Show PROGRESSIVES PLAN ANNUAL CE Progressives from every part of the state te will assemble in Salt Lake on February 12 to attend the annual Progressive conference e and celebration tion of Lincoln's birthday PUn Plans s for forthe the big blk g gathering were perfected at a meeting nd ad luncheon of Salt Lake Progressives in the Wilson hotel this afternoon The conference and banquet will be held at the Hotel Utah A general gen gen- eral conference will willbe be held during the day at which the Progressives will ill discuss the stand to be taken in the 1916 campaign At this meeting the date of the state convention will be definitely fixed The Lincoln day banquet will follow in the evening even The gathering of Progressives will mark the formal opening of the political po political pot for for- 1916 Local officials of the party expect that fully 1000 Utah Progressives will attend the February conference According to local members of the party right now the Utah Progressives Progress ives are in man an an independent frame of mind They will meet and fix the date ot at their convention without awaiting announcements from other parties If the tile Republicans then desire to bring about a union It will be up to them to make the ov overtures to to the Progressives Should an amalgamation be arranged the Republicans most most likely would call their state convention for the date fixed by the Progressives for their meeting Wesley K Walton state ch chairman irman presided at ht to today's days meeting One Onehundred Onehundred Onehundred hundred Salt Lake Progressives were in attendance |