| Show g z I re z z PROGRESSIVES READY TO NOMINA T LAFOLLETTE T I or OF ST si I I PAUL CONfAB f BARRED OUT OT OTLa I ILa La Follette Declares He Will ept Ac Progressive Progressive Progressive sive Nominations Nomination I I S SENDS END E N p S MESSAGE o I Something Radically Wrong In Richest Na Na- N Nation Nation a- a tion He Declares CLEVELAND Ohio July 6 5 William Mahoney St Paul Wl definitely barred today from the tho i conference for tor progressive political political 1 cal eal action by adoption of ot a n special repol t of ot the credentials com corn committee committee or The report said Mahone or- or organiZAtion organization the Tm F Labor Farmer Labor r-Labor te to I- I 1 of ot Minnesota was entitle to representation but that he by his actions In the St Louis sessIon ot of the conference last and his promotion of ot the June Juno 1 at nt St Paul had made him obnoxious to this organization organization tion lion n It D Cramer Minneapolis brought out by query that the tho committee had hod not acted on the credentials front from the South Da- Da Dakota Da Dakota I kota rat ral rainier Labor Labor mfr party present present- presented presented ed cd by Miss Alice Loraine Dat Dal ho ho 1 was as secretary ot oL the tha St Paul cons con en ion ici Postponement nt of ot a vice Ice presidential presidential nomination v was as agreed upon blenders b bv b leaders lenders of ot the conference for progressive e political action to today today today day The convention v will III be asked toI I It waa as ae learned to entrust selection I ot of such a 0 candidate to a com corn committee committee which would confer 1 itt Senator LaFollette after the Dem situation has worked It- It itself It Itself self out Senator Robert flobert M IA Follette of oC Wisconsin formally announced Fri Friday rl day that he ho would be ho an Independent independent dent candidate for tor Ho He disclosed this Intention and opposition to Immediate formation ot of a new now part party in a message tI to the conference tor for progressive political cal action In session hel heie hete e immediate i After Atter the senator 8 s statement had bp n read road to the co contention 11 bv by his hie hisson hl hlson son son Robert M Jr a 0 I motion was ns sas offered by ilia a vice Ife io 1 nt of ot the ot of Locomotive e 1031 Engi Engineers neero to endorse the ay With delegates selling Lt Let c ro opposition to this procedure tie- tie de developed I eloped from Socialist sources source Morris New York fork beg beg- begged ged god the convention con not to So a ait att un- un until until un until til It had fully tUlly organized A Amid mid contusion Judge Jacob Pank of oC the New York municipal COUlt made mado a n point of ot order that until he con was organized It could not act This WAS as 8 by William Johnston chairmen chairman of th the gathering and the attempt to rush through the La en endorsement v was sas as shopped SOX REASON FOR On OBJECTION Friends of La Follette ere ero con con- con convinced vinced by the ra that accompanied mention of ot his name throughout the day that al ot of his candidacy would bu be given today before adjournment Challengers Challenger of oC Frida Friday s attempt attempt- attempted attempted t- t ed cd procedure let It be known that their object was as not to the con from Crom endorsing LaFollette l lette letto lette but to give giso opportunity for t or them to present their contention that the time Is ripe tor for forma forma forma- formation formation tion of oC o a now new part This question III 5 ill be threshed out on the floor While It was as aa known that La In lol letto Iol leUe lette had sent a communication 10 othe the convention In to the conferences national con tor for a statement as to bl his plon plans and views ls lis presentation tod y came camo as oa a J Nor tr hours houra the delegates had listened to oratory b by the and some Invited guests and delegates committees had been and the gathering was marking time shile these thue were ere trying to got going The credentials commit committee tee teo which had bad been at tOt lt It task tuk for tor more than two days dais finally filially came In and offered a partial rc- rc re report port I OE GE Suddenly Chairman Johnston In- In Interrupted In Interrupted tho the reading of nausea ot of accredited delegates Senator La Follette has R sent nt a to the convention ho he an- an announced an announced