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Show CACHE PROGRESSIVES AND REPUBLICANS TO BECOME UNITED PARTY ! Both Wings of the G. O. P. Come Together To-gether to Fight Against the Common Enemy Will Adopt Platform Along Progressive Lines at Conventions. At the meeting of tho central committees com-mittees of tho Progressives and Republicans Re-publicans held at tho county court house on Saturday, resolution wau unanimously adopted, bringing tho two wings of tho Grand Old Party together again, nnd as a united party par-ty will work arm nnd arm to bring about tho defeat of tho Democracy of Cacho county nnd tho nation at large In tills fall election. II. A. Pedersen, Republican county coun-ty chairman, took charge of tho meeting meet-ing ot which n number of Progressives Progress-ives nnd Republicans expressed themselves them-selves alike, when they stated that In prlnciplo they were Republicans as opposed to Democrats and would do nil in their power this fall to elect tho party to otllco that In tho nnst has a record of glvlne to tho country a real business administration. administra-tion. For bringing about a reuniting of tho two Republican factions in Cache county, wo must not overlook tho courageous work of Hon T. W. Peterson who decided two years ago in tho stato legislature that he was not a Democrat and to continue in league with them would be golnR ugalnst some of the political principles princi-ples which he cherished most dearly, and thcreforo, ho has worked zealously zeal-ously to effect n reunion which was done by resolution at tho Saturday meeting. Thoso present at the meeting wtro Mayor H. II. Jensen ot Hyrum, F. E. Schrepel of Richmond; Leo Colby of Mendon; John Ricks of Benson; T. A. Kerr of Wellsvllle; Frank Prlco of Wellsvllle; Francis Preece, nnd It. L. Allen of ML Homo; J. C. Allen of Covo; T. W. Potorson nnd J. A. Isrnelscn of Hyrum; C. W. Dunn, nnd CO. Dunn of Logan; Joseph Nielsen of Hyde Park; Martin Mar-tin Olsen of Mlllvillo; Clarence Hammond Ham-mond of Provldenco; Willlnm Winn of Smlthfleld; O. W. Adaraa, A. A. Law, James McNeil, M. C, Harris, and J. C. Allen Jr., of Logan. It was decided to hold tho county convention for electing delegates to tho Provo stato convention, at the county court house, April 29 at 11 n. in. Delegates will be elected on tho basis of one for ever) voto enst for Hon. Joseph Howell for CongrcsB In 191 1, which will mnko a convention conven-tion of 105 delegates distributed among the different precincts of the county. Expressions Heard During tho courso ot the meeting expressions wero mado by Progressives Progress-ives nnd Republicans nllkc. They woro unanimously opposed to Dem-ocrncy. Dem-ocrncy. They considered tho Wilson Wil-son Mexican and foreign policy n Joko, nnd declared In favor of a thorough thor-ough business administration such as Republicans have always given tho American people, imuhu who iuru In favor ot tho amalgamation wero T. W. Peterson. William Winn, Frank Price, O. W. Adams, 11. H. Jensen, A. A. Law, C. W. Dunn, F. K. Schrepel. T. A. Kerr, and Joseph Nielsen. Tho following resolution was proposed pro-posed und unanimously adopted: .-Resolved: That we tlie Central Committees of tho Progressives and Republicans of Cacho county in meeting meet-ing assembled, do hereby declare for a united party;, a party united In n common cnuso to defeat tho Democratic Demo-cratic party as wo believe, In view of past records, tho best ftitoreats of tho American people can bo best served by tho election of a Republican Repub-lican ticket. Wo therefore, declare that tho Progressives and Republicans meet as a united party In county convention conven-tion on April 29, 1910 at tho county court houso and elect delegates to tho stato convention nt Provo, May 1, 1910, and us n united party wo lend our best efforts to elect tho Republican nominee for President of tho United Statos, whoever ho may ho. Wo declare ourselves to bo Republicans Repub-licans In principle and namo, and pledge tho delogatos to the various Republican conventions to unite on a progressive platform. |