Arizona republican., 1913-04-16
By Holding Conventions and Caucuses and Nominating Tickets Prove Conclusive ly It Is Not a One-Man Movement
SHOWING THEY
 ARE NOT GOLFERS
And More to the Point, the New Party Has Been Winning Substantial Vic tories Wherever Munici- pal Elections Are Held

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15.-- All over the country during the last few weeks. the progressives have been driving additional spikes into the big lie so consistently circulated by the Taftites last year that the progressive party was only a one man movement, a mere bolt" from the republican par ty, undertaken for the sole purpose of defeating Taft for reelection and thereby gaining revenge for Colonel Roosevelt and some of his friends. In scores of cities and towns throughout the country, the progressives have been holding conventions or caucuses and nominating city. village or township tickets for the spring elections:
 This is an unaccountable line of ac- tivity for a mere group of ''bolters'' from the republican ranks. If it was only bolt that influenced them last year, there would be no sense in their keeping it up after the defeat of Taft and his exit from public life. but these progressives show every symptom of believing that they are a real political party and, moreover the results of their activities justify their belief.
 Not only have they been busily nom- mating their tickets but, in fair pro- portion of the elections already held, they have won substantial victories For instance, down in Moun' sville, West Virginia, they elected their can didate for mayor. MT. s. K. Blair, to the intense surprise and disgust of the republicans who openly admitted. when if hot ha1 pected such a possibility, they would have voted for, the democrat just to beat the progressive. MT. Blair is successful business man who has had no previous political experience.
 Having surprised their opponents in Maine early in the month by electing the mayor al Auburn. the progressives followed it up at later election in Oldtown by winning similar victory in the election of Charles c Davis as mayor. Seven of the ten aldermen elected were progressives. The repub- lican candidate was appropriately nam- ed Retire F. Rand
 At the annual village election in An- gelina, N. Y, the progressives aston ished both the old parties by electing their entire ticket.
 In Richmond, Indiana, the progress sives were the first to organize. Sev- eral candidates have announced them selves for the progressive nomination for mayor. The crushing defeat of the republicans in Richmond last fall, to- gether with recent democratic strife over the postoffice and other matters. has resulted in neither democratic or republican party nominating city ticket. Mayor Zimmerman, who has served five terms in that office. will run as an independent against the pro- gressive nominee.
 A special election is to be held in
 the 18th congressional district in Mas sachusetts on April 18th. to fill the va cancy caused by the election of John w Weeks to the United States sen ate in succession to Senator Crane Norman H. White, of Brookline. the progressive nominee, is making a vii
 gorous campaign. Both the republi cans and the democrats have nom- mated candidates, so that it is three cornered fight.
 The progressives of Monmouth cot,n- 1 ty, New Jersey, at recent meeting l in Ashbury Park, adopted a resolution l to place full county ticket in the l field next fall.
 l There is going to be a red hot cam paign for the governorship of New
 Jersey next fall. Several leading pro l gressives are mentioned as candidates
 including George l.. Record, of Jersey 1 City, Edmund B. Osborne, of Montclair, | numerous democratic candidates also,
 but the republicans are keeping mum 1 so far.