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Show It Great Enthusiasm In Coliseum, Home of Repub-jt Repub-jt Mean Conventions, As National Progressive J t ' Party Delegates Gather I BEVERIDGE SOUNDS CALL Of PROGRESS i I : J I Colonel Roosevelt Will Make 'Confession of 3 Faith' Tomorrow Taft Not Considered ; As Rival In the Running iti'- 3e if lb to n .1 t Chicago, Aug. 5. The big coliseum U I transformed in a few weeks from tho ! I battleground of the Republican na- 4 tlonal convention to the meeting place ! of the National Progressive party t h was thrown open shortly before 11 v o'clock today, but it was nearly an Lr hour after that tlmo before the first L- of the delegates bogan to arrive. Tfcey , n filtered in slowly at flrBt In ones and I jjv twos. Then came tho big phalanx of k delegates from Pennsylvania, singing, S 'We'll Hang Boies Penrose to a Sour H Apple Tree, As We Go .Marching On." f, Tho scene, except for the lack of : a jam In the galleries, was almost I identical with that of the Republican i I convention. , New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, k- had fiont row places. 5r- California, a pioneer state in the I. Roosevelt movement, was promoted ( to a prominent front row position at the right of the stage. The hall was gaily decorated with flags and bunting. Large canvas por-tialts por-tialts wore a feature of the decoration Back of the stage were those of "Washington. Jefferson and Lincoln. The portrait of Jefferson had been labelled Jackson, but tho mistake was i rectified. At the left of the stage I was a portrait of Hamilton and at fc the right one of Andrew Jackson, at &TpJirsV" 1 ffffiffl e d Je ITersoir.- .- Saspepded from the gallery at the j far end of the hall, where all could see, was an oil painting of Colonel Roosevelt. The artist did not flatter J1 the Progressive leader. Over the main entrance was the stuffed head of a splendid specimen of a bull moose. Singing and Shouting. i ' Shortly after noon, the delegates ': began to arrive In the hall In increas ing numbers They came In singing and shouting their enthusiasm Three cheers were ready for almost any-proposition suggested. sug-gested. They were loud and longest. ii however, when eoiho newly arrived g ' delegate would jump to a chair and s yell, "Hurrah and three cheers for 1 1 Teddy." L The Delaware delegation . was 7 cheered when it arrived at the hall, I, tho chairman carrying a banner with i the inscription: ("Delaware Progressives, Watch Us Grow " California's delegation, carrying the same banners they used at the Republican Re-publican convention, and each member mem-ber wealing a bandana about his neck, was greeted with prolonged cheers. w The band, perched in its loft up j among the celling girders, regaled the assemblage with popular and patriot- i ic airs, ileing at limes with a grand f army fife and drum corps stationed on the slase The New Jersey dele ft gation came In shouting the same ?a yell they used po often at the Repub- Sj lican conentlon. They brought a new V battle hymn with them, which like f ; the Pennsylvania ditty on tho subject. w of hanging "Boles Penrose to a sour ft apple jLreo." was set to the tune of d the "BaUle Hymn of the Republic." ; This -is the way it ran: SJ Tho "grand old party" is a-moulder- Sj Ing in the grave. ?i It came and savedjthe nation, but it- U self It cannoL save, P It's Boss Barnes' plaything and Its t& I Guggenheim's slave, I But we go marching on. w The Bull Moose is coming, can't you &I hear the warlike tread? I L' The elephant and donkey are a-trem- i bling with dread, 0 ; Their game is up, we've got them 0 licked, they know that they are dead. As we go marching on. )f At 12 20 Senator Dixon of Montana. f national chairman of the new party, who was to call the convention to or der, arrived at the hall and was cheered as ho went upon the stage. Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge, temporary chairman, was seated in the Indiana delegation, awaiting the ratification of his selection as chalr- ; man when the convention should get under way. i The delegate section now was ; crowded aud the aisles were choked. The galleries, too, were beginning to fill rapidly. Tickets had been sold to spectators to help defray the expense , of launching the new party. At 12:30 the gallery space was about half filled. i Michigan delegates added to the en- j thusiasm in tho hall when they ar- K rled emulating, the Unlyerslty of B Michigan football team bv singing a "parody on the old .Michigfan football song "ns follows: What have we done7 a What have We done? We've put old Bill Taft on the bum, .ft That's what we've done. R Aisles Are Cleared, J. , The delegates .occupied all the ' i space used at the Republican con-I con-I . vention with its total of nearly 1,100 1 delegates At 2:40 the sergeant-at-arms was directed to clear tho aisles and the convention prepared