New-York tribune., 1912-01-02

report of the resolutions committee.
which had been unanimously In favor
of not naming a candidate.
Clifford Pinchot, who declared that he
spoke only for himself and in no way
for Colonel Roosevelt and ex-Secretary
Garfield of the Department Of the In
terror, were the leaders in the debate
against giving an Endorsement to any
candidate. Senator Works, Of Califor-
MIA, and later Senator Clapp, Of Mime
sofa, were equally vigorous in urging
that the Ohio Progressives concentrate
their efforts on working for the election
of Senator La Toilette. Nearly every
delegate expressed himself repeatedly III
the debate.
Oppose Taft's denomination.
Walter +. Brown, chairman of the Re-
publican State Central Committee, who
week ago was read out of the Pro-
gressves by Chairman Fackler of the
Progressive League for his proposed
Presidential preference plan, held long
morning conference with Pinchot
Houser and Fackler and worked with
them on the resolution which finally was
adopted. The resolution follows
We are opposed to the denomination of
President TAFT. we hereby oeclare ~ 10 10
Progressive Republican League TO work in
harmony and unison to nominate Pro-
gressive Republican for President, recog,
nizing as fellow Progressives all who hold
the principles for which we stand, whether
they be for the Presidential nomination OF
Robert NJ. La Toilette or Theodore Roose-
welt or any 0ther dn9sresS5fxe nft nf tSe Prn
gressive movement throughout the entire
state and nation.
We favor the election OF delegates who
will favor the nomination of a candidate
who will fully represent the Progressive
principle.
Fackler, who presided at to-day's con-
ference as temporary Chairman, was
elected president of the permanent or
ganization. c. +. Brotherton, Of Ashta-
bula. was elected vice president. and T.
II. Brown, of Columbus secretary.
A declaration of principles, adopted
unanimously, was substantially the one
prepared by a committee appointed at a
meeting Of P~ogressives of the Western
Reserve. On the question of national
policies it followed the line of the plat
form adopted by the Progressive confer
ence in Chicago. II declared for sub
stantial and equitable revision Of the
tariff schedule by schedule, preserving
the protective tariff principle. the meas
ure Of which shall be the difference in
wages and raw material at home and
! abroad To this end a non-partisan
tariff board with full power TO compel
testimony and 10 report to Congress was
advocated.
A revision oi the Sherman law was
suggested in the second paragraph:
For the cure of corporate and trust evils
/ we favor legislation that shall effectively
regulate and control in the public interest
| the great nstrumentalities OF modern busi,
ness; such legislation clearly to define ana
| provide against recognized wrongs such as
| the exploitation of humanity for proht
stock watering. organizing companies Win
out substantial assets. agreements TO con
| troll production, markets. prices ana tnt
| like-all designed to protect the honest and
punish by Imprisonment the dishonest bust
! ness man.
| Other planks of the platform declared
for popular election of United States
Senators. the Pinchot- Roosevelt con-
| servation policy, a national income tax
graduated upward and the abolition OF
needless public positions.
pinchot Sways Committee.
The first difference of opinion arose
when an added resolution to promise sup
port to no candidate was recommended
by the committee on resolutions. The
committee Of nineteen members had en-
| tered their deliberations, most OF them
declared, heartily in favor of expressing
themselves for Robert NJ. La Toilette.
| Their opinions had been changed after
| they had heard addresses by Pinchot
and Fackler, and after the resolution
which was prepared by Houser and
! Plnchot was described by the former
national forester as the best way of ad
! vancing Senator La Follette's interests.
The resolution was reported to the
conference just after Senator Works
had made an address urging the dele
gates to follow the example Of Cali
! forna and to Centralize their campaign
ing for one man. Senator Works said:
! Colonel Roosevelt should declare himself
! both az TO his candidacy and as TO his
| stand on the principles that are accepted
/ as Progressive. IL this movement attempts
| TO centre itself around it's principles and
| not around a candidate, 1t VIII lessen Its
| chances of success.
| III Roosevelt should declare himself
would not hesitate TO support him and
neither would Senator La Toilette. La
| Toilette has made the principles for which
| ha iegtI ipdOrSpd
| him and felt that an attempt TO evade IL
would have been cowardly.
The committee report, coming at the
end of Senator Works's speech, was fol-
lowed Immediately by Pinchot who de-
Tended the resolution, saying:
| IT would be foolish TO deny that there is
| In Ohio. as well as I'm other states, a great
| number OF men, maybe a majority, who
| favor heartily the Progressive principles,
| but who favor the nomination of Colonel
| Roosevelt as first choice and La Toilette
second. Here let me say that there Is no
one who is working harder for the election
of Senator La Toilette than l am.
| j believe most intensely that II would be
| foolish not to crystallize the Roosevelt,
! Progressive sentiment and the Progressive
! didates they may prefer, so that We can get
! delegates to the Chicago convention who
will vote for the Progressive candidate.
| whom we know will be Mr.. La Toilette II
| we declare for a single candidate. we run
tho risk OF going 10 Chicago to find Pro-
| gressive delegates from different communi-
| ties morally bound to support a half dozen