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Show Progressives Take Over the Organization's Management SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. 0 Without With-out a wlngle negative vote on any question that came before the state convention, the Progressive wing of the Republican party in California took over the organization managc- ment today, endorsed the nominees chosen at the recent primaries and adopted a party platform There were no echoes of the bitterness of the late campaign. Concessions had been made to the "Regulars" before the convention was called to order, the. former dominant faction, granted fair representation upon the rtate central committee, aud in nun Its leaders offered of-fered never a protest against the formal for-mal assumption of authority by tho victorious "insurgents." 1 Throughout the proceedings the national na-tional leadership of Theodore- Roosevelt Roose-velt was recognized In speech and resolution. F.very mention of the former for-mer president's name was receied with tumultuous applause. ; The convention organized with the tiuanlmous election of Chester A. Rowell of Fresno county, chairman of . the state organization of the Lincoln- ! Roosevelt league, as temporary chair- j man. Mr. Rowell's keynote speech was an appeal for par ty harmony, j Speaking of the insurrectionary move- ( incut within the Republican party . against "retrenched bosslsm" he said: "Most of you have had the experl- ence In this fight of being unpopular; ; but you have lived to see the day j when In the economy of American politics it has"Siecome respectable to , be deceut." ! Frank II. Devlin of Solano cjounty wa6 elected permanent chairman. A state central committee consisting of . 161 numbers was selected. j 5 i |