The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-12
PERMANENT YARD
FOR BULL MOOSE
IN NEW YORK
Selection Made at Closing Ses-
sion of Conference
VICTORY FOR PERKINS
Plans Perfected for the Raising OF
Funds for Future Cam
paigns.

Chicago. Dec 12.-New York was
selected as the permanent head
quarters of the executive committee
of the new progressive party at Chic
ago last night, after fight in which
delegates to the national progressive
conference from several states
sought to have the headquarters To-
Gated elsewhere. The vote on this
question stood 80 to II. Chief OPP
position to the selection of New
York as the location of permanent
Headquarters came from Colorado,
Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Texas and
Wyoming.
Members of the national executive
committed from Ohio, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Illinois, New Hampshire
and Montana voted against the reso-
luton naming New York, because
they said the resolution was not
sufficiently comprehensive. They
desired the resolution to provide for
things in addition to national
Headquarters. By a number of the
delegates to the conference, the sell
ection of New York was received as
a victory for George w. Perkins and
his friends, against whom some OPP
position had been developed in the
conference.
In addition to the selection of New
York as the location OF headquarters
for the national executive committee
it was decided to establish a per-
manent publicity bureau and a per
manent legislative bureau at Wash
ington. Also the executive comm,
/ tee voted to send a commission to
Europe to study legislation in Eng
land, Germany and other countries
for the purpose of getting material
and ideas for the Washington legis-
lative bureau. United States Sena-
tor Joseph NJ. Dixon of Montana,
chairman of the executive commit
tee, was empowered to name this
commission of seven members. He
announced that he would appoint
Medill Mccormick and DR.. Walter f.
Weyl as two of the members of this
commission.
Further the executive committee
adopted the principles contained in
the Jane Adams plan for the organ
ization and financing of the progress
sive campaign. The Adams plan
was not adopted in its entirety be-
cause it was believed to be too large
an undertaking at this time. Fol
the immediate financing of head
quarters and bureaus, it was decided
to ask for 100 subscriptions of $500
each year. Six of these, totaling
$4,000 were subscribed last night.
They came from the state organiza-
Of Mo- NIaCronht,u-
etts, Michigan, Vermont, Delaware
and Pennsylvania. 1t is proposed to
get AZ more of these $500 subscrip-
ions from the remaining state organ
zation and secure the rest from in
iividuals within the progressive par
BY.
Gov. Bass of New Hampshire,
Matthew Hale of Massachusetts,
.ouis A. Drexler of Delaware, Will
lam Finn of Pennsylvania and Gus
avus B. Pope of Michigan were ac-
i've in assuring financial support
Mr.. Hale announced that he would
guarantee $1,000 a year for financing
he work of the headquarters and or.
Plantation. Chairman Dixon an
bounced that the national committee
lad put into effect the recall in It's
WIN affairs through a resolution pre-.
ented by Mr. Hale. This resolution
rovides:
"fhat 20 per cent Of The member.
hip of the national committee may
pin in a petition requesting the
hartman or executive committee to
dept some certain policy or motion
nd IL said chairman or executive
ommittee fails or refuses to accept
luch recommendations the petition
hg members may call upon the sec
etary of the committee to issue a
all for a meeting of the national
Dmmittee TO be held within not tC
xceed 30 days for the purpose of aci
be- upon such recommendation.
Further: That any officer OF
pmmittee of the progressive ma
onal party may be recalled by 9
ajority vote of the entire commit
be. A special meeting for the pur
bse Of acting upon such recall shall
called by the secretary upon re
lest Of the chairman or 25 per cen
the membership of such commit
e."
T. II. Wanamaker was named {,
hcceed II. Sherwood Dunno as ma
Dnal Committeeman from Soutl
hrolina. The action OF the New Jer
" state committee in electing Dor
N Whiting as a member OF the ma
pnal committee to succeed John
prt was ratified. Chairman Dixol
hs empowered TO take action in tn
after Of the contempt charges mad
the Idaho state supreme cour
Eainst certain Idaho progressives b,
use Of criticism Of the presidential
Bctors decision. Mr.. Dixon las
ght said he had not determine,