The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-12-12
COL ROOSEVELT
is FAVORED IN
1916 N0M|NAT|ON
Those in Chicago Con-
ference so Regard
Ex-President
FIGHT DEMOCRATS
New Party Leaders Say Re-
publican Party is too Dead
for Warfare
FIGHT DEMOCRATS

AlC2S0. j OSepN illNCn, chairman
and other progressive leaders. today
expressed themselves as gratilied
with the results OF the Progressive
conference which formally closed last
night although most OF the delegates
didn't leave until today.
Everything has gone smoothly,'
said Dixon and think we have ac-
complished results.
Colonel Roosevelt departed quietly
| for New York over the Lake Shore at
l0:15 O'Clock, after three days at
the conference. The colonel left the
hotel practically unobserVed and. ac-
companied by GOV. Bass OF New
Hampshire and Medill Mccormick,
motored to the station where he was
recognized by but a few. There was
no demonstration.
The plans for a committee of seven
members who will study social condi-
tions in Northern Europe are de-
yeloping rapidly The committee Will
consist of two representatives OF agri-
cultural interests, two of labor, one
! d professor OF economics and the
1.-TWO others chosen without reference
! TO professions. Mccormick probably
viii be secretary of the body which
probably VIII sail in May
Chicago. Ill. Five propositions of
! major significance to the politics OF
the nation We're developed during
the progressive concention here. They
are
l. That the progressive party
leaders and the / l,5o0 representatives
from all OF the states and territories
present here, consider Col Roosevelt
the natural nominee for president OF
the progressive convention here They
OF 1916.
. That Col Roosevelt. personal
ly, and the new party leaders accept
the late election as substantial vic
tory; that the republican party is
dead and that the immediate on
; slaught must be made against the
democratic party as now organized.
B. That Col Roosevelt, instead
: of backing water With respect TO his
views concerning the judiciary as in
, dicated in the Columbus speech, talk
es much more advanced ground and
, is ready for a finish fight on this par
, ticular issue This was emphasized
. particularly in the expression of his
. opinion OF the Idaho Supreme court
4 That the progressive party an(
Col Roosevelt welcome the suppor
r OF such men as George w Perkins
f eNemplitied by the public expression
: of confidence in Perkins by the col
:, onel and that the latter is not antag
: onistic to large campaign contrbu
9 tions simply because OF their size
/ 5 That the immediate plan o
organization for the new party car
ries into action all of the states ant
: all of the state leaders who made th,
fight for Roosevelt and johnson il
S the recent campaign and that IN
1916 contest is now on, led by III
same personnel which handled til
1912 campaign.
'. Chicago. Ill New York was Sc
lected as the permanent headquart
ers of the executive committee of tn
new progressive party last night aft
er fight in which delegates to til
W national progressive conference frol
e. several states sought to have tn
d. headquarters located elsewhere. Th
% vote on this question stood 32 TO ]
s. Chief opposition TO selection OF Ne
III York as the location OF permanel
Nd headquarters came from Colorado
Florida, Idaho, Louisiana. Texas an
Wyoming
Members of the national eXecuti,
committee from Ohio. Washingto
G Michigan. Illinois, New iampshil
- and Montana voted against the res
luton naming New York because the
,E said the resolution was not sufficien
ly comprehensive. They desired ii
resolution TO provide for things in "A
dition to national headquarteI
10 BY number of the delegates
-, the conference the selection of Ne
~ York was received as victory 4
-, George w. Perkins and his frien
against some opposition that h
o, been developed in the conference.
Permanent Publicity Bureau.
80 In addition to the selection OF NJ
- York as the location of headquarte
aa for the national executive comm
,ili sion. it Was decided 10 establish
IN permanent publicity bureau and
90 permanent legislative bureau
is Washington
Also the executive committee vot
to send a commission to Europe
study legislation in England. G
many and other countries for the !
-, pose of getting material and id,
49,, for the Washington legislative
n reau.
United States Senator Dixon
Montana. chairman of the eXecut
committee, was empowered to ma
the this commission of seven membe
,an- He announced that he would appC
in Medill Mccormick and DR.. Walter
Irch Weyl as two of the nj jmbers of
am commission.
ar Jane Addams' Plan Adopted.
sev- The executive comrlttee adoI
ice. the principles contained in the J