to get under way At 12:43 Senator Dixon rapped for order. He briefly reviewed the signing sign-ing of the call for the convention and said: "In the last four weeks a nation has seen a new alignment of Araori-cau Araori-cau politics. "This afternoon a new milestone will be erected In American politics, A new political party, knowing no north and no south, founded on live Issues of today, will take its place with those parties which live on dead issues of the past." Senator Dixon was interrupted bv a cry from a delegate: Hooray for Teddy!" The delegates Jumped to their seats and cheered for half a minute. Senator Dixon then called on Secretary Sec-retary O. IC Davis to road the Progressive Pro-gressive call for the convention. The slogan, "Thou shalt not steal," appearing appear-ing on the call, was greeted with cheers. Temporary officers of the convention conven-tion as finally announced todav were Temporary chairman Allcrt J. Beveridge, Indiana. General secretarv O. K. Davia, Washington, D ? ' Chief assistant secretary Wilson Brooks. Chicago. Assistant secretaries "William Allen Al-len White. Emporia, Kan ; Jndson C. Welliver. Washington. D C, John Callan O'Loughlln. Chicago; George E. Miller. Detroit. Angus McSween. Philadelphia; E A. Dixon, Los Angeles; An-geles; Harry J Haskell, Kansas City, Mo ; Edward B. Clark, Chicago; C P Connolly. New York Citv; George O'Dell, New York city; Charles C. Hart, Spokane, Wash. Sergeant-at-arms Col. Chauncey Dewey of Illinois. Assistant chief sergeant-at-arms Capt. Granville Forescue. Official reporter G. Russell Leonard. Leon-ard. Reading clerks Henrv F Cochems Milwaukee, Wis.; J. H. Gregory, Jr ' Key West, Fla. , Beveridge Sounds Keynote. "The first wo'ifds of the constitution are 'We arc ttfe people,' and they declare that the constitution's purpose is 'to form a perfect union and to promote the general welfare.' To do just that is the very heart of the Progressive cause," declared Albert J. Beveridge, temporary chairman of the Progresshe national convention, in calling that body to order todav Mr Beerldge told in detail the purpose pur-pose aud progress of the Progressive party. "Abuse," said he, "will only strengthen It, ridicule only hasten its growth, falsehood only speed its victory. vic-tory. "Knowing the price we must pay, sacrifice we must make, the burdens we must carry, the assaults wc miiBt endure Jtnowing full well the cost vet we enlist and we enlist for war. for we know the Justice of our cause, and wc know of Its certain triumphs." tri-umphs." Mr. Beveridge spoke in part as follows" fol-lows" "We stand for a nobler America. We stand for an undivided nation. We stand for a broader llbcrtv, a fuller justice. We stand for social brotherhood brother-hood as against savage individualism. We stand for an Intelligent co-opera-llon instead of a reckless competition. We stand for mutual helpfulness Instead In-stead of mutual hatred We stand for equal rights as a fact of life Instead In-stead of a catchword of polltrcs We stand for tho rule of tho people as a practical truth instead of a meaningless meaning-less pretense. We stand for a representative repre-sentative government that represents the people. We battle for the actual rights of man. Call of the Present. "To carry out our principles wc have a plain prosram of constructive reform. We mean to tear down only thut which is wrong and out of date, und where we tear down we mean to build what Is right and fitted to the times. We hearken to the call of tho present We mean to make laws fit conditions as they are and meet the needs of the people who are on earth today. That we may do this, we found a party through which all wo believe with us can work with us; or, rather, we declare our allegiance to rhe party which the people themselves havo founded: "For this party comes from the grass roots. It has grown from tho soil of the people's hard necessities It has the vitality of the people's strong convictions. The poople havo work to be done and our party is here to do that work." Tho speaker discussed the Republican Repub-lican and Democratic partiee, the "boss system" and "special interests," saying among other things: "At the present moment notorious bosses are in the middle of both old parties in various important states which must bo carried to elect a president. pres-ident. "tfnder this boss system no matter which party wins, the people seldom win; but tho bosses almost always win." Continuing his discussion of parties, Mr. Beveridge said: "The south has mon and women as genuinoly progressive and others as genuinely reactionary as those in other oth-er parts of the country. Yet for well known reasons, the sincere and honest hon-est southern progressives and reactionaries reac-tionaries vote together in a single par-tj par-tj which is neither progressive or reactionary. re-actionary. They vote a dead tradition tradi-tion and