Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-27
TAFT SUPPORTERS IN
KANSAS MAY cHPPEAL

Topeka, Kans., July 27.-Arguments
Oh the appeal from the decision of Dis.
trict Judge Branine of Harvey county
in dismissing the injunction suit
brought by the adherents of President
| Taft to keep the names OF the Roose-
welt electors Off the primary ballot
were heard in the supreme court here
today. At the conclusion of the argu-
ments the court took a recess until Z
p. m.
1t was believed a decision would be
rendered today
D. R. Hite, the only Taft attorney
who appeared, devoted all his argu-
ments to the rights voter has under
the constitution of the United States.
II was said the argument tended to
pave the way for an appeal to the
United States supreme court
PROGRESSIVE EDITORS MEET.
Chicago, H., July 27.-Delegates to
the Illinois progressive state conven-
ton to be held here August 8, were
to be named today in county and
ward conventions throughout the
state. A total of 1,16O delegates OF
which 450 are from Chicago, are ap.
portioned under the call.
A call for a conference of progress
sive editors to be held here August
g. was issued here today.
John F. Bass announced in a lega'
opinion that the progressive party
could not participate in the primaries
next April if it presented at the No
vember election candidates for presi
Dental electors only.
MASSACHUSETTS JOINS
THE MOVEMENT
Boston, Mass, July 27.-Many OF
; the leaders in the progressive party
movement and supporters of Colonel
: Roosevelt assembled here today fol
the first convention in Massachusetts
of the new party.
The leaders planned to select a
state delegation to the Chicago con
| 'Sh'loh oii AuSuol anu alSO Ic
!, presidential electors.
!, MARION COUNTY IN LINE.
Sale, ILL.,, July 27.-Dr. C. n. Dunn
of Centralia, ILL.,, presided at thu
Marion county progressive convention
here today.
The convention went on record a!
, favoring a third party ticket. Eigh
delegates were named to take part il
, Chicago
: WHITES AND NEGROES ELECT.
, Jacksonville, Fla, July 27-Whitt
and negro factions of the Roosevelt
party in Florida met in separate con
ventions today and each chose one
half the number OF the states dele
gates to the Chicago convention.
The white branch met at Ocala an,
the negroes at St. Augustine Th
: Ocala convention was announced a
l Lilly White" while the st. Angus
tine meeting was for negroes.
i, At Ocala, the session had hardl
opened when negro delegates, aide
by half dozen whites, demande
. seats.
This convention refused seats t
the negroes. Reports received her
( state that they, with white adherent'
{ withdrew to separate convention.
< The negro convention at st. Augu!
tine is having factional troubles.
= CAREY REBUkES OLD PARTY.
< Cheyenne, Wyo, July 27.-The prt
( gresisve convention called by Govern
I, o. ]. NJ. Carey, met this morning i
{, the office of the governor. There wer
!. about seventeen delegates presen
:, Governor Carey made an address
= which he stated that the progressiv
!, movement was a rebuke to the r.
= publicans and democrats alike VIII
" had failed to serve the people. Hi
= speech was largely devoted to locs
conditions.
Governor Carey was made chai
n man of the convention with A. /
= Underwood vice president and Sher
dan Downey, secretary.
Committees were appointed an
e, Governor Carey, Frank Sitter {
Laramie and T. T. lyman of Sheridan
'e were named as delegates to the Ch
rs cago convention. Roy Scheneck,
ID A. Underwood and R. D. Carey wei
IS named as alternates.
t. Adjournment was then taken unit
lie late this afternoon. Presidential ele
tors will be chosen but there is I