Show EVANS TURNS DOWN MOOSE OFFER OF OFt COUNTY CHAIR t State Senator Says Say He Was Waa Not Consulted by Pro MERRY WAR GOES ON Two Secretaries Make Records Records Rec Rec- of Red Hot Meeting Meeting Meet Meet- kg ing ing of Party It is up to the Progressive county committee to cast again State Senator Frank Evans who was selected at a meeting last night by a unanimous vote to act as county chairman to succeed Joseph Jeremy resigned has declined to accept the honor bestowed upon him hini and has advised the committeemen committee committee- men that tile the pressure of other affairs personal and otherwise makes it Impossible impossible Im im- possible to serve his party this year In the capacity of county chairman The election of Mr Evans last night to the post of or chairman of or the Progressive county organization was without his knowledge and sanction and his friends let It be known today that the senator was somewhat put putout putout putout out because he was not advised beforehand beforehand beforehand be be- forehand of the contemplated action Mr Evans said today that he had no intimation whatever prior to the meeting that the committee Intended to select him as chairman Friends of Mr Evans also said that had he known prior to the committees committee's action of or last night that such a step was contemplated he could have made it clear to all th that t such action would be Inadvisable Aware of Controversies In speaking of the difficulties which have live arisen within the party In the last ast few weeks Mr Evans said I have nave been aware of controversies arisIng aris axis ing In the party at times but always have regarded them as disagreements such as arise in any party organization and the only part I felt inclined to take In la these controversies has bas been to compose such differences as existed Mr Evans acted as county chairman of the Progressives for tor three months prior to the election In 1912 and h has s since devoted much time to the party organization He now is engaged in preparing bills to be presented to the next session of the legislature and also is a member of the Progressive service bureau With these duties on him In addition to the time he must devote in the legislature he feels that it will be impossible to assume any additional work Cannot Afford to to Act Mr Evans let it be known that h he appreciated fully the tender made bYthe by the committee and that it was clone done In the best of spirit but insists that he cannot afford at t this time to act as county chairman Although no formal call caU for or a meeting meeting meet meet- ing of the county committee has been made It is understood that there will be a meeting of ot the committee at the Wilson hotel Friday evening when another an an another other try will be made to find a a. person person person per per- son to guide the Progressive ship through the county campaign this year No one active in the affairs of the party's county organization would venture a a. guess today as to who this person might be but said that there is plenty of ot timber available and that the right man would be found Meeting Is Warm The resignation of Jeremy last night was due it is said to the committee voting to sustain the meeting In the Second ward last lut week Stephen R n. Marks was ousted from the post of ot ward chairman and F. F A. A Swenson Swo and L. L C. C Shaw were elected members of ot the county committee to succeed Mr Jeremy and W. W H. H Hurst The meetIng meetIng meeting meet- meet Ing last lut night was full of thrills and dramatic scenes one of the most In In- in tense scenes being staged by Mr Marks when he announced that he had bad resigned from from the party Fight I Is I. Not Ended The meeting last night was duly recorded re re- corded by by- two secretaries W W. B. B holding good to his hIs' promise not to be ousted busted from his post II as secretary secretary sec sec- acting In the role as did Henry T T. Kirkham who was named by a s so Continued on page 3 3 EVANS TURNS DOWN Continued from page 1 2 called insurgent meeting to succeed as a secretary Last reports tr fr from m im the camps cpa of the several factions within the Progressive Progressive Progressive Pro Pro- party pary are to the effect that the heavy artillery is being concentrated concentrated concen concen- at points of t vantage and a a de decisive decisive decisive de- de action acton Is expected shortly Both sides claim sufficient strength to outdo out out- do their opponents |