The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08

Chicago, Aug. s.-Colonel Roose- welt today tossed baby bonnet into the ringAthat Of the new progressive party. With his running mate for vice president, Gov. Hiram Johnson, of California, Roosevelt formally made plans for the~ national cam
 Members of the progressive r1a- tionaI committee met with the two candidates today to choose an execu- tive committee, a treasurer and head quarters. Oscar Straus, of New York, was the preference of most or the ccrnrnittee for treasurer. Assistants in gathering funds will be George w. Perkins and Frank A. Munsey. of New York, as members of the finance com mittee.
 Senator Joseph M. Dixon, of Mon- taila also assumed new duties today as chairinara of tue national commit fee. He was 9dnafiifiibusly chosen at prelirlinary meeting of the commit ice last night Former Gov. J. Frank lin Fort of New Jersey, Is v1ce-chalr- man and Oscar K. Davis, manager of the Roosevelt primary campaign, IS
 Qualification and serious business mixed today byAtre pro esressfve lead ers Before 8hs hafi6haI committee resumed it's session at II o'clock, Col. Roosevelt and Gov. Johnson held a reception for the members of the convention notification committee. They also had many photographs taken. Col. Roosevelt sat for one with four North DakotaT1s whom ne was in thez cattle business with in lsss mat.a'ss.a at Msa9F I' sp- rJSssr' Ssre ". V. Meyers and Joseph Ferris, all dele < gates 10 the conventions. N sfsS
 Mrs Roosevelt received several of the women delegates.
 Selection of four women members of the national committee was a diff ficult. problem facing the national honorary committeeman were fixed by new rule adopted by the con- SentiGn. Prominently mentioned for places were Miss Jane sAddams of Chicago and Miss EiizaP PethA Dabney of California. They are sekpeeted to line up thes suffrag gist @y6te for the new party and will see real Service as political managers.
 A main central headquarters, prob ably at Chicago. with several branch distributing agencies" are planned for the progressives. A southern branch office-possibly twoAis cer- rain.
 Headquarters also are planned al New York, Atlanta, San Francisco and possibly Portland Ore.
 Medill Mccormick and Col. Chaun- cey Dewey, of Chicago, will be 1T charge of the main Chicago office Harry F. Cocherns, of Wisconsin, vii also assist A pretentious campaign in the south is scheduled to be leo by Col John M. Parker, of New Or leanss and Col. Cecil Lyon of Texas Gov. Johnson will be followed 1T -'Dixieland" by Col. Roosevelt in ex; tensive campaign tours.
 Placing H0l RnOSpvpJf in is,, for the presidency,s Comptroller Will liam A. Prendergast, of New York said:
 This great gathering owes its bein. to a mighty protest against those wh, have poisoned the wells of the Democ racy. While appreciating the stupen -dous task before it, the progressiv party declines to accept the cynica doctrine of Napoleon that God is ol the side of the heaviest battalions an, professes it's sublime faith in tn teaching of Abraham Lincoln tha right makes might.
 The platform you have adopted to day says to the American people: w recognize the social and industrial is sues of the time We present remedie for them. You cannot expect relic from either Of the old parties
 But experience tells us that tn conQuering way is slow unless the le gions are led by one whose qualitie of leadership are equal to the task o moulding public opinion and establish ing a new epoch in American history Such leadership is personified in hin whose name I present to you.
 My candidate is more than citi zen; he is national asset. In thi rnomentous period of political doub there is no man who presents sucl credentials as his. This candidate ha successfully written on every page 0 his official career. He has fought tn most vicious forces in American Tiff and conquered them. He surrenderet the. presidency in the hope that othe hands would prosecute succesfull. what he did not have time to finish That test has been treated with inter raittent loyalty and largely left un done.
 He represents the most strikin and eventful civic career in Americal history He is one whose orfginalit, of thought and directness of actiol have made his unique figure il Au1esican- history None other hat rendered such distinguished publi service. This man has touched ever. duty with conscientious service, an' established a reputa ton that has chal 1enged the applause of the public.
 {M &he natural leader of the pro