The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-02
.PROGRESS|vES OF
/. OH|OARE NOT FOR
LA TOILETTE
At Least Refused to Endorse
His Boom
BUT ARE AGAINST TAFT
Favorable to La Toilette But Do Not
Want to Tie Up Movement
Definitely
BUT ARE AGAINST TAFT

NOluIuDuS, w Jan g. uo PiO6iSo
sive republicans of Ohio met here
yesterday, formed a permanent or
ganization and adopted a declaration
Of progressive principles. but voted
by So to 80 not to indorse United
States Senator Robert Nj. La Toilette
as a candidate for the presidential
nomination. The delegates voted by
81 to II, however, for resolution ex-
pressing their personal view that Sen
ator La Toilette is the living embodi-
ment of the principles OF the progress
sive movement and the logical candi-
date to carry them to successful frul-
ton" The vote followed a three
hours debate on the floor OF the CON
yention and was on the adoption OF
an amendment to the report by the
resolutions committee, which had
been unanimously in favor OF not
naming a candidate.
Clifford Pinchot, who said that he
spoke only for himself and in no way
for Col. Roosevelt, and former Secre-
tary of the Interior Garfield were the
leaders in the debate against indors-
ing any candidate. Senator Works OF
California and Senator Clapp OF Min
nesota were equally vigorous in urg-
ing that the Ohio progressiyes con
centrate their efforts on the election
of Senator La Toilette. Nearly every
delegate expressed himself repeatedly
during the debate The vote was TAX
en- Immediately after an appeal by Il.
II. Wanamaker OF Akron, judge OF
common pleas, who said he made the
irst anti-Taft speech in the state,
and urged the delegates not to enter
upon the presidential campaign by
going against the advice of such lead
ers of the national progressive league
as Pinchot and Walter Houser, secre-
tary of the national league and man
ager OF LaFollette's canvass.
Walter + Brown, chairman OF the
republican state central committee,
who a week ago was read out of the
progressive party by Chairman Fack'
Ter Of the progressive league for his
proposed presidential preference plan
had long talk yesterday morning
with Pinchot, Houser and Fackler,
and worked with them on the resolu'
ton which finally was adopted, as fol-
lows:
1--WE are opposed to the renomina-
ton of President Taft. We hereby
declare 1t to be the determined pur'
pose of the Ohio progressive republi
can league to work in harmony and
unison to nominate progressive
republican for president, recognizing
as fellow-progressiges all who hold
the principles for which we stand,
whether they be for the presidential
nomination of Robert NJ. La Toilette
or Theodore Roosevelt, or any other
progressive republican. We assert
the essential unity of the progressive
movement throughout the entire state
and nation. We favor the election of
delegates who will favor the nomina-
ton of a candidate who will fully
represent the progressive principle"
Declaration Of Principles.
Mr.. Fackler, who presided at yes
terday's conference as temporary
chairman, was elected president OF
the permanent organization c. f.
Brotherton of Ashtabula was elected
vice president and T.. Fl. Brown OF
Columbus, secretary. A declaration
OF principles unanimously adopted
was substantially the one prepared
by a committee appointed at meet
ing OF progressives in the western
reserve On the question of national
policies, it follows the lines of the
platform adopted by the progressive
conference in Chicago. 1t declares
for substantial and equitable revis-
ion of the tariff, schedule by schedule
preserving the protective tariff prin-
ciple, the measure of which shall be
the difference in wages and raw ma
terial at home and abroad" To this
end nonpartisan tariff board with
full power to compel the testimony
and to report to Congress is pro
posed. A revision of the Sherman
law is suggested in the second para
graph;
For the cure of corporate and
trust evils we favor legislation that
shall effectively regulate and control
in the public interests the great in
strumentalities Of modern business !:
such legislation clearly to define and
provide against recognized wrongs
such as the exploitation of humanity
for profit, stock watering, organic
ing companies without substantial as.
sets, agreements to control produc-
ton, market prices and the like; all
designed to protect the honest and
punish. by imprisonment the dishon.
est business man."
The other planks in the platform.
declare for popular election OF United
States senator's, the Pinchot-Roose-
welt conservation policy nationa
income tax graduated upward and the
abolition of needless public positions
In its state policies the platform de
clared in favor Of all nominations by
direct primary, except township and
village officials; the initiative and ref
erendum; the short ballot; and a
presidential preference law; simplif-
cation of legal procedure; the sub
mission of all matters Of public po.
Icy to the voters.
The first difference of opinion arose
when an added resolution TO promise
support to no candidate was recon-
mended by the committee on resolu.
tons. The committee Of 10 members
had entered upon its deliberations.