Show Progressives Lay Plans lans to toil toj Absorb 2 Political Parti Partie By Frank C. C GT Greene Greene- er e a 1 T EW blood will be transfused NEW I I Into the Progressive party to toi toi i A. A i bolster it up for the next national national national na na- na- na campaign if plans for a conference to be held October 3 4 and 5 at Chicago are aie carried to a successful success success- ful conclusion The plan of the party leaders became known In Salt Lake yesterday when leading leadin g Progressives were urgently requested to attend The I no proposition to be considered Is the tho merging with the Progressives of tho the Prohibition party John Spargo's Social Democratic league and the equal suffrage campaigners Already a report pi preliminary preliminary- to the meeting has been drawn up It has the signatures of men qualified to I represent both the Progressive and Prohibition parties and is also known to meet with the approval of Spargo Naturally the suffrage campaigners will join hands ff If they can thereby advance advance advance ad ad- vance their cause With such a R fusion made it is an an- I certain that prohibition and i equal suffrage with a sprinkling of I I more or less socialistic doctrines will I be welded into the rebuilt party's platform platform plat plat- form and the next campaign made on those issues Regardless of what additional strength the Progressives Progressive's may develop through the inclusion or tile otner omer groups the move is regarded as Important Important important Im im- Im- Im since it makes certain that the tho Progressive party will at least ho be hoa bea a factor in the next presidential campaign campaign campaign cam cam- and will therefore put a ticket in the field in each of the 1918 state and county In Utah the party plans to maintain its organization on whatever lines are mapped out by the national 6 1 tion A A. T T. Moon Mo m Progressive n nI natla m r committeeman for Utah yesterday I a personal letter from Mat Matth Matti Hale of Boston the national chi cht man urging him to attend the conference Mr Moon may notable notable not able to attend at that time but he s delegates will be at the the m the The Utah organizations organization's fin finai The organizations organization's fina committee has Just sent to theli headquarters a check forA forAi representing its assessment for current year In Utah the elves Prohibitionists and some some the more conservative Socialists 1 as are represented by the Sp Spa branch recently split from l party on the war issue havel have some Borne time been meeting on more lIlOre 1 less common ground and the pa leaders profess to believe that IW proposed fusion is effected In Inch Chi Chigo go there will wiIl be little difficulty carrying it into effect here Wl What effect that would have on Progressive Democratic alliat which has been extant in Utah story yet to be told |