Show NONPARTISAN CAUSE GAUSE I IS EXPLAINED IN PROGRESSIVE Party Organ Gives History of Nomination of Gowans Tho The X Nonpartisan Cause Cause is tho subject sub sub- of a lengthy statement in tho the current cur cur- rent of Tho The Progressive tho the official orban organ of the tho Progressive party A complete statement of tho the origin and growth of tho the nonpartisan plan of selecting so se cc ng a n stat state superintendent of public instruction is given give including tho the proposed proposed pro pro- propose I pose posed nonpartisan selection of Dr E. E G. G I Gow Gowans ns this year ear which h was ws thwarted b by by- bytho tho refusal of the R Republican party part to nominate Dr Gowans Gowana after ho he had been indorsed by tho the Democrats and Progressives Attention is called to tb the fact that President ent J. J T. T Kingsbury Kingsbur of tho the University Uni Uni- of Utah Superintendent D. D H. H C Christensen of tho the Salt Sat Lane LaKe schools school nn and President John Joh A. A Widtsoe oc of the tho Utah Utah Agricultural college who inaugurated inaugurated inaugurated rated the nonpartisan movement in iii 1912 appointed a a committee of representative o educators to consi consider er tho the a advisability ad ad- of again keeping the office oHice out of politics This committee called a convention of or the educators of or the state on en May 29 It I pa passed o a resolution tion ton by a unanimous vote voto favoring a s nonpartisan candidate A committee was vas appointed to arrange for a nonpartisan nonpartisan non non- partisan candidate Dr Gowans a aHa Republican lIe Re- publican was selected and his candidacy candi dac dacy approved bv by Democrats Democrat and Pro Pro- The Republicans refused to consi consider or the matter mater The action acion taken by the Republicans in nominating A. A C. C Matheson elon at the state convention is related an and also nIo the second meeting of educators in which their previous stand was Wit indorsed and in which they approved of the tho actions taken by br tho the nonpartisan art committee Attention tenton is called to the tho fact that Dr Gowans issued a statement in iu which ho offered to withdraw in iu favor or of an any candidate candi ato which might meet with wih the tho approval of a committee al Tins This di did not change tho the attitude of tho the Republicans who vho continued their atti atti- ati- ati tude hide of refusing to take the office out of politics A complete history histon of tho the record of Dr ns is given in iu Tho uTho ProgresS Progressive give sive ht alon along with ivr al aIr the tho facts ch in thease tho the thoa case ase a c which promises promises' to be bc one of the tho Oft most campaign important n. n issues of or tho the coming J |