The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-03
BULL MOOSE ISN'T nERr:x.
As "lEADER8. s SNNl8h

ing OF the Progressive State Com
mlttee of New Jersey, in Newark,
when the Bull Moose hotly resist
ed the attempts of certain lead
ers ~ pledge the party in that
state to the Republican ticket
was warning that progressives
are not going to submit to the
destruction Of their principles
nor to the barter of their votes.
BY a vote of : to the state
committee Of New Jersey Pro-
gressNes rdpudiated the action
of the National body at Chicago,
and will not bind itself to it's
actions.
The managers of the President
campaign feels that they have
reason for qualification with re-
spect 10 the Bull Moose and In
dependent vote. Hundreds of
letters and communications have
been received at the National
Commute headquarters, the
headquarters Of the Woodrow
Wilson Independent League and
at the White House from Pro-
grss4ves and Republicans as Wei
who decalre their intention to
vote this year for Wilson, "the
man who has kept us out of war"
Frogresstves Should Support the
President
Edgar C. Snyder, chairman Of
the Progressive Party in the state
of Washington, has written
flaming denunicatio2 of the Chi
cago coalition and says: II am
supporting President Wilson and
feel that al. Progressives shuld
support him."
Ole Hanson, one of the fore
most Progressives Of the West
who was a candidate for the
United States Senate in the state
OF Washington, and polled 49,
282 votes, is supporting President
Wilson and vainly challenging
Senator Poindexter TO debate is
sues.
From all parts of the country
there are cries of CONSERVATION
from Progessives over the man
ipulation of their ''Haders. !"
Their bitter protests at the treat
ment of their party at Chicago,
indicae clearly that they will
give their support to President
Wilson rather than to Mr.
Hughes.
New Jersey Revolt
The Progressive Party of New
Jersey, as represented by it's
10 n
dorse the candidacy of Charles
E. Hughes, although strong ef-
fort had been put forth by Ever
EFT Colby, pioneer Progressive
of the state, to swing the COM
mittee that way.
When the meeting of the state
committee was held in Newark,
Julyi5. J. 4. H. Hopkins, Chair
man led the fight against endors-
ing Mr.. Hughes. A resolution
was submitted by MN. E. Conk-
ling, of Blairstown, reciting that
the delegates to the National Con-
vention at Chicago had exceeded
their authority by endorsing the
candidate of another party. The
resolution fllrther said:
Resolved, by the New Jersey
State Committee, That the Pro-
pressive Party of New Jersey will
not be bound by the action of the
National Committee in indorsing
Mr.. Hughes candidacy.''
This resolution was carried by
vote of I to 5.
Chairman Hopkins read to tll"
Committee a letter he had writ
ten to Col. Roosevelt recalling
that the Colonel once ha deXpre>
ed the opinion that Mr.. Hughes
might perhaps turn out to be
another gold brick This
letter caused much amusement
among those present.
seIf-stultiftcatIon to 90 Back now
For Progressive.s to go back TO
the Republican party now would
be self-stultification and would be
an admission that they had never
been sincere in their progressive
professions, according to Edgar
C.. Snyder. Chairman OF the Pro-
gressive party in the State Of
Washington in 1912. Mr.. Snyder
Is supporting MI. wilson because
he. the President, "has given US
a progressive leadership and
mas done much during the last
three years to make effective tn.
essential demands of the Pro-
gressive party PLATFORM
Mr.. Snyder insists that if Mr..
Roosevelt was sincere four years
ago when he said that the bosses
and the special interests had brot
the Republican party to shame
full end, then it cannot be ex-
pected that the Progressives can
go back now without clear show
ing that the old party mas been
purified and has rekindied within
=. It THAT fire of lofty endeavor"
1.-The control of invisible gov
ernment over the machine of the
Republican party has never been
relaxed but has been strengthen