The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-08

Conference 1T Indianapolis Decides
Not to Put Out Separate Ticket but
to Endeayor to Keep Organization
Together for Future.

the Progressive party us naQondi
political organization were adopted
here tonight at conference OF the
Bull Moose representatives. The con-
ference after a heated discussion de-
cided it would be impracticable at this
late date to reassemble the Progress
sive national convention and fill the
vacancy on the national ticket caused
bv Theodore Rooseyelt's declinalon
OF the nomination for president IN
stead the organization will pat an
electoral tickel in every St1te where
there is the nucleus OF an organiza-
ton left. bearing the name OF Jonn
M. Parker of Louisiana, nominee tor
vice president, in the hope OF per
haps eIecting enough presidential
electors. who might prove the balance
OF rower in the event OF a close con
test between the two parties.
Among the States in which this
plan would be carried out are; Louis
lana, Maryland, Indiana. Missouri,
Wisconsin, Michigan, Utah. North
Dakota and Minnesota.
]. A. H. Hopkins of New Jersey was
chosen treasurer of the rehabilitated
Bull Moose party and Matthew Hale
OF Massachusetts, vice chairman OF
the national committee will be in &C
tive charge of the campaign.
To Restore Party.
An executive committee of Is mem
bers will be appointed by Vice Chair
man Hale to cooperate with the Is
members to the national committee
who refused to vote for the indorse-
nent of Charles E. Hughes at Chi
cago June 26, in rehabilitating the
party. This committee will meet af-
ter the November election to formu-
late plans for the perpetuation of the
party. These plans may include some
kind of amalgamated with the Pro-
hibition, Socialist and Woman's par
ties.
Edwin M. Lee of Indiana, A. D.
Nortoni of Missouri, cambridge Colby
of New York, C. F. Hoffman of Mich
igan. Harold M Noise of Louisiana
and C. W. Mcclure of Georgia were
nqmed members of the executive com
mittee
The other members will be an
nounced by Vice Chairman Hale in
a few weeks. The following address
was issued by the conference.
'@To te Progressives of the .CouD-
try:
at national conference Of the
party held today in the city OF IN
dianapolis, attended by representa-
tives of 81 States, a resolution was
unanimously adopted condemning the
action of the Progressive national
committee on June %, 1916. as an
illegal usurration of authority not
conferred upon it by the recent con-
yention Of the party, denoupcing its
action as a breach of trust and re-
pudiating the same in every respect
as non-expressive OF the party's
thought or wises.
Still Stand Firm.
The conference now in session in
Indianapolis is composed, without e2-
ception, of progressive men and wo-
men who are still in afiliation with
the Progressive party. Our delibera-
tions have been guided soley by Al
desire to preserve the party as an ir
strument for the expression OF e
halt or interrupting, the great aims
which the party is dedicated.
"It is useless to deny or to deceive
ourselves ,as to the grievous effect up
on the party Of the blows which 1t
has sustained through the detection
of many of it's leaders, and through
the betrayal by the national commit
tee of the trust confided in it by party
membership Men whom we have de-
lighted to honor and whom We have
rejoiced to follow have not only
abandoned te party's cause but have
sought to sacrifice its future and to
compromise the dignity of its individ-
ual membership by collusive under
taking with the Republican gresiden-
tial ticket.
"The course Of the national com
mittee has been emphatically repudi-
ated in every State where there has
T,oor froo 5;co,,ccion on1 action