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Show ILLINOIS G, 0. P. ADOPTS '-IDEAS OF RADICALS - Governor SmU to Seek Party Renomination on Platform Based on Pro-greMiTea' Pro-greMiTea' Planka ( CHICAOO, Au. II (By A. .)--Illinois which ha held daidly to th tw chief political partle Eox yeara, and In which th farmer-labor party ha not sained a foothold, bid fair to rival Minnesota, Iowa and other .Ute west of th. Great la tea a a stamping around for pro-rreaelrea pro-rreaelrea and altered radical, during dur-ing th. neat year aom. political observer, ob-server, war. Inclined to aire, today. to-day. Oorernor Len Small, at a political rally yesterday in hla home town of Kankakee, testified he would seek renomination on the Republican ttrket thl. year, but this statement did not cause aa much discussion as the enunciation or principle adopted adopt-ed at the convention and approved by th. governor. PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM. . Thee, principles, which a committee commit-tee aompoeed of leader. In th. sd. ministration faction of th. Republican Repub-lican party In Illinois, will seek to advance to members of congress, ar in line with those of th pro-cresalve pro-cresalve bloe of the senate recently elected from midwest and northwest north-west state. Th chief declaration follow: Repeal of th Each-Cummins railroad rail-road act. No entangling alliance without approval of th people through a referendum. A constitutional amendment to provide for a referendum except In caaea where th country actually la invaded. Condemnation of compulaory military mil-itary training. Drastlo federal action to relieve the farmere' distress. , it waa aug.ested thst an Interstate Inter-state food commission, similar to th. commerce commlaaloh. bo created creat-ed with powers to fix and regulate price, and distribution of farm producta ao that the farmer would receive adequate return and the oonsumer would not ba gouged. AGAINST CHILD LASOR. 1 A constitutional amendmenl agalnat child labor. I Abolition of tha Pittsburg plus i steel trad practise. 1 Election cf federal Judge. ' Redaction of alt rate on a baaii i of phyeical value of pro pert lea. William H. Thompson, format mayor of Chicago. . ho haa been mentioned as a possible opponent ol Senator Medli: McCormlca for tht senatorial tora next year, caused scenes of wild excitement amor.i the 7000 pereons at th meeting when he eald: - -They told me In Washington last week that they heard the roles of Minnesota recently. Neat yeal they'll hear th vole of llllnola" Pointing out that th primaries will ba held In Apr. I. Mr. Thompson predicted that the new political weather vane will be llllnola "It ha been 'aa. Main goes, so goes th nation.' Next year It will be -aa roes Illinois, so goes th. nation." |