The Washington times., 1912-12-09
ROOSEVELT JOINS
LEADERS Of PARTY
FOR A CONFERENCE
Progressives From Every
Section Are Flocking
To- Chicago.
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speakers. and keep the party activi-
ties alive at all Seasons. In this why,
1t is believed. the masses OF the party
can be kept In constant touch with
the plans of the national management.
and the educational propaganda kept
moving all the time.
The Progressive weekly newspaper r
which already has been started. and
strong feature In the program. II will
probably be named The Progressive
weekly; perhaps singly. "Progress."
IL likely to be somewhat similar to
MI. Bryans Commoner or 1IaFollette's 9
Weekly: In general scope and scheme,
With editorials, articles by notable cor.
tributors elucidati ting the program of the
new party. and news from the field.
New York. though there is an element
that wants to carry on this department
OF the work from Washington.
To Map Out Details.
There will be considerable discussion
OF detailed plans for organization work.
One proposal IL to create new com.
mittec on organization which shall have
Its headquarters In New York, while
the publicity and political work shall
be taken to Washington. In the West
ern wing Of the party there Is some In.
sistencc that the educational and pub.
Icity operations shall be conducted
from washington rather than New
York; and there Is also n demand that
an important organization headQuar-
tiers be maintained In Chicago. from
which to handle practically everything
National Chairman Joseph NJ. Dixon,
who will retire March I as Senator from
Montana. would be glad to resign the
duties OF his position because he In.
tends to return to Montana to practice
law. and conduct his newspaper at Mis-
soula. He Will not insist on going out.
however. provided an arrangement can
be made to handle the work in such
fashion that It shall not require too
much of his time outside Montana.
There has been talk of w. II. Hotch-
kiss. former chairman Of the New York
State committee. for national chair.
man II Mr.. Dixon should decide to re-
tire.
Colonel Roosevelt has declined to
make any statement OF his views or
recommendations. until tomorrow fore
noon. when he will address the opening
session OF the conference. Senator DIX
on will preside ct that session. while
at the Tuesday afternoon meeting. Miss
Jane Adams will occupy the chair
Governor and Former Vice Presiden-
tisl candidate. Hiram johnson. OF Call
fOrnia, will not be able to attend the
CONFERENCE. but will be represented by
Q personal proxy.
Party In Contempt.
Col, j. NJ. lngersoil, OF Pocatello.
Idaho, arrived today with letter maxi
ing him the prOvy Of =. NJ. smock. ra.
t,onal committeeman Of that state. MI.
0mock's letter cXplaincd Il a situation that
promptly aroused the greatest interest.
1t seems that the Progressive party IL
in contempt Of the supreme court OF
Idaho, and Mrs Smock couldn't leave
the state because Ct his pathetic status
II came about this wise:
The Idaho supreme court found means
to exclude the Roosevelt electoral Il; ket
from the ballot. and. therenpon arose
pprodisious ,,snn clsm3r Of Sna'iTr ,n"Imsm Wr
Martin. who was the Bull Moose candi-
date for governor Of the state, and the
Boise CITY News. INDUCED sharp criti'
cism. So did Theodore Roosevelt. -,
AS a result the court has cited all
these gentlemen. including Colonel
Roosevelt. for contempt. Just whether
Colonel Roosevelt will yield himself up
to the Jurisdiction OF the Idaho court
isn't vet known; anyhow, business IL no
active with Mr.. Smock that he can't
leave the State. When the story got out
here today. there was general discussion
Of what Roosevelt might be expected to
do to the court II he went out to ex-
pam MS eohtehPt anu WY he e"ect.
tanned It.
Dixon Is Happy.
Chairman Dixon arrived In town, hav-
ing read the newspapers on the train.
all wreathed in smiles. 1t was because
the Federated Council OF the Churches
Of Christ in America, IN session In Chi.
cagO Sunday adopted n declaration Of
faith in behalf Of the thirty-two Prot
estant denominations that Is just about
the same thing as the platform Of the
big and highly representative one Of the
churchmen
The Rev. Walter Rauschenbusch. OF
Rochester. said at the meeting:
y. very similar to the platform Of the
Progressive party. Both are the out
growth OF the same influence. working
In the hearts Of the people. When
parties and even great corporations are
taking up social service problems, It Is
time for the church to do likewise. As
sectarianism declines. the spirit Of so
cial service will grow"
Declaration of Council.
council put forth Is In substance this:
The churches must stand:
For equal rights and complete justice
for all men In all stations OF life.
For the protection of the family by
the single standard Of purity. uniform,
divorce laws. proper regulation OF mar.
riage. and proper housing.
For the fullest possible development
for every child. especially by tine pro.
vision of proper education and recrea'
tion
For The abolition of child labor.
For such regulations Of the conditions