Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-12
Regulars Put Through State
Slate and Remove Roose-
welt Electors.
MOOSE TO GET BUSY ALSO
Petitions In Circulation to Put tho
ColonePs Name on the
Eva Ballot.


in session the progressives we're meet /
ing in their headquarters mapping out
plans for a fight throughout the state. /.
Progressive leaders, backed by opin- /
ions of lawyers, declared the recon !
vening of the state convention illegal, |
and many delegates elected as Roose-
veh men refusd to attend the session. |
The republican convention put
through a state slate without a hitch.
Roosevelt men still remaining on the
electoral ticket were ousted and Taft
men selected.
AS soon as Charles J. Bonaparte re-
turns the progressive electors will be
chosen. Petitions asking that Roose-
velt's name go on the official ballot
in November are already being circu-
lated and legal fight will be made
for it. 4
MOOSERS FEAR LA TOILETTE.
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 12.-Fear of
contest with United States Senator
Robert LaFollette yesterday prevent
ed Wisconsin's first state progressive
convention from naming a state tick
ct.
Progressive leaders were fearful
that the nomination of a complete
list of candidates in opposition to the
republican state ticket would not
alone precipitate a bitter state fight
with Senator LaFollette but also
would kill the possibility of support
| for the progressive cause of Governor
Francis E. McGovern.
AS there was considerable senti-
ment in the body of delegates for
| complete ticket, the members OF the
decided on q course OF delayed action
to meet the complicated situation.
NOMINATE IN CONNECTICUT.
Hartford. Conn, Sept. 1.-THE re-
publican state convention yesterday
nominated this ticket:
For Governor-John P. Studley,
New Haven.
For Lieutenant Governor-Charles
Fl. Peck, Danbury.
For Secretary Of State-Gustaf B.
Carlson, Middleton.
For Treasurer-Walter w. Holmes,
Waterbury,
"A platform was adopted which,
aside from praise of President Taft
and his administration, dealt with
state matters. especially those having
tC do with agriculture and remedial
Legislation for workingmen.
Looking forward to the denomination
of Governor Simeon E. Baldwin, dele
gates to the democratic state con,
vention gathered in Foot Guard hall
last night Homer S. Cummings, the
national committeeman, who address
ed the convention, aroused the assem-
blage to enthusiastic cheers with an
attack on Roosevelt and the progress
ives
THIRD PARTY IN DELAWARE.
Dover. Del, Sept 1.-THE progres
sive party in state convention yester
Gay named three presidential electors
: and a state ticket, nominated State
, Senator Louis A. Drepler of SUISSE,
county for congress, adopted a plat
; form and selected the figure of a bul
moose as the party emblem.
), The state ticket is headed By
, George B. Hynson of Milford for gov
ernor. Other nominations were:
Lieutenant governor-George w
q Tebo, Dover.
e Attorney general-Robert G. Hous
o ton, Georgetown.
State treasurer-Henry Thompson
: Wilmington.
? Insurance and banking commission
d er-Arthur A. Wilmot, Claymont
= The platform indorses the declara
ton of principles of the national pre-
gressive party and pledges support t
Roosevelt and johnson.
POSITION OF HADLEY.
t Jefferson City, Mo, Sept 12-In
: speech to the republican platform CON
p mittee yesterday afternoon, after tn
adoption of the platform on which tn
state campaign will be waged, GoyeI
n nor Herbert S. Hadley unequivocall
e declared for the state ticket, an
~ promised to explain later his attitud
OF the national ticket.
a resolution demanding that A
Norton resign as judge OF the s.
Louis court OF appeals because he ha
e accepted the nomination for governo
4
:, ed at the solicitation of John G.. Nix
= Kinley, republican candidate for go'
ernor, who feared such a resolutio
= would only advertise the progressiy
;, party.
DEMOCRATS ALSO MEET.
= The democrats also held their pla
:. form convention yesterday. After il
= dorsing the records Of state and nj
tional candidates and Democrat
state officials. the democratic platfor1
IL declares for the election of Unite
D. States senators by direct vote; hon
l. rule for cities; wOrkmen's compens
10 tion Law; commission form OF COVER
r. ment; public utility commission: Ia
e ct forcement. and removal of dereIi
&c officials. The democrats came ol
against the single tax amendment