The sun., 1912-07-19
7. R. MANIFESTO IS
TO Be IN BIG SPEECH
Will Deliver the Keynote for
Platform and Campaign at
Convention.
SAYS DIXON Is ALL RIGHT
Has n Trust Plank to Suit Cor
pOratiOn. LabOrcr and Con-
sumpr Alike.
SAYS DIXON rs ALL RIGHT

OYSTER BAY, n. v, July 49,. The long
awaited publication Of the articles Of
political faith that Col. Roosevelt has
espoused for his present campaign has
been again deferred This time the word
has gone out from Sycamore Hill that the
manifesto will be held in reserve to be
presented TO the National Progressive
convention in speech which the Colonel
will deliver on Monday. the opening
night
This address. according to his announce
ment to-day. will BIZ long and compre-
hensive review Of the issues for which the
Progressives will fight and will serve as
a pattern for the platform which the con-
vention is TO draw up. lts particular
virtue. on the ColOnel's authority. lies in
its practicability.
His platform, he says, will be contract
with the people and he believes that II
up which il not practical. he told his two
Illinois visitors to-day. Ralph &. Otis.
chairman Of the convention arrange
ments committee. and Day McBurney,
and no promises will be made which can
not be carried out.
MIR. Otis. who urged the Colonel to
emphasize strongly his attitude toward
the trusts. IA a matter In which the bust
ness men Of Illinois were deeply interested,
was assured that the platform would
contain a plank designed to control cor
porations 80 that the corporation and the
laborer would alike share a fair profit
and the consumer come in for his part of
the square deal To nee that just por-
tion went into the pay envelope was. he
said. his chief concern.
His Illinois partisans reported that
their State was strong for him: that Taft
t.x,f . k,,s -,
sentative men trust ed him more than they
did Wilson. at whose highbrowism they
looked askanCe. In conclusion they
promised their leader that they would
take care Of their end Of the fight IL he
could hold his own here in the Fast there
upon the Colonel coni'ded to them. his
conviction that he would carry New York
State. Btooklyn, he said, was for him
three to one
Despite the fact that not much progress
sive enthusiasm was stirred up in the
primary campaign in this state. he in
formed the strangers that there was now
evidence aplentv that the people were
outraged by the high handed procedure
~ Chicago. and were rallying to his cause
A Washington despatch published this
morning. which said that Senator Dixon.
the Roosevelt manager. was on the point
OF taking a hack seat in the third r1rty
councils, drew from the eN President only
'.
asserted. was a complete reversal of the
truth. Senator Dixon is now. he said.
laying plans for the third party organiza-
tion in Georgia
Indications are that Col. Roosevelt
will have his hands full fpr the newt fort
night His platform and the unfailng
stream Of callers occupy his attention
constantly. and in lieu of the vigorous
personal campaign in the West which he
decided last night to abandon he plans
now TO despatch long letters to the sew
eral States in which primary elections are
imminent. These messages will call for
careful study Of the widely different
conditions prevailing in each State and
they will carry expressions of his opinion
on subjects at-issue. In declining to dis
cuss various public quest ons with the
newspaper men the Co o;,tl has said
that he wishes to save his fire for these
documents and for his SPEECHES.
Following out consistently the policy
begun some months ago Of completely
ignoring Senator La Toilette and all OF
lively tonight to comment upon the
Senator's renewed efforts to secure the
passage by the Senate Of the House bill
calling for q public statement Of all Presi-
dental campaign contributions and ex-
penditures. including primaries.
Among the Sycamore Hill pilgrims
to-day were Dean kirchwey Of the CO.
lumbia University Law School. Prof.
Samuel McCune Lindsey. the political
economist OF the University OF Penn
sylvania; Walter weyl. pr. Henry Mos
Kellogg and Mr.. Lanahan Of an Indian
apols labor organization. who discussed
with the ex-President the problems OF
m lwav uniOnN