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Show ROOSEVELT I AT MEETING First Annual Progres- sive Conference Being I Held in Philadelphia I Philadelphia, March 13 The first nnnual Progressive conference of I Pennsylvania will bo held in this city I today and tomorrow. Former Presl ' dent Roosevelt, former Senator Albert a J. Beveridge of Indiana, Glfford Pin rhot, Miss Prances A. Keller, William I Draper Lewis and others prominent In the formation of the national Pro-Kress Pro-Kress lve party at Chicago last sum mer, will addrees the conference, which will be attended by more than jj 400 delegates from various sections of this state and about 500 from this More than 1,500 seats have been Bold already for tonight's meeting at the Metropolitan Opera house, which will be addressed by Colonel Roose- i velt The remaining seats have been l held for sale at the door Conserva- I tlon, with Glfford Pinchot as the prin- I clpal speaker, will bo the subject dls- I cussed at tho meeting this morning, while Miss Keller and Dean Lewis Will speak this afternoon on "party j1 organization." "Social and lnduetrial Justice" and ! "Progressive legislation in Pennsyl vanla." will be the topics discussed at meetings tomorrow morning and af ternoon and the conference will close with a banquet tomorrow night at I which Senator Beveridge will make 1 tbe principal address. L Colonel Roosevelt, who is making his first visit to Pennsylvania Blnco he received a majority here in the recent re-cent presidential election Is scheduled sched-uled to address a meeting of nojfro Progressives tonight after he has spoken at the opera house. He will remain here over nlgbt and attend tho banquet tomorrow |