Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-01-03
Want No Backward Steps.

The resolution adopted follows:
We the representative of pioneer
progressives in the democratic party
i'm the state of Ohio, in conference, re-
alizing that the never ending conflict
between the standpatters and the pro-
gTessives Is still on and that certain
selfish, sordid and mercenary agen-
cies are active In their efforts to
thwart the purposes and hopes of the
six and one-half million men who
voted the democratic ticket every time
the democratic national convention
gave them n progressive platform and
leader recognizing the historical that
the largest vote ever cast for the
democratic ticket was in the three
times when the party had platform
and candidate satisfactory to the pro-
gressive democracy Of the country, do
hereby declare and adopt the follow
ing principles: THAT there shall be
no backward steps taken ty the dem
ocratic parry either in the platform
adopted or the leader named by the
next democratic convention.
want ~ True Men.
end. That to guarantee a progress
sive candidate and leader is necessary
to the rank and file of the Ohio DEM
ocrats and efforts to secure the elec-
ton of forty eight tried and true dem
ocrats as delegates 10 the coming ma
tional convention.
"3rd. That to protect the progress
sive democrats Of Ohio against the
possibility Of any traitor among these
forty-eight delegates it Is said. no
social imperative that no advocate
associate, protector, ally, agent, coun
sell attorney. receiver. champion or
hireling of Wall Street or other pred
atory interest be chosen as delegate.
Must Have Progressive Record.
"4th. That to protect the progress
sive democrats Of Ohio against the
possibility of any traitor among the
delegates to the state convention II is
imperative that none be sent to the
state convention to adopt a platform
and Nominate candidates for state
offices and select delegates at large to
except men who have shown by their
records that they are progressive dem
ocrats
18th. That the recent victories in
central and middle states over repub-
licans were due to- the protests OF pro-
gressive republicans against the tar
iff and other selfish measures of pro-
II fful,
measures of the standpatiers In that
district.
"6th. That the suggestion OF the
nominating of any other than a
known, tried and true progressive
democrat brings Immediately to our
memory the disastrous defeat Of 1904.
when In Ohio. Parker lost the state
by more than 25S.O0O; out OF the
twenty-four congressman we lost
twenty: out cf $50 county offices we
lost 400, and out of So counties we
lost IL.
Bryan the Only Original.
nth. That in order for the pur-
pose Of effecting and assuring to dem
ocracy Of Ohio and the nation the
final consummatior Of tao principles
here set forth that we do hereby
pledge our every effort to that end"
Former Congressman Lentz. as tenn
porary chairman. named Mr.. Bryan
as the democratic most likely of elec.
tion.
II am one OF those who believe that
more progressive republicans will
vote for Mr. Bryan than for any other
! dsluocrai." he said.
pr,a- was hailed as the original
progressive b- State Senator Frank
r. Dore.