Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-17
Endorsement
 Of LaF o|Iette
.PROGREssIvES FAVOR HIM FOR
 THE PRESIDENCY.
200 MEET AT CONFERENCE
Also Declare for Selection of Repub- iican Nominee by Direct Primary Vote-Wisconsin Held as Model.

Chicago, Oct 16.-Two hundred pro- gressive republicans in their first na- uonal conference today endorsed Sem ator Robert LaF'ollette of Wisconsin for president, and declared for a di- rect primary as a means for the ex- presslon of presidential choice.
 Presented by Garfield.
 The endorsement was in the shape of resolutions framed in part by for mer Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield. It was held by the delegates that MT. Garfield expressed the views of Theodore Roosevelt, and it had been feared he would oppose a. decla- ration in favor of any individual.
 LaFolette's Name Cheered.
 The resolution followed day in which MT. LaFollette's name was cheered repeatedly when it was men toned by a, dozen speakers. Contra " to expectations, the conference was finished in one day, most of the dele gates have left the city, and the pro- gress1ve programme outlined for to- morrow will be devoted to the sup port of state and local conditions and candidates.
 The resolutions read in part:
 The Resolutions.
 t"The progressive movement is a struggle to wrest the control of the government in the nation and states from the representatives of special privilege and restore it to the control of the people. The issue is the same in all the states, though the problem may be presented in different ways.
 Special Privilege Control.
 Tn the national field the control of government by special privilege is ev- Idenced by the influence and power of the revolutionary leaders in both par ties in checking or preventing, the en- actment of progressive policies pledg- ed by the republican party.
 Definite Rules for Corporations.
 ''The, present condition of uncer- tainty in business is intolerable and destructive of industrial prosperity. It is worse than idle to leave the ques- ton of whether. great business enter prizes are legal or not, merely to judi cial determina ton. Industrial corpora tions should by affirmative legislative enactment be given definite rules of conduct by which business shall be made safe and stable, while at the same time the interests of the public should be fully safeguarded. We seek con- structive legislation and not destruct- i've litigation.
 Want Direct Primary Vote.
 We favor the entertainment of the choice of republican voters as to can didates for presidency by direct pri- mary vote, held in each state pursu- ant to the statute, and where no such statute exists we urge that the repub- ncan state committee provide that the people be given the right to express their choice for president.
 Wisconsin Model.
 Robert Marion LaFollette of Wis consin years ago found conditions in his state not unlike those of the na- ton today. Under his leadership all opposition was overcome and there has been enacted in Wisconsin a, system of laws that stand as models for Iegisla- ton in all states of the Union.
 Endorsement Of LaFoIIette.
 This conference indorses him as a candidate for the republican nomina- tion for president and urges that in all states organizations be formed to promote his nomination"
 Drafters of Resolutions.
 The resolutions were drafted by E. F. Costigan, Colorado: C.. E. Merri- am, Chicago; James R. Garfield Chi cago; Amos Pinchot, New York, and T. F Little of North Carolina