New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
.p|NCHOT FROWNS ON TAFT
denomination impossible. Says
Ex-Forester at Boston.
La TOILETTE IS HIS MAN
Bay State Progressives Told
That Country Is Turning Tow
ard Wise -ir Senator.

Boston. Dec. is.-Girord Pinchot. former
chief Of the United States Forest Service
before & gathering OF Progressive Repub-
ucsns m fremont Temple tonight de-
clsred that the developments or recent
months have made impossible the renomi-
nation Of Mr.. Taft and that the country
Is turning rapidly 10 Ia Toilette as the
noxt Republican Presidential nominee
AR Pinchot said:
Trless the Republican party shall meet
,.s demand OF the times by throwing IT.
s.rf souarelv into the Progressi, 2 move
,-,euts ms time Of usefulness Is past. Mod
err conditions demand modern treatment
rhe Republican party needs TO oe cleanseu
Tbe progressive movement. like every
ofhor great movement, must have leader
realize that this meeting Is not called IN
fhe interest Of any candidate, put shOui1
10 concealinC my own convictions II /
failed TO express myself on TINS poln'.
since the developments OF recent months
have made impossible the renoWlnauoh ol
Nv raft the country has been turning
raudly and rightly 10 that pioneer among
rroeressives. "a constructive statesman, run
az COURAGE and common sense, Robert VI.
Ia Toilette. Of Wisconsin.
You progreSsives iu Massachusetts nave
fu0 immediate tasks. frSt see To III 'ildt
vov~ IeCiSla ture passes the progressive
-,eacr-rpS which are 10 come BEFORE 1t a
i.i'r living vour citizens the right 10 express
-f-r- preference as between candidates TOT
IRE presidential nominations. blll TOT me
direct election Of delegates 10 pohTcal cor
-rD-f0U- hV the people and Dill TOT niTN'l
.1erffou n United states Senators. above
Nil sec 70 n that YOUR delegates 10 me re
Drbicsn National Convention arc pledged
~ progressive principles. First lssl anu III
tre time this is 2 hgbt for principles
Governor Robert r. Sass of New Hamp-
shire -pokA ss ne said. with two purposes
m show what NJ believed statewide
progressive movement could do for MasSs-
--vse-rs s1d what had heAn done along
that line I'M New Hampshire. lie said. IN
part
x.A t- the object ~ the nov pro
-rasSive movement IN politics is actua ~
mo wisely 70 put In force the turdementd
nrirciples underlying our form or govern
r-ar+. 70 give each voter an equal VOICE "
tha choice Of elective officers. or, cohNeI 80 "
D.. IN prevant the small and nnuenud
-ro,,D of men from controlling the hou\
DoIiti- for their own selfish purposes oi
again. 10 keen the special interests 60
-~eat corporations from naming ano 'uu
.-oIirz men en- public Office. or. on TIE
other hand 70 prevent the deuaSocue from
rvnloitins The people and tho government
FOR the advancement OF his own persona
ambitions. o..
II is fun n promise IN that n sprinss
rom the insistert demand of tho electorate
- large. rather than from the independent
rrsde-shiD of individual men. II - an m
te-nsrional movement. As evidenced NJ -
cent events an over tho world.
rx-rorsressman George L. Record, o'
Ne7 Jersey. VAS the concluding speaker
The Rev Samuel NcC rrothers. of Cam
bridge presided The attendance made
necessary an overflow meeting IN another
rai.