Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-25
MASON WILL RUN
AGAINST SHERMAN
Former United States Senator
Prepared to Announce His
Candidacy.
is NO STRING ATTACHED
Wants to Try Own Case Before PEG.
pie, He Says, After Working 25
Years for Primary.

States senator, expects to be a candi
date for the republican senatorial
nomination in September against Sen
ator Lawrence Y Sherman.
The rumor has been current tina
Mr.. Mason's name had been consid
cred, along with those of former Sen
ator Albert J. Hopkins and of former
| Congressman George Edmund Foss. as
possible contenders who could get the
support of the regular state and coun
~ organizations which are lined III
with former Governor Deneen in the
event that there is an open break be
| tween Senator Sherman and Mr.
Deneen.
At Galesburg last night Mr.. Mason
said that he is prepared to make an
nouncement of his candidacy without
any strings attached and that he will
enter Immediately upon a speaking
campaign of the state.
Mr.. Mason announced he will make
his campaign on the Panama tolls
question. He Is for free tolls as op-
posed to Senatis Shermans advo.
cacy of repeal of the free tolls pro-
vision for American ships.
81 have worked % years to get the
people a direct vote for senator and
now want to try my case before the
peo.je Mr.. Mason said. 81 believe
1 can get the protection vote, which
means republican and progressive
vote.
II voted against the Hay-Pauncefote
first treaty because it left England
something to say about our Panama
canal and for the second treaty be-
cause it superseded the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty and left us to build, own,
manage and control that great enter
prise.
81 believe no man can be elected
senator who follows President Will
son in allowing Great Britain to in
terfere in our domestic concerns. We
agreed to treat all nations alike and
we do not violate our agreement
when we give our battleships and
coastwise trade free tolls. l am sorry
to disagree with so many good people,
but l shall make my race on this issue
and be satisfied with the result
Prohibition for Nation.
Bangor, Maine, March 25-A strong
stand for prohibition was taken yes
-erday by Maine progressives at their
first state convention held for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates. Their
platform advocated the submission of
he question of national prohibition to
he people of every state in the union /
md pledged the party to strict state
vide enforcement of the prohibitory |
liquor law.
Halbert P. Gardner of Patten, men,
Ter of the progressive national COM
nittee, was nominated for governor
nd Morton T. Goodrich of Bingham
or state auditor. These are the only
wo elective state officers. Their
ames will appear on the ballot by
etition at the September election.
The platform declared for an Gin
elligent protective tariff constructed
n sound economic lines, laid out by
nonpartisan scientific tariff commits
ion; protective tariff which shall
airly measure the difference in the
ay envelope at home and abroad"
The Underwood tariff law was con-
as unjust, unfair, and sec
onal, and especially as discriminat-
ire" The Paype-Aldrich tariff law ]
Iso was condemned as not fulfilling I
lie pledges of the republican party.
Declarations were made in favor of
lie initiative and referendum, woman
Iffrage, 50-hour law for women and
lildren, workmen's compensation the
,call of all elective executive Off
ais in states and counties, conserva-
on of resources. the extension of
bod roads, "a cooperative agricul- a
raj banking system, providing for !.
more satisfactory method of ex-
nding credits to Maine farmers" a
Id simplification of legal proceed. g
e. ~
United States Senator Moses E. G
app, who addressed the convention, e
ctured two great national parties in
e future, one conservative and the s.
her liberal II
L. M. Thompson of Augusta and Dr. Y
ID. Merrill of Foxcroft were nomi- 81
ted for congress in the Third and
'urth districts. respectively. lie