New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-26
TO OPEN
Colonies CONVENTION
Indiana Ex-senator Chosen as
Temporary Chairman of Third
Term Gathering.
QUITS REPUBLICAN PARTY
Roosevelt Men in Maryland
Elect Delegates to Chicago
and Decide to Name In
dependent Electors.

Chicago. July 25.-Announcemcnt OF the
selection Of Albert ]. Beveridge' ex-
United States Senator from indiana, as
temporary chairman Of the Third Term
party's convention TO be held here On
August was the chief development in
political circles here to-day. The an
nouncement was made by Senator Joseph
NJ. Dixon. OF Montana, director Of Roose-
velt's campaign for the Progressive Pres
idential nomination.
| At the same time n letter from Mr..
Beveridge to william Holton Bye, OF
indianapolis. was made public. This let
ter sets forth Mr. Beveridge's attitude In
the present political crisis and marks his
withdrawal from the Republican party.
1t has been utilized by leaders in the
| third party movement as a bill Of Pro-
grcssive principles. and VIII be widely
distributed.
In his letter Mr.. Beveridgc finds fault
with boyh old parties and urges all Pro-
gressives. irrespective of party, TO rally
to the Roosevelt third party movement
He says:
The present crisis requires that all Pro
gressives OF all parties shall act together
through an organization OF thelr own
with q plainly stated Progressive pro,
gramme and at open war with the evli
partisan boss system. Ultimately anu
! soon this will force all genuine reac-
tionaries to act in the same way througih
| a separate organization of their own with
plainly stated reactionary programme
| Thus ali OF us who, as a matter OF con-
victlon, believe In progressive principles,
| can act together and the boss system VIII
| be unnecessary TO either.
| Taking up the question of sectionalism
in politics the letter says;
| only truly national non-sectional
| party. which will permit Americans OF all
! sections who believe in the same things
| TO act and vote together VIII dissolve
this wicked and dangerous secuonaiisin
| and thus unite the nation IN very tTutn.
! This great end alone is worth the VI,
most effort OF every patriotic man and
woman In the whole republic.
Senator Dixon said tonight that the
committee in charge of the convention
! arrangements had received more than one
thousand applications for seats from
states other than Illinois.
| According to tentative plans the pro-
visonal committee in charge Of the con-
vention Will make up the temporary roll
and hear any contests which may arise.
Several Illinois third termers conferred
with Senator Dixon to-day regarding the
| state situation Some of the plans for
| the Illinois campaign were decided, while
others were postponed for settlement In
| future conferences.
Baltimore, July 25-The Maryland third
I sg.,v,
day and selected sixteen delegates, with
! half a vote each, and a like number OF
alternates 10 the Roosevelt convention
at Chicago Resolutions were adopted
empowering d committee OF seven 10 Sc
| lect eight Presidential electors indepen-
! dent Of those named on the regular Taft
ticket, and declaring that no elcctor now
! on the Taft ticket should be placed on the
! third term ticket unless he first resigned.
The significance Of this clause lies in the
| fact that six OF the existing electors on
the Republican ticket are Roosevelt men.
| Opposition TO the proposal for indie
pendent electors came mainly from dele
gates from Western Maryland. the Re
publican stronghold of the state, who
contend that to cut loose entirely from
|
| chances for SUCCESS OF their local candi-
dates. They were outyoted by the out
and-out third party men.
! The convention was called to order by
| Colonel T.. G. Darlington, who read a telc-
gram from Colonel Roosevelt, IN which
he declared the new movement was for
| genuine popular rule within each party.
as well as regards governmental agen-
! cies themselves, and also n movement for
/ honesty and justice, political and indus
| trial"
The resolutions adopted denounced the
action OF the Republican National Com
mittee for It's decisions In cases Of con-
testing delegations; vigorously attacked
both of the old parties, on the ground
that they were boss ridden" and could
not give relief to tho people, and de.
clared that the great majority OF Re-
pub!icans in this state, knowing that
the laws OF Maryland viii not permit
| Theodore Roosevelt's name TO be placed
upon the ballot under a party designa-
ton containing the word Republican are
nevertheless willing TO support him as
their candidate for the Presidency, with
out regard TO the party name under
| which he may run"
| Delegates TO tho Chicago convention
were instructed 10 vote on every ballot
for Theodore Roosevelt for the nominal
ton for President.
| Colonel L. c. Darlington, Charles r.
| Schirm, ]. Stuart Mcdonald and Joseph
w. Wolfnger were named as delegates
at-large.
Madison. Wis, July Ex-Governor Nc
| Govern said to-day he would not attend
the Chicago convention Of the Progress
sive party
Portland Ore, July 25.--The state con-
vcntion Of the National Progressive party
| here to-day elected five delegates to the
| Chicago convention, praised Roosevelt
manly integrity" condemned President
| Taft and disavowed all acts OF the re-
cent Republican National Convention.
| The platform urges direct election of
President and President, equal suf-
frage tho initiative, referendum and re
call
Atlanta, July 25.--Two separate and
distinct delegations were selected here to-
day by Georgia Progressyes TO the con-
vention at Chicago. Both state conven-
lions claimed regularity.
Or. Horace Grant. permanent state
| chairman Of the party, asserts that the
cpIit came when bc rcf,ieed the reuuasf