Show FAVOR AN ALLIANCE WITH REPUBLICANS Pro Progressives of State te Indorse Alliance Alliance Alli MU ance mice to Insure The Nations Nation's Re Rc- Redemption From Present Slate State of oC Vacillation By resolution and through addresses address address- es at the c conference held Thursday t t the Intel Hotel Utah the Progressives of Utah went on record in favor of union of the Republicans and the Progressives in the nation in ordel that the lithe nations nation's prompt an and vig- vig vigorous vig vigorous orous redemption f from om the present state of oC vacillation uncertainly uncertainty an and timid tima weaKness weaKness' oe ue The There e was not a dissenting voice oice to t the resolutions which indorse amalgamation of the two parties in inthe inthe the nation and leaders of the Progressives Progressives Pro Pro- i frankly declared they would support any good man who vho meets with the approval of the ma rna majority of the Republican and Progressive Progressive Progressive Pro Pro- national conventions Th The name of Theodore Roosevelt when mentioned was cheered at length Laud Party Principles Tributes were paid to the principles pIes ples of the party and also to the party leaders B. B H H. H Clegg in an address to the conference declared that the Democratic party in the nation notion na no- tion had been een a complete failure and that it had encroached on the Republican Republican Republican Re- Re publican and the Progressive platforms platforms platforms plat plat- forms in an effort to be returned to power He declared that the Progressives Progressives Progressives Pro Pro- believed more in principles I than in men and that the Progressives Progressives were not selfishly inspired in seeking office but stand for for forthe the betterment betterment betterment bet- bet of of t co conditions throughout the country He urged the members ot or orthe the party part in Utah not to stand to-stand in the way of oC the consummation of an amalgamation amal amal- amalgamation with a party which practically practically practically believes as we do and declared declared de de- lared that every effort should be e made lade to bring the progressive thinking think think- ing ng men of oC the United States under one standard State Convention COD April 8 t I The conference was preceded by y a meeting of oC the state comm committee r Wesley Vesley K Walton Valton Progressive state chairman suggested that a date should be e set for holding a state conto convention con- con n to select delegates to the national national convention in Chicago Owing Owing Owing Ow Ow- ing to reduced rates on the railroads for tor or tl the e conference of the Mormon church in April he suggested that Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- April Apr 8 be e named as the as-the the date dato for the convention This was done by y unanimous consent The method of selecting delegates delegat s to the convention will be left entirely in the hands of the various county commit commit- which will be empowered to lo call L all either county or precinct con- con conventions te f for r the selection of delete dele- dele Agates gates The Tile number of delegates to lh convention was fixed at and the Ith apportionment fixed at one delegate delegate dele- dele gate for each fifty votes cast for the candidate on the Progressive ticket fin in 1914 who received the highest number of v votes tes t Mrs Lily Wolstenholme member pf of the tho Legislature from from Salt Lake county declared that she fhe did not realize realize real real- ize ize the great change in sentiment in inthe inthe the Ithe country for Roosevelt until she I it went ent east a short time ago 1 Want Vant a Man Like Roosevelt lt J What we want in this country Is Roosevelt or a man like him forre for forre re resident President and Elihu Root that great I me mean an lan from New York for or secretary is oS f state stale d declared Mrs I lj lolme With a com combination like or or that pat let this c country never need fear agU agu ag- ag u U U- slon gre-slon from without nor the stop- stop I ag-I I n i je ge o of prosperity from within We Ve Vele Went le giant nt broad road minded men at the head of ir t this government if we are to keep keel itt mt of oC trouble The people of th the e States need a leader lik like e and I am glad to see Rede Rel Re Re- de l and Progressive Progressives coming o th that t o opinion We Vo are for principles not men aid Mr Clegg The Progressive e I j 1 arty arty was born orn through a protest protes t r corruption in na national onal p poll poli- li- li i I g ics ICK The preparedness program m i h h ei now holds the attention of th the e 3 entry was adv ad advocated b by y Roosevelt his program had he been en carried out ou t o 3 would have had seven more bat bat- b by this time President Taft i iI I I I I j 1 i I iI I i advocated a tariff commission he was sincere The Progressive party advocates advocates advocates advocates' ad ad- a tariff commission and now President Wilson advocates a tariff commission The Progressive party has already al already already al- al ready won von and Sand we did not organize i in n vain Our principles are to be recognized and if the party part should dis disband and tomorrow we ve will have accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- our purpose there is wo work k to be done however in Utah Thomas P. P Page commented on the income tax and reforms in taxation and also on tHe election of United States senators by the people He Ic declared declared declared de de- that if it the people had been given the p power to vote on senators years ears ago Frank J. J Cannon and Thomas Kearns would never have hav represented Utah in the Senate He also attacked Gov William Villiam Spry and declared that some mistakes he hem m makes kes are intentional Allan T. T Sanford declared the Campaign campaign campaign cam Cam- of 1912 Is not the campaign of 1916 I Forget 1912 he said There are greater things in 1916 We Ve are arenow arenow now battling for the honor of the the country and national defense and national national na na- ional honorare honor are the paramount issues na-I na 1 of of this campaign The progressive people of the United States must I get together to protect its interests I We still believe in th the principles enunciated in 1912 and we should not notI forget them these but t let us lay aside asido I It behooves every Progressive Progressive 1 sive to stand nd for or the welfare of or his country first Let us make no no alliance alliance alli alli- ance wherein will be forgot the c cardl- cardl i nal principles but let us first look looke I Ito to the interests of the tire country and I united in bringing a about out better con con- II con I F. F B. B Scott Scot talked on Roosevelt and A A. T T. T Moon gave a report of the I meeting of the tile Progressive national committee In Chicago stating elating that that the delegates from the eastern and middle west t states were responsible t le for tor the date for Cor the Progressive con con- j being fixed fired for tho same I time time as the Republican convention I The r resolutions solutions committee then thon reported re re- t I ported and the report was adopted unanimously j |