The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-23
At Meeting in Billings the Principles Of the National Progressive
Republican League Are Fully Approved Adopted
Platform Of the Party in the Treasure State
Direct Election Of United
States Senator'S Is Strongly
Advocated Plan Of Spe-
cial Committee Of the Leg
islature Is Advocated.

Billings, Feb. 22.-lSpecial.) )-Thco.
dore Roosevelt was indorsed by tn,
progressive republicans of Montana
Tor republican nominee for president
or the United States. and Senator
Joseph NJ. Dixon was indorscd for rc.
election In the conference held I'm this
city this evening.
A platform embracing practically nj,
the principles advanced by the Ma
tional Progressive Republican leagu,
was adopted by the Montana Progress.
sive Republican league The platforn
as adopted by the national organiza
ton went on record as desiring to be-
come affiliated with the national or
4 ganizatioh. a resolution was passed
instructIng the secretary to send a
telegram to Senator La Toilette, ex-
pressing sympathy In his present Ill
ness and stating that the progressivcs
OF Montana recognize him as the
pioneer or progressives and one of the
abiest modern constructive statesmen.
a "A telegram was also sent to SEN
ator Dixon congratulating him on the
birth last night of a son.
ABOUT 200 progressive republicans
IRON IL counties of Montana gathered
In Kennedy hall at o'clock this after
noon TO hold a conference for the pur-
pose of organizing the progressive re-
publican party In Montana and to
adopt a platform.
The meeting was called to order by
Chris Yegen, chairman OF the commit
teo which issued the call George ID.
Horkan of Forsyth. was nominated by
John Mclaughlin of Ravalli for tenn
! porary chairman of the meeting and
was unanimously chosen. He was es-
corted to the platform by Mr. Nc
Laughlin. The chairman expressed
pleasure at being chosen to preside
over the first meeting of the real
progressive republicans In the state
of Montana.
Mr.. Horkan expressed the purposes
or the meeting as he understood them
TO be to throw. off the yoke of bossism
and standpatism" from the bodies of
the republicans of the state.
III has been stated" said Mr. Hor-
kan, iby some, that this conference
was called for the purpose OF creating
factions In the progressive republican
party of the state. but this statement
want to emphatically deny. | doubt
very much the sincerity of those who
have made the statemen.
II. w. Fisher OF Ravalli county. was
nominated by James r. Goss of Bill
lings, for temporary secretary and
unanimously chosen.
He was escorted to the platform by
w. +. Meyers of Red Lodge and +. j.
Edwards of Helena. He made "a short
/ ta1I i,.Ia
the chairman.
J. IL. Nibbex OF Billings was elected
assistant temporary secretary and es-
corted to the platform by John G.
Lyndes of Rosebud county and ]. III.
Johnson of Billings. He expressed
hearty appreciation of the "keynote .ad :
dress of Mr. Horkan and stated that
| the progressives must work to combat
the influence of the interests which
dominate the state.
After considerable discussion II was
voted that the chair should allow the
representatives from each Of the
counties TO select one member to act
on each Of three tform
and resolutions, permanent organiza-
ton and credentials.
/ SomHttoe meetings..
After Il short recess the following
committees were appointed:
credentials--Pearl ]. Smith, Beaver
head: II. S. chapple, Carbon; J. T..
Jackson. Cascade: Sharpless Walker,
Custer: j. A. Metcalf Dawson; II. G.
/ Russell, Fergus; Malcolm Mcleod. Gal
latin; o. II. Shelley, Lewis and Clark;
t. J. crowell. Musselshell: I'D Gibson,
1 Park; II. G. Fisbie. Ravalli; j. Il. La
fond, Sweetgrass. and w. A. Russell.
Yellowstone.
Permanent organization--Pear !.
Smith, Beaverhead: John NJ Tolman,
Carbon: ]. r. Jackson, Cascade:
George w. Farr, Custer; 7. G. Gardi-
ner, Dawson; Il. G. Russell. Fergus; G..
NJ. Lewis, Gallatln; w. ID. Rankin,
Lewis and Clark; e. j. Crowell. Mus
selshell; Ed Gibson. Park; George
Blair, Ravalli; Il. +. Meyershoff, Rose
bud: j. r. Lafond, Sweetgrass, and G.
g. Smell, Yellowstone
| Resolutions and platform--Pearl /.
Smith, Beaverhead; w. +. Meyer, Car
bon; j. r. Jackson, Cascade; Sam
Gordon. Custer; Albert Anderson. Daw-
son; u. C. Russell, Fergus; Justin M.
] Smith, Gallatin. r. J. Edwards, Lewis
and Clark; Il. J. crowell MusselshelI: I:
Frank Arnold, Park; John McIaugh-
lin, Rayalli: J. G. Lyndes. Rosebud; A.
B. Colt Sweetgrass, and Joseph Pope,
Yellowstone.
After recess Of about two hours,
during which tho committees met, the
meeting was called to order and the
reDortH of these com mitfeea read
Owing to the fact that the conference
was made up OF voluntary repre-