While the assembly had nationalists who wanted independence from the United States, most delegates pursued statehood within the U.S.
[4] The reception at Progresista political rallies were from lukewarm to hostile, with people heckling "Hang them, kill them".
[5] The Progresista campaign for Manila's two assembly seats focused on getting more Americans to register – and vote – for them.
[6] In the provinces, the Progresistas had a hard time getting candidates, but the Nacionalista Party were split into different factions, not on ideological but on personal grounds.
[7] The party managed to win fewer seats in the succeeding elections, eventually being dissolved in the early 1920s.