The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-10
Hanly is Last Resort
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Il agree with the other speakers
that the Progressive party should
maintain its organization" said r. G.
Leeds at the meeting Saturday in pre-
facing the announcement OF his with
drawal from the party. And think
that those Progressives who desire to
withdraw from the party's ranks
should do so without attempting to
tear down the party's organization as
they retire. They should leave the
party as they entered it, with clean
hands.
Leeds Scores HanIy.
Il do not approve of the candidacy
of Hanly," MI Leeds continued. Il
regard Hanly as political opportun
list Mr.. Lee says that Hanly recently
announced that he believed he had
made mistake in not affiliating with
the Progressive party in 1912. ! be,
ieve he has made another mistake in
becoming near Progressive in 1916
Now | will speak frankly. | think the
Progressive party has been on the
downgrade for some time. | believe
this to be due to the mismanagement
of it's leaders, and because of men who
have tried TO use it as an agency to
obtain public office. who have sub
ordinated the party'5 best interests 10
serve their own selfish ends. Right
at the time the party was most in
need of its principal leader, Col
Roosevelt, he left the country, going
to South America. Later On his re
turn he devoted his activities not to
the Progressive party but TO attempts
to have Mr.. Hinman nominated by the
Republicans as their candidate fol-
governor of New York
Il have resigned as Progressive ma
tional committeeman from Indiana
and / am now leaving tho party for
good" Mr.. Leeds concluded. Hence
forth | shall be independent in poll
/ tics and | would advise you men TO be
the same" He then withdrew from
the meeting.
Il would hate TO go before the Pro
gressive national committee when i,
meets in Chicago next week and re
( port that the banner Progressive coun
ty in the United States had run up the
white flag and surrendered to the Re
publicans." remarked State Chairman
! Lee in the course Of his address be
! fore the committee.
! Lee asserted that even if the com
mittee did not desire to place q coun
( ~ ticket in the field and continue tbs
party organization it would have n
/ authority to take such action. He saio
/ that this authority was alone vested
! in the rank and file of the party vot
ers. an assertion disputed by John w
Judkins, member of the state house
of representatives. Also Lee declared
/ that notwithstanding the supreme
( courts Interpretation of Section 13 o.
! the primary law. that Progressive:
could participate at the Repub = az
primaries. another section OF the law
/ No. SIS, outlining the qualifications o
voters. made any Progressive liable e
arrest who attempted to participate in
: the Republican primaries.
Judkins Opposes Lee.
This effort at intimidation provoked
a lively discussion and once more Jud
| kins took executions to the speaker.
/ assertion. Judkins declared that Sec
/ ton 10 of the law offset the restrict
ions imposed ty Section IS.
Those committeeman who attended
/ the meeting made no effort to hide tbs
fact that the Hanly candidacy was
sticking in their craws and Chairman
| Lee lost little time in explaining VIII,
he proffered the nomination to Hanly
| Incidentally he got away with this ex
| PLANTATION. Blood In the eyes Of ths