The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-02
52 to g Against Indorsing Senator LaFOllette.
 PinchOt Talks
EFFECT PERMANENT
 STATE ORGANIZATION
Advocate Amendment of Sherman Antitrust Law-Declare for Moderate Revision of
 the Tariff


 republicans of Ohio met today formed permanent organization, adopted g declaration of progressive principles. but voted 52 to g not to give their indorse- ment to United States Senator Robert M. I.aFollette as candidate for the pres idential nomination.
 After refusing the Endorsement of the league the delegates voted S1 to Il in ia vor of a resolution as a personal ex- pression of the delegates naminng Sena- tor LaFollette as the living embodi- ment of the principles of the progressive movement and the logical candidate to carry them to successful frultion."
 The vote was on the adoption of an amendment to the report of the resolu- tions committee which had been unani- n.ously in favor of not naming a candi- date.
 clifford Pinchot, who declared that he spoke only for himself, and in no way for Colonel Roosevelt, and former Sec retary of the Interior Garfield, were the leaders in the debate against giving any candidate an indorsement Senator Works of California and Senator Clapp of Minnesota were equally vigorous in urg- Ing that the Onlo pfo5ieooNcS SoiiSSit7 trate their efforts in working for the election of Senator LaFollette. Fackler Permanent Chairman John D. Fackler. temporary chairman of the Ohio organization, who presided at today's conference as temporary chair man. was elected president of the per manent organization.
 declaration of principles was adopted. On the question of national policies it fol- lowed the line of the platform adopted by the progressive conference in Chi cago.
 It declared for a substantial revision of the tariff by schedule, preserving the protective tariff principle, the measure of which shall be the difference in wages and raw material at home and abroad. To this end, non-partisan tariff board, with full power to compel testimony aad to report to congress. was advocated.
 revision of the sherman law was sug- gesteel in the following paragraph:
 ..For the curtailment of corporation and trust evils, we favor legislation that shall effectively regulate and control in the public interests, the great instrument talities of modern business; such leglsla- ton clearly to define and provide against recognized wrongs, such as the expoita- ton of humanity for profit, stock water ing, agreements to control production, market prices and the like; all designed to protect the honest and punishment by Imprisonment the dishonest business man.
 Other blanks of the platform declared for popular election of United States senators, the Pinchot- Roosevelt conserva- ton policy income tax graduated upward and the abolition of needless public po- sitions.
 In it's state policies the platform de- clared in favor of all nominations by direct primary. except township and VII lage officials; the initiative and referen- dun; the short ballot and q presidential preference law smplihcation of legal procedure: the submission of all matters of public policy to the voters.
 Opinions Differ
 The first difference of opinion arose when an added resolution to promise sup port to no candidate was advocated Most of the committeeman entered their deliberations, heartily in favor of ex- pr essing themselves for LaFolette. Their opinions had been changed after they had heard addresses by Pinchot and Tack Ter.
 It was reported to the conference just after Senator Works had made ad- dress urging the delegate to follow the nxample of California and to centralize heir campaigning for one man.
 ..Colonel Roosevelt should declare him Jeff" he said. both as to his candidacy Ind as to his stand the principles hat are represented as progressive. If his movement attempts to center itself round it's principles and not around "a andidate. it will lessen its chances of uccess.
 If Roosevelt would declare himself would not hesitate to support him .aFollette has made the principles for vhich he stands an issue. California is indorsed him and felt that an att empt to evade 1t would have been owardly."
 In defending the resolution MT Pin Ut would be foolish to deny that lere is in Ohio, as well as in other ates. a great number of men, maybe majority, who favor heartily the pro- ressive principles but who favor the animation of Colonel Roosevelt as firss loice and LaFollette second. Here let e say that there Is no one who is 2 orking harder for the election of Sen or IaFollette than I am.
 q believe, most intensely, that it ould be foolish not to crystalize the kcent Roosevelt sentiment and the togressive sentiment of all other men
 that we can get delegates to tho hicago convention who will vote for e progressive candidate, which we bpe will be MT. LaFollette.
 sTf we declare for a single candi- lf te we run the risk of going to Chi go to find impressive delegates from ferent communities morally bound to pport half dozen different candi- tes."
 Senator Clapp argued in favor of ncentrating fire much as possible The sinister forces that are trying
 dominate the republican and the mocratic parties will lose, no step
 the progressive movement satisfies elf with declaration of principles, D sf said.
 yhe plan of organization of the new rmanent league is much the same as at of other political organizations W as established. Delegates will be jf osen from each county. Each con- fk eseiapal district will have the same 2 \ation in the state committee
 1las In the republican state
 mittees Members of com - be subject to the recall the platform and will be irement on vote of pe-
 ted by 20> county leagues.