The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-31
Comes Down From Ogden to In
" fate Boom for Progressive
Republican League.
MAKES BRIEF STAY AND
ACC0MPLISHES NOTHING
Senator Clapp of Minnesota
May Air His Views Here Next
Tuesday Night.

way down from Ogden last night 10 set
, off a genuine boom for the Progressive
Republican league. Bill stayed In town
! a couple of hours. told lot OF fellows
/ what the progressive movement meant,
looked twice at his watch and declared
that his train would be going in a few
minutes and departed. Bill felt the pulse
of n number OF Salt Lake Republicans In
and out OF the party. and when he went
home he was very much In doubt about
the tale the pulse told him.
| In order 10 explain the principles OF the
Progressive Republican league IN fun
! Invited several of Salt Lakes moro or
| less prominent politicians 10 meet with
him In the l. o. b. 3. hall last night.
The ]. O. p. B. hail was not available
and the meeting was held In the offices
! OF the Western Publicity association. In
the Boyd Park building. The only tanei-
ble result OF the meeting appeared to be
I that II was pretty definitely decided that
Senator Moses T.. Clapp OF Minnesota.
who is now cxpounding progressive Re
pubicenism in California will be In Salt
Lake next Tuesday and that he Is 10 be
given a chance TO speak.
May Speak at Garrick.
II was decided that Senator Clapp
should speak at the Garrick theater. and
! it was moved that committee on pub
liclty and one on finance be appointed TO
make ready for the senator's coming.
However. the two committees were con-
solidatcd into one. and on this were
named G. H. Rooklidge, A. r. Phillips
and J. NJ. Hopfcnback. II was also ton
tatIvely agreed To have another meeting
! Saturday night. at time and place 10
be determined upon later.
James Devine was chairman OF last even
ing's meeting. and Farley p. Jenson was
secretary. Mr. Glasmann arose 10 OK
plain the objects of the meeting and to
tell what the principles OF the Progressive
Republican league stand for and TO sug-
gest the formation OF a state league Tor
Utah. Mr. Glasmann read from printed
paper the declarations TO he subscribed
to. This printed paper, after preamble
OF considerable length, set forth these
ca dnal doctrines:
First-The election OF United States
senators by direct vote OF the people
Second-Direct primaries for tho nomi-
nation Of all elective officers.
Th!rd-The direct election OF delegates
to national convention, with opportunity
for the voter TO express his choice for
president and vice president.
Fourth--Amendment 10 tho state con-
stitutions providing for the initiative, ref
erendum and recall.
Fitth-A thoroughgoing corrupt practice
act
Roast for Americans.
Joseph Lippman said the American
party had failed to come up TO bis ideas
of Americanism and he believed there
was much of merit in the Progressive
Republican movement.
f. I. SefrIt also said that the Amcri-
can party as II was now constituted did
not meet his full Endorsement. He said
II was being run by men with whom he
was not In political sympathy and was
being used as club TO get graft out OF
the present administration However.
Mr.. Sefrit said, he was as firm as ever a
believer in the principles OF Americansm.
and he was by no means ready 10 sign
the charter roll OF the Progressive Re-
M, arIy al he
In accord with the principles enunciated
in the document read by Mr. Glasmann.
Farley Jenson said that when he first
went to Washington to study law there
wasn't much doing in progressive Repub-
licanism. but now there was. fIe was
glad that he had gone to Washington.
he said. because he had seen the spirit
OF progressiveness bud and bloom and
grow. and he believed II was now spread
Ing with wldfire repidity ell over the
land. He was not sure, however that
at this time.
Devine Airs Views.
James DevIne asked Mr.. Isippman 10 take
the chair while no expressed himself.
This he did nj some length. saying chiefly
that whatever reforms were desired
should be made within the ranks OF the
Republican party itself, He fully be-
lieyed, he said. that things which were
serviceable fifty years ago were not
serviceable now, and that things that
serviceable twenty-five years from now.
But. re said, the place TO inject pro-
Sressveness Is in the party organization
Itself. Progressives could go into Rcpub-
lican conventions with their broad ideas.
but II they were licked they should not
go off and form q new party,
Generally said Mr, Dcvine. II sub
scribe TO tho principles Mr.. Glasmann
has read. but ! cannot subscribe TO one
Which one is that?'' asked Mr.. Glas-
"rhe recall"
We'll. we can cut that OUT" said Mr..
Glasmann, "or We can fix IL so that that
! will be OF no force at all. We don't have
can cut half OF them out II wc want 70.
well" said Mr.. Dcvine. slowly. but
I imprcssively. ~ don't like that way OF
doing business"
Bill Stands Firm
! Mr.. Glasmann supplemented his prevl-
stand FOR the Republican party under any
i circumstances, and while he was heart
and soul for progressiyeness. both he
and his newspaper would always be Re
"of COURSE" be added, naively. 1--WE
should like to get the machinery. if we
I can"
And then the meeting by common con-
away 10 Ogden.
\ II was clearly apparent throughout the
meeting that everybody was Just a trino
In doubt 10 what everybody else
thought about the movement, ana every
body waited FOR somebody TO say. which
nobody seemed even n little bit inclined
10 do.
At the meeting Saturday night IL Is
] likely that final arrangements viii be
made for the appearance OF Senator
I Ciapp. II is planned TO have large
meeting at the Garrick, with music and
tho incdentals that generally 20 10 make
a political meeting success.
/ Among those who were present at the
meeting last night were Joseph Llppman
I James Dcvne. r. I. Ssfrlt. c. p. Rock
lidsc. Farley ?. Jenson. George Wilson
I Fred Redmond. John Hopfenback. Charles
Mostyn owen. William Glasmsun. G. j.
/ Crabtreo and half "a dozen others.
Many Mourn Cartwright