The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07
PROCRESS|VES OPEN
HEADQUARTERS FOR
FIGHT ON TAFT
Will Also Perfect Nu-
merous State Or
CARNATIONS
FOR LA TOILETTE
While He is Not Pressing
Candidacy, He is the
Recognized Leader
FOR LA TOILETTE

lNNNOSlllLlQ l>SullSl
Washington, ID. c.. Formal an
nounccmcnt was made today of tn,
opening here Of progressive Itcpuh
lican h~cudquHrtcrs, from which viii
be directed an aggressive campaign
for the defeat of President Taft ant
the nomination of a progressive Re
publican in the national convention
ncNt Year.
The headquarters of the progress
sivc Republicans will be in charg,
OF w. l.. Howscr. ex~-sccretary of tn,
state OF Wisconsin, and Mcdill Nc
Gormick, formerly of the Chicag.
Tribune. Mr.. Howscr, who is a lead
or OF t&c progressive movement i,
Wisccasin, We sea Star: OF STATE
whoa .'enator LaFollette was gov
crnol. 1T IA stated that the head
quarters had not been opened to ad
vance the candidacy Of any progress
sivc Republican and that TIL,
~progrcssiNts would make know
their choice as the fight proceeds.
The public, however, has alread,
ccntcred upon Senator LaFollette a.
the ono man whose leadership in tn,
progressive movement marks him a!
the certain candidate in opposition
TO Taft in the ante-convention con
test. Senator l.aFollctte howeve,
insists that his candidacy depend
upon the wishes of the progressiv,
Republicans Themselves, and tina
they alone can make him 1t candi
date in the accepted sense of tina
torn.
To BE. Na:ion-Ntidc.
Tho campaign planned is to h,
nationwide. 1t will include ever,
state in which there is progress
sivc sentiment. The progressiv,
states of the Middle West are al
ready we'll organized and active il
behalf of the nomination of Senate
Lal'o1lctte From these the fight viii
be extended in all directions.
From the headquarters here grea
masses of progressive literature Will
be sent forth to the voters, but it il
expected the most effective cam
paigning will be done by the pro
gressive senator's and members o
of the House who will make speech
cs throughout the country, begin
ming almost Immediately.
When President Taft starts upol
his Western tour TO explain his ow,
record and to attack the progres
%sives. he will find the campaign ii
the West already under way. II,
will find too. that not a statemen
he may make seeking to discredi
what the progressivcs have Tough
for will be allowed to go unchal
lenged Or unanswered.
In the opinion of the progressiv,
leaders the President has made TIL,
way easy for them by attacking then
in his Massachusetts speech. The,
arc ready to meet his assaults.
La Toilette Speaks Tomorrow.
Senator LalFollcttc made hi
lrst speech at a grange gathering a.
harrisburg, Pa, yesterday. Hi
speech was to be an answer to TIL,
presidents Massachusetts speech
but dealt with the principles of tn,
progressives and the reforms the,
arc seeking to effect. On the sam,
day Senator Borah of Idaho address
ed in his own state a great gather
ing OF miners and farmers, holdins
an annual outing. lie defined t,
them the things the progressive
have fought for and the opposition
they have encountered from the aid
ministration.
1t is obviously impossible to pre-
dict what will be the result of tn,
anti-Taft campaign. The progress
sives are convinced that Mr.. Tai
cannot be renominatea, if the Re
publicans of the contry see that h,
cannot be elected if nominated.
They believe their campaign will
demonstrate that the sentiment O
the voters is with the progressives
and that the %nomanition of Mr.. TAT
by a controlled convention would as
sure disaster to the Republican par
ty. That Senator LaFollette is tn,
candidate of the progressives Their