The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
PRESIDENT TAFT INVITED TO
PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION

CON VENiNAoN
Chicago.--Ralph G. Otis, chairman
of the committee an arrangements
for the progressive national convert
ton last night announced that Col
Roosevelt had accepted an invitation
from the committee to address the
convention In a special session to be
held Monday night after the regular
days sessions of the convention had
been concluded.
Chairman Otis also announced that
invitations to attend the convention
had been sent to President Taft, vice
President Sherman, Woodrow Will
son, the democratic presidential NOM
inee, and Gov. Marshall, of Indiana,
the democratic candidate for vice
president.
The arrangements committee to-
day completed final plans for the OPP
iening of the convention Monday at
noon. Decorators took charge of the
coliseum today and began placing
pictures, flags and bunting on the
walls. Pictures from historical fig
ures OF the republican, democratic
and other parties will be used in the
decorations. Among these will be pic
lures of George Washington, Thomas
| Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, An
| drew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and
| Col. Roosevelt.
The distribution of seats will begin
August 2 and continue until the open
ing of the convention Monday, Aug
ust 5.
Medvill Mccormick said that he
had received word from leaders in all
J but four states that in nearly all
cases double" delegations would
come to Chicago for the convention
-FOUR PROGRESSIVE CONVEN-
TIONS WILL BE HELD TODAY.
Kansas City, Mo.-Missouri Pro-
gressives are holding their State con
vention here today, to elect candi-
dates to the national convention at
Chicago. The basis of representa-.
ton at the convention is one delegate
for each 400 cast in the national
election of 1908. The meeting to-
day promises to be a lively one. Two
delegates at large and n delegate
and one alternate from each congress
sional district will be selected. The
st. Louis delegates arrived this
morning in a special train called the
Bull Moose" Col. w. R. Nelson
editor of the Kansas City Star and
the Times, lis head of the movement
in this state and Paul v. Janis and
Joseph w. Wear of st. Louis, + al.
SO prominent in the movement. AL.
three of the men are in constant
communication with Colonel Roose.
velt.
New Haven, Conn.-Under the
leadership of Herbert Knox Smith
who recently resigned his position
with the government as Commissions
er Of Corporations, to identify him
self with the fortunes of R%oosevelt's
third party, the ~Progressives of Con-
necticut met here today in state con-
yention. Fourteen delegates will be
selected for the state convention and
ticket will be nominated.
Roanoke, Va.-Thomas Lee Moore,
member &c the Progressive National
Committee will in all probability be
selected as permanent chairman OF
the state convention of the third
party state convention which opened
here today. The Virginia Progress
sives style their convention a mass
meeting" or conference. Delegates
will be named for the Chicago con-
vention and state electors also will
be chosen. Many citizens are attend
ing the conference purely by invita-
ton as the new party is without or
~ganization in many counties of the
state.
st. Paul, Minn.-The state conven-
ton of the Third Party which begun
here today in the auditorium has
been planned upon the lines of an
old fashioned town hall meeting
Friends of Colonel Roosevelt from all
parts of the state are here attending
the meeting under the leadership of
Judge Milton D. Purdy. Hugh T.
Halbert of ST. Paul and other prom
inent republicans not in line with the
regular party's programme. Dele
gates to the national convention at
Chicago next month and presiden-
'tial electors will be chosen. 1t is
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