Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-14
MOOSE CHIEF To
MAP OUT BATTLE

Washington, Nov 14.-Senator Jo-l
seph NJ. Dixon, chairman of the pro-
gressive national committee, the or
ganized head of the bull moose party,
has announced a call for a meeting of
the committee to be held in Chicogo,
Dec, IL and IL, for conference and
development Of legislative and organi-
cation plans. Coincident with the is
suance of this call, Senator Dixon
gave an interview indicating that the
war on the republican party, waged in
the recent campaign by Colonel Roose-
welt and his friends, is to be contin-
ued with vigor during the democratic
administration that is to begin next
March, with the purpose of capturing
the house OF representatives two
years from now and the presidency in
four years.
ITO this conference of the progress
sive republican national committee"
said Senator Dixon, will be invited
all bull moose state chairmen, all can
didates for governor in the last fight,
in sympathy with the bull moose
movement and about 20 bull moose
congressman
1T is our purpose to devise ways
and means to carry on our work and
to spread our propaganda during the
next two years, or until after the
next congress is elected. l think We
will have great and historical con-
ference in Chicago"
Senator Dixon has outlined already
| tentative plan for advancing the
legislative reforms and principles con-
tanned in the progressive platform.
In those states where we elected
members of the legislature" he ex-
planned, we will appoint legislative
committees TO introduce in their re-
spective legislatures bills reducing to
concrete form the recommendations of
the national progressive platform.
THE national committee will name
a national legislative committee
/ which will prepare, draft and present
TO our bull moose friends in congress
| bills to carry into effect the pledges
Of our platform"
That there shall be harmony in &C
ticn in the bull moose congressional
following, there will be a caucus at
the approaching session to which old
bull moose members and new ones
will be invited and a definite plan of
! legislative campaign adopted. 1t is in
| timated that a number of members
of the house and senate, electeu an
| republicans, will be ready by that
! time to throw their fortunes with
| the moosers, but Senator Dixon said
| he had no knowledge of this and that
! if such was the case all overtures
would have TO come from the so-called
regular republicans as individuals.
Senator Dixon, could not forecast
/ the possibility of agreement between
the progressIves and democrats on tar
! if legislation.
1--WE are standing for a protective
tariff" he said, 'and the democrats
are advocating a tariff for revenue
only. / cannot tell how low a tariff
bill they will present unGer this prin
ciple."
Some time during the winter Sena.
tor Dixon will open national headquar
tiers in Washington through which pro
gressive literature will be distributed
throughout the country. 1t is prob
able regular bulletin will be issued
carrying the progressive editorials
and argumentative matter.
Senator Dixon counts the full bull
moose strength in the house during
the next congress at "a, divided
among the following states: Washing
ton, four; California, three; Michi
gan, two; Illinois, two; New York
one; Pennsylvania, five; North Da
kota, two; South Dakota, one; Ne
braska, two; Kansas, one; Oregon
one. In addition to these, five mem
bers-elect of the Pennsylvania delega
ton who were elected as regular re
publicans have written William Finn
bull moose leader in that state, tina
If Roosevelt got more votes in Penn
sylvania than did Taft, they woulC
vote with the bull moosers, elected t.
congress.
In the senate the bull moosert
count on the cooperation of Poindex
ter, Clapp, Bristow, Dixon and Craw
. ford, with the possible addition o
Cummins and Norris of Nebraska
: whose election is considered certain