The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-11
Fellow Progressives
Start M love ent to
Gust Him From Party,
COLONEL BUSHES
TO HIS DEFENSE
Then Attacks Idaho Supreme
Court and Declares No Terms
Will Be Made With Repub-
lican Party-Miss Jane Ad-
dams Presents Educa-
-
tional Plan.

Chicago, Ill. December 10.-Colonel
/ The Ddorc Roosevelt. George W. Per-
kins and Miss Jane Adams headed a
! list of speakers at the national confer
ence of the Progressive party here t.
! day. Colonel Roosevelt. depressing
| from prepared speech acked the
Idaho State Supreme Court Tor its
decision during the recent campaign
! regarding presidential electors
Mr.. Perkins was the centre OF at
! traction when il became known that
certain OF his fellow-P rogressives had
/ started a movement to GUST him from
| the party. and Miss Adams presented
a most comprehensive educational cam
paign plan. When. at the afternoon
! session. Progressive leaders from varf-
Gus parts Of the country told of their
| experiences in the recent campaign
| the conference developed into a fove
| feast.
Colonel Roosevelt's attack on the
! Idaho court decision came in the way
| of comment on the action of that
court in citing the editor OF the Cap
! ital-News. of Boise. for contempt be-
cause the paper criticized the courts
! decision. The strongest thing the
paper printed was Colonel Rooserelts
own telegram denouncing the decision.
! declared the Colonel. who advocated
! that the Progressive party fight the
case for the defendant editor and make
| good any fine that might be assessed
against him. Although the Idaho law
makes no provision for presidential
| electors the Colonel pointed out, the
| Supreme Court Of that State permit
ted Republican and Democratic electors
to be put on the ticket by consuming
provision which provided for the
election of constables and other off,
! GERS to include presidential electors.
! but held that the Progressive ticket
| could not be nominated by petition
because the highest number of votes
enumerated as Necessary to nominate
by petition was 500 for the election If
State officials The Idaho court held
| electors not to be state officials. not
wthstanding the Supreme Court of the
United States had held them not to be
national officers, he said. He referred
to the decision as Outrageous.
Champions Mr. Perkins.
Colonel Roosevelt champiOned Mr..
| Perkins heartily. The Colonel declared
Mr.. Perkins was one of the men he
was proud 90 have as a fellow " orker
in the new party. Mr.. Perkins. in an
! address. resented the insinuation that
| he was a recent convert To the move
ment He had fought for social and
! ton with various companies for many
! years he said The reason why I
am with you" he concluded. ''is that
this is the first national party to take
up the practical questions which con-
! front this country. These are the
principles which must he adopted II
this country would endure"
The educational plan read by Miss
| Jane Adams provides for six subdivi-
| sions Of the general organization. as
follows:
Education and publicity. legisls-
| tive reference social and Industrial
iustice conservation. cost Of living.
| CORPORATION control and popular gov
eminent. \ national committee and
executive staff and six bureaus 10
| spread the propaganda are provided
for
! Til. sessions were extremely demon
| s;~atIve. Colonel Roosevelt's criticisms
! Of the Idaho court and NJ. Perkins's
! speech were applauded for several min
utes each by the delegates
| Mrs Nauie Howe Elliott. daughter
Of the late Julia Ward Howe. author
of The Rattle Hymn Of the Republic"
told of A vision her mother had a short
time before her death. in which she
| saw men and women enjoying equal
! rights She was heartily cheered when
| she said.
Il arnIv believe that mother saw
| the coming Of the new Progressive
| nsrtv~ When Mrs. Elliott ceased
| saeakinS the audience rose and sang
the famous hyu1n-
VIII Wake No Terms
Colonel Roosevelt made X plain
,hs, the p:oSrarn 81 the Progressive
,.-,,- dos not contemplate making
ter,,s with the Republican party as a
| 80 H.. said IN effect that the new
r,r.,- had come 10 stay and expected
eventually 70 attract 10 IL banner tne
,rop-essiv~s who stiil gave aiiegiance
- tn. Republican and Democratic Or
ganizati'us-
| A TO the leadership. Coiozel Roose-
Welt said tn. events Of the next year
or two could Be trustec 20 ceNeiop
,hc h.st men who must be CHOSEN
..ro-t reference 20 their own desires
So sorefv with regard 10 the needs OF
the 9eoo.e-
r~,p- ssiveS IN Congress and In the
60. r.-s.rafurrs We're urged 70 zet
.or..r.- ard push progressive legisia-
49,, t-. thew were also counseicd 20
sspnoTf legislation that would carry
,-. fhs PRINCIPLES % the new party.
.-.sar less q what party might intro
duce 90. ..
] AHNrNe4fiE NNt AN"-AF-"Af"
l,-.-r--itfr. and other leaders. MI
rooses.it congratulated them on what
ssd been accomplished in the short
lr,s since the party was orEaniz-d
80 ssv~ hope for TIRE future- BE dio
80. refer 20 the outcome % the cam
rfTsn but dwelt briefly on TIE action
iof fhe Chicago convention Ne safe IN
lpart.