Show If THEODORE IS ELECTED PRESIDENT He Will Call Special Session Session Session Ses Ses- Ses- Ses sion of Congress ss to Inaugurate Inaugurate In In- Reforms WILL CARRY OUT PLATFORM FAITH FAITHFULLY ULLY Is Especially Inter Interested sted in Platform Dealing With Human W Welfare lf re TUCSON Ariz Aria Sept 17 If Colonel Roosevelt ia is elected president he said in a gp speech och hold bold today ho will call a n special session of congress immediately after his bis inauguration to put into effect ef or- feet BO so far fu as can nn- nn be bo done by con con- gross tho the Progressive party V s pro program ram toT for social and industrial legislation The program includes a minimum wage waJO scab scalo scao for women a living wa wage o prohibition of child l 1 l labor bor re regulation regu lation of ot boors of labor and other measures measure Colonel Roosevelt reached Tucson after an all night run from Los Angeles An An- geles and opened his one day campaign in Arizona Anzona here hore While Thile there are many important import planks in tho the platform of th the Progressive Pro party arty he said I I am most meat interested in tho plank d dealing with human wel wel- fare I believe that the tho issues issues' there thero rai raised d are aro tho the great issues of this campaign campaign cam earn pai n which neither of the tho old parties is facing squarely The Pr Progressive patty party if it is put into power will carry out every promise which it ha hamade has made in its platform We regard tho the platform as a contract with the people n a a contract to be bo kept to tho the letter If I am am elect elected d president I shall shan call caU a n special session Hession of eon congress immediately im iiii- iiii mediately to tal take talco e up thc these matters rs Itis It Itis is of co course rsc true that the reforms for which wo ice 0 call aro are br largely eJ subjects which must be dealt with by the legislatures legis of tho the various states but there are arc certain matters which we can and j jwill will take tako up in congress sS if the tho opportunity opportunity is given ven us How He Apply ItI ItI It I I would havo have con congress take up three things I First First is the application of our program program pro pro- gram am to employees employees' s' s of ot the government vernn ent Koit Nort is its application to the District of f Columbia and Alaska I In th the third place w va e j would apply it if to interstate t commerce as ns far farns as would be possible Colonel Roosevelt said it was wag difficult difficult difficult cult to define dofine the tho lengths to which h congress con eon gross gress could go o in dealing with concerns engaged ed in interstate commerce through con congressional action Ho would attempt at at- tempt to put on the statute books he said Baid as much legislation aJon along these diese these lines liner as could b bo ho applied to tho the railroads rail mil roads and the tho usual concerns doin doing an interstate business In the District o of C Columbia lumbia Colonel Roosevelt said he proposed to put into effect laws which would make the city of Washington a model not Dot only for forthe tho the United States but for the nations of tho the world A great deal of money I had been spent he said d in building boulevards and public publio adornments in tho the city and he thou thought bt that some of this money should FO o to the tho improvement improve improve- ment meat of the tho condition of or the tho poor Discusses Alaska Ho He said he be would urge la laws So clear out the alley alley- tenements and to build small smaIl parks for the workmen and would advocate o the adoption of the complete completo program roTam of the Pro Progressive party's human I welfare plank in the district Colonel Roosevelt said ho would also ur urge e immediate enforcement of the plank i in the platform relating to Alaska Alaska Alas Alas- ka ur urging its us recommendations concerning con eon government ownership of ot railroads railroads rail rail- roads and the policy in re regard ud to water waterpower waterpower waterpower power sites and coal lands MINNESOTA HOLDING STATE PRIMARY TODAY ST. ST PAUL Minn Sept Tho lT Tho first nt state wide primary election In Minnesota for th the nomination of ot state officers cers members of ot congress and United S States es senators Is IB being held today Thoro Tuero are four buy candidates for tor the Republican Republican Re Re- publican nomination for governor and upon tho the outcome of ot today's contest will depend tho the conclusions of ot the Progressives Progress Progress- ives to plant a ticket In the field according according ac ac- according cording to Hugh T. T Halbert chairman atthe of at the Progressive state central committee TEST OF NEW DIRECT PRIMARY LAW TODAY ALBANY N. N Y Sept 17 The The first real test of ot tho the new direct primary law lawwill lawwill lawwill will come today when enrolled voters throughout the tho state will wUl bo be given an opportunity opportunity op 01 op- op I to vote on the various candi dates designated for tor nomination by party committees and for delegates to the comIng com corn ing state conventions The Thc nominees Include in include In- In clude dude candidates for tor congress senate and assembly Under the tho new law the Pro Progressive Te party cannot participate but must file me nominating petitions with the secretary of state on or before October 11 OREGON PROGRESSIVES MAY PUT UP TICKET SALEM Or Sopt 17 When 17 When tho the state convention of ot the Progressive party met here today It faced ac a debate as to th tho wisdom of putting a state ticket Into tho the field At tho the recent convention held hold holdIn In Portland the matter was Wall left to a a. committee but tho the committee r reached ached no decision Considerable opposition to the state ticket Idea was wall expressed 1 before lefore eore the convention convention con con- was called to order It h Is known the subject t was discussed with Colonel Roosevelt when he was In Portland Wednesday day but what his advice on the problem was has s not been revealed Nobody Nobody Nobody No No- body would hazard a prediction today as asto asto asto to what cour course e the convention would pur- pur sue cue I TAFT MEN TO BOLT I IF TEDDY'S INDORSED SAN FRANCISCO Sept 17 The The Taft Tatt faction action of ot tho San San Francisco Francisco county convention con will bolt when the convention con In Indorses Indorses In In- domes Roosevelt ett and Johnson tonight This decision was reached at a So caucus mucus of ot the Taft Tart delegates after tho the first session slon of the convention No question as to the Indorsement of or the Progress progressive candidates for the presidency and vice presidency was aH as the tho convention stands 73 delegates for tor Roosevelt and 19 for tor Taft Toft When the secretary In calling the roll roIl reached the name of or Mrs S. S F F. I Long LonS' ong a deep bass s voice answered here The explanation followed that Mrs 1 Long JAng had given her bet proxy to one of ot the other dele gates REPUBLICANS MEETING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE CO CONCORD CORD N. N II l Sept 17 The Tho Tho nom noni- of presidential electors eJectors the adoption tion of ot a platform of or party principles and the formal r ratification of ot the candidates for tor state ot offices ces chosen at the recent primary primary mary election Was aa the chief ehlE business to tobe tobe be acted upon at the Republican state convention here toda today It was planned d also to reorganize the the state committee because of ot the resignation of or members rs who have bave Joined the new Progressive party ty GOVERNOR MARSHALL VISITS BOYHOOD HOME HANNIBAL Mo 10 Sept 17 When When Gov Thomas R. R Marshall darshall of ot Indiana I Democratic presidential candidate arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived hero this morning he faced a a. clay day of spee speechmaking and traveling Shortt Shortly after atter 9 o'clock he took a special train to La Grange Mo thirty miles north northE where he was vae scheduled to make shor short talks It was at La Orange Grange that Governor Marshall Marsh resided for a short time a 0 small child When tho the citizens citizen of ot La LaGrange Grange heard beard that Governor Marshall was to campaign In Missouri the they planned to have a a. homecoming for I him From La Grange Governor Marshall I Iwin will win return to Hannibal where he ho Is t to speak tonight |