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Show PROGRESSIVES ARE DISPLEASED They Oust Committee That . Endorsed Chas. E. Hughes in Last Campaign. ST. LOUIS, April 13. The progressive progres-sive national convention late today ousted the national committee that last summer endorsed Charles E. Hughes, the Republican nominee for president, and named a now national nation-al committeo to carry out the plans for amalgamating with the prohibition prohibi-tion party. Plans for this amalgamation were approved late today by the convention. conven-tion. Victor Murdock of Wichita. Kan., who presided over the progressive progres-sive national convention in Chicago last June, was elected chairman of the executive committee of the party, and Matthew Hale of Boston was elected national chairman. Other officers chosen wore F. H. Chase of New York, National secretary; J. A. H. Hopkins, of New Jersey, national treasurer. The executive committee is composed com-posed of Victor Murdock, John M. Parker, of Louisiana; D. II. Carroll, of North Dakota; F. M. Ingersoll, of Idaho; John Taylor, of New York; Albert D. Nortoni, of St. Louis, and C. D. McClure of Georgia. Mr. Parker, progressive candidate for vice-president at the last election, elec-tion, made a speech attacking the Socialists for their attitude in the war with Germany. He said he would walk back to Louisiana before he would vote to amalgamate the Progressive Pro-gressive party with the Socialists. He urged universal military training. At. T. Moon of Salt Lake City, will represent Utah on the new national committee. on |