The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-13
Plans Tor Organization and
'Topayanda Discussed. Nv
ROOSEVELT WARMLY GREETED
Serves Notice on Republicans that
They Must Endorse Progressive
Principles In Order to
"Get Together"

POI hohSht oI6duiZdtlOu Oh the frO-
gressive party on exactly the same
system followed by the Socialist par.
ties Of the United States and Ger.
mny were presented to the Progress.
sive conference in the Hotel I.aSalle
with the Endorsement of Theodore
Roosevelt and the Progressive nation.
al committee.
Jane Adams and Walter Weyl out
lined the plan. II calls for a perma.
nent staff of paid organizers, and a
dues paying membership to support q
continuous propaganda. Mr.. Weyl is
the author of "The New Democracy"
and his recommendations were Of.
fered as based on the experience of
the English Liberal party and the
German Socialists.
Roosevelt Enthusiastically Greeted.
Colonel Roosevelt saw in miniature
re-enacted scenes of the new Progress
sive party convention held Aug. in
the Coliseum. The stage was set on
the top floor of the Hotel LaSalle
The big moose chief was the star &C
tor He delivered a long message to
the national Progressive party confer
ence in which he left the way open
for his loyallsts to select him again
as their standard bearer in 1916.
When the colonel came upon the
scene the demonstration was like that
with which he was greeted in the
Coliseum convention. The "Moo-oo!"
"Moo-oo!" "Moo-oo!" Of the moose
men filled the big banquet hall as /,
200 admirers who were crowded into
the place stood yelling, while hats
and handkerchiefs filled the air.
Miss Jane Adams of Hull House,
who was given a seat Of honor on the
platform, and Oscar Straus of New
York. shared honors with the leader
of the moose herd.
Gives ultimatum to G. o. p.
Republicans were served with the
ultimatum CT the moose forces In un'
mistakable terms. They must come
into the new Progressive party with.
out reservation. Senator JOSEPH NJ.
Dixon OF Montana, who called the
conference to order, laid down the
specific price of reorganization of the
Republican party. Colonel Roosevelt.
who followed the Montana moose
leader, who is chairman OF the nation.
al committee. echoed the sentiment
and amplilcd what Senator Dixon
said
"If there is any get together OF the
parties, our advice is to bring up the
other man." was the way Senator
Dixon phrased it, after telling sLCry
to illustrate his point.
Colonel Roosevelt prefaced his fcr
NAL address with an indoors emcnt 81
what Dixon said and likened certain
leaders in the Republican national
field to pickpockets.
Pm tempted" was the opening
greeting of the big moose chief, rs he
faced his admirers and held the
manuscript of his formal address in
his right hand I'm tempted 10 forget
the speech I've prepared and just say
indorse what the senator said.
appreciate especially what he voiced
about getting together Every re-
spectacle Republican may get back to
the Republicanism of Lincoln by com
ing to the Progressive party.
Come In. There are only 100 OF
200 we would rule out. Subscribe tc
our platform and come to the Pro
gressive party. They shall have their
votes counted and recorded correctly
That is the only way they can get TO
gether. One accom- lishment of the
election is 60 force all parties to give
lip service to Progressive principles
Colonel rrosevelts voice was pitch
ed in n h'rh key when lie delivered
himself Ct Ibis:
Get tcFe!hcr? We would get to
gether witt these particular gentle
men as policeman gets together
with pitkrock et.' This brought
forth laughter.
Thereupon, the big moose chief pait
his compliments to the Republican
national committeeman and reiterated
former denunciations of "stoler