The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-15
Chicago Meeting, which Op-
ems Monday, Is Recognized
by Insurgency as Move.
ment to Boom Lafollette.
SENATOR'S BOOSTERS
DOMINATE SESSION
Launching of the Wisconsin
Senator's Candidacy Will
Follow Carefully Worked
Out Campaign Plans.
(National News Association

WASHINGTON. Oct 14.-Progre0
sive Republican leaders from all parts
of the country will assemble In Chica-
go on Monday and formulate plans for
the defeat of President Taft for re-
nomination as candidate OF his party
in 1912
While the call which went out sew.
eral weeks ago to the "progressives''
of the party to meet in Chicago did
not say in plain language that the
conference was designed to further the
Presidential candidacy for Senator
La Toilette OF Wisconsin, every In
surgent politician recognized In it 4
movement to nominate the Senator.
This meeting will be attended by La
Toilette supporters only. Those Sena-
tors who followed La Toilette In the
last two sessions of congress will
dominate it, and the other progressives
will follow their lead. 1t is reason
able to expect therefore. that toIno..
rows gathering will give the La Fol-
lette boom nationwide scope.
Some Of the Boomers.
Clifford Pinchot, who led the rebel-
lion against the Taft-Ballinger con-
servation policy: Louis Brandies Of
Boston, who was Pinchot's attorney:
Rudolph Spreckles of San Francisco.
a multi-millionaire: Medill McCor-
mick of Chicago, former publisher
of the Chicago Tribune: Charles r.
Crane OF Chicago; Senators Bourne Of
Minnesota and d score Of Re-
publican Representatives have n
ready indicated" that they will
When the organtzatton u perfect
be on hand 70 take part IN the dSabtrr
tions.
Several governors Of states and sev.
eral hundred leading prosresiives will
be there to aid In drafting . platform
and launching the movement against
the Taft administration. In all about
five hundred Insurgents are looked
for, and a national organization of La
Toilette forces will be the result. -
When the organization is perfect
ed an appeal to the voters OF the
party and to state organizations will
be made. The cry will be renewed
President could not possibly be re-
elected If nominated. therefore it
would be folly for the party to place
him at the head Of the ticket. This
probably will be the keynote Of the
conference.
Fight to be interesting.
Upon this theory the progressives
expect to gain strength throughout the
South and East, as we'll as through
out the West. Whether or not they
can command enough votes In the con-
vention to seriously embarrass the re-
actionaries of their. party, Of course re-
mains to be seen. 1t is not too early
to forecast that they will have enough
force on the floor of the convention
to make the fight interesting.
The Chicago gathering was conceive
ed by the Progressive Republican
campaign committee. with headquar-
ters in this city The managers OF
this committee, all of whom are pledg-
ed to the support of La Toilette, de-
cided that it was necessary to plan q
campaign on a national basis. In
cidentally they chose a time just AZ
the Presidents Western trip was COM
| ing to an end to launch their move
f! ment.
Clifford Pinchot and his brother
| Amos, came to Chicago today to aid
! in the roundup of the progressives.
. Senator Cummins OF Iowa, one OF the
Lafollette will not be present