New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12

to establish a permanent publicity bu-
reau and a permanent legislative bureau
in Washington.
The executive committee voted to send
commission TO Europe to study legis-
lation in England, Germany and other
countries to get material and ideas for
the Washington legislative bureau. SEN
ator Joseph NJ Dixon. Of Montana, chair
man Of the executive committee, was
empowered TO name this commission OF
seven members. He announced that he
would appoint Medill Mccormick and DR..
Walter E. Weyl as two Of its members
Agree to Jane Adams Plan.
The executive committee adopted the
| principles contained in the Jane Adams
plan for the organization and financing
| Of the progressive campaign. The pan
was not adopted in it's entirety because
/ it was believed to be too large an under-
taking at this time.
I For the immediate financing OF heau-
quarters and bureaus, II was decldeu 70
ask for one hundred subscriptions OF SoVV
each per annum. Six of these, totaIllhs
5000. were subscribed tonight. Ihey
came from the state organizations OF Ne"
| Hampshire. Massachusetts, Michlsah'
Vermont, Delaware and Pennsylvania II
J is proposed to get forty-two more >'"
| subscriptions from the remaining state
| organizations and secure the rest from
| individuals within the party.
! Governor Bass of New Hampshire
/ Matthew Hale of Massachusetts; LOUIS
IA. Drexler, of Delaware; William fIihi''
| Of Pennsylvania, and Gustavus Il. Pope
Of Michigan, We're active In assuring
financial support. Mr.. Hale announced
that he would guarantee $1,000 year lot
the work of the headquarters and bureau.
Chairman Dixon announced that the
national committee had put into erect
I the recall in its own affairs through
resolution presented by MI Hale Whlch
provides:
| That % per cent of the membership OF
| the national committee may JON III q
petition requesting the chairman VI
! executive committee TO ADOPT SOM -
| tain policy or motion, and If SAID chaI
man or executive committee rams oI -
| fuses to accept such recommehqliaui,U,lnn 1,
| the petitioning members may can upoa q
| call for a meeting of the national colHiuLt
| tee, 70 be held within not TO exceed thITls
days, for the purpose OF actihB upon
such recommendation. ..
| Further. That any officer or commit
| tee Of the Progressive National Party may
| be recalled by majority vote oil me en- en-.
/ tire committee. special meetlhg III
/ the purpose of acting upon Such TeCdIi
| shall be called by the secretary upon re-
/ quest of the chairman or % per cent OIL
! the membership OF such committee
! CHANCES in National Committee.
T. II. Wanamaker was named TO suc-
coed II. Sherwood Dunno as national
committeeman from South Carolina.
The action OF the New Jersey State
| Committee in electing Borden Whiting
as a member OF the national committee
TO succeed John r. Fort was ratified.
! Chairman Dixon was empowered to
take action in the matter Of the contempt
charges made by the Idaho state Supreme
| Court against certain Idaho Progressives
! because of criticisms OF the Presidential
electors decision.
| At the conclusion Of the meeting TO-
night George W. Perkins, chairman Of the
executive committee. announced that he
committee would meet in the Hotel Man
haitian, New York, on Wednesday De-
cember lS
Chairman Dixon, Of the national COM
mittee said he would recommend to Pro-
gressive members of Congress the nil
now pending for the establishment by the
government of a legislative reference bu-
reau. This suggestion was advanced by
James r. Garfield. Of Ohio
| Colonel Roosevelt remained in Chicago
tonight for further conferences with
members of the national committee. lie
will leave for New York a. 1920 o'clock
tomorrow morning. lie was the guest
of Miss Jane Adams at a dinner attend
ed by thirty prominent Progressives to-
night At noon he attended luncheon
of the Woman's Progressive party.
Colonel Praises Miss Adams.
The work being done by Miss Adams
and other workers in Hull House was
pointed out by Colonel Roosevelt at the
luncheon as what the Progressive party
would do on a broad scale.
81 want 10 thank Miss Adams for the
work she did during the last campaign.
All Of us appreciated II very much said
the colonel.
Burton Vance, Of Louisville, came for
ward to-day with a proposition 10 estao-
lish night schools for Progressive workers.
This plan, he said. had been adopted in
Louisville. where It is the intention to
teach political workers how to work at
and in the polls, laying special stress on
the duty OF election officials.
Colonel Roosevelt declared to-day he
had not been asked TO go TO Idaho TO tes-
tify in the contempt proceedings against
the owner and editors of THE Capital
uvhn,b.r ba ~ q sked he