New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
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lianapolis, Ind, Aug. 4-Plans for
 Examination and perpetuation of the
 ressive party as a national politi-
 S organization were adopted here
 night at a conference of Bull se representatives The confer RE after a heated discussion decided ould be impracticable at this late # to reassemble the progressive @ nnal convention and fill the E ncy on the national ticket caused M@ heodOre ROOsevelt's deClinat1On Of for president. Instead M organization will put up an elec- @1 ticket in every state where there @ he nucleus Of an organization left, #ing the name of John M. Parker M Louisiana, nominee for vice presi- @ in the hope of perhaps elect1ng
 agh presidential electors, who NMht prove the balance of power in @ event of a. close contest between H two parties. @ mong the states in which this plan E# be carried out are: Louisiana, Eg gyland. Indiana, Missouri Wiscon-
 A Michigan. Utah, North Dakota and E nesota.
 Hale in Charge of Campaign. A. H. Hopkins. of New Jersey, M chosen treasurer of the rehabili- Ed Bull Moose party, and Matthew We, of Massa chusetts, vice chair Nn of the national committee, will Nn active charge of the campaign. &n executive committee of fifteen &nbers of the national committee | Ap refused to vote for the endorse | snt of Charles E. Hughes at Chicago | Hhe 26, in rehabilitating the party. 1 #s committee will meet after the 1 Nember elections to formulate plans | H the perpetuation Of the party. ] Sbse plans may include some kind of 1 amalgamation with the prohibit Bn, socialists and woman's parties. 1 Edwin M. Lee of Indiana, A. D. i arton of Missouri, Bainbridge Colby ] New York. c. F. Hoffman of ehigan, Harold Noise of Louisiana D c. w. Mcclure of Georgia were med members of the executive com 1ICC' 1AS oI11SI 1l6ll1OSIS VIII DO | bounced by Vice Chairman Hale in ew weeks.
 The following address was issued by } conference:
 To the progressives of the country:
 a national conference of the party Id today in the city of Indianapolis, ended by representatives of 37 tes, a resolution was unanimously opted cOndemning the action of the 'gressfve national committee on le 26, 1916, as an illegal usurpation ] authority not conferred upon it by
 recent convention of the party, louncing it's action as a breach of st and repudiating the same in ny respect as non expressive of the tvs thought or wishes.
 The conference now in session in ianapolis, is composed without eX- 'tion, of progressive men and men who are still in affiliation with
 progressive party. Our delibera- IS have been guided solely by a ire to preserve the party as an in Iment for the expression of the 'ular will, and to promote, without t or interruption, the great aims which the party is dedicated. It is useless to deny or to deceive selves as to the grievous effect n the party of the blows which it
 sustained through the detection of ny of it's national leaders, and ough the betrayal of the national lmittee of the trust COnfided in it the party membership. Men whom have delighted to honor, and whom
 have rejoiced to follow, have not 7 abandoned the party's cause, but e sought to sacrifice it's future and l compromise the dignity of it's in dual membership by a cOllusive ertaking with the republican party deliver our party strength to the The course of the national commit has been emphatically repudiated ! every state where there has been 1
 discussion and action.
 CuIminating Protst. This conference is the eliminating test of the party against the trea- able attempt to put it out of ex- nee as a national party and to de- r its vote to the republican party.
 progressive party cannot be de- red. The attempt to do so has -dy recOiled upon it's authors, and cred them with discredit and con- on.
 It is the sense of this conference l the action of the individual pro- 5sives on the presidency should | left to their individual judgment 1 conscience.
 Any effort to dictate the action of l ividual progressives must of nec-
 ty fail, and this conference recog- es the capacity and the resolve of | ry progressive to make up his own Id and to determine his own rse.
 We have considered carefully the l ,stion of heading a new convention completing our national ticket. 3 difficulties in the way of this rse are at this late date insuper- e. The fact that the party ma nery in many states is in the con-
 of servile committeeman who l e involved in the scheme to deliver
 party to the republicans, the fur r fact that the campaign is already 1 far advanced, and that more time
 he required to aSSem ble the party 1