The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-08-02

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| IHais. Nathaniel Sssnn, Ma'NNii.
District Electors
!. I'll" Rev Ban =. Jones. Adaii
county
g-.II,ntv r. M.I.f rms.
: g. ii"w'll. ii.tIauN
4 r y. Pufdu. 1T. Joseph
! . charles T.. RAd,r. Kansas city.
Clark wiz. EIt'r
= e. ~. Haskell GLASGOW
Manuel Diaun. columbia
. -G""tR" re. Rowling G'e'n.
!" , W Br". kunu -. iuuis
II 'audr Mus" - Louis
IL Df. Ferdinand iHit'' -, Louis.
Il u j. burut'. Pennington.
~ W. A. ii"l'"suh. Poplar Iuf.
y l.. - Morris Racine
~ James r. fuik'is"n Lebanon
Kansas City. Ia,y 3i.--The stat,
convention Of the Progressive part
convened AZ $50 y. M. and Judge Al
bert ". Nortoni Of the 81. Louis court
o' appeals. elected temporary cnaiy
man. called the convention TO order.
II sat patiently through hot sam
mer day and with u directn.ss, mai.
mony and sing ness of purpose more
characteristic Of crusaders than OF
delegates To political convention. die
the work that war waiting.
There Was not discogdant not,
from the time the delegates marched
Into the Shnk.rt tneater. coats OF
arms. cheering for Ro0s. welt. until
they adjourned
Flags Were Everywhere.
The Shnler' 'hos'er Was profnsely
decorated with fogs. No political con.
veniion ever had a more beautiful Set.
ting.
There we're differences OF opinion In
the convention. Many delegates
wanted to nominate q state ticket
Many wanted 10 adopt a complete plat.
form OF principles. hut on all essen.
'ial points Of Progressivism the dele.
gates were a unit and did what they
came to do with feryor that was
little less than exal'ation.
For Woman Suffrage.
When the convention adjourned II
hsd nominated presidential electors
instructed to vote for Theodore RoosA
Welt FOR president. II had elected
delegates to IN" national convention
OF the Progressive party In Chicago
August =. instructed to vote for his
nomination. II had selected a state
central committee. which liz to orga.
nlze the Progressive party In Missouri
and place the names OF It's candidate,
on the ballots. II had adopted resolu.
tons In the spirit of Roosevclt's decIa.
rniions for social aud Industrial jis.
tice and adopted a declaration OF prin.
'iples that placed II squaroly In line
with the Roosevelt program. That
declaration even included an indorse.
lnent of suffrag, for women.
Turned Down Taft Eieetor.
so with the initiative, referendum
ana recall, \ delegate rose TO sa,
mere wcg" those who wouldn't hest
tate ~ the initiative or referendum.
bn' who somewhat doubted the wis.
iom OF incorporating the recall al this
Iline. lint the convention wanted
mem all. and said so. and on the adop. |
non OF The resolutions as u wholo |
here Was no dissenting voice.
There Was manifested with all the
cheerful harmony and spirit Of fellow.
snip "a certain sternness OF purpose In |
ne convention that could not fail 10 |
De noticed. Chiefly IL was In eyidyic, |
~ the insistent refusal of the dele.
shtes 10 permit Taft elector to 20 on
me Roosevelt ticket, although IL was
known that the elector In question was
prepared 10 vote for Roosevelt. Tn.
would accept no eyplan,.
ION on that point. II would listen TO
no compromise, II stood out against
all argument until II had its will. and
hen all Its good nature came back
N a twinkling.
Adjourned TIN Morning.
When the convention began 10
"restle with the vital problem OF
or not state, congressional
ma county Progressive tickets should
De placed In the field for the Noyern.
Der election, ex-senator Rollins of
81. Louis said II involved so many
ssnes vital to success of the Progress.
I'VE party the convention should ad.
ourn until morning. After several
notions II was finally decided to dis.
'uss the question for an hour and then
'djourn until morning.
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