El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-08

TEW YORK. July S-MattheU
M Hale, OF Boston, acting chairman
\ Of the Progressive national COM
,mittee. in the absence OF chairman Vic
tor Murdoch. today made public re-
port TO the delegates TO the recent
Progressive national convention rela-
tive to the endorsement Of the Repub-
lican candidate by the Progressive ma
tionai committee.
In his report. Mr. Hale gives de-
tailed summary OF what took place be-
tween June 10. when the convention
authorized The national committee to
"filI vacancies and June 26. when the
national committee endorsed the re
publican candidate he quotes toiiy
from kilograms and letters sent prior
TO the meeting Of the national com
mfttee and from the official records
OF the meeting. He closes with the
following resume Of the facts and OF
his conclusions based on those facts;
Delegates Did Not Favor surrender.
ssFirst-Gou as delegates 10 the Pro-
Eressive national convention made II
clear that YOU were not IN favor or SUI
rendering to the Republican party or
abandoning the Progressive party
"Second-When YOU gave the RIO
gressive national committee the rlsht
o. to fill vacancies you did not intenu 10
give il the right 10 deliver the Fro-
gressive party organization 20 the Ike
publican candidate or 10 repuclate your
candidate for vice president Col John
r. Parker, whom you UNANIMOUSLY
nominated in your convention
'-Third-In most states. prior 10 the
action Of the national committee en-
dorsiug the Repu blican candidate
neither the delegates TO the national
convention nor the members Of the
state organizations were called TO
gether by national committeeman for
consultation OF action Action on the
mart OF the state organizations prior
TO the endorsement OF the Republican
candidate by the national committee
was expressly discouraged by the
chairman OF the executive committee
Of the national committee George W
Contrary To Wishes.
''Fourth-In Alabama. Michigan.
New Jersev, Tennessee and Virginia
delegates to the national convention
or the state organizations had offlcial-
" expressed their opposition 10 Ine
endorsement of the Republican can
didate. in spite Of these official ex-
pressions OF opposition. the naJionaI
committeeman from Alabama Micnl-
gan New JERSEY and Virginia voted
for the endorsement and the proxy OF
the national committeeman who rep
resented the wishes OF the Tennessee
organization, was not allowed 10 vote
on account OF a technicallty-
.Fifth-In Minnesota and LOUISIANA
the national committee had every rea-
son TO believe that the state organiza-
lions We're opposed TO the endorse
meut Of the Republican candidate. yet
the national committeeman from those
states voted for the endorsement and
against any delay. for the purpose OF
consulting the state organizations or
the delegates 10 the national conven-
'sSixth--In Maryland and New York
there was a reasona BILE ground for IN
certainty as TO what the delegates TO
the national convention or the state
srEanizations wanted in regard to the
Endorsement, yet the national commit
teemen voted for the endorsement ana
against any delay for the purpose OF
consulting the delegates 10 the naLlOnhi
convention or the state organizations.
Repudiated In Indiana.
i'SeVenth-ln Indiana the state or
ganization has officially repudiated
the action Of the national committee
in endorsing the Republican candidate,
but the national committeeman voted
for the endorsement and against any
delay for the purpose OF consulting the
state organization or the delegates 10
the national convention
.EiEhth-The endorsement Of the Re-
publican candidate by the Progressive
national committee was made without
authority either from you VINO repre-
sent the Progressive party nationally,
or from the state organizations which
represent the Progressive party in the
different states. and without any at
tempt TO get that authority
-'Ninth-The endorsement Of the Re-
publican candidate for president by tins
Progressive national committee vlo-
lated one OF the fundamental principles
Of the Progressive party The Pro-
gressive platform OF 1912 provided that
the selection Of party candidates
should be made after consultation with
the rank and file OF the party, and IN
accordance with their wishes and
should not be made by a small group
Of leaders IN accordance with their own
individual wishes acting without consul
tation with the rank and file Of the
party and in some instances directly con-
trary TO the expressed wishes Of the
rank and file. BY inserting that prln-
ciple in their platfrom. Progressives
hoped To prevent a recurrence Of the
steam roller tactics employed by the
Republican national committee in 1872