The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-30
|[X|CANS HAVE
WITH
| many REFORMS
for President
and Vice President
Will Be Made
Today.
lADERO AND SUAREZ
WILL BE ON TICKET
d Abuses Will Be Correc,
ted and the Resources of
the Country Will Be
Developed.

y LNlto VI aux. -Vs- w eaTlSO
by the exercise of their consti-
tutioual, but hitherto unused
right to nominate candidates
the presidency and vice presi,
|etr, delegates to the first national
.nvention OF the progress party late
.siqhi adopted a platform that sags
|seatb its burden of reforms. Tomor-
eE II is expected the nominations
No be made
The first work was done in adopting
: various planks of the platform. The
II was accepted only after q noisy
bate. II provided for the strict main.
+nnce OF the constitution OF 81.
me delegate proposed that there be
|ded TO this '.and the laws of the re,
|m,' the measure by which Benito
|nrez brought about the separation of
n church aud state.
Delegates Jealous Of the untrammeled
[rcise Of their civil rights gesticn.
|ed and shouted their approval of the
<tndment. The more conservative
|1ed attention 10 the fact that the
<nsiple Of these laws had been en-
lied in an amendment to the constI.
ION and therefore the alteration in
= plank was unnecessary.
For more than three quarters of an
IA, however, the doubling delegates
2orously expressed their opinions,
BILE those who remained silent con
<huted more abundently to the cloud
sObaeec smoke that had settled over
d parquet in the Hidalgo theater,
hefe the convention is being held. In
end the plank, as written, was
*Qted. The convention pledges its
Edldates 10 carry out the principles of
.ttreeleetiou and to work for Il re-
Fon OF the election laws.
sVAe Tax System.
mother plank provides for re-
ION OF the system of taxation, fayors
Development OF public resources and
llses 10 combat monopolIes and spe-
privileges.
ne party pledges its representatives
fork for reform of the judicial
legal systems. Improvement in the
Eatonsl systom of the country also
Promised.
elected on this platform Francisco
Aadero, Jr,, may be expected TO
Ficlse friendly interest in Central
nlcsn affairs One provision OF the
VS. Programme is for an extension
sne nation Is friendly relations with
slen countries, especially those Of
n'hmorica, - The provision con-
ue with the promise 10 "direct pru'
ny the policy of the government
nu bringing about n union OF the
Hai American republics,
peelal attention is paid to the IN
.,e of the laboring element III one
ai' Which promises "to improve the
ui, Intellectual and material condl'
OF workiugmcn. Establishment
nsnnal training schools is promised.
generalization OF the personnel OF
national railways is TO be fastened,
iniway schools are to be estab
Laws looking TO proper indem'
AIion Of those injured while at work
promised. Pensions for disabled
tmen also will be considered.
as Maya and Yaqui Indians are
used that those deportcd by the
sovefnmcnt will be returned by the
40 their homes if they so wish,
oe public lands agricultural colo
Will be established,
ose Secret Ballot.
\: delegates did not begin the
SIoh OF their platform until after
1iOeH. Up to that, time the day
'esh spent In listening to an ad'
Rl welcome by Jesus Uruela, one
s prominent party leaders, and IN
saop'lon of rules of order.
lhls is the first convention oi
aety. the delegates were forced
nv time 10 formulate rules Of pro
Most important of these rules
Isaaat providing that candidate;
oe chosen by simple majorities
4 ~ ballot,
I Masisco IMsasisco /, Madero, Jr.. who un
rsY Will he the choice Of th'
usu'ion ~. for president. was in The
this morning for few min
aS. aSa. 1t ls doubtful if more thar
sgates were aware of his pres
-, ne stood in the wings of th'
ssua' n'tened TO the proceedings ant
penped around the flies for
"a the house, and then by means
,ron, Sp entrance made his way to nj
y greater part Of the day HI
IN his home. availing himsel
Se e TO time of telephone Il
IA" ""at was transpiring in tho con
.>A oniy member Of tho Nader
;o VINO rs taking an active part IL
nss;ention is Gustavo. brother o
ireWI9ate. II who was his representa-
3 ID ~ Washington during the earl
: Ia he revolution. AS q membe
) central committee. he sat upol
, IS Az beside Chairman Juan San
q ssg.eon. and from time to tim
j -yhs indicated that he was ma
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