The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-23
MOOSE
FIGHT TO KEEP
LIFE IN PARTY
Democrats Seek to Keep Third
Party Alive in HOOSier
State.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July 22.-
When il comes 10 defending integrity
the Belgians, the people OF the Mexican
border, and nobody else has anything
on the Progressive party, which Just
now, through its state chairman Ed
win Ice, is striving hard 70 Offset those
who would reduce the influence OF the
party 10 zero,
Mr.. Lee was amazed the other day
when he read in the newspapers that
committee consisting Of certain men
prominently identified with the party
was sending out list of questions 10
be answered by Mooscrs all over the
state. He was also amazed when no
learned further that this committee
was busy gathering IN proxies TO the
Progressive state convention.
Committee Works for Hughes.
1t took no deep study Of the person
mel of this committee 10 convince MI.
Lee it was working 10 bring all pos
sible influence to bear IN favor of the
election Of Hughes for president Mir.
Lee Immediately called meeting of
the Progressive state committee, and II
is expected that from now until the
state convention developments will be
worse than what Sherman said war
was.
Mr.. Lee is determined to hold the
Progressive state organization intact.
He says the principles are such that It
has q great mission to perform OF
course, the Republicans and those Pro-
gressiyes who are now inclined to fol-
low Roosevelt say Mr.. Lee is listening
to the siren song of Senator Thomas
Taggart, that eminent Democrat who
never oyerlooks bet in politics and
who just now is busy fixing up his
fences for senatorship campaign.
Hint ut Democratic Aid.
There was one question in the list
sent out by the committee which was
of peculiar significance The Ques-
uon in effect asked each Progressive
whether or not he would support the
Progressive party in case he knew the
party was being kept up by the Demo-
Gratis.
Some Of the rank and file Republi-
cans of Indiana are unable to under
stand why those in charge OF the ma
tlonal Republican campaign placed
James A. Hemenway of Indiana and
A. T. Ilert Of Kentucky on the nation
al Republican campaign committee
Two men who would be more distaste-
full to the Progressiyes probably could
rot have been selected.
Next to the Progrcssiveg the women
of Indiana are supplying the greatest
quantity of campaign fireworks The
two latest developments were meet
ing OF the congressional union workers
and another meeting of women who at
tackled the congressional union aims
and plans. The congressional
union meeting, which was attended by
some Of the most active club women Of
the city. sent a telegram to Senator
John W. Kern, in which they put it up
to the Democrats to push through tho
Susan B. Anthony amendment
Women Take Active Part.
This was satisfying to the Republic
cans. But the meeting Of women OPP
posed to the congressional union aim
pointed out that the Susan B Anthony
amendment plan had drawbacks,
among them the fact that 1t requires
two-thirds to pass the amendment and
then requires votes by state legisIa'
lures.
1t is apparent that the women of In
diana are going to be more active in
the campaign this year than ever be-
fore. Politics is in the air, and all the
women are talking it. The strength
of the women in the suffrage states is
being reeled off by the women in the
street cars and on the front porches in
figures that are staggering, 1t is also
apparent that there will be Wilson wo-
mems organizations and Hughes wo-
mems organizations.