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Show REAL LEADERS NAMED. j Charles A. Prcndcrgast, comptroller ; of Xcw York city, one of the origlual i Progressives, delivered nn address bo-1 bo-1 , fore the Kcpublicnn state convention of , In liana at Indianapoii WcdnovJav au-i 1 d pressed from his cct speech long enough to reply to the address of Charles Sumner Bird before thcrrogros-sivo thcrrogros-sivo state convention last Saturday. Mr. Bird, it will be remembered, named Barnco, Penrose, Snioot and Guggenheim Gug-genheim ns the leaders of tho Republican Repub-lican party, and for purposes of comparison com-parison named Roosevelt, .lohnson, Bevcridgo and others ua the Progressive leaders. Mr. Prcndcrgast, repudiated the Barncfi-Pcnrose Suioot-Guggoiiheim leadership lead-ership in an emphatic manner, nnd eaid; 'It was not fair of Mr. Bird to onumcrato ony thoso men. They nro not the only leaders of tho iircat pnriy. Let ua havo a procession of our own. As our lenders wo will name Henry Cabot Lodge, "Elihu Boot, ThoodoTC E. Burton, Charles W. Fairbanks, Robert M. La l-'ollottc, Albert K. Cummins and men of thoir sterling worth. Now if Mr. Bird desiroa to mako a comparison nnd bo fair, let him namo tho real lcadcra." Tho opinion of the assembled Republicans Repub-licans enn be accurately gauged when it is stated that tho iiame of each man presented as one of tho real. leaders of the party brought prolonged applause. Mr. Prcndcrgast revolted two years ago after tho party had failed to redeem re-deem its solemn pledges, but ho rcnlizes that the elevation of the Democracy only made a bad matter worse, for the Democrats have fallen into tho same hole by failuro to keep their platform promises. Prompt repudiation of tho men who brought about tho defeat and humiliation humilia-tion of the Republican party in 1912 would heal tho breach aud brins: the Progressives back into the fold m time for "the next presidential election, and it is up to the rank and file of tho party to take tho necessary action. |