The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-08-21
Progressive County, Joint
Representative and Dis
trict Conventions Are to
Meet Here Then.
ACTION NOT TAKEN
ON COUNTY TICKET
Central Committee Decided
to Postpone Decision for
Time Being.-James Ma
son a Progressive.

At meeting of the Wayne County
Progressive Central Committee held
yesterday afternoon it was decided to
call delegate county convention and
delegate joint representative conven-
ton for Saturday, August 81, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
the legislature from Wayne county
and a candidate for joint representa-
tive from Wayne and Fayette counties.
The committee also recommended
that Progressive candidate for con-
gress from the Sixth district be
nominted.
r. G. Leeds, Progressive district
chairman, stated today that he would
issue a call at once for a district con-
vention to meet in this city on the
same day the Wayne county conven-
tion and the Wayne-Fayette joint rep
resentative convention met here, Sat
urday, August 81.
County Ticket Question.
The matter of putting a full county
ticket in the field was discussed at
the committee meeting yesterday, and
it was decided not to take any action
on the question for the time being.
The committee authorized the call
ing of delegate county and joint rep
resentative conventions as ~ it was
thought that a better expression of
the wishes of the voters as to whom
they desire for candidate could be
obtained in this way. Each precinct
will be allowed one delegate to each
of the conventions. The delegates
will be announced within day or two.
The next meeting of the central
committee will be on Saturday, Aug
ust 81, at 1 o'clock, just prior to the
two county conventions 1t was de-
cided to hold this meeting on a Satur-
day as it was more convenient for far
mers and shop men than any other
day in the week.
James Mason of Fayette county,
candidate on the Republican ticket for
joint representative from Wayne and
Fayette counties, accompanied by Sc
eral Fayette county men who have
been very prominent in the organiza-
tion of the Progressive party there,
was in Richmond yesterday.
Mason Progressive.
He was informed that the Progress
i've county central committee had
unanimously voted that it was the
sense of that body that he should be
offered the same place on the Pro-
gressive legislative ticket and would
so recommend to the delegates to the
joint county convention. Mr.. Mason
individually is Progressive in his lean
ings and declared yesterday that he
did not for one minute countenance
the actions Of the reactionaries of his
party at the Chicago convention.
Whether his feeling in this regard will
be strong enough to guide his actions
SO as to accept the Progressive nomin-
alton is the question. Mr. Mason feels
a deep sense of obligation to all Re-
publicans, both Progressive and stand
pat, who nominated him at the prim-
ary last spring. If he feels that the
crookedness that characterized the
Chicago convention as we'll as the
state convention releases him from
any feeling of obligation to the stand
pat or reactionary wing of the party
he undoubtedly will accept the Pro-
gressive nomination. Mason will have
his reply stating what his position will
be ready in a few days and it will
be made public at that time
The Fayette county men while here
stated that Fayette county would off
er the name of Thomas Bryson before
the Progressive district convention
which will be held in the near future,
probably at Richmond. for congress.
Fayette county presents strong can.
didate as Mr.. Bryson has become we'll
and favorably known all over the dis.
trict for the prominent part he has
played in the fight out of which the
Progressive party was born. He was
delegate to the Chicago convention
last June for Colonel Roosevelt, and
was one Of the original 343 delegates
that refused to vote on roll call. II
was this body of 343 delegates that
after the Republican convention went
to Orchestra Hall and nominated Col
onel Roosevelt, and thus started the
campaign that has produced the Pro
gressfve party as strong, independ