The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
URGE. THAT BOTH PARTIES
 NAME SAME MAN
State Convention Is Called to Be Held In Birming- ham May IF to Elect
 Delegates

l The state executive committee of the progressive party, at a meeting held l here yesterday afternoon. indorsed the action of the national progressive con- vention in suggesting that the progress 1 sives and the regular republicans choose
 common candidate for the presidency Joseph o. Thompson, national commit teeman of the bull moose party, re- ported the action of the national com mittee and expressed nls approval of the suggestion.
 The meeting, which was held in the Chamber of Commerce was called to order by George s. OBear, state chair man. Following the address of MT
 Thompson, talks were made by Judge Oscar Hundley Judge L. f. Reynolds of Clanton, Judge A. P. Longshore of Col umbiana and others. The resolution calling for cooperation with the regu- alr republicans was introduced by Ma tiona1 Committeeman Thompson Following the meeting of the commit tee, a tentative RooseNe cit club was or ganized with J. D. Collins as chairman. The purpose of the club is to bring about a state meeting of the progress sive and independent republicans in Bir- mingham within the next few weeks and perfect state organization. Promi- nent progressives attending the meeting of the committee were delighted with the victory of Roosevelt in the repub- = lican convention in North Carolina.
 The state convention of the progress sives will be held in Birmingham at noon, May IT, at which time delegates to the national convention will be se- lected.
 The resolution, introduced by Nation al Committeeman Thompson, which was passed by the committee follows Whereas the national progressive committee, at it's meeting a Chicago, January II aud 12 1916, called the pro- gressive national convention to assem- ble at Chicago at the same time the na- tional republican convention of the re- publican party is to assemble, believin g that the surest way GO secure for our country the required 1eadeship will be by having, if possible, both the pro- gressive and republican parties choose the same standard bearer and the same principles; and
 Whereas certain republican leaders in Alabama have already displayed de- termination to thwart the spirit of the resolutions passed by the national pro- gressive committee, and believing that they only represent 10 per cent of the republican vote of Alabama and that go per cent of the republicans of the state are in favor of meeting this crisis in the spirit of broad patriotism that rises above partisanship in the desire to join us for a common national leadership, and
 "Whereas our national committee ex- pressed confidence that the rank and file of the republican party and very large independent vote of this country will support such an effort; and Whereas the progressive committee sideration of the issue involved in such effort without any desire to revive par
 tsan bitterness and looking to the full
 CO., operation of the progressives, re- publicans and independents in Alabama to that end.
 Be it resolved, That -re, the progress
 sive state committee of Alabama, here by call state delegated convention to assemble in the city Of Birmingham at 12 o'clock noon on May IT, for the pur- pose of electing delegates to the na- tional convention to be held in Chicago on Wednesday, June 7, 1916, and to nom- mate presidential efec.ors and the transaction of such other business as
 may come before us.
 Resolved further, That the chairman of the state committee is hereby au- thorized to issue cali for the state convention to each county in the state to send delegates to the state conven- tion on the basis of one delegate from the county at large ana one additional delegate for each 100 votes and frac- tion thereof, cast for Roosevelt and Johnson electors in 1912.'