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Show TAFT CROWD WILL BOLT Republican Convention Is Being Held Today in California Sacramento, Cal., Sept 24. Vhen tho republican stato convention convened con-vened hore today the controversy over placing tthe names of candidates for presidential electors on the November Novem-ber ballot had not been settled and it was regarded as a foregone conclusion that the Taft element would withdraw and organize a convention of their own. Late last night the Taft leadera rojocted the proposed plan of placing both nets of electors on the ballot under un-der different designations and stated their intention of carrying the fight Into the courts. The platform or the Progressives, which will be submitted to the convention con-vention late today, formulates a program pro-gram of reform legislation following closely in its general trend the platform plat-form of the national party. The platform recommends further centralization of power in the governor, gover-nor, asking that all administrative offices of-fices be made appointive. Drastlco regulation of Block aud Investment companies, a labor commission which would gather minute information regarding re-garding labor conditions, and a number num-ber of Industrial mensurcs following In general the Roosevelt program are proposed. The platform concludes with an Indorsement of Theodore Roosevelt and Governor Hiram W. Johnson for president and vico president and a repudiation of President Taft's administration. admin-istration. no |