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Show PARTY'S STRENGTH HAS BEEN SHOWN Toledo, O., Aug. 8 The showing made by the first National convention conven-tion of "tho Progressie party Colonel Roosevelt said tonight on his way to Ojstci Bay was ouc that would give the country an impresaion of the strength of the movement and lend impetus to the campaign "It was a great week," said the Colonel, "it was a great conventiou " When the movement to form a new party was started, ho continued, many men who had led the fight against him in the Republican party said no Progressive convention would ibe held, and if held it would be a 'failure. Ho said by this time they Iliad changed their minds and real- ized that they had made a mistake in what they had done in the Republican Repub-lican convention Even leaders, In I tho now party were surprised at the si.o and character of the new party lie referred to the piogressive platform as containing planks which he desired, hut could net have had in the Republican party had he been the nominee of that party. Colonel Roosevelt said he had read parts of "Woodrow Wilson's speech of yesterday, but he declined to comment com-ment upon it Before loaving Chicago Chi-cago the Colonel discussed the Mississippi Mis-sissippi watciway plan, with a delegation dele-gation from Missouri On his arrival In New York. Colonel Colo-nel Roosevelt will go at once to Oyster Oys-ter Day. He said he hoped to have a rest of a few days before his campaign cam-paign trips begnn, and that ho would see as few persons as possible at Sagamoro Hill. When Colonel Roosevelt's train reached Blkart, Ind , several hundred porsons were at the station. They gave the colonel such a noisy welcome wel-come that although he tried several times to begin a speech he could not make himself heard. So ho speut the time in shaking hands with those who crowded about his car singling out the children for especial attention. atten-tion. "Those littlo moose will grow up some daj," he oaid |