The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
ONO INSURGENTS
FAIL TO ENDORSE
PONPADOUR BOB
|Lsahers II Baekeye ssass Think
Pledge Would b III
Advised
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|AD|oP'T CHICAGO PRINCIPLES
|1iAar1 Pinehot ~ l4FsIlsits IA
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WIN Unite


IN
columbus, o.. Jan. THE pto-.
grsssiye Republicans 81 Ohio met
today, formed i permanent orsani&s-
ton, adopted declaration of pro-.
grssssive principles, but voted So tai
al not 10 give their endorsement to
united States Senator LaFollettcsfor
the presidential nomination.
After refusing the endorsement OF
tlis League. the delegates voted s1
ito | l, IA favor Of 4 resolution as d
personal expression naming LaFol-
.ietfe as "the living embodiment OF
the principles sof the progressive
movement" 81
tThe vote came after ia three
hours debate on tho floor, and was
adopted es an amendment to the re.
pert Of tho resolutions committee.
which had been unanimously in
favor or not naming ascandidatc.
Pinchot Against Endorsement.
|, Clifford Pinchot. who declared he
spoke only for himself, and In no
way for Roosevelt, and former secre-
,vsa ss f,a Interior Garfield, were
the leaders in the debate against
giving any candidate their ensorse-
nent. 3.
Senator Works of California and
later, Senator Clapp OF Minnesota
we're Vigorous in urging thdt the
cltio rrogressiNes toncentratef their
Efforts In working for the election Of
| ia Toilette.
Walter Brown, chairman az the
Republican State Committee, who a.
week ago was read out of the pro-
sressives by Chairman Fackier, tor
IFS proposed presidential preference
,lan,s held a long morning confer
|erioe with Pinchot and Fackler, nd
worked with them on d resolution
Which was finally adopted
Faekler, who presided at today's
conference, as temporary chairman,
was elected president of the perma-
nent organization. G. r. Brother.
ion Of Ashtabula was elected vice.
president and T. II. Brown OF
columbus, secretary.
Adopt Principles.
A declaration OF principles adopt
I'D unanimously was substantially
he ones prepared by committee
sppointed at meeting OF Progress
gives of the Western Reserve On
ths questions OF national policies. II
followed the line adopted by the
progressive convention in Chicago.
| It declared for substantial and
equitable revision of the tariff, |
schedule by schedule preserving |
the protective tariff principle, the
measure OF which shall be the diff
terence In wages and raw material
at home aud abroad"
To this end a non-partisan tarift |
board. with full power to compel
Testimony, and report to Congress,
was adopted. Ok /
A revision OF the Sherman law was
In the second paragraph
as follows.
Favor Other Legislation. 4 !
h For the cure OF corporate and |
trust evils, we favor legislation that
shall effectively regulate and con-
troll In the public interests the great
fnstrumentalitics of modern bust
ness. such legislation to define and
provide against recognized wrongs,
such as the exploitation of humanity
for profits, organizing companies
without substantial assets, agree
nent to control production, market
prices and the like. all designed to
protect the honest and punish by
imprisonment the dishonest busl-
ness men"
Other planks of the platform de-
,lared for popular election OF United
states senator's. the Pinchot-Itoo
ielt conservation policy, national
income tax, graduated upward. aud
he abolition Of needless public
positions.
The 6rst difference of opinion
'rose when an added resolution TO
promise support to no candidate was
recommended by the committee on
'usofutions { The committee of nine