The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-09
BULL MOOSE TRAIN
On ITS WAY To
WINDY CITY
Co.. Roosevelt Going to Chicago
for Conference
TO DISCUSS FUTURE PLANS
Progressive Leaders Offer Little
Hope That They viii Return
To c. o. p.
70 DISCUSS FUTURE PLANS

New York, Dec Col. Theodore
Roosevelt and $50 other progressive
party leaders and members left the
strand Central station for Chicago
yesterday on a special train OF 10
ears from the rear of which, in cleo
trio letter, was emblazoned Bull
Moose special The occasion of this
midwinter political activity is the
proposed qualification of the new
party and the laying of plans for fu-
ture campaigns. Members from 9th
or states are on the way to join IN
the Chicago conference tomorrow
and Wednesday and a number OF
New England and New Jersey mem
bers accompanied the New York dele
CATION from New York city. Others
were to join the party at Albany.
Col Roosevelt and his party were
cheered by a small crowd as they
left at ] o'clock Although the col
anel had no comment to make upon
the situation, several members Of his
party, particularly Oscar Straus and
FRANK A. Munsey, declared that if
the republican party hoped to re-
juvenate itself it would have to be
by turning progressive. These sci
timents were in reference to the de-
cision of the republican governors
conference in Washington Saturday
to wait another year before taking
steps to reorganize the party, with
the hope expressed that progressives
might be brought back into the fold.
Mr. Straus shook his head when ask
ed of the chances of success Tor
such a reconciliation. '"The progress
sive policy is the broad highway ov
or which the republican party may
come back to the people" he declar-
ed.
Mr.. Munsey said that those at
tempting the task had "a big job on
their hands" He added that the on
" way to achieve the union was for
Fhe republicans to accept the pro
gressiZe platform and policies and
cOme into the party as formed. II
hey did this, he said, the two parties
pould be united. There is no rea-
son." he declared, why we should
not be gracious to those who come
offering favors. 1t is not good bust
ness, politics, or economies to refuse
anything that is not a burden. SO
the republicans come to us Offering
rs their support and pledge them
selves to our program we will of
course accept them" Similar senti-
ments were expressed by several 9th
prs of the party.
More than a score of women were
n the party which boarded the train
at New York New Englanders in
Guided Charles H. Thompson, state
committeeman, E. w Gibson. DR..
H. Nelson Jackson and o. A. Kicks
ford, all of Vermont; State Senator
w Alsop and Mrs. Alsop, f. ID.
leighton and G. A. Romans of Con
necticut. AT Albany a special car
With a Massachusetts delegation, I'M
Ter the leadership of Matthew Hale
pr Boston, was attached to the tram.
New Jersey members included Geo.
=. Record and Everett Colby. New
forkers included Elon H. Hooker,
Rational treasurer of the progressive
barty; Theodore Douglas Robinson,
who was to board the train at Utica;
Timothy l.. Woodruff, and others
Fho will board the train at various
places upstate, as well as a large
lumber of New York city local lead
RS.
Preparations for the conference of
he party were completed at Chicago
asst night. Members of the local com
hittee on arrangements, headed by
dedill Mccormick announced that
he had reserved accommodations
or about 1000 delegates. Previous
70 the arrival of Col Roosevelt and
party at noon today the national pro-
Eressive committee will meet to dis
Fuss a plan of action for the next
our years, which probably will be
aid before the conference for APP
proval. Tonight members of the H.
inois progressive state central COM
nittee and progressive members
lect of the Illinois Legislature will
meet to outline a tentative method
4 procedure during the coming ses-
ion of the General Assembly.
Col. Roosevelt and Miss Jane
adams of Hull house, Chicago, will
oliver the chief addresses at the
ession OF the conference. On We'd
esday night Col Roosevelt will pay
lis visit to Hull house, when he will
(e entertained at dinner by Miss
adams. The committee on arrange
nents hopes to have In attendance
"a the sessions of the conference
livery state chairman and all The
Members Of the national executive
ommittee. In addition, IL was said
{ progressive headquarters that
hundreds Of members Of the party. in
iuding many women, would come
rom various sections Of the middle
rest