The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
THIRD PARTY CALL
GOES OUT TO-DAY
1t VIII Summon Progressives to
Convention to Be Held
in Chicago.
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
Taft viii Be Bitterly Attacked
and Both Old Parties
Arraigned.

Especial 10 The Times-Dispatohl
New YORK, July 5-ArrAng elnsnt5 to-
night practically were completed Tor
the proposed third party convention
that is expected TO nominate Theodore
Roosevelt Tor Presidnet OF the United
states. and 1T was announced that the
oihclal call for the gathering would be
Issued at Z. NJ tomorrow from the
Hotel Manhattan b. senator Dixon
the Coloneis campaign manager. The
convention Will Oe held ia Chicago be-
ginning August 6. and Colonel Roosa-
welt VIII attend it.
While the contents OF the Roosevelt
call were carefully guarded by Senator
Dixon and The lisutenants 10 whom the
documents preparation Vas intrusted.
II vas said that the leading plank IN
the tentative platform would be Thou
shalt not steal" section viii de-
clare against free trade. while several
paragraphs viii denounoe the bosses
Both the Democratic and Republican
parties Will be declared to be obsolete.
standing practically for the same things
and controlled b. "interiookins" bosses
William Barnes. of New York Boise
Penro5e, OF Pennsylvania, and ". Muir
ray Crane. OF Massachusetts. will be
presented as hackers OF Taft who viii
be bitterly attacked. HIS nomination
at Chicago last month VIII be declared
fraudulent
Wilson viii not be personally as
sailed. but 1t VIII be asserted hat his
party is under tho control OF the DEM
ocratlc old guard bosses" Charles z.
Murphy of New York Thomas Tag
sart, OF Indiana. and Roger sullivan. II
Ilnois.
The oan tonight was being formu-
lated by Senator Dixon and Medil Nc
Cormick- OF Chicago. who declared 1t
etc t.-r .f.r -
ers OF forty states. Thirty fve sigma
lures were already appended from
! among the leading progressive States.
II was claimed that Nebraska was on
tirely in sympathy with the movement.
but might not join the call because Of
local contests.
To mako clear in the call the alleged
fraudulent methods by which the nom
nation CT Taft was accomplished.
Charles H Thompson. of Vermont. AMI
Bainbridge Colby OF New York. coll
Elaborated on an outline OF the contests
brought before the national commit
tee and subsequently before the con-
vention.
William l. Ransom OF the New York
Bar Association. was caller on Col
onel Roosevelt at Oyster Bay this az
ternoon. He said that lie Went to con-
! suit the Colonel about the judiciary
ticket to be put up n New York by tho
State convention. and declared that Col
onel Roosevelt had agreed with him
that only men OF the highest stamp.
who would stand for the highest social
and industrial Justice. should be nomi
! mated for the bench
Asked about the rel rted desertions
from the progressive ranks, Colonel
Roosevelt this afternoon said The de-
sertions are mostly by politicians and
men higher up. and 1 assure you their
places will be more than rlled by those
OF the ranks
Frank O. Butterworth, OF New Ha-
ven; Senator Alsop and Ernest Smith
We're Connecticut men who called at
! Sycamore HIN for a conference. Charles
Z. Merriam, OF Chicago. also was Wis
| itor.