Evening journal., 1912-09-10
OUSTED SAYS
MR.. EASTBURN
Progressive Leader Announces
Former Committeeman
We're Not Loyal
FORMER MEMBERS WILL
MAKE REPLY LATER

Horace G.. Eastburn member OF the
Progressive State Committee, has Is
sued a statement contradicting arti-
cles that appeared in THE EVENING
JOURNAL on Saturday relating TO
the resignation OF several members OF
the Progressive Republican State
Committee. MIR. Eastburn says,
among other things. that the mem
bers Of the committee who resigned
were forced out as II was considered
they we're not loyal 70 the cause
several OF the men who left the
committee said today that they would
mako reply to Mr.. Eastburn later
In HIS statement, Mr.. Easthurn said;
"ln one Of the articles that appeared
IN Tho Evening journal II was made 10
appear that Robert e. Houston. the
chairman Of the Progressive state COM
mittee DELAYED calling csicuses through
out New Castle county until late Friday
afternoon and then published the call in
a Democratic paper where il would not
be seen by most Of the New Castle coun-
ty Progressives, the suggestion being
made that this was done fuf the purpose
Of beating thase progrcssiyes who want.
ed Roosevelt elected on the Republican
ticket The other article gave the reason
for the resignation Of Frank Ewart,
William p. White and others from the
membership of the state committee Of
the Progressive party.
"The true reason for the. resigns tions
Of Mr.. White and Mr.. Ewsrt in particu-
lar, was that they were forced out Of
the state committee because Of their diB-
loyalty 10 the party which they pre-.
tended 10 represent The call for the
county caucuses to elect delegates 10 the
state convention was authorized at a
meeting Of the state committee partici.
pated in by these gentlemen, and it was
their duty as the New Castle county
committee members not only 20 organize
the county and city committees 81 ths
party. which had been authorized under
the rules of the party, which they had
assisted IN adopting, but it was likewise
their duty 10 arrange for caucases held
Saturday.
when 7 returned from my vacation
on Tuesday Of last week 7 found that
A. A. Wilmont, a member OF the state
committee from this county had left me-
his proxy 60 represent him on the com.
mittee during his absence I, therefore
| took up with Messrs. White. EVart and
Dohl the work Of completing the orgsni
/ zation OF inc committees and arranging
for the county caucuses TO elect dele
gates. They simply laughed and sait
they proposed 10 DELAY these matters uh
I'll some time the following week ! in
sistently urged from dav 10 day. thsi
they should At least arrange for eau
cuses in order that We should have &C
credited delegates In the convention
Z from New Castle county. They datl'
} refused to DO this and gave me 70 under
, stand that they proposed to have Nei
Castle county unrepresented in the con
vention.
"I thereupon, on Tuesdar morning o
last week, took the matter In INV ou1
hands 7 called up Mr.. Houston on IN
phone At Georgetown, and got his per
} mission 20 issue the call for county eau
cuses over his signature As state chair
man. | also called into my office fftee,
or twenty Of the simon pure Proeressive
and then sent for Mr. Dohl We in
formed him that We thoroughly under
stood the attitude Of the committes
that VIC were issuing a call for raueusel
and we strongly demanded their tesiqna
tion from the state committee, that /,
they did not resign We would taEo IN.
matter up u tho aoor Of the state con
vcntion and insist that their placa. h.
declared vacant and then have men VIII,
were loyal elected IN their stead. Mr.
Dohl thereupon called another Of tbei
eecrot sessions, and they informed u
that their designations would be forth
coming on Friday evening. On eatnr
day morning he again appeared al m,
office and pleaded that they would aare.
TO play straight in the future and woul,
! abide by whatever might be the polio,
) OF the convention on state and count,
tickets II we would drop fhe csse avains
b them and permit them 10 retain tbsi
! positions on the county committee hi,
in view Of what they already had don,
It was perfectly clear that the csus,
could not further be trusted in thei
: hands. and after consulting with Frapci
|. DUPONT and others. we told him W.
: must insist upon their removal bv m,
state convention il they did not volun
tarily resign and this was the real caus,
! Of the designations which were fortbcom
ing and their disloyal conduct was IN,
real cause of the manner in which notice
Of caucuses held on Saturday last an,
through no trick or scheme Of Mr.. Hous
ton or others. who were doing ali the,
could that al progressives should hav
the right :. be present and have tn