Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-08
Leaders Put 1t Under
Way Today, Wiring
Their Orders from
Chicago.
O TO TOUR WEST,
N M EAST
Perkins Declares There Will Be
No Difficulty Over Finances.
Suffrage Is Regarded as q
Big Factor.

CHICAGO. Aug. s.-Colonei Theo-
dore Roosevelt. presidential NOMINEES
of the New Progressive National
party. and the active Ia ers OF the
Progressive campaign. remained il
Chicago today. although nearly al
the delegates to the third partys fir<<
national convention had started fef
home Members Of the notification
committee appointed by the various
State delegates also remained in the
city. together with members Of the
Progressive National COMMITTEES.
The notification committee members
met Colonel Roosevelt and Governor
Hiram w johnson. of California. the
Progressive yice-Presidential nofni-
nee, at a reception arranged In their
honor The notification ceremonies
actually took place last evening At
the Coliseum when the ~ heads nk
the ticket appeared before the cheer
ing throngs at the national confen-
ton to accept the nominations.
The members of the national coxu>
mittee planned to hold an imborf4nt1
meeting, although they had been IL:
conference last night, when United
States Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon. "a
Montana. was selected as c~iiairna12
and o. K Davis. of Washington. n.
G.. was named secretary Nj Davis.
who was in charge of the Progress
sive publicity bureau during the PREF
convention campaign. was gepersI'
secretary of the national c~envenfton-
B<sin Campais. wssk.
Colonel Roosevelt, who Ht9e4<<6I57
expressed his satisfaction at the ca
thusisst outcome Of the conYnu-'
ton. leaves for New York this aftkr4
noon at 2:3e O'Clock. He win rest Al
his Oyster Bay home until the be-
ginning OF the campaign. when b.
will tour all the Western States and
make speeches for the new eauS6
while Governor johnson. Of Galif6f<
MIA, is doing the same thing IN tho
Eastern States.
The Progressives launched into
their active campaign plans with =
vim. Some Of the State deleeation1|
to the convention did not wait unit
they had returned to their homes vi
begin the work of organizing their
States. The Wisconsin delegation
| and others met after adjournment Of
the convention and selected q State
chairman, State secretary and a stats
executive committee. In several iis<'
stances State leaders telegraphed ef<
ders before departing from Chicago
for the beginning of active campaign
work.
Believe ~sunragists a Big Factor.
The national leaders planned today
to go into all the details of organizes
ton o the campaign, including the
location of headquarters. the map
ping out of speaking tours BY we'll
known Progressives and the subject
OF finances. George ". Perkins, Of
New York. and others declared that
there would be no trouble in arrans-
ing for adequate financial support
The spirit and enthusiasm Eenfr-
ated during the last three days at the
convention hall were dominant in tas
meetings and conferences today ard
everywhere we're heard expressions of|
confidence in the outlook for the new
party.
Miss Jane Adams. Of Chicago. and
other suffrage leaders, we're among
those who expressed more thai hops
for the P-rogressiyes in the fall elec-
lions. Many predicted that the aid
| of the Suffragists would be one Of tho
biggest factors in the final determina@
ton of the presidential election.
Makes Midnight speech.
Colonel Roosevelt. just before mid
night, addressed an enthusiastic
in the Florentine room of the COM
gress Hotel. AS he appeared ON the
balcony overlooking the room. the
crowd gave the .buil moose eali.
II am very glad to have heard from
you" said Mr.. Roosevelt. land Il
know how a bull moo really
sounds.
Il shall not try TO make any speech
except TO say I feel the convention.
which has Just closed. stands uniaue
among conventions. l am sure thai
no body of men and women. for anH
purpose. ever assembled with a moro
serious realization of the f~ar-reachlnz
/ Importance of their work than ths
men and women who were gathered
in the Coliseum during the last thrse
DAYS
"1n the platform. in the utteranees
of the convention and In the who'll
spirit and purpose Of the convention,
II believe win be found the mos.
marked contrast to what has been n
ordinary political conventions. thsit
machine-like purposes and their plat
forms and speeches.
"DIdnt Promise Too Mneis."
I'm the old conventions words wers
used to conceal and not 70 reveal Ga
thought In our convention MED
spoke only as they intended 70 set
We also avoided one OF the hesettinz
sins of reforms IN that Ne diduI
promise too much. ] haven't any ~!
for the individual who promises uh4l
he cannot perform.
I'VE haven't said in our platform
anything Hhieh We think We canned
fconslnnes q eees1< Hsss3