Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-24
INSURGENTS ARE
UNDER NEW FLAG
Number of Republicans in Congress
and Out Form National Progressive
League.
BOURNE IS PRESIDENT
Meeting Of Organization Held at Home
of La Toilette.
BROWN OF NEBRASKA is SIGNER
Says all Declarations but One are in
Nebraska Platform.
MAY BE USED FOR PURPOSE
AIHrfrh of Nebraska, Cover
Ieeting Of Organization Held at Home
of La Toilette.
Brown OF NEBRASKA IS sIGNER
Says all Declarations but One are in
Nebraska Platform.
MAY BE USED FOR PURPOSE
Governor AIdriCh of Nebraska, Cover
nor Carey of wyoming and Rep
resentRtIve Norris Are Among
other siEners.
(From a staff Correspondent)

(FTOm a StaII correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan 2S,--(special Tele-
gram )--The organization Of Senator Joha-
than Bourne jr.. Of oregon into the
National Progressive Republican league
was accomplished at a meeting OF progress
slve republicans held at the residence OF
Senator IaFolette last Saturday night
Preparatory to the meeting four members,
who are slgners to the declaration Of prin-
ciples which was given the country today
held little private seance in the cafe of
the Union station Saturday afternoon,
where over broiled Holsters and things
which 20 with that bird" discussed the
scope of the organization and the program
formulated.
The gentlemen whose names are attached
to the declaration of principles, including
Senators Brown of Nebraska and Cummins
OF Iowa Representatives Norris Of Ne
braska and Hubbard and Haugen of Iowa,
were secretive to a degree today as to
where the meeting was held resulting in
the formation Of the progressive republican
league.
Point to Principles.
Frankly they were averse to discussing
the matter in any form, contentng them
selves with pointing to that portion of the
declaration Of principles relating to 'popu-
lar government" which advocates the fol-
lowing:
The election Of the United States senators
by direct vote of the people.
Direct primaries for the nomination or all
elective officials.
The direct election of delegates to ma
tional conventions with opportunity for the
voter to express his choice for president
and vice president.
Amendment TO state constitutions provd-
ing for the initiative and referendum and
recall.
A thoroughgoing corrupt practices act
All in Nebraska Platform.
Senator Brown, whose name is affixed to
the declaration OF principles, said that the
five principles" for which the league con-
tended were all embodied in the last plat
form of the republican party OF Nebraska
with the single exception of that providing
for the election or delegates to national
conventions by the direct vote OF the peo-
pie with opportunity for the voter to ex-
press his choice for president and vice
president. He disavowed any Interior pur-
pose whatsoever in the formation of the
national republican progressive league eX-
cept to bring about what progressive re-
publicans have been contending for for
years. that popular government is funda-
mental" and should take precedence Of all
other questions.
Back OF Senator Browns frank dis
avowal, however, there is believed TO lurk
a deepseated purpose to control state dele
cations and may be the purpose to go so
far as to antagonize the denomination of
President Taft.
Circulated BOurne'H speech.
Senator Bourne. who is president Of the
new league which was born on Saturday
night last at the home of the prince OF
progressves," Senator La Toilette Is am
ply able to finance the league, one OF
whose cardinal purposes is to circulate
Senator Bourne's speech on popular gov
ernment" along the lines OF the Oregon
plans.
The launching of the national republican
progressive league at this particular time
is looked upon with grave question, not
withstandlng the open declaration of prin-
ciples disavowing any interest in any per-
son other than those who are linked to
the cause Of bringin gabOut personal gov
ernment."
AIdrich Consulted.
In view of the fact that Governor Aldrich
Of Nebraska and Governor Carey OF Wyo-
ming have been consulted and have allied
themselves with the movement there is
every reason TO believe that the organiza-
ton of this new league has been going on
for weeks and 1t may be designed by its
patron saints TO play no-inconsequential
part in the coming national election. 1t
will be interesting to watch how wide the
movement will extend between now and the
next national republican convention.
Officers Elected,
The following officers we're elected:
President-senator Jonathan Bourne. jr.,
oregon.
First Vice President - Representative
George ". Norris, Nebraska
Second Vice Presdent-GOveTnor Chase
Osborne, Michigan.
TreasuFeT-Charles r. Crane, Chicago.
Executive COmmittee-SenatOT Moses f.
Clapp, Minnesota; Senator Joseph l.. BTis-
tow, Kansas Representative F. II. Hub
bard. Iowa; Representative Irvine L. Len
root, Wisconsin; Representative-elect VIII
liam Kent, California; Clifford Pinchot,
Pennsylvania; George L. Record New Jer-
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