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Show INSURGENTLEAGUE PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE OR-GANIZE "TO PROMOTE POPULAR POPU-LAR GOVERNMENT." Declare Special Interests Have Throttled Throt-tled the Nation and That New Or-nanlzatlon Or-nanlzatlon Will Help any Party That Will Make Suitable Laws. Washington Organization of the Republican Progressive league by "progressive" Republican senators, representatives, governors and others I an organization which will seek to j fight for the establishment of popular popu-lar government was announced here Monday. 1'lans of the new league, which have been under way since the assembling as-sembling of congress, were eonelud d at a meeting here Saturday night, when a declaration of principles was signed, a constitution adopted and of-, of-, Brers elected, Senator Jonathan lloiirne of Oregon being chosen president. presi-dent. Tho declaration of principles, was signed by nine Republican I'nited j States senators, the governors of six Republican states, thirteen members of the house, and tit hers. The declaration of principles declares de-clares that "the object of the league Is the promotion of popular government govern-ment and progressive legislation. "Popular government In America has been thwarted anil progressive legislation strangled by tho special Interests, which control caucuses, delegates, dele-gates, conventions and party organl at ions." It Is declared that under existing conditions legislation In the public In terest lias been baffled. The league promises aid to any party that will co-operate with the progressives in tho several states In the advancoment, of measures for the good of all tho people. |