a local fear, not a living con-I con-I vlction nor national faith. They are not for the Democratic party, but against the Republican party. They want to be free from this condition; they can he free from it through the National Progressive party. Back to the People. "The root of the wrongs," continued the speaker, "which hurt the people-is people-is the fact that the people's government govern-ment has been taken away from them. Their government must be given back to the people, and so the first purpose of the Progressive party Is to make sure the rule of the poople. The rule of the people moans that the people themselves shall nominate, as well as elect, all candidates for office, including in-cluding senators and presidents of tho United States." Mr. Beveridge said American business busi-ness is uncertain and unsteady compared com-pared with the business of other nations. na-tions. "What then." he asked, "must wo do to make American business better? We must do what poorer nations have done. We must end the abuses of business by striking down those s abuses instead of striking down busi-noss busi-noss Itself We must tr to make little business big and all business honest Instead of striving to make big business little and yet letting it remain dishonest. As the Sherman law now stands no two business men can arrange their mutual affairs and be sure" that they are not law breakers. break-ers. Under the decrees of the courts the oil and tobacco struts still can raise prices unjustly and already have done so." The speaker declared the Progressive Progres-sive party will accomplish reforms vital to American business. "Wo mean to put new business law on our statute books," said he which will tell American business men what they can do and what they cannot do. The next great- business' reform we must have to steadily Increase American Amer-ican prosperity is to change the meth- od oj building our tariffs. The tariff must he taken out of politics and treated as n business question instead of as a political question. The greatest great-est need of business Is certain, but tho only thing certain about our tariff Is uncertafntv. Need Tariff Commission. "Next to our need to make tho Sherman law modern, understandable and' just, our greatest fiscal need is a gonunine. permanent, non-partisan tariff commlsslou "A tariff high enough to gic American Amer-ican producers the American market when they make honest goods and sell them at honest prices, but low enough that when they sell dishonest goods ,and at dishonest prices foreign com-,petitlon com-,petitlon can correct both evils; a tar-lff tar-lff high enough to enable American producers to pay our worklnginen American wages and so arranged that the worklngmen will get such wages; a business tariff whose changes will be so made as to reassure business instead of disturbing It this is the tariff and the methods of its making In which tho Progressive party believes be-lieves "The Payno-Aldrich tariff laws must be revised Immediately in accordance to these principles." Abolition of child labor In factories, mills, mines and sweat shops and a plan for old age pensions were included in-cluded In tlie Progressive platform by the speaker, who Incidentally, favored woman suffrage. "Never doubt that we will solve in righteousness and wisdom every vexing vex-ing problem," said Mr. Beveridge toward to-ward the conclusion of his address. Chicago, Aug. 5 There was every evidence early today that the launching launch-ing of the National Progressive party at noon In the Coliseum, long tho home of national Republican conventions, conven-tions, would be attended by a great outburst of enthusiasm. Colonel Roosevelt's arrival on the scene as sponsor for tho new third party has been impatiently awaited by the delegates who filtered Into the city last week. The plans for the more important work of tho convention up today had been more or less provisional, awaiting await-ing the final approval of Colonel RooscevelL The matter of a platform plat-form particularly had Loen loft In abeyance, In view of Joloncl Roosevelt's Roose-velt's recent statement that tae convention con-vention must accept his views in full If he was to be the nominee. Many of the delegates aio in faor of emulating the example of the na-tlonal na-tlonal Prohibition party and making the platform the briefest sort of document, doc-ument, containing the advanced declarations dec-larations of principles In tabloid form, devoid of all rhetorical embellishments. embellish-ments. Colonel Rooscwit's announcement however, may change all of this, tor his "confession of faith," which he says must bo accepted In all essential essen-tial details, Is publicly reported to contain more than 20,000 words. There appeared to be no question among the delegates that Colonel Roosevelt would got whatever ho wanted at their hands. His uomlna-tlon uomlna-tlon has been depended on to give the new party an auspicious start, and, if he desi3 to run on a platform based on tho speech which he asserts may bo termed "anarohlstlc," tho Progr0s"-blvea Progr0s"-blvea are are more than anxious to give it him. Beveridge Central Figure, Mr. Roosevelt will mako a "confession "confes-sion of faith" at the convention Tuftfl dax afternoon, following tho formal!