Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-01
MOOSERS BURN BRIDGES
Missouri Convention Votes Against
Affiliation with Other Parties.
WILL NAME LOCAL TICKET
Candidates to Be Nominated for Com
gress, Members OF Legislature,
County Offices and City
offices In St. Louis.

KANSAS CITY, Jhty 81. si.--Consressi
ana county candidates will be nominated
by the progressive party in Missouri this
year. This was ordered by the state pro-
gressive convention here today after a
stormy discussion that occupied the en-.
tire morning session. A full ticket also
Will be nominated in the city Of ST. Louis.
The state committee was instructed 10
call congressional and county conventions
In the various districts and counties to
nominate the candidates. 1t was evident
that the majority Of the delegates were
determined that the progressive party In
Missouri should not affiliate with any
other party in any way.
Some Of the delegates contended that
the question of nominating the congress
sional ticket be left to the several dis
tricts. A resolution to that effect was
lost by vote OF 30S to 70. The progress
sive nominees for the state congressional
and county offices must pledge them
selves to support the national ticket
During the discussion Of the resolution
providing for the nomination of the con-
gressionai ticket, r. P. Andrews, who
yesterday was elected a member of the
state committee from the Sixteenth dis
trict, rendered his resignation. He said
that previous to the national republican
convention In Chicago he had given his
pledge to support the republican candi-
date for congress from that district and
that he felt in honor bound to do so.
Andrews resignation finally was ac-
cepted and Columbus Bradford was ap-
pointed to the place. A committee of
nine then was appointed to take charge
OF the campaign In the city of st. Louis
1t was at this iuncture that the con-
vention discovered that no provision had
been made for nominating candidates for
state senators and judicial officers. An
was adopted correcting the
oversight.
The convention completed its business
and adjourned at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon. An hour later the state committee
went into session to organize, elect
chairman and secretary and outline the
state campaign. The body is composed
Of thirty-two members.
Shhc huuAmN 10 DE DekeKAfe.
CHICAGO, July 3l.-United States Sena-
tor Joseph M. Dixon Of Montana, d. |
rector Of the national progressive cam
paign, arrived In Chicago from New York |
today and announced that Miss Jane
Adams of Hull house, Chicago, and Mrs |
II. M Wilmarth, president of the Wom-
ans City club. also of Chicago, would be
to the Illinois state progressive |
Saturday They possibly may
De named as delegates to the national
on Monday, he said.
Medill Mccormick declared that the
opposition to third party state ticket In /
Illinois had been greatly exaggerated in
eports from various parts of the state.
"of the more than 1,100 delegates who
will attend the state convention" said Mr..
Mccormick, only eighty are instructed
Lgainst third ticket and I believe that
ot more than 15d hold serious opposition
o the third ticket.
Every delegate to the state convention
igned a pledge to abide by the decisions
4 majority Of those In the convention
therefore. If any man bolts the conven-
lon he will violate his signed pledge and
e guilty OF deliberate fraud In signing
hat pledge. ! have heard that the dele
ates in one county rewrote the call or
ledge. but this should make no differ
nee"
Southern Man for Wee President.
OYSTER BAY, July 3l.-A movement
! on foot within the national progress