Evening star., 1916-08-04
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feet were on the ground all the time.
Thirty-seven states were represented
directly and indirectly in the meeting.
Bainbridge Colby of New York. John
NJ Parker Of louisiana, ]. A. T. Hop
kins of New Jersey. Matthew Hale of
ST. Louis, were the guiding spirits and
never allowed the proceedings to get
out of hand.
One of the most important features of
the meeting was the announcement of
the condition of the progressive Or
ganization In the various states. 1t was
regarded as significant that in such
close states as Indiana, Maine, Con-
necticut. Michigan, Missouri. Montana
and Iowa the progressive organization
placing electoral tickets in the field and
in most of the states state tickets as
well.
New Jersey Massachusetts and New
York were reported as hopeless in this
respect. however. States regarded as
sive effort were Kansas. Kentucky,
Minnesota, New Hampshire and Okla
homa. Kentucky progressives were said
to be leaning strong to Hughes. like
wise Tennessee.
The democratic states of Alabama,
Florida, Georgia. Louisiana. Mississippi.
Texas and Virginia were alleged to be
good ground for progressive operations
No Promise in Some States,
Nothing promising in the way of pro-
gressive organization or recruiting was
reported from Illinois. Idaho. Mary
land. Nebraska. New Mexico. North Da-
kota. North Carolina. Ohio. Oregon,
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, South
Carolina. South Dakota, Utah. Yer
mont, Washington. West Virginia. Wis
consin or Wyoming.
Gen. John f. Roller of HarrisonburR.
Va. said that the Virginia national
committeeman had followed Roosevelt
in contravention Of the instructions of
the state committee and he was cor
roborated by cambridge Colby. Gen
Roller predicted good progressive
vote in Virginia
Aside from the adoption of the plan
to try to secure the election of pro-
gressfve presidential electors. the most
important result of the conference was
the action which assured the contin-
uation of a national progressive or
ganization. Indeed. that object seemed
dearer to the bearts of the conferees
than even the possible winning of the
balance Of power in the electoral COL
lege.
One Of the dreams of the participants
is to revive the progressive party after
January. name committeeman from
every state and appoint a special COM
mittee which will invite the prohibit
tionists. the socialists and the woman
suffragists to confer with the pro-
gressves in future campaigns with a
view to possible affiliation.
Address to Progressives.
The following address was issued by
the conference:
ITO the progressives Of the country:
AT national conference of the party
held today in the city of Indianapolis,
attended by representatives of thirty
seven states, a resolution was adopted
condemning the action OF the progress
sive national committee on June 26.
1915, as an Illegal usurpation of au-
thority not conferred upon it by the
recent convention of the party, de-
its action as a breach Of trust
and repudiating the same in every re-
spect as non-expressive OF the party's
thought or wishes.
The conference now in session in
Indianapolis is composed. without ex-
ception. of progressive men and wom-
en-. who are still in affiliation with the