The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06
PROGRESSIVES HOLD
 MASS MEETING.
Enthusiastic Session Lasting Two
 Hours is Held at Library Hall.

Enthusiastic Session Lasting Two
 Hours is Held at Library Hall.
 The mass meeting of the Progress
 i've Party was held Friday night in
 Library Hall. The Chairman, How
 ard Mix called the meeting to order,
 and after few introductory remarks,
 proceeded to read a brief version of
 the sixty-one blanks of the Progress sive platform. Rev Love was then
 called upon by the chair, and in a short, stirring address, spoke of the general political unrest, the unrest that gave birth to the Socialists, Popu 1 lists, Independence LeaguerS and all the other parties that have come into 1 being as a result of the dissatisfac-
 tion with the methods and actions of
 the two old parties, the Republicans
 and Democrats. He pointed out where
 many people had joined these differ
 ent smaller parties, although not be-
 lieving in all their tenents and princi-
 p les, but, simply to show their open
 disapproval of the two old parties.
 He further pointed out that the plat
 form of the Progressives embodied
 practically all the good principles and teachings of all the other parties put together, and eliminated many of the features that were proven unsatisfac- tory.
 The chair then called upon MT. L.. P. Baker, who took up the financial side of the present campaign. He stated that the State Committee had called upon the individual counties to furnish their pro-rata for the cam paign expenses of the state. The state committee estimated their expenses from now until election time to be about $2000. The plan suggested by ho tot hof ty supply the State Committee with ten cents per capita, based upon the total number of votes cast at the last election, met with the approval of a 1 majority of those present. Greenlee's share would be $l12.4O. A goodly part | of this amount was raised right then l anud there, subscriptions to the sum | of $55.00 being the instant response. |
 The chair next introuced the prin- | cipal speaker and honored guest of | the evening, MT. A. L. Cummings, of | Morenci, delegate to the National | Progressive Convention at Chicago MT. Cummings told how, while in New York, he was informed by wire that | he had been chosen a delegate, and how it was his good fortune to travel from New York to Chicago on the Bull Moose Special, one lone Arizon- an in a trainload of New Workers. AT.+ CuIliHlHS IOiu HOW He put ATT zona on the map at the convention held, in Buffalo to elect delegates TO the Progressive Convention. The special train was parked in Buffalo to enable them to take part in. the Buf- falo convention. MT. Cummings en- tered the Convention Hall just as Prendergast was speak ing eloquently of this great forward movement having come out of the Vest" MT. Cummings, unable to repress his enthusiasm, jumped to his feet, and said that he was from the Baby State, and proud of the recog- nition and honor accorded the West. The interruption in that staid gather ing caused quite a little pleasurable excitement.
 What impressed MT Cummings more than anything else was the and seriousness of the delegates on the train.
 MT. Cummings dwelt but lightly Ipon the Chicago convention itself, as 1e realized that mostly everyone was posted as to what took place there. He did say that 57 minute demonstra- ion in favor of Roosevelt was the most spontaneous outburSt of enthuSi asm he had ever witnessed. He also stated that directly after Roosevelt lad delivered his speech his Con 0SS1On or Fd1tn, ne closed ms speech y stating that he was perfectly will ng to step aside and let any other lead the movement. This part of his speech was not given the by the opposition press that t might have had.
 While in New York, it was also MT. pleasure to make a trip o Sea Girt, where he met MT. Will son. MT. Wilson impressed him as perfect type of Southern gentleman, Virginian of the old school, and a scholar whom it is an honor to meer. He said that while he felt he could lddress Roosevelt by Glad to see 7ou, Teddy" he could not, after meet ng MT. Wilson, dream of calling MT. Wilson "Willie.'
 MT Cummings announced that ( here would be a mass meeting held n Morenci on next Monday night, ( md invited any Clifton people that { ;ould make the trip to attend.
 Law Bac Hi, a Chinaman, was : T n l.