conflicting interests;
Who believe in the right and capacity
of the people to rule themselves. and ef-
fectively to control all the agencies of
their government and who hold that
only through social and Industrial Jus
find permanent protection
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:
Favor Honest Business.
Who believe that only through the
proposed can we obtain In the
nation and the several states the legis-
Iation demanded by the modern indus
trial 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 inter-
est of the whole people; legislation
which shall promote prosperity and at
the same time secure the better and
more equitable diffusion of prosperity;
leeisla ton which shall promote the eco
nomic wellbeing Of the honest farmer,
wage worker professional man and
bueiness man alike, but which shall at
the same time strike In efficient fashion
and not merely pretend to strike-at
the roots OF privilege in the world of in
dusfry no less than In the world Of
politics;
who believe that only this type Of wise
Industrial evolution will avert Industrial
revolutions;
who believe that wholesome party
government can come only II there Is
wholesome party management in a spirit
of service to the whole country. and who
hold that the commandment delivered at
Sinai, Thou shalt not steal" applies to
politics as we'll as to business.
On August 5 at Chicago.
To all In accord with these views a call
,s hereby issued by the provisional COM
,oittee under the resolution Of the mass
conanusd en- afth pase. atth column,