Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1914 — The Changed Dates. [ARTICLE]

The Changed Dates.

South Bend Tribune. The decision of the progressive state committee to change its convention date from May 12 to April 16 is most interesting in many ways, not particularly as a confession of knowledge of the real progressiveness of the republican party. The ostensible reason for changing the date is that the farmers might attend before the opening of farm work. The real reason, however, seems to, be the knowledge that the republican party will demonstrate its sane progressiveness so effectively on April 23 that the progressives who had not already made up their minds to return to the party will then be convinced of the uselessness of further prolonging an organization which could only be instrumental in keeping the demoona tis in power. The thought of Prendergast as the keynoter in the republican convention was profoundly disturbing to the few who would keep the progressives a separate organization rather than have them lend their assistance to the progressive republicans in the old household. Prendergast’s example has been contagious. Prendergast has expressed the abiding conviction of thousands of those who made up the republican party. The change of date for the progressive convention has every resemblance of a tactical move made to counteract a movement setting in with tremendous force.