Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-12
BULL MO0SERS MEET
IN CHICAGO ON SAME
DATE OF REPUBLICANS

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who supported progressive candidates
lin 1912.
~rhey. when called upon again to
do so, will as firmly refuse to sur
lrender TO party machines. The re-
Isponsibllity will rest on other should
ers than ours. and will be SO apparent
TO the voters of the country as to
result in vootory for the national pro-
gressive party in next falls election.
IN this turning point in world history
We will not stick on details We will
lay aside partisanship and prejudices. |
But we Will never surrender those |
principles for which we stand and |
have stood. We will follow only a /
leader whom we know stands for
them and is able to put them
through"
Perkins Presided.
George w. Perkins presided this
morning and John w. McCrath OF I
New York acted as secretary.
william Finn, of Pennsylvania de-
cared the convention should be held
eoucurrently with the republican
Touching ON progressive prospects he
said the party in his home state was
In better condition than ever II
Colonel Roosevelt cannot be
candidate all the time he said THE
in my state are divided
Many Of them do not care whether /
they are labelled republicans or pro- /
They want results. [
Il don't think it is possible that !
Theodore Roosevelt is the only man {
who can run this government. Per-
sonally ] think he can run 1t better il
han any other man and I'd like to e
see him run it. t
Conditioned on Republicans. s
Il am not afraid to say that if the t
will do as we want them {
TO do that we Will agree with them. II
We do not know that reactionaries
viii control the next republican con- Il
fention. II is unfair to assume in adj e
fanca that they will. il
Il know there will he 4 lumber Of il
men from Pennsylvania as delegates al
n the republican national convention fl
Who sat as delegates in our convention o.
our years ago. al
II know there will be men in the
anne convention from other states \
hey viii WORK to have the republican
ational convention nominate cam
idate who will at least be unobjec-
ionable to the progresslves and in m
ert in the republican platform as CT
lany of our principles as possible. de
Give G. o. =. u Chance. nc
For one, | am willing to give the err
.publicans a chance. | think we sti
hould hold our convention concur
emily with them in Chicago
George w Perkins declared that in
Is opinion it was mot in the mind Of do
ny one present to amalgamate the dr.,
rogressive party with the republican wa
arty" mi
we should hold our convention mo
nd nominate our ticket he said. mi
At the conclusion of a caucus of he
aders from Missouri it was stated bee
lat state would put complete pro lea
'essivc ticket in the field. sec
Dwight b. Heard, progressive com prc
itteeman from Arizona. arrived siss
ter IN the day and joined the con- So
renee. Among the visitors who
et with the committeeman was
'seph NJ. Dixon. former United States
nator from Montana and campaign ~
anager of the progressive party in t<
IL. Mr.. Dixon took no part in the ~
scussion in the informal conference W
1ich preceded the regular session of
e committee. 60