The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-12
mo FUSION,
! SAY MICHIGAN
BULL MOOSE
Third Party in State Elects
Through Chicago Delegates
to Go II Alone
COMMITTEES TO STUDY
SYSTEM OF SOCIALISTS
English Liberal Party Also To
Be Considered as Pattern
j for Moose

CHICAGO. Dec. 12.--With the dc
parturc OF Col. Roosevelt, at 1880
this morning, for New York, the Pro
gressive national conference, which
WAS on here for two days. became his.
Tory. The open conference, which
Was attended BY nearly 1900 Progress
sives. from every state In the country,
except Nevada, was brought TO an end
last night. by short adHess by Col
Roosevelt.
ber--home. pledged to continue work
ing for Progressive principles until
tho next election. The national com
|nlttee. headed by Senator Joseph M.
Dixon, and the national executive conf
|nlttee, headed by George w. Perkins,
planned TO keep busy through the next
four years. In building up q campaign
Organization that would be more effec-
i've than the one they had at the last
Election.
1t remained for Senator Dixon to
lame ave members of q committee OF
even, 70 go to Europe. and study at
lose range, the systems OF the Eng
ish Liberal party. and the German
SOCIALISTS. DR.. Walter Weyl. OF New
FORK. and Medill Mccormick, of Chi
ago, were designated as members OF
he committee, last night.
New York was selected Ns the per-
nanent headquarters OF the executive
Committee Of the party
II also was decided to establish a
ornament publicity bureau and per-
lament legislative bureau at Wash
hgton.
For the immediate financing OF head
uarters and bureaus, II was decided
ask 100 subscriptions OF $500 each
er annum. Six OF these, totaling
900 were subscribed last night,
hey came from New York. Michigan.
ermont, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Gov. Bass, of New Hampshire; Mat
ew Hale, of Massa chusetts; Louis a.
rexeler, or Delaware; William Finn,
* Pennsylvania. and Gustavus H..
ope, OF Michigan, were active in as
irins financial support.
Chairman Dixon announced that tho
ational committee had put into ef-
let the recall In It's own affairs
trough resolution presented by Mr..
ale.
Chairman Dixon was empowered to
Ike action In the matter OF the con
lmpt charges made by the Idaho
ate supreme court against certain
aho Progressives because OF crit
ism OF the presidential electors de-
zion.
The following resolution, which VIII
served on the state central commit
e OF the Progressive party In Mich
an. was adopted By Michigan dele
ties 10 the conference:
That Il Is the unanimous sentiment
the members OF the Progressive
difference in Chicago, Dec. II, 1912,
at the Progressive party In Michi-
n shall entertain no proposition
bking to any fusion, compromise or
al with the Republican or Democrat
rites or In any way sacrifice the
inciples OF the Progressive party as
pressed in our national and state
forms.
That We urge upon all county and
inicipal committees the Endorsement
the foregoing resolution without
hendment.
That the state central committee
opt q plan OF reorganization thor
ghly in accord with the plans or the
tional committee.
That, owing TO the almost unani-
bus conviction OF those OF our party
rkers at the polls and others in
sition to know the facts, that our
lte ticket and many OF the legis-
i've candidates were defeated by
grossest frauds at the polls and
rticularly in the river precincts In
city of Detrlnt; therefore. we
&c our party representatives at
cessary to investigate and bring
nsing to take such steps az are
light the facts in reference to these
uds.
That we condemn most emphati-
ly the frauds and irregularities In
lated In the returns and recounts
the vote on the woman suffrage
estion and express our firm con.
ton that II woman suffrage is final
declared defeated, we viii face the
Initiating fact that majority or
male voters OF ten state have been
|rauded OF their franchise and hall
lion women have been disfranchis-
and denied the most sacred right
citizenship, and that by class OF
n who are a menace to good gov
ment and q pure democracy.