Show UNCLE JOE NOT 1101 fAVORED BY DAKOTANS Conference of Progressive Republicans Passes Series Series Series Se Se- ries of Resolutions S. S D D- Feb 23 After After a a. battlo tat Lat tb of four hours peace settled over the conference of or the progressive wing of the Republican party of or South Dakota at midnight R- R O. O Richards of or Huron was made chairman of ot the campaign committee and Governor Vessey will Ill be the Republican party leader on a platform which Is the tle embodiment of or the tho ideas or ot the leaders of ot both I. the Richards s faction and the faction fac fcc lion tion led b by l E. E L L. Sofa Senn which opposed Richards v The platform rn says in part We Ve commend President Taft for his reiterated declarations of loyalty to the Roosevelt principles of or progressive Republicanism Re Re- and pledge his administration tion the tho support of or the Ule progressive Republicans Re lie publicans of or South Dakota in Its efforts to obtain the tho enactment of or legislation embodying principles The dominating issue In the coming comins campaign n is the tha wresting of or control of 01 national legislation from special l Interests behind Speaker Cannon of or orthe the house and Leader AldrIch of or the s senate senate sen se-n- nel nh nn n- n ate and n their el supporters It It Is 1 not sufficient suf suf- 1 that h Speaker Cannon no be e retired Tt it is essential that a s J successor cessor be elected elect elect- ed ert who is committed to and is Isa a a. supporter support support- er en of or progressive principles Th The progressive progressive pro Pro- Republicans of South J Dakota Jakota will not support support-a candidate for th Ih mary who does not stand I I It t s I pledge which g fhe sh should ld he it ts i when ts hen 1 rip demonstrated demon deion to tobe be such by bv the tho Investigations of the tariff commission n. n Denounce Assessments We e co the practice of collecting collecting collect collect- ing lag moneys s for political campaign purposes pur pus poses poss from persons persona who hold or are as aspiring as pi ring to a appointive live government t post positions and favor faor th the prohibition thereof of by iy amendment of the corrupt practices act ct I We te favor the elimination of the personal personal per per per- tonal spirit system by amendments amendment to the primary law to provide pro how party nominations to all appointive government gO positions shall be determined We Ve favor tho nomination of postmasters lers for presidential by popular POll lar har party elections who are resident patrons patrons patrons pa pa- of the office We e favor an amendment to the present present pres pros ent eat corrupt practices s p act so o as to 11 nate t 1 T r t the e legality I 0 of paying 1 lot for formen men and teams to 1 haul the voids void's 0 to the h polls |