Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-04

plans for the perpetuation of the par ty. These plans may include some kind of amalgamatiOn with the prOhi bition, socialists and wOmans parties. Edwin M. Lee of Indiana, A, D. Norton of Missouri, Bainbridge Colby of New York; c. F. Hoffman of NiCi.- igan, Harold Noise of Louisiana and c. w. Mcclure of Georgia were nam ed members of the executive commit tee The other members will be an nounced by Vice Chairman Hale in 9 few weeks.
 Address Issued by Conference. The following address was issued by the conference:
 ITO the progressives of the country: At a national conferences of thG party held today in the city of Indiana polls, attended by representatives of 3z states, a, resolution was unanimously adopted, conforming the action of the progressive national committee on on June 26, 1916, as an illegal usurpa tion of authority not conferred upon it hy the recent convention of the party, denouncing it's action as a breach of trust and repudiating the same in party's thought or wishes. every respect as non expressive of the "The conference now in session in Indianapolis is composed, without eX ceptiOn, of progressive men and wo men who are still in affiliation with
 
 | tions have been guided solely by a de- l sire to preserve the party as an instru- ment for the expression of the popular 1 will and to promote, without halt or | interruption, the great aims to which | the party is dedicated.
 Betrayal of National Committee 1 Tt is useless to deny or to deceive ourselves as to the grievous effect up | on the party of the blows which it !, many of it's leaders and through the | betrayal of the national committee of l the trust cOnf1ded in it by the party | membership. Men whom we have de- 1 lighted to honor and whom we have l jOiced to follow have not only abandon | ed the party's cause, but have sought 1 to sacrifice it's future and to compro- mise the dignity of it's individual
 membership by a collusive undertak | ing with the republican party to deliv-
 CT our party strength to the republi- | can presidential ticket.
 | "The course of the national commit
 tee has been emphatically repudiated 1 in every state where there has been
 free discussion and action.
 Reasonable Attempt to Kill Party.
 This conference is the eliminating | protest of the party against the trea- | sonabIe attempt to put it out of ex- l istenCe as a national party and to l deliver its vote to the republican par | ty. The progressive party cannot be
 delivered. The attempt to do so has | already reCoileG upon it's authors, and
 covered them with discredit and con-
 fusion
 Tt is the sense of this conference
 that the action of the individual pro-
 gressives on the presidency should be left to their individual judgment and | conscience.
 Any effort to dictate the action of individual progressives must of neces- | sity fail, and this conference recog- I nizes the capacity and the resolve o1 1 every progressive to make up his own mind and to determine his own course
 In Control of Servile Committeeman
 'We have considered carefully the question of heading a new convention and completing our national ticket The difficulties in the way of this course are at this late date insuper- 1 able. The fact that the party ma chinery in many states is in the con | trol of servile committeeman who were l involved in the scheme to deliver the party to the republicans, the further fact that the campaign is already sc far advanced, and that more time will be required to assemble our party ir
 convention, all have combined to bring us to the conclusion that a. second
 convention of the party this year is
 impracticable.
 To Preserve Party's Existence.
 "The. conference %has authorized the ] appointment of committee Sandzhas