Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-09
PERKINS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Has Authority to Appoint Treasurer
and Other Officers.
ROOSEVELT KNOWS TT NOW
Colonel Formally Notified of His
Nomination by Progressives.
COMMITTEES CALL AT HOTEL
Governor johnson is Also Informed
That He Is to Make Race for
Vice Preside dent-CeremOny
In Rptef
Is Brief.

| CHICAGO Aug. S-Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt and Governor Hiram w John
son of California, nominees of the new
progressive party for president and vics
president, left for their homes today
after seeing the progressive nationa
committee take first steps In opening the
campaign.
Colonel Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs
Roosevelt, George Roosevelt. a cousin
and Lyman Abbott, jr., left the city al
2:30 o'clock this afternoon aboard the
Twentieth Century Limited for New
,, York. A cheering throng of admirers
bade the colonel farewell at the railroad
station.
Governor Johnson, accompanied by
several members of the California dele.
cation, left for San Francisco tonight
He was in conferences with members OF
the national committee until half hour
before his train started.
United States Senator Joseph NJ Dixon
of Montana, chairman of the national
committee, tonight said the committee
would remain in Chicago for several days
TO perfect plans for the campaign.
Plans Made by Perkins.
The plans thus far adopted by the ma.
tional committee embrace a scheme Tor
five or more division bureaus in yari.
Gus parts of the country, each to be con.
Quoted by vice chairman The propo.
stion was placed before the COMMITTEES
by George w. Perkins of New York
Originally Mr.. Perkins motion named
New York. Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and
San Francisco as the location for the
division bureaus. This was eliminated
however. and the matter was left to the
executive committee, which Chairman
Dixon was authorized to appoint.
Senator Dixon named George W. Per.
klns as chairman of this executive com.
mittee. Mr.. Perkins will appoint treas.
urer and other officers for the executive
committee. This committee 10 pro 5rded
for In the rules If the new party. am
consists Of nine members who are rot
necessarily members of the national com.
mittee. '-.- 3
The sessions Of the national committee
were marked by flood Of oratory. each
member of the committee rev.ew,ag the
situation in his own state, the prospects
Tor success in the November elections
and the political needs of the situation.
II In the tumult and shouting yester-
day Colonel Roosevelt had any doubt that
ne was nominated for the presidency
he was reassured today when a committee
OF notification met him at his hotel
Though the colonel had been informally
notified when he went to the convention
and delivered his speech of acceptance,
the delegates who had been selected from
the states and territories as q formal
committee of notification wished to carry
out their part of the program today.
Mr Roosevelt was the center of a lively
group In the center of the hotel lobby
when the committee arrived. He, with
Governor Hiram w. johnson of Califor-
MA the nominee for vice president, and
Albert ]. Beveridge, the progressive can
didate for governor of Indiana and Der
manent chairman of the convention, had
Just come from photograph gallery,
where they had pictures taken to be used
In the campaign. In one picture the pres
ldentlal nominee posed with a group of
cowboys.
While in the lobby of the hotel Colonel
Roosevelt espied an old friend in the
crowd and he added to his political
menagerie by designating his friend IAN
old wolf"
Come here, you old wolf" the colonel
said, as he grasped his friend, Albert
Burton of Wyoming, by the hand.
Four Vice Chairmen.
The national committee discussed and
probably will adopt a plan of campaign
with four vice cha'rmen, each to be- in
charge Of separate section Of the coun-
try. The four headquarters probably will
be in New York San Francisco, Chicago
and New Orleans.
At special conference attended BY
George w. Perkins of New York, Sena-
tor Joseph M. Dixon, chairman of the
progressive national committee and Mr..
Beveridge, the four sectional campaign
plan was originated and submitted to
the full committee.
Mr.. Perkins 1t is reported will be chosen
chairman of the campaign executive
committee with permanent headquarters
in New York Senator Dixcn will be
made managing directo- of the campaign
and will circulate throughout the coun-
try.
Colonel Roosevelt did not remain with
the national committe through its dslib
erations, saying he wanted the COM
mittee to chose its own officers and man.
ayers.
The national committee decided to re-
main in session In this city until satur
day night In order TO complete as many
details of the campaign as possible
The executive committee, to be headed
by Mr.. Perkins, will not be named for
several days. 1t Is practically settled,
however that the membership will in
clude Judge Ben b. Lindsey of Colorado
Colonel John NJ. Parker of Louisiana.
Charies II. Thompson Of Vermont and
Meyer Lissner Of California
Colonel Roosevelt and his associates
nave decided to make their first big ma.
tional fight in Vermont, where the state
election takes place in September. Yer
mont they regard as a Taft stronghold
and are anxious to make the best pos
sible showing In that state. Both Colonel