Evening star., 1912-07-21
Michigan Progressives Quit
the 6. o. P.
HOLD STATE CONVENTION
Vote in Favor of Placing Entire
Ticket in the Field.
INFLUENCE OF SENATOR DIXON
Addresses the Delegates and
Straightens Out Differences of
Opinion Between Factions.

JACKSON, Mich, July 20.-Michigan
progressives divorced themselves abso-
lutely from the republican party in their
state convention here today.
BY almost a unanimous vote the dele
gates went on record as favoring the
placing of an entire ticket, both state
| and national, in the field. A few in
structed delegates voted against the
move in order to record the sentiment
of their home counties. but explained
to the convention that they personally
were for separation from the old party.
Delegates to the national progressive
party convention in Chicago, presidential
electors, members of the state central
committee and a member of the national
committee were chosen today.
Members of the state central commit
tee recommended the following men for
state Offices: For governor, State Sen
ator l.. Whitney Watkins of jackson;
for United States senator. Theodore NJ
Joslin of Adrian.
Friends of Gov. Osborn protested
vigorously but futilely against the in
dorsement by the convention Of q can
didate for governor. They insisted the
people should not be offered any sug-
gestions regarding candidates. When
kins. circulation Of Osborn petitions was
begun Immediately.
Nathan P. Hull of Diamondale was
recommended by the convention for rep
resentative at large, but he declined to
make the race.
Petitions in Circulation.
Only six days remain in which
petitions may be filed with the secre-
tary Of state. Many petitions were
put in circulation at the close Of the
days session OF the convention.
The coming of Senator Joseph M.
Dixon to the convention probably had
as much to do with carrying the full
ticket" plan as anything. The factions
for stub" ticket or the nomination
Of presidential electors only, and the
full ticket" crowd were lined up for
bitter fight when he arrived. But he
told them that Col. Roosevelt wanted
full state ticket, and after that 1t
was all over but the shouting. The
shouting, howeter. required much time.
for the cOnveAtion was as enthusias-
tic as the thousand or more delegates
and bras band could make 1t.
Gives Up the Fight.
Frank w. Knox, who had been lead
ing the stub" ticket faction and
favoring the Endorsement OF Gov. Os-
born as a republican candidate. was
the first man to take the floor or the
convention and give up the fight.
convention. declared "it is better
chance now that Roosevelt will be
elected than it was last March that
he would be nominated" He charged
that progressive sentiment was being
edited out Of many papers. New York
vr-f1l O a
named as delegates to the Chicago
convention Bourke' Cochran, Gen.
Horatio King and Gov. Garvin Of
Rhode Island.
animously elected Michigan national
committeeman.
Delegates to Chicago.
The delegates to the Chicago convention
at large are: Julius Kirby, Charles A.
Nichols, Gen. P. L. Abbey, Sybrant Wes-
selius. Frank W. Knox and John w.
Patchen.
BY districts-Dr. Howard Baker and
Charles f. Mccarthy. first; Theodore NJ.
Joslin and John George. jr.. second: c. n.
Barre and G. S. Hadley, third; E. X.
Warren and Oliver Avery: fourth; NJ; a.
logg and DIR. A. D. Sayre. sixth; George
H. Force and Joseph n. Rankin. seventh:
George E. Atkins and A. B. Cook. eighth:
Henry A. Wolff and Gen. w. II. Seers,
ninth; E. l.. Gardner and Homer f. Buck,
tenth; F. B. Sotham and ]. F. Carson,
eleventh: and George A. Potts and Max
SOcha, twelfth.
The Platform.
The platform adopted denounced the
Chicago republican convention as a fraud
ard indorsed Theodore Roosevelt. the
initiative. referendum and recall: direct
nominations and elections of state and
national officers. including United States
senator's: graded income and inheritance
taxes: universal parcels post; extension
of the postal savings bank system: fed
eral regulation of all corporation doing
interstate business and protection against
watered stocks and bonds: regulation of
railroad rates, based on the physical val
uation of the roads: extension Of the
powers Of the interstate commerce COM
mission: extension of the civil service
law to the consular service and woman
suffrage.
Opposition to the Aldrich currency bill
was promised lin the interest of compe
tition in banking and insurance"
protective tariff was pledged in all
cases where 1t would not be used ito
exact an unjust tribute from the people
and unjustly increase the cost Of living"
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The platform follows:
We denounce in unequivocal terms tho
crime against popular government perpe-
trated at Chicago in the national repub-
lican convention. We repudfate the ac-
tion OF that convention. made up in part
of fraudulently seated delegates, and de-
clare that the fraud there perpetrated
strikes a blow at the very foundations
of the republic. which can only survive
through free and untrammeled popular
government. We declare the action thus
consummated cannot be and Is not bind
ing upon any citizens.
The situation thus produced makes it
imperative that proper steps be taken
to give to the people the opportunity to
express their will in the selection of q
President. out of which they were cheated
by the successful fraud practiced by a
repudated national committee at Chicago
at the behest of the special interests.
''The constant effort of crooked busi-
ness. in unholy alliance with crooked
bosses. to usurp the powers of govern
ment. through control of party machinery.
constitutes the greatest menace to real
popular rule Therefore. this body Of
| independent citizens here and now dedi-
perpetuation of those principles of So
cial and industrial justice and equality of
opportunity upon which the republic was
founded and which must endure and be
transmitted into rule of political con-
duct II the nation Is to survive.
I'VE are especially concerned In the
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