The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-09
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CONFER HERE TODAY
Will Probably Set Date for
State Convention
GO OVER THE PLANS
. Is
81 II
Roosevelt Plaes to Make at Lee
Four Speeches in Alabama Dure
ing Campaign in Effort to
Break Solid South

Following the official call of Senat
Dixon on behalf of the Roosevelt wiz
Of the progressive party, there will
held here today meeting of Rooseve
leaders to determine upon a state co
vention favorable to Colonel Roosevelt.
The meeting was c~ned yesterday
j. o. Thompson and o. r. Hundley, ~
two leaders who have manifested TN
deepest interest in the fate of Col. Roose
welt. About % or 30 leaders are expected
to attend the meeting. They will outlrl
the method of going after the progressive
vote of the. state and will. agree upon
state convention for the progressiv
Where the conference will be held has
not been given out officially. but 1t i
understood that some point will be agreed
upon this morning and the leaders al.
rected to the meeting place.
MIR. Thompson said yesterday that tht
meeting this morning was purely tentaE
tive and will be followed by an officiaf
call to be made some time during thia5
month He said that the call would bel
signed by some of the leading republic
cans of the state as well as many demo
Gratis who are not content with the mal
.ner OF present party methods.
General Campaign Over State
Following the meeting this morfiid
was given out yesterday there won
waged a ceaseless campaie IN this
on behalf of the candidate of the
gressive party That means Roos
as he will unquestionably be the nominJ
selected at the meeting to be held in CHI
cago as outlined in the call of Senator
Dixon 1t is said that a well known mani
of Birmingham will be asked to become
campaign manager for the progressive
and will devote considerable. time to the
cause. All those details, however. will
be finally smooted out at the meeting ia
be held this morning. or at the subsequent
meeting.
The most interesting proposition eon-
nected with the Roosevelt movement IN
this state Is the authorized statement thaty
the colonel viii come into Alabama and |
stump this state as well as other south- /
ern commemorative In an effort to break
the solid south. II Is understood thacI
Col. Roosevelt will make one speech in |
Mobile, one in Montgomery, one in Bir4
mngham. and one in Selma. 1t is aisd
certain that Col. Roosevelt will take the
stump In Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky.
and other neighboring states for the cleo
tora vote.
Hundley's Statement
Judge Oscar r. Hundley. whose mar
appears as one of the signers %
call. said.
As you viii notice the call has
issued for the formation of a p.
along the lines set out therein. A
nj NJ
viii be, OF course. to organize a part
with the view of taking into it's ranks,
without regard to past political affllia-V
tions. all mon who believe in an honest
administration Of the government and,
who have the welfare OF the country at(
heart without regard to sectional lines.
1t is well known by the public Who'll
have kept in touch with the results OF
the recent Chicago convention that colr
onel Roosevelt had won the nomination
before the people fairly and squarely1
but the nomination was refused him bt
the most Infamous methods ever known
to machine politics and this too espe
clally on account OF the principles forJ
which he stands.
within a few days a call will ba|
made for the holding of a conven !
ton to select delegates to the national
convention TO be held at Chicago on
August :. our friends are In consul
tation with both democrats and REL
publcans with view TO havin8|
this call as strong as we can make II !.
and / shall be most pleased to receive
communications or information in per
son from any who desire to Join in this
movement. Already many people, for-l
mer democrats. have signified their in \
tention of joining with'us in this move \
ment When the matter is perfected OF
course the public will be fully adj
vised.
I'VE expect TO have Alabama rerf-
resented a the convention by strong
delega ton"
Judge Hundley when asked whs
name would probably be selected T.
the new party said that he had
suggestion to make; that the nan
should be left entirely to the CONVEX
ton to determine