South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-18
BULL MOOSERS IN
/. CONVENTION SHOW
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
Beveridge Has Stated He Will
Not Be Candidate But Party
Will Offer Him Nomination
for Senate Anyhow.

INDIANAPOLIS, April IS. - Amid
band music and shouting. the state
convention Of the progressive party
opened here this morning. Tomlinson
| hall was packed to its capacity. Party
| leaders from all parts of the state
claimed more solid organization that
! the haphazard organization of two
years ago. which ran second best in
the state campaign. Whether their
claims were true or not it was mani
festly certain that enthusiasm was
rampant.
When Chairman Lee opened the
convention and introduced Former
| United States Albert j. Beveridge as
| temporary chairman, several hours of
| ortatory were uncorked. Beveridges
speech was intended TO sound the key
note Of the convention. He was TO be
followed IN order by United States
Senator Miles Poindexter. of Washing
| ton, Charles Sumner Bird, progressive
I candidate for governor of Massachu-
setts in the last state election; United
States Senator Moses +. Clapp, of
Minnesota and William ID. Headrick, of
| Indianapolis permanent chairman.
After the call to order. the opening
prayer was made by Rev George s.
Henninger. Of the Edwin Ray Metho-
Gist church, Indianapolis. The call
was read TO the delegates and the re-
sponses to the rollcall by each county
| delegation completed the routine
| business of the convention.
The nomination of progressive
candidate for United states Senator
was first on the program following
the speeches. The plan was TO offer
anip1ouC pndorGarpapf of a
delegates to Albert J. Beveridge. FOr-
mer Senator Beveridge has stated,
however, that he Will decline the NOM
ination.
AssaiIs Democrats.
Former L. ). Senator Albert j. Bev-
eridge in his speech as temporary
chairman OF the convention declared
that on breaking promises. the demo-
Gratis in Washington are running the
reactiOnary republicans close race.
He also denounced the administra-
tons efforts to repeal the canal free
tolls bill He asserted that the demo-
Gratis are committing the very same
offenses for which they criticized the
republicans Regarding the Panama
tolls he said:
THE democratic national platform
pledged the American people that
American ships shall pass through the
Panama canal as freely as along any
this is dishOnorable now, it was dis
honorable then. If it is subsidy
now il was a subsidy then. Mr.. Will
son endorsed this very plank of the
party's platform and approved the
very law he now attacks.
The progressive national platform
made the same pledge for free Amer
lean COastwise ships through the
American NAL built on American
soil with ierican money.
Says It Means Higher Rates.
"If the railroads need help, let them
be helped honestly. openly and above
board. Let no voter forget that the
repeal of the free tolls law means
higher railroad rates. J
Let no voter forget a far more
serious thing-that when this repeal
has been jammed through congress.
the canal will be neutralized as Great
Britain tried to get it neutralized in
the first treaty, which failed; and
that if armed conflict ever comes
with foreign powers the warshiPs of
the enemy can pass through our canal
as freely as our own and as freely as
they can sail the waters of the open
sea-
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PICK Up LIFT
The question of statewide prohibition
was brought TO the front here Friday
night at the various district conven-
tions OF the progressives who have
gathered TO hold their state conven-
tion here on Saturday.
This and the efforts TO succeed in
inducing Albert J. Beveridge. former
United States senator, TO enter the
lists and made the race for senator
on the bull moose ticket. kept the
various delegates busy.
The 18th district prOgressives took !
a hand in the Beveridge matter and !
at their meeting appointed q chair |
man from each county in the district |
10 notify the former senator that he |
must make the race.
F. z. Lambert of South Bend pre- !
sided at the district convention. |
Charles Folk Elkhart county. served |
as secretary. and Capt. John n. Run |
yan of KosciuskO county was named |
vice president of the convention from |
the district :. +. Boyse, Marshall |
county, was named as assistant sec |
retary.
1t was apparent here Friday night |
that the convention would take some |
action on the question of a statewide |
prohibition. AT least there will be a /
minority report advocating the pass
age OF such an act and il would not |
be surprising 20 a number Of close |
followers OF the political game here |
at present if the majority report does
not favor the statewide "dryness."
An apparent fight on Edward c. |
Toner, who is slated TO succeed Edwin |
NJ Lee, the retiring state chairman I
developed Friday night and may re-
suit in some interesting sessions here |
Saturday John Johnson OF Logans- !
port, is said 10 have been groomed by |
a number Of his friends as rival TO |
Toner.
Beveridge talk was heard all over /
the hotel Hobbies at the various dis /
trict conventions Friday and there /
was question whether he could be in |
duced 20 make the race for the senate. |
II was held that he is the logical can
didate for president on the bull moose l
ticket In 1916 and that possibly be /
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