The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-22

PLAN BUSY
SUMMER
Nation TO Be BOmbsrded With
Speeches Of Senator Bourne,
League President
(By Leased Wire)

"a
10 lombard the ma ion with literature
and speeches throughout the spring
and summer were announced tolay
by the executive committee of the
National Progressive Republican lea
que, which has opened official head
quarters here.
The committee also made public
a report Of the work already a com
plished most of which consists in
the dissemination Of the leagues i'm
surgent Ideas, together with copious
doses Of Senator Jonathan Bourne's
speeches-carried through the mails
at Uncle Sans expense
lust why Bourne's Salvation Army
should circulate hts addresses, to the
exclusion OF the outbursts of La Fol-
lette and Crawford and Beyeridge
and Cummins and Bristow and 9th
ers Of he insurgent elect who have
\ also put their presidential aspirations
into the leagues basket, is a aues-
tion the committee does not answer
Bourne. however. happens to be the
president Of the league, and that may
account for his exclusive use Of the
leagues circulation facilities
Plan Vigorous Speaking Campaign
Judging by the response from in
divlduals and organizations, says
the committees report in rhapsodlz-
ing over the progress OF the leagues
propaganda for its insurgent 3lat
form, the idea Of perfecting the
machinery Of government SO hat
popular will will be free to express
itself has seized hold of the magma
tion Of the progressive movement as
has no idea In recent years. Litera
iure enrolment blanks, circular ct
ters of various kinds and other ma
terials to meet the various demands
from different quarters have been
distIibutel, although The need for
smokers enc for cac' sin KIN S of 1T
erature has not yet been fully met
owing to the pressure Of other things.
DJudging by letters received, the
league has awakened very general in
terest and enthusiasm among hnsi-
ness men who are ready to protest
against the control of their states by
special in erests This crystalization
OF sentiment is particularly strong
L. Western states and in such East
ern states as New York, Ohio and
Illinois, where reaction is most iorti-
fed. II, as has been planned, a Nig-
orous speaking campaign can be car
ried on during the next six months
/ Is safe to say that the country
will be thoroughly identified with he
program OF popular government as
adopted by the league
Just what will happen to country
that gets identified" with pro
6ram' The committee fails to specify.
State Leagues Organized
The league lameats the fact that
the speaking program has suffered
from the inability of member OF
the league to leave Washington" :"
This, however, has been partly rem
edied by the permanent leave OF
sence" which has been given former
Sena or Beyerdge, Indiana's vine
clad hero" and he now may stump
unhampered and at will under tnc
Progressive leagues direction In
part this failure has been made up
according to the announcement, by
the fact that personal lie ters have
been sent to every member Of the
assembly IN Delaware, Minnesota,
Montana, New Jersey, Indiana and
illinois, together with league litela-
ture and Senator Bourne's speech on
Popular VS. Delegated Government.
That same speech with other litera.
ture' also has bee nsent TO every
governor in the United States. In
addition, material has been supplied
several magazines and articles will
appear in the American. Success.
Hampton's, Munseys and other maga-
zines, describing the aims and pur-
poses OF the league
State leagues il is announced,
have been organized with officers
and stationery and aHDarently az
sfessiye purposes ion Minnesota Ne
kraska. Michigan, South Dakota
North Dakota and washington Prob
ably the ationery is more import
ant than the apparently aggressive
purposes.
No report is scheduled from Charles
H. Crane. once almost minister OF
the United States TO China, who is
TIE Illinois portion Of the league.