Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-01
Personal Friend and Cam
paigner Of La Toilette Is
Selected to Preside at State
Meeting Of Delegates.
CLIFFORD PINCH0T WILL
BE ONE OF SPEAKERS
Both Friends of Senator from
Wisconsin and Former Pres
ident Roosevelt Are Active
Now.


(ny EveusnE fieFaia A. y. k.eanea vg9set
Columbus, o. Jan. NEARLY tive
hundred delegates from various parts
81 the state gathered here today for
the first conference VI ohio Republi-
can Progressives 90 form perfna-
ne9i state organization. adopt a plat
form and deliberate ever the choice
81 man for the Republican pYesi-
dental nomination. Judge n. n.
Wanomakor OF Akron, who toured
the state with Robert M. IaFoilctte.
bad been named 10 preside at the
meeting.
IN addition Progressive Republican
sentiment viii be famed during the
day by speakers Of national repute.
ieluding clifford pinchot, Senator
clapp Of Minnesota, Senator Works
Of California and Congressman Morse
of Wisconsin. Sentiment developed
early against the advisabllity OF en-
dorsihg any particular candidate. and
friends Of both senator LaFolletto
and Colonel Roosevelt were active In
urging delegates 60 avoid endorses
ment OF these men. At 10 o'clock.
when the coissentlon VAS called. Il
generally was 5ciieved the conference
would merely declare for progressive
Republican principles and form
permanent organization. However.
many OF the delegates were insisting
that I4aFoilette should be indorsed.
wills others said that " any endorse
ment was attempted they would fight
u on 'the floor. Clifford Pinchot;
Walter l.. Houser. secretary OF the
National Progressive Republican
league. and Walter r. Brown. chair
man Of the Republiaan state central
Committee. had "a conference at
which IL Was said a form % an en-
dorsement leaving the way cloar for
the selection Of candidate later was
decided u9on
No candidate will receive the en-
dOrsement OF the Ohio Progressive
Republican league II the recorhmenda-
tions OF the resolutions committee are
followed, After speeches today BY
Clifford Pinch0t and John ID. Fockler,
the committee, most OF them nvOwed
LaFollette supporters. adopted the
following resolution.
we are opposed 70 the renomina.
ti0n Oi President Taft. We hereby
declare II 50 be the determined pur-
pose Of the Ohio Progressive ReDub-
unison 70 nominate a progressive He
publican for president. recognizing as
fellow progressiye9 all who hold the
principles for which we stand wheth.
er they be for the presidential nOrni-
nation OF Robert N. IaFollette or
Roosevelt or any other pro-
sressive Republican
We favor the election OF delegates
who win favor the nomination OF a
who villa fully represent tho
progressive princlples. Mr.. Pinchol
urged that no endorsement be given
n present on the grounds 81 harmony.
We know tnat I'm Ohio are many
who stand for the principles we do,
but who first favor the nomination
1f Theodore Roosevelt / am heart
W in favor Of the nomination Of Ia
TOILETTE. but AN fully convinced that
Ihe only way we can lose she nomi.
nation Is by split over q candidate.
4 we all work together Tor a progres.
3lve principle. we shall be able 10
nominate a candidate al the Chicago