The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-12
PROGRESSIVE
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION

Pursuant to a call issued by a pro-
perly constituted committee of fifteen
members representing the Roosevelt
Stewart club of Canon City a mass
convention of the Progressive Repub-
lcans of Fremont county was held
in the district court room here at 3
O'Clock Friday afternoon for the pur-
pose Of hearing the reports of sun-
committees on resolutions and on
party nominations for public office
The meeting was called to order by
George Z. Colgate after which prayer
was offered by Rev. Dr. T. p Stafford,
pastor Of the congregation of the First
Baptist church. An organization was
effected by the election Of DIR. J. HON.
er Dickson as chairman and Theo-
dOre Shoemaker as secretary. The re-
port OF the committee on nominations
was read by George L. Colgate and
was an endorsement of the candidates
on the county legislative and judicial
ticket as designated by the regular
Republican organization at its assem-
bly, on July twenty-ninth. The report
was unanimously adopted and the
candidates for the various offices
al nil h.
by petition as the Progressive Re-
publican ticket" but will contain the
same names as those on the regular.
or administration. ticket
The resolutions. which were read by
DR.. G. C. Lamb. pledged the conven-
tion to the support OF Roosevelt and
johnson and gave hearty and unquaii-
fed support to the platform upon
which they are making the campaign
for the presidency and vice presidency
of the United States. The principal
speech Of the afternoon was made hy
Allison Stocker OF Denver. former
president OF the Denver Chamber Of
Commerce and national committee
man of the Progressive Republican
party from Colorado as well as chair
man OF the organization in this state.
Mr. Stocker devoted himself very
largely to an account OF political con-
ditions in Denver during the after
noon. but az second meeting at 1850
O'Clock in the evening gave history
Of the Progressive Republican move
ment; describing in detail the causes
that gave it birth. its accomplish
ments and its ambitions
Short talks we're made at the after
noon mass convention by DR.. J. HON.
er Dickson. George f. Colgate. p. II.
Troutman and George T. Gibbs. The
resolutions follow:
To the Citizen Voters of the Progress
sive Republican Mass Convention.
Greetings:
Your committee on resolutions begs
leave to submit the following report:
Whereas, There has been organiz-
ed in this country a new political
party. known as the Progressive par
~ resulting from a nationwide
movement on non-sectionai lines. and
Whereas. This Progressive party
has formulated and adopted a national
platform founded upon the belief in
the right and capacity of the people
to rule themselves, and effectively %
control all the agencies OF their gov
ernment, and
Whereas. This great party has
pledged itself to tine protection OF
children, to the care OF the aged.
to the relief OF over-worked girls, 20
the safeguarding OF burdened men.
and is inspired by a genuine enthus-
iasm for humanity. ana
Whereas, The platform of the Pro-
sressive party demands an Immediate
downward revision OF the tariff, and
yet declares for n protective traiff
which shall equalize conditions OF
competition between the U. s. and
foreign countries. and which shalt