Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-08
CALL is ISSUED
FOR 3RD PARTY
Signed BY Roosevelt Leaders
in Forty States Including
Many Prominent Men.
CONVENTION AUGUST 5
New National Progressive
Party Will Meet in Chicago
to Name Its Ticket.

New York, July s. Politicians
throughout the country today are dis
cussing the call for a convention Of a
third party, headed by Colonel Roose-
velt The convention will be held in
Chicago Aug. 8, either In the Coliseum
or Orchestra hall. Senator Dixon is
sued the call, which Is signed by
Roosevelt leaders Of forty states. 1t
is addressed Ito the people of the Unit
ed States without regard to past or
present differences"
The party will probably be called the
Progressive National party. The con-
vention will decide as to that. Eight
states - Maine, North Carolina, Della
ware, South Carolina, Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi, Idaho and Nevada-are not
represented In the provisional commit
tee which signed the call for the con-
vention. Senator Dixon explained that
in all these states the Roosevelt fac
ton controls or has a chance to con-
troll the regular Republican organiza-
ton, hence the omissions.
Delegates Left to Leaders.
The method Of choosing delegates to
the convention will be left to the lead
ers of the various states. Probably
they will be chosen In conventions.
Senator Dixon said that the time is
too short for primaries. One or two
states have already had Roosevelt
conventions.
Said Senator Dixon:
1.-THE men at this convention will be
worth going to see. You'll find them
the highest type Of men that ever sat
In political convention. AS to the
platform, nothing has been decided ex-
cept that 1t will be a highly scientific
one, setting forth issues that are near
est to the people-issues which both
ignored. For forty years platforms
have been mess Of platitudes. This
J will not be one.
"At this convention" the senator
went on, there will be no steam roll
Ter, no cash register, no pay clerk, no
guillot1ne.'
The call is as follows:
To the people Of the United States, with
out regard to past political differences,
| who through repeated betrayals realize
that today the power of the crooked
bosses and Of the privileged classes be-
hind them is 80 strong in the two old
party organizations that no helpful move
ment In the real interests of our country
can come out Of either; who believe that
the time has come for national progress
i've movement, nation wide movement,
on,
may be served In sincerity and truth by
an organization unfettered by obligation
to conflicting interests. who believe that
the government by the few tends to be-
como and has In fact become government
by the sordid influences that control the
few.
Want Cooperative Legislation.
Who believe that only through the
movement proposed can we obtain in the
tion demanded by the modern Industrial
evolution; legislation which shall favor
honest business and yet control the great
agencies OF modern business SO to in
sure their being used in the interest Of
the whole people; legislation which shall
promote prosperity and at tho same time
secure the better and more equitable dif-
fusion Of prosperityi legislation which
shall promote the economic well being Of
the honest farmer. wage worker. profess
sional man and business man alike, but
which shall at the same time strike in
efficient fashion-and not merely pretend
to strike-at the roots Of privilege In the
world OF industry no less than in the world
of politics. who believe that this type of
wise Industrial evolution will avert indus
trial revolution: who believe that whole
some party government can come only II
there Is wholesome party management In
spirit of service to the whole country
and who hold that the commandment de-
livered at Sinai, ''Thou shalt not steal"
applies to politics as well as to business.
Invite All to JOIN.
To all In accord with these views A. call
is hereby issued by the provisional COM
mittee under the resolution Of the mass
meeting held in Chicago on June 20 last
to send from each state a number of dele
gates whose votes In the convention shall
count for as many votes as the state shall
have senators and represen tatives In con-
gress, to meet In mass convention In
Chicago on the 9Th day of August, 1872.
for tho purpose Of nominating candidates
to be supported for the positions OF presi-
dent and vice president Of the United
States. Alabama, Oscar R. Hundley; Ari-
zona, Dwight B. Heard; California. Hiram
w. Johnson. Chester H. Rowen, Charles
g. Wheeler; Colorado. Ben B. Lindsey;
Connecticut, Joseph w. Alsop, Flavel s.
Luther; Florida, J. H. Gregory. Jr.; H.
l.. Anderson; Georgia, Julian Harris: In
diana, Edwin D. Lee. Horace C. StilweI:
Illinois, MetHl Mccormick, Chauncey
Dewey Laverne, w. Noyes; Iowa, John l.
Stevens; Kansas, Henry J. Allen Ken
lucky, Leslie c. Coombs; Louisiana, John
NJ. Parker, Pearl Right; Maryland,
Charles j. Bonaparts, E. c. Darlington,
Jr.; Massachusetts, C. s. Bird, Matthew
Hale; Michigan, Theodore NJ. Josyn Min
nesota. Milton D. Purdy; Missouri, w. R.
Nelson; Montana, Joseph NJ. Dixon; Ne
braska Arthur G. Ray; New Hampshire,
W. J. Bsattis; New Jersey, Everett Colby,
George l.. Record. J. Franklin Fort; New
Mexico. George Curry. Miguel A. Otero;
New York, w. A. Prenderaast, Oscar s.
Straus, Woods Hutchinson. Timothy l..
Woodruff, Chaunoey ]. Hamlin, Henry L.
stoddard; North Dakota, A. Y. More;
Oregon, Henry W. Coe. l.. H. McMahan;
Ohio. James r. Garfield; Oklahoma,
George L. Priestly; Pennsylvanis. e. A.
Van Valkenburg, William Finn, clifford
Pinohot William Draper Lewis; Rhode
Island. Henry ]. Doughty; South Dakota,
r. T. vesSey; Tennessee, George T. Tay-
lor: Texas, Cecil A. Lyon; Utah, c. E.
Loose; Vermont, Charles H. Thompson E.
w. Gibson; Virginia, Thomas L. Moore;
Washington, Miles Poinde1ter; West Vir-
Einia. w. M. C. Dawson Wisconsin. H. +,
Cochems; Wyoming. Joseph Carey.
CARD OF THANKS.
The undersigned desire to thank
the MANY relatives and friends for