The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
DON'T WAN'rTAF7
Progressive Wing Of the Republican
Party Declares For La FolleHee
SAY he is LOGICAL NAN
Two Hundred Members of the In
surgent Party Meet in Convention
in Chicago to Outline Plans For
Campaign to Defeat President

in Chicago to Outline Plans For
Campaign to Defeat President
Taft in the Convention.
The two hundred progressive Re-
pubHcans in their first national con-
ference at Chicago on Monady in
dorsed Senator Robert NJ. La Fol
lette of Wisconsin for president and
declared in favor Of direct pri-
mary as means for the express
sion of a presidential choice.
The Endorsement came in the
shape of resolutions framed in part
by James R. Garfield, former Sec
retary of the interior, who, it was
held by the delegates, appeared as
expressing the views OF Theodore
Roosevelt and who it was feared
who oppose a declaration in favor
Of any individual. Mr.. La Follette's
Endorsement went through without
a hitch, however.
A resolution followed a day Of
La Toilette enthusiasm in which his
name was cheered repeatedly when it
was mentioned by dozen speakers.
Contrary to expectation, the confer
ence was concluded in one day,
most of the delegates left the city,
and the progressive programme
outlined for tomorrow will be de-
voted to support of State and local
candidates and conditions.
The resolutions were framed by a
subcommittee of five and were re-
vised by Mr. Garfield and Congress
man Irvine L. Lenroot Of Wiscon-
sin. John E. Little Of North Caro-
lima was a member Of the subcom-
mittee. The resolution read:
"The progressive movement is a
struggle to wrest the control of
government in the. State and the
nation from tn representatives OF
special privilege and restore them
10 the control of the people. The
issue is the same in all the State,
though the problem may be pre-
sented in different ways.
"In the national field, the con-
troll of government by special priv
ilege is evidenced by the influence
and power of the reactionary lead
ers in both parties in checking OF
preventing the enactment Of pro-
gressive policies pledged by the Re
publican party.
"The present condition of uncer-
tainty in business in intolerable and
destructive of Industrial prosperity
It is worse than idle to leave a
question Of whether great business
enterprises are legal or not merely
20 Judicial determination. industria.
corporations should by affirmative
legislative enactment be given def
mite rules of conduct by which busr
ness shall be made safe and stable
while at the same time the inter.
ests of the public should be fully
safeguarded. We seek constructive
aegisMtion not destructive litiga,
ton.
eve favor the ascertainment Of
the choice Of Republican voters as
to candidate for president by a dl'
rect primary vote, held in each
State pursuant to the statue, an6
where no such statue we urge that
the Republican State committee
provide that the people be given the
right to express their choice fol
president.
Robert NJ. La Toilette of Wis
consin years ago found conditions
in his State not unlike those of the
nation today. Under his Leadership
all opposition was overcome anC
there was enacted in Wisconsin q
system of laws that stand as models
for LEGISLATION in all States Of the
Union.
'.The record of Senator La Fol-
lette in State and nation makes
him a logical candidate for presi-
dent of the United States. His
character, mis- courage, his record
couage, his record of constructive
legislation and Administrative ability
meet the requirements for leader:
ship such as present conditions de-
mand.
"This conference indorses him as
candidate for the Republican
nomination for president, and urges
that in all States organizations be
formed to promote his nomination" "
Wisconsin,, Minnesota, and Ne
braska sent the biggest delegations
out side of Illinois and the indorse-
ment of the Wisconsin man became
appaent early in the day. Senator
Clapp Of Minnesota made the key
note speech.
81 believe he said. this great
uprising that is making itself felt
from ocean to ocean will lose its
force in internal discord unless we
take a symbol around which to ral-
ly.
Senator La Toilette is in him
self a platform that represents the
progressive spirit
A national organization built on
the lines of the usual political Or
ganization was outlined. The plan
included the naming at later date
of State, county, and precinct COM
mittees and officials.
Popular subscriptions to finance
the campaigns came as q sugges-
ton from Rudolph Spreckles of
California which was adopted by
the finance committee.
"The people must be made to un-
derstand that this is their fight"
telegaphed Mr. Speckles.
'.Let the average citizens dollar
take the place OF corporations and
you have an organization that will
be free"
The finance committee ordered
,ou,Ior c,,bcoriotion in aorh State