The Washington times., 1912-12-12

gregating between $4,000 and $4,000
since ne has been in Chicago.
rs' wsrs ssssGn' % ,as q
day In one part Of the La Sale Hotel
while the national committee was meet.
ing In another part o fthe hotel.
Judge Hundley told about the great
south. where they beat the Republicans
In every district, county or State where
they had been robbed by the national
committees action, and defeated them
by majori:ies running from to up
J. i. FRIDGE. of mississippi. a life.
long Democrat who this year became q
Progressive. told OF the progress Of the
movement In his state.
Of them being the adjutant general Of
the state. Two Of them ma:ed with
me. and people wondered what we could
"What we need In the South Is edu.
money. IL you would break the solid
3To ErosressIve IV Votes. Mr.. Taft got i.So
l only got those 3s00 because they hated
how they do It. I used to help do It.
"Let US have light. send us literature.
newspapers. speakers to make our peo-
pie Tss sms,e s az y, penssyl
yania. one OF the two Prooress YES
chosen in that State. described the
situation there. He told how Rcose-
welt carried It in April. when the state
gressivcs. When the Chicago nomina-
ton was stolen. he said. the Progress.
sives came home disgusted.
Action In Pennsylvania.
ut was deemed wise to take the
Roosevelt electors of the Republican
ticket" he added, land BY doing so
the state was carried for Roosevelt
Many Of the Republican candidates
were indorsed by the Progressive party.
and we have so per cent Of the Legis-
lature pledged to the Progressive meas
ures promised in our platform. We're
going to push those things through. and
by next June Pennsylvania will be in
the very front rank among all Pro-
gressive States"
National Committeeman Browning.
Of being elected to Congress. 'anu. he
interjected. that was BY the other fell
lows's count" said that the South is
the most fertile field for Progressive
Wee got to make no apologies. 4"
he said. Take your speakers from
the South. the young men and women
Of that section. to do your work
there. Don't treat us as an alien
ers nor. erring sisters. This move
ment will succeed.
"Did you ever see an assemblage
like this after q campaign? Mr.. Me-
Kinley testified that II is customary
There's none Of that here. These peo-
pie are here paying their own ex-
penses because Of their devotion TO
our cause Of human rights"
mittceman from South Carolina. said
that the conditions in that state to-
dav work for the Progressive party,
because for the first time there Is a
are split. one Wing seeking for a
weapon with which to fight the other
And we Progressiyes are going 20
Next year w%;n wei; have a complete
chance to free Itself We've some
good fighting men and they're
aroused We propose to carry PRO.
two years wen make the Nation
know there are other people In South
Carolina besides Governor Cole
BleaSe."
Miss Ingham Talks.
Mary Ingham. of Philadelphia said
she wasn't representing the women,
but NE men and the women Of the
Philadelphia Progressive League.
''Two-thirds OF our delegation here
are women" she explained. ''thc' men
having stayed at home to rock the
cradle 80 that We could come"
This sally brought cheers. especially
from the women. Miss Ingham pro.
ceeded to explain details Of the Pennsyl.