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In particular, the party declares for direct primaries for the nomination of State and National officers, for nation-wide preferential primaries for candidates for the presidency; for the direct election of United States Senators by the people; and we urge on the States the policy of the short [simplified] ballot, with responsibility to the people secured by the initiative, referendum and recall.
—The Progressive Party Platform, 1912
In particular, the party declares for direct primaries for the nomination of State and National officers, for nation-wide preferential primaries for candidates for the presidency; for the direct election of United States Senators by the people; and we urge on the States the policy of the short [simplified] ballot, with responsibility to the people secured by the initiative, referendum and recall.
—The Progressive Party Platform, 1912