The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-19
DON WANT TAG
Progressive Wing Of The Republican
Party Declares For La FoIltllee
Say HE is LOGICAL Man

Two Hundred Members OF the In
surgent Party Meet in Convention
in Chicago to Outline Plans For
Campaign to Defeat President
Taft in the. Convention.
The two hundred progressive Re-
publicans in their first national con-
ference at Chicago on Monady in
dorsed Senator Robert NJ. La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin for president and
declared in favor of direct pri-
mary as a means for the express
sion of a presidential choice.
The Endorsement came in the
shape of resolutions framed in part
by James R. Garfield, former Sec
retary of the interior, who, it was
held by the delegates, appeared as
expressing the views of Theodore
Roosevelt and who it was feared
who oppose a declaration in favor
of any individual. Mr.. La Follette's
Endorsement went through without
hitch, however.
A resolution followed day of
La Toilette enthusiasm in which his
name was cheered repeatedly when it
was mentioned by dozen speakers.
Contrary to expectation, the confer
ence was concluded in one day,
most Of the delegates left the city,
and the progressive programme
outlined for tomorrow will be de-
voted to support of State and local
candidates and conditions.
The resolutions were framed by a
subcommittee of five and were re-
vised by Mr.. Garfield and Congress-
man Irvine L. Lenroot Of Wiscon-
sin. John e. Little of North Caro-
lima was a member of the subcom-
mittee. The resolution read:
1.-The progressive movement is a
struggle to wrest the control or
government in the State and the
nation from tn representatives of
special privilege and restore them
to the control Of the people. The
issue is the same in all the State,
though the problem may be pre-
sented in different ways.
"In the national field, the con-
troll of government by special priv
ilege is evidenced by the influence
and power of the reactionary lead
ers in both parties in checking of
preventing the enactment of pro-
gressive rolicies pledged by the Re-
publican party.
"The present. condition of uncer-
tainty in business in intolerable and
destructive of industrial prosperity.
Il is worse thar idle to leave a
question of whether great business
enterprises are legal or not merely
to judicial determination. Industrial
corporations should by affirmative
legislative enactment he given def
mite rules of conduct by which busl-
ness shall be made safe and stable
while at the same time the inter-
ests of the public should be fully
safeguarded. We seek constructive
!agisN,tion not destructive litiga-
ton.
Eve favor the ascertainment OF
the choice of Republican voters as
to candidate for president by a dl-
rect primary vote, held in each
State pursuant to the statue, and
where no such statue we urge that
the Republican State committee
provide that the people be given the
right to express their choice for
president.
Robert NJ. La Toilette of Wis
consin years ago found conditions
in his State not unlike those Of the
nation today. Under his leadership
all opposition was overcome and
there was enacted in Wisconsin a
system of laws that stand as models
for LEGISLATION in all States of the
Union.
"The record of Senator La Fol-
letta in State and nation makes
him logical candidate for presl-
dent of the United States. His
character, his courage, his record
couage, his record of constructive
LEGISLATION and administrative ability
meet the requirements for leader
shin such as present conditions de-
mand.
This conference indorses him as
q candidate for tie Republican
nomination for president, and urges
that in all States organizations be
formed to promote his nomination.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ne
braska sent the biggest delegations
out side of Illinois and the lndorSe-
ment of the Wisconsin man became
appaent early in the day. Senator
Clapp of Minnesota made the key
note speech.
81 believe" he said. this great
uprising that is making itself felt
from ocean to ocean will lose its
fnrce in internal discord unless we
take a symbol around which to raj
ly.
Senator La Toilette is in him
self q platform that represents the
progressive spirit"