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Show Roosevelt Will Lead an Independent Movement Move-ment Chicago, June 22. Out of the labor of the national Republican convention a new party was given birth this Congress hotel. Theodore Roosevelt was thero at an early hour and ushered ush-ered the new organization Into the world of politics. Judge Ben B. Llnd-Boy Llnd-Boy of Denver was there as Roobo-velt's Roobo-velt's first assistant And from behind the doors of the Florentine roqin, where the leaders wero In council, camo at X o'clock the following an- nnnnpfuriAnt ! "A national Progressive Republican party convention will be held In the auditorium at Denver In August. "Theodore Roosevelt will be that convention's nominee for the presidency presiden-cy of the United States. "Every Btatc In the union, every territory, ovory colonial possosslon, will be asked to send delegates.' Plans of the Progressive Party. It has been agreed that tho new party will put no state nor congressional congres-sional tickets In tho field in the states where the progressives are In control. But In reactionary states there will bo congressional tlckots under the new party, and In some Instances there will bo Independent Btate tickets. Those will be named by mass conventions conven-tions and will be put under Mr. Rooso-volt's Rooso-volt's name. 'Thus the progressives of the American Ameri-can Btatcs whore procresslves doml- 4 -zf ... z ,-. r. -. . - m r Tlr - -"-'--,- nate will be left to continue their control con-trol Revolution Is not sought in such states. They will be left without handicap In the Republican primaries. Propooe Overtures to Democrats. , It is understood that progressive Democrats are to be Invited Into the new party with equal rights with the progressive Republicans. Around the lobbies of the "political" hotels there Is little talk save o the new party. . There Is speculation, especially concerning con-cerning William Jennings Bryan. Would ho support Roosevelt If Wood-row Wood-row Wilson were Roosevelt's running mate? That Is one of the quostlons being asked. Another, although It Is usually accompanied by a smile, Is this: '-How would Bryan, as a progressive, pro-gressive, run with Roosevelt, progressive?" progres-sive?" It is not certain that the new party will be called the Progressive Republican. Repub-lican. In order to make tho Invitation to Democrats more cordial It has been suggested that tho name Republican be dropped altogether. It Is not supposed sup-posed that the old, party name used as a party composed of the most radical elements of both tho old partlcB, many of those engagod now In forming the party are In favor of calling it simply tho National Progressive party. nn |