- V ties of jiermanent organization. It had at first been announced that he would speak tonight, but Inasmuch as Senator Boverldge as temporary chairman was to be a contral figure In today's proceedings and had prepared pre-pared a speech of some length, It was proposed that Colonel Roosevelt withhold his pronouncements until tomorrow. to-morrow. The committee on platform was scheduled to be appointed today, but not to make a report until Wednesday. Wednes-day. The committee will not have to wait until Colonel Roosevelt speaks before getting down to business, for he haB exprcEsed a "willingness to go before the committee or to glve it an advance copy of the speech upon which he purposes to appeal to the people. Colonel Roosevelt has Insisted that his speech precede the adoption of tho platform. He also made another condition, that the big convention h-'l be equipped with a sounding board back of the speakers' platform, in order or-der that his voice might carry to the far corners. This has been done. No attempt has been made up to today to crystallizo sentiment on a vice presidential candidate. There had been much talk among the delegates dele-gates of naming Gov. Hiram W. John-Eon John-Eon of California, a Republican, but if Colonel Roosevelt should finally determine de-termine that a Democrat might increase in-crease the strength and add to the appeal of the new party ticket, there is every reason to believe that his views will prevail Gen. Luke Wright and Col. John Parker have been most frequently mentioned in this connection as Democratic Dem-ocratic possibilities. An agreement was reached last night, however, to name Colonel Parker Par-ker chairman of the convention, and this was believed by many to mean his elimination from the ticket. Many Women Delegates. An outstanding featuro of the Pro-' Pro-' grossive convention i6 the number of 1 women delegates. It was estimated today that there would be several score of them seated, although It had ; been found Impossible to make een a temporary roll up to tills morning. The leaders are encouraging the movoment to mako n reature of the women delegates, Including the parade of these, scheduled to start at 11 o'clock from in front of the Art institute in-stitute In Michigan avenue, and to end with a triumphal entry into the convention hall with bands playing and banners waving their appeal for "Votes for women." It Is certain, In view of what Colonel Colo-nel Rooseelt already has said on the subject, that the suffrage plank In the new platform will be a strong one. It is said a tentative plank has been "Written by Mrs. Annahaw, national na-tional president of the suffragists Senator Dixon, national chairman, adheres to the statement attributed to him some time ago that President Taft will not get a single electoral vote. Ho said: "There will be a Progressive state ticket, In fact or in name, in every stato in the union. The combination of forces thus organized means a Progressive Pro-gressive landslide. All our early prognostications have been too weak, I am satiBfied that the nation has awakened and the Progressive movement move-ment Is in full swing in every section sec-tion of the country. "It is a fight between Roo6evelt and Wilson only. Taft has been eliminated elimi-nated and will be a poor third when the votes are counted " The program fr today's session included calling the convention to order or-der by Senator Dixon, prayer, reading of the call, introduction of the temporary tem-porary chairman and the delivery by him of a keynote speech. Next will come the appointment of committee!? and then an "experience" meeting will be held, in which delegates dele-gates from every stato will be expected expect-ed to give briefly the reasons for the organization of the new party and their personal experience with the old organizations. Colonel Roosevolt Arrives. Col. Theodore Roosevelt arrived at S:03 p m. He was enthusiastically welcomed and hurried to headquarters headquar-ters at tho Congress hotel. The crowd cheered as the colonel stepped from tho train He was received by a delegation of Progressives headed by George W. Perkins and Gov. Hiram W. Johnson of California The crowd massed in front of the station, waved bandana handkorchiefs as tho party entered automobiles and a chorus of cheers was merged in the blare of a brass band when the trip across the city was begun The streets along the route were thronged and as the colonel swept past cheer after cheer was raised. The delegates formed in