The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-27
PROGRESSIVE LEADER
is OUT FOR HUGHES
Montana National Committee Declares
for Republican Ticket.

for Republican Ticket.
Helena, October 14th.-The current
issue Of the Montana Progressive, for
four years the official organ CT the
Progressive party in this state, con-
tains an open letter to the members
cf that party from o. H. P. Shelly,
Progressive National Committeeman
for Montana, in which he announces
that he will throw his personal sup
port - Hughes and Fairbanks and
the entire Republican state ticket, ard
advises former Progressives to Dc the
sare. Mr.. Shelley's letter follows:
"To the Progresslves of Montana:
deem it my duty to make a state
nnent at this time on the national po-
lliical sitaution. |, with thousands Of
other Progressives, had hoped for a
reali,mnent politically in the coun-
try, feeling that III, men and women
who think alike should be in the same
political party. l had hoped that
Colonel Roosevelt would be nominated
for President by both the Republicans
and Progressives. | did everything
in my power to bring about such
result, but failed, and after Colonel
Roosevelt refused to accept the Pro-
gressive nomination and urged the
Progressives to endorse Mr. Hughes,
was still reluctant to do the same,
because l did not know whether Mr..
Hughes stood for the things that the
Proglessives advocated or not.
was one of the fifteen National Com
mittemen who voted against the en-
dorsement at the Committee meeting
on June 26, still in hopes that a can
didate would be nominated 70 fill the
vacancy caused by Colonel Roosevelt's
declination.
81 have studied the situation ever
since, and deem it my duty as an Am
erican to support Mr.. Hughes in this
election. The Progressives had con-
Iemned the Wilson administration
foreign policy, and if we were cor
rect in our condemnation then, we cam
rot support Mr.. Wilson at this time.
His Mexican policy has been almost
intolerable, and is resented by every
-blooded American. We all said
this before June and his policy has
not changed since then.
81 have investigated Mr.. Hughes
record when he was governor of New
York He did things that Progress
ives believed in at that time, anA fo1
that reason his public record is one
that we as Progressives may fee
proud Of. In my Judgment, for the
best interests of the country, it is oul
/ duty as Progressives to rally to the
, support of Mr.. Hughes.
"Our state ticket is one which ev
cry Progressive in the state can sup
port and work for. The election OF
} Frank J. Edwards for governor mean.
more to Montana than most of u
> realize. He will give this state sucl
an administration as it has never hat
, before Everybody, including tn
g corporations, from the highest to tn
e lowest, will get square deal, and /
the Progressives rally to the supper
, of Mr.. Hughes and the state ticke.
: they will receive the greatest ma; ;or
t tiles that any candidate for Presider
= and Governor have ever received sine
= Montana became a state.
: IL, as Progressive. give my whole
e hearted support to the national an
f entire state ticket, and call upon a
T. the Progressives who believe with m
: to do everything in their power ;
give Mr.. Hughes the electoral vot
and to elect the entire state ticke
e from United States Senator down."