flounced explaining It would be rend read by the senators senator's son aon Whom he old he Introduced s sa II a a chip oft off the theold theold old block In a ringing voice and with l pug pur- pugnacious pugnacious gutur gestures which the chief points o of his fathers father's tatem statement nt young La Polo tto soon had the delegates standing and cheering A demonstration In 11 which there was WIlS wa sonto aono on parading along the aisles aislee elal l win was 1 by the tha th tollo Ing prom promise lee ot of Sen Bm-ator Bm Diet ator 1 La Follette I I am ready to enlist with Ith io oi I to W Wage e unc unceasing warfare until Continued d On Fa Pegs Page Two Peso LEADER OF ST STPAUL PAUL CONFAB BARRED OUT Continued from Page Pago One the American people have been restored to the lull full enjoyment ot 01 their political and econ rights right The mea message e was WILI s n len lengthy hy ex- ex exposition ex cx exposition position of ot the senators senator's views on In domestic and International political cal cat Issues After a t bitter ar- ar ar r arraignment of ot both the old parties partin which bo be declared could not he be trusted to 10 carry out their promises It said I shall hall submit my roy name nn as a an Independent progressive candidate for tor president together with Ith the names namu of duly qualified candidates for tor electors tor for filing tiling on tile the bal bal- ballots bal ballots lots lols In every state talo In he Union My 1 appeal will bo be addressed to every evory class of ot the people and to o cr every section or of o the o 0 PUBLIC PUBLIO RECORD I am a candidate upon the tho basi basis of my public record I I stand eland upon that record exactly as it is Ie I written and shall give my support only to such progressive live sive principles and policies as S are arela In harmony with sith It The The American people ore oro hon honest eat esl Intelligent patriotic Indus Indus- Industrious Industrious and frugal And lot et et In fl a aland aland land of ot untold n eaith dedicate I Ito to the tho principle of ot equal opportunity opportunity tor for all special pedal privilege to tonono none nono life lito 11 has han become a II desperate struggle for tor the average man mon and woman The Thc millions who work worl on the farms In tho the rotors mines In transportation In the factories cud flud shops and nd stores with all 1111 their In- In In Industry and saving find themselves poorer at nt the end of the year titan than in 1 The Tho mighty power which h ba enabled ha enabled a feto ten few to amass enormous ls elIh at the expense of the tho mannow nall now eo so completely controls the tho federal Government that timid 10 soil reactionary men In pubic life who cling to 10 the old parties dare not brook Its lIB opposition CANT CAN'T ATTACK ArrACK The underlying Indeed why both bolh parties ha have hae e tailed failed to take the people s sId side In the tho pres pres- present present ent cot crisis Is that neither party cnn can openly attack the real roat elI evils eils are undermining representative go without es of ot treachery to 10 the sot sot- vot voters ot- ot oters ers during their most moat recent ot of office The Tho The private monopoly 5 stem hae ha grown up only through long continued violation of the tho law of the land and could not have 11 0 at- at attained at attained tamed It Its present proportions ns bad eIther the Democratic or 1 Republican can con parties faithfully and honest honest- honestly ly ly Iy enforced the law We shall hall be falsely ot of ota a h radical and 0 policies even while white we alone Klone are fighting for the old principles upon which this gov achieved It its greatness Happily we can an point to great e common mon commonwealths I like Wisconsin herc prosperity h ha haj been enjo e 1 by liy I bus bus- bus business us- us iness thoss agriculture and lator later alike where honest taxation and effic effic- effic efficient lent government has hu been for graft and nd corruption while the of both bolh ne- ne Re Republican publican and Democratic share responsibility for tor the tho disastrous economic polities and shameful corruption which have andI I marked the tho lost last five years of o ad- ad administration ad administration ministration of the tho gov ov gov- gov government government Popular government cannot long endure In this without an aggressively progressive part parti 00 00 |
