Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRESSIVE
LEAGUE IS LAUNCHED IN
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
BOURNfhfADSMOVEMENT
Nine United States Senators and Six
Governors in Political Revolt
Moses Ciapp Of Minnesota
Among Them.

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OF the Republican Progressive league
by progressive Republican senators,
representatives, governors and others
An organization which will seek to
fight for the establishment of popular
government-was announced here.
Plans of the new league which have
been under consideration since the as
sembling of congress were concluded
at meeting at which time a declara-
ton of principles was signed, con-
stitution adopted and the following
officers elected:
President - Senator Jonath "a n
Bourne, Jr., Oregon.
First ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
George w. Norris, Nebraska.
Second e-President-Gov. Chas.
Osborne, Michigan.
Treasurer-Charles r. Crane, Chi
cago.
Executive Committee = Ser nat or
Moses E. Clapp. Minnesota; Senator
Joseph l.. Bristow, Kansas; Repre-
sentative Hubbard, Iowa; Representa-
tive Irvine l.. Lenroot, Wisconsin;
Representative-elect William Kent,
California; Clifford Pinchot, Pennsyl-
vania; George l.. Record, New Jersey;
and the president, vfce-president, and
treasurer members ex-ofici0.
Mine Senators Sign Declaration.
The declaration Of principles signed
by nine Republican United States SEN
ators, the governors Of six Republican
states, 10 members of the house and
others is as follows:
Popular government in America
has been thwarted and progressive
legislation strangled by the special in
terests which control caucuses, dele
gates, conventions and party organiza-
lions and through control of the ma
chinery of government dictate nomi-
nations and platforms, elect, admin
STATIONS. legislatures, representatives
in congress, United States senators
and control cabinet officers.
Under existing conditions legisla-
ton in the public interest has been
baffled and defeated. This is evil
denced by the long struggle to secure
the revision of the tariff, statutes
dealing with trusts and combinations,
a wise, reconstruction of the none
tary laws, the conservation of natural
resources and the enactment of all
legislation solely for the common
good.
Progressives' Platform.
1.-THE progressive Republican league
believes that popular government is a
fundamental to all our questions. To
this end it advocates:
"First-The election of United
States senator by direct vote of the
people.
"Second-Direct primaries for the
nomination of all elective officials.
"Third-The direct election of dele
gates to national conventions with op-
portunity for the voter to express his
choice for president and vice presi-
dent
"Fourth-Amendmen to state con-
stitutions providing for the initiative,
referendum and recall.
"Fifth-A thorough general corrupt
practice act.
"The league will cooperate with
prOgressives in the several states and
wherever acceptable, will render as
sistance in promoting the organiza-
tons of state leagues"
United States Senators.
Beveridge. Indiana; J. L. Brstow, Kansas.
Norris Brown, Nebraska Albert b. Cummins,
Iowa; Moses Il. Clapp, Minnesota; Joseph NJ.
Dixon, Montana; A. j. Gronna, North Dakota;
Il NJ Lafollette, Wisconsin
Chester Aldrich. Nebraska; Jos. NJ. Carey.
Wyoming: Hiram w. johnson, California; Fran
els M. McGovern. Wisconsin; Chas. Osborn,
Michigan; W. r. Stubhs Kansas
Henry Allen Cooper, Wisconsin; William J.
Cary. Wisconsin: r. r. Davis, Minnesota; E..
II. Hubbard Iowa; G. N Haugen, Iowa; IT.
vine L. LenroOt Wisconsin: G. A. Lindbergh.
Minnesota; Victor Murdoch, Kansas; E. H. Madi-
Nelson, wisconsin; q. ". Norris, Nebraska :
Miles Poindexter: Washington
Other Signers.
Alfred l.. Baker, Illinois; Ray Stannard PAX
Or, Massachusetts: Louis 2. Brandeis Massaehu-
Maine: James II. Garfield, Ohio: Hugh 7. Hal
bert, Minnesota; Francis j. Heney, California
Frederick c. Howe, New York; Fred s. Jackson,
(congressman-elect) Kansas; f. Clarence Jones,
New Yek wn Kepa ,tus
xnsos . Pinchot, New York; James 4. Peterson.
Minnesota George L.. Record New Jersey; Gil
bert 3. Roe. New York: W., S. U,Ren, oregon;
White, Kansas: clifford Pinchot. Pennsylvania.