Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-08
ALL PROGRESSIVE
MEN INCLUDED
IN 7. R. s CALL
New Party Convention to Meet
in Chicago August 5 to Nom.
mate for President.

tlon or Colonel Roosevelt's new Pm.
gressive party in call issued her. bu
Senator Dixon, campaign manager 70,
Colone Roosevelt. Chicago Is n.
place. The call is signed by rnerbs-s
of the committee chosen at a meeti,.
held in Chicago and also includes ~
signatures of Roosevelt followers In an
states.
Among the signers are Julian Har-
ris, Democrat, for Georgia; Judge B.r
3. Lindsay. Democrat, for Colorodo
and John M. Parker, Democrat for
Louisiana. Other signers are Msdi0
Mccormick. Laverne W. Moves mn.
nois; Henry w. Allen, Kansas: T,esiie
Coombs, Kentucky; Charles j Bona.
parte. Maryland; w r. Nelson. Mis-.
souri,; Joseph M. Dixon, Montana ev.
Governor j. Franklin Fort New Isr.
sey; w. A. Budergast, Oscar S. strsus
Woods Hutchinson. Timothy L. Wood
ruff, Chauncey L. Stoddard, New yo-k.
j. r. Garfield Ohio: E. A. VanValkor-
burg, William Flynn, Clifford Pinchot
William Draper Lewis, Pennsylvania.
Governor R, T. Vessey, South Dakota
Cecil A. Lyon, Texas; Governor 10.
seph Carey, Wyoming.
The first named of the signers is the
editor of Uncle Remuss Magazine NJ
Atlanta. and lifelong Democrat. He
Is the eldest son of the late Joel Chan
dler Harris
Territories have no place in 4 ma
tional convention and will not be con
sidered." declared Senator Dixon.
AS for the missing eight states. the
most of them probably will send dele
gates, although they have not taken
part in the call
Maine, for instance. postponed anv
definite action because there is now
strong fight on in the primaries with
the sympathy running in favor of the
progressive movement Delaware
North Carolina, Arkansas and Nevada
probably will take part Mississippi
and South Carolina may possibly be
unrepresented.
No Rules For Choosing DELEGATES,
The call lays down no rules as to
the methods of choosing delegates.
since each state will be expected to Sc
lect It's delegates by Its own para pher-
MALTA. The presentation will be cut
down to just one-half that of the pre-
vious conventions. This was consid-
cred advisable since this convention is
to be notably a deliberative body and
will certainly be composed of a class of
men altogether different from those
who usually attend conventions
In all probability the convention
will adopt the name National Pro-
gressive' for the new party, but can
not say definitely what will be done
Thus far no issues have been author
tatively stated, and, of course. the plat
form itself will have to be decided
upon by the delegates"
The call says:
ITO the people of the United States
without regard to past political differ
ences, who. through repeated betrayals
realize that today the power OF the
crooked political bosses and OF the
classes behind them is SC
strong in the two old party orEaniza-
tions that no helpful movement in ths
real interests of our country can come
out of either;
Who believe that the time has come
for national progressive movement
a nation wide movement-on non SEE.
tional lines, so that the people NAV os
served in sincerity and truth by an or
ganization unfettered by obligation tc
interests:
who believe in the right and capac-
ity of the people to rule themselves
and effectively to control all the
agencies of their government and who
hold that only through social and in
dustrial justice thus secured can hon
est property find permanent protee-
ton.
Who believe that government by thf
few tends to become and has, in fact
become government by the sordid IN
fuences that control the few.
"For All Kinds Of Mon"
Who believe that only through the
proposed can we obtain in
the nation and the several states the
demanded by the modern
Industrial 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 interest of the whole pe'-
pie. legislation which shall promote
and at the same time secure
he better and more equitable diffusion
If prosperity legislation which Sna.
promote the economic we'll being %
he honest farmer wage worker Pro-
essional man and business man alh-i
out which shall at the same time strlhF
n efficient fashion-and not me
pretend to strike-at the roots of PRIV
lege in the world of industry no Iess
han in the world of politics;
Who believe that only this type
wise industrial evolution will ave-
revolution;
Who believe that wholesome pa
government can come only If there
party management IN II
pirit of service to the whole count
md who hold that the commandmei'
at Sinai, thou shalt not tea
Lpplies to politics as well as to ous'-
Tess.
ITO ali in accord with these views
all is hereby issued by the proVisl0'
under the resolution OF
mass meeting held in Chicago on JUL
2 last to send from each state a nuI
,er Of delegates whose votes IN
convention shall count for as Insu
O+ae c the rfata shall have send lN'