Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12
Victory for g. W. Perkins il
Fight at the National Pro
gressive Conference.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, ALSO
Vermont One Of Six States to
Subscribe $500 per Annura
toward Financing the
Organization.

| Chicago, Dec 11--New York rs
fe!ectec q. the permanent headcuArt-
! ets OF the executive committee Of thu
! new Progressive psrty tonight afUc,'
r nsht IN which dole gates to the nj
| tioral progressive conference froin
several States sought to have tIp
headquarters located elsewhere T1A
vote on this question stood &c to T..
| Chief opposition to the select,on &,
New York az the location OF perm,
nent Headquarters came from Coiort
do. Florida. Idaho, Louisiana. Teu.
and Wyoming.
| Mem bers Of the national executt
committee from ohio. Wisconsin. M
chigar, Illinois. New Hampshire ar
Montana voted agains, the resolution
naming New York because they sal
| the resolution was not sufficient
comprehensive. They desired the r.
| solution to provide for things in az.
dition TO a national headquarters
BY number of the delegates 70 a.
conference the selection Of New York
was received as a victory for George
W. Perkins and his friends against
whom some opposition had been Dc
veloped in tho conference
In addition to the selection of New
YORK as the location Of headquarters Tor
the national executive committee, II was
decided to establish a permanent publi-
city bureau and permanent legtsative
bureau al Washington.
SEND COMMISSION ABROAD
| Also the executive committee voted tc
send a commission to Europe to study
| legislation IN England Germany. and
other countries for the purpose Of get
ting material and ideas for the Wash
ington Legislative bureau. United State
Senator Jos. NJ. Dixon OF Montana. chair
man OF the executive committe. WAS ON
powered to name this commission of
| seven members. He announced that h.
| would appoint Medll Mccormick and Dr.
| Waiter T. Wcyl as two of the members
Further. the executive committee c.lopt-
cd Tho principles contained I'm the Jane
Addams plan for the organzati ton and
financing of the progressive campaign.
For the immediate financing Of
headquarters and bureaus, It was de-
cided TO ask for one hundred subscrip
tions Of $500 each per annun. Six { :
these. totalling $4,000. were subscribed
tonight They came from the stat
orgs nization OF New Hampshire. Mas e
sachusetts Michigan. Vermont. Della
ware and Pennsylvania. II Is propose
to get A. more of the $500 subscrip
tons from tne remaining state organ
lizations and secure the rest from n
dividuals within the Progressive party.
Governor Bass OF New IIamp shire.
Matthew Hale OF Massachusetts. Lou, :
A. Drexlcr Of Delaware. William Finn
of Pennsylvania and Gustavus h. Pop
of Michigan were active III assuI1nu
financial support. Mr.. Hale announce
that he would guarantee $1,000 pc
year for financing tho work cf thc
headquarters and bureau.
PUTS RECALL INTO E1rFECT'
Chairman Dixon announced tina. III
national committee hal put into ef
feet tho recall In It's own aftaiYl
through a resolution presented BY Mi
! Hale This resolution provides:
That - per cent. OF the meInbe-ship q
. the national committee may Join IN psti
, tion requesting the chairman or executiv,
Z committee to adopt some cenain pole.
/ tive committee fails or refuses 10 accsp
/ such recommendations the psit.oni
members may call upon the secretary Q
The committee 70 issue call for meet
ing OF the national committee to be hsl,
within not to exceed 80 days for the PUT
: pose OF acting upon such recommends
1 ton.
!, Farther: That any ofncer or commit
II, -.
= may be recalled by q majority vote OF tn,
+ entire committee A special meeting 70
D the p;.rpose Of actlng iron such recalls
snail be called by the secretary upon ~
quest OF the chairman . re
| cent. ~ the membership Of such com
: mlttee"
+ r. ". Warsnaker WIS named I.
succeed II Sherwood Dunne as ma
=. tional committeeman from South Car
olina.
PERKINS CALLS MEETING
! Chairman Dixon was empowered q
n take action In the matter of the con
n tempt charges made by the Idah'
e State supreme court against certain
c Idaho progressive because OF criti
. cism OF the presidential electors dc
T. cision
r At the conclusion Of the meeting to
= night George W. Perkins, chairman o
r the executive committee. announce,
y that the committee would meet in tn
h Hotel Manhattan, New York. Wednes
:. day. December Is.
n Chairman Dixon Of the national com
- mittoe said he would recommend to pro
: .ressive members of Congress the bi
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