The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
% Is Doing Until After the
Primaries Are Held.
HALBERT IS MADE CHAIRMAN
Both Rich and Larson Declare They
Propose to Support Nominees of Z.
Regular Organization.

st. Paul, September AT the
close of a hot debate that lasted
for more than an hour, the pro-
gressive state central committee
last night decided to defer consid-
Grafton of a third state ticket and
a third nominee for governor until
September 20, three days after the
primary election. This decision was
made by the adoption of resolu-
ton which further committee the new
party organization to the original
progressive plan of placing third
candidates for state office in the
field if the nominees of the repub-
lican primaries are not satisfactory.
The new party central committee
met for the time last night in
the merchants hotel. Only nine of
the fifty members were absent.
Aside from the debate and an at
tempt by Hennepin county members
to have H. T. Halbert superseded
by new chairman, the committee
meeting was absolutely harmonious.
Will Appoint Executive Committee.
Mr. Halbert was authorized to APP
point an executive committee OF
nine or more members to carry on
active campaigning for the Roose-
velt-Johnson ticket This committee
will choose a permanent secretary
and treasurer for the state organ
ization and arrange for state head
quarters. J. @. Macintosh of Still
water was made temporary trear
surer.
The fight on the craftsmanship oc-
Cured at the opening of the meet
ing Mr. Halbert, who had been
designated by j. F. Jacobson Of
Madison as chairman of the pro-
gressive committee when Jacob
son announced his appointment,
told the committee that he regarded
his selection as only temporary and,
suggested that a permanent chair
man be chosen.
HaIbert Is Chairman.
J. @. Macintosh of Saltwater
moved that Jacobsonss- selection of
Mr.. Halbert be confirmed. Walter
H. Newton of Minneapolis objected
and the suggestion was made that
ballot be taken. In the balloting
Mr. Halbert received all but six of
the votes cast These six, it is un-
county committeeman.
The fight on the proposal for
third state ticket centered about
resolution presented by Mr.. Hal
bert from the floor. The resolu-
ton called for meeting of the
central committee on September 20
to consider the placing of bull moose
candidates in the field for state,
congressional and legislative offices
if the republican nominees are not
deemed acceptable to the progress
sive voters 1t was framed to car
ry out the intent of the Ellsworth
resolution adopted at the~state pro-
gressive convention in July.
Parker Would Act Now.
Mr.. Halbert, P. v. Collins of Min
neapolis, r. A. Wilkinson of Lake
Elmo and several other committee
men who supported the Halbert re-
solution asserted that if the COM
mittee took any immediate action
upon the proposal for a third state
ticket they would violate instruc-
tons given them by the state
progressive convention when it adop-
ted the Ellsworth resolution.
Ora j. Parker of LIE Sueur Wig
orously opposed postponement. He
offered a substitute resolution pro-
viding that progressives remain out
side the primaries. and he urged
that the committee take an immed-
late stand for a complete bull
moose. state ticket. There was but
one other course to pursue, he said,
and that was to vote in the pri
maries and then support the party
nominees.
Theodore Roosevelt believes in
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