procession aud followed their chief to too national na-tional headquarters. In front of tho hotel another crowd waB encountered and for a time the Btreet was blocked. Colonel Roosevelt Roose-velt stood up In the nutomobile and spoke briefly Then, a path through the crowd having been made, 'he hurried to headquarters head-quarters and aoon was in the thick of conferences with his aides. Standing in his automobile in front of the hotel, ho had said. "I am pleased to be with you In Chicago again and this time at tho birth of a party, not at the death of one. I am convinced that the people peo-ple will not stand for tho convention of seven weeks ago, especially as it was against the interests of tho people. peo-ple. By November the men nominated nomi-nated at that convention will not be a factor in the race. "The days of the corrupt political boss and the crooked financier who stands behind tho boss and tho newspaper news-paper owned by the boss and financier aro over. "The channels of Information have been choked by the opponents of popular pop-ular govornmont In an effort to pro-vent pro-vent the people finding out what we stand for. "Those of you who wish to investigate inves-tigate tho mortgages of 'the Chicago Record-Horald can find why uie channels chan-nels of information have been choked by the opponents of the pcopip. 'Continued otf-Pago SevenJ Third Party Meet Opens in Chicago (Continued From Page One.) ' I intend to seo that the facts are known and that the people find out tthat this movement really is and decide de-cide for themselves what their government gov-ernment shall be." Colonel Roosevelt said he did not intend to go to the Coliseum today With tho arrival of Tolonel Roosevelt, Roose-velt, the talk of Goernor Johnson of California for vice president received new impetus Colonel Roosevelt, it was asserted, regarded Governor Johnson as a great campaigner, and while tho party might not need his added strength on the ticket in California, Cali-fornia, his services would be invaluable inval-uable elsewhere. Governor Johnson continued to maintain entireij neutral attitude. He told his friends he vas anxioui to do whatever was thought best for the party Both Colonel Roosevelt and Governor Johnson are said to have given first consideration to the advisability of naming a southern Democrat for Becond place in tho hope of winning votos in that section Leaders, it Is said, havo not been able to agree upon a southern man and there was a strong belief that Governor Johnson eventually would be chosen Senator Bcverldge's speech kept the floor and galleries cheering. Delegates Del-egates and spectators joined in a wild shout when he denounced the Standard Oil and Tobacco decisions of tho Bupreme court. "Under the decree of the court the oil and tobacco trust combinations still raise prices and havo already done ao. They can still issue watered stock and they surely will do so. Thoy can still throttle other business men and the United Cigar Stores company Is now doing 90 Thoy can still corrupt cor-rupt our politics and at this moment and indulging in that practice." At that time Bovcrldge had been talking about an hour A chorus of jeers and groans groot-ted groot-ted Beverldge's attack on President Taft and the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. The long low call of "the bull moose," was heard for the first time In this demonstration. Throughout Senator Beverldge's speech a persistent spectator In the gallery interrupted soveral times with the shout, "How about tho liquor question?" Beverldge ignored him and there were shouts of "Put him out." Senator Bevorldge concluded at 3:07 amid an outburst of prolonged applause, lie had boon talking for more than an hour and a half. When tho noise of tho demonstration demonstra-tion for tho temporary chairman had subsided, Senator Dixon endeavored to have the band play "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The band could not understand in the confusion and they played the "Battlo Cry of Freedom." Presently the delegates In front of tho hall began to sing "Tho Battle Hymn," and the band Joined in. The four veraes were sung, the delegates standing. Need Johnson on Coast. Chicago, Aug 5. California delegates dele-gates by a resolution declared: "We need Governor Johnson on tho Pa. ciflc coast move than they need him In Washington aB vice president of the United States." In addition to adopting the resolution reso-lution proteetlng against their governor gov-ernor as a candidate for tho vice pros- idoncy, tho Callfornlans named Governor Gov-ernor Johnson as chairman of the stato delegation and Chester H. Row-ell Row-ell as national committeeman. H. W. Rowoll was put on tho resolutions reso-lutions committee; F. J. Heney on tho credentials committee; George C. Pardee on the permanent organization committee, and Chester H. Rowell on the platform committee. fn |