Show WOOD CONFERS WITH MOOSERS V l Local Progressives Do Not Look With Favor on His Plans for Peace I E E. E R. R Wood of ot Philadelphia who is making a trip a-trip over o the country in an en effort to bring the tho Republicans and Progressives together met yesterday with a number of ot Progressives and outlined outlined outlined out out- lined his Ideas In connection with tho the amalgamation amal of ot the two parties He lIe call called d on 1 W. W D D. Livingston J J. J IL lL Turner Turner Turner Tur Tur- ner and S. S H H. Love yesterday morning and a meeting of ot several of ot the leaders was arranged for tor the afternoon Mr Wood 00 1 met met th the committee In the offices of ot Mr Ir Livingston Jt It was without without without with with- out result however as the tho Utah Progressives Progressives Pro Pro- took the stand that Mr Wood had nothing to offer ofer them in rot return urn for tor their return to the Republican party party party par par- ty as the they contended he was not representing representing rep rep- resenting the tho Republican national committee committee committee com com- or the executive committee of ot the party part In calling attention to tho plans which are being made in other states for the amalgamation amr of ot the Progressives Progressives s- s and Republicans Mr Wood wont Into tho the tariff question and also touched on the Issues which caused the the split at the Chicago convention In 1913 He urged tho the Progressives to weld themselves with the Republicans that tho the Democrats might bp be ejected from I power and the tho Republican revenue re theories theories theories the the- ories again be bo put Into practice At Atthe Atthe Atthe the conclusion of his talk with the Progressives Progressives Progressives Pro Pro- numerous questions were asked concerning his authority to make overtures 0 to the Pro Progressives He said sale he was waR doing tho the work worle on his own initiative e an and that he could not make promises for tor the tho Republican national committee the Ue executive committee nor for tor an any candidate for tor nomination or any organization of the Republicans The Tho Progressives who were ere present took the tho view that unless Mr Ir SI Wood cod hn had hod l authority to deal with them re regarding regarding re- re garding an amal amalgamation and also had hac authority by hy which he might bind the Republican party in the matter of or conditions conditions conditions con con- on which the Pro Prot Progressives es ml might ht return nothing could bo be done don those Progressives who were in at- at at the meeting were ere N. N A. A Robertson secretary of ot the state com corn committee committee Allan T. T Sanford Clarence Beck and 1 W. W D D. Livingston of ot the central committee W W. E E. secretary of tho state organization of ot Pro Progressive re she clubs C L. L Rood treasurer of ot the state organization of ot clubs H Hi A. A McMillan secretary of or tho the Pro Progressive league league- Sheriff John S S. S Corless R R. R B B. Porter county count chairman J. J H H. Turner Ephraim Eph- Eph Ephraim Ephraim raim Hansen I. I J J. J Starbuck of tho the county count committee Mrs Mra Lily C. C Wolstenholme Wol- Wol 01 and George Gcorge F. F Goodwin Progressive Progressive Pro Pro- members of or the tho Legislature and Mrs Ir L L. C. C representing the Womans Woman's Progressive club and D. D I. I Olson The Progressives adopted the following resolution Resolved that it is the sense ense of ot this meeting that tho Progressives Progress of oC Utah shall stand by their principles and that Mr r. r Wood be he requested not to say Ja ay In carrying forth his mission of ot welding the Republican party part that there Is 18 an any hope of ot any number of ot members of ot the Utah Pro Progressives going back to the tho Republicans following the meeting with Mr tr Wood the committee I visited Henry J. J Allen ono one of or tho the leading Progressives of ot Kansas who is at the Hotel Utah on his way to Idaho to obtain ma magazine material on W W. E IS Borah orah Mr Allen met the members of oC the tho committee aRdill as aR I did dill William 1 Draper Lewis of ot Pennsyl vania Mr Allen ur urged ed the Progressives Progressives to stand st out as an or organization for tor a time to see what the th issues I R of ot the next campaign camp will be He told I them that no ono one could tell whether International or national quel questions would b bu be tho the big Mr 11 Lewis Lewis and and Mr Allen llen both told the Tho Progressives that the tho part party would support nany any Y pro- pro progressive Republican nominated b by the Republicans and he hc mentioned the names of oC Justice Charles l 15 Hu Hughes heB W. W E. E Borah of ot Idaho Governor GO Brum Drum Brumbaugh Brumbaugh baugh of Pennsylvania Governor JohnSOn Johnson Johnson John John- son of ot California Theodore Roosevelt and a n number of ot others Mr Allen left last nl night ht for Idaho |