The Washington times., 1912-06-30
IN
NEW YORK START
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
Organization Effected and
Support Pledged to Col
onel Roosevelt.

NEW YORK, June 30-A State Or L
ganization of the Progressive party
was started with much enthusiasm
last night in Terrace Garden. II was
named tn" New York state RI yscvelt
League. Linden Bates, jr., former as
who a few days ago re-
signed as chairman Of the campaign
committee of the New York Republican
Club, presided at the meeting, and |
Amos Pirchot was the chief spokes-
man. Resolutions denouncing Presi-
dent TAFT were passed b. acclamation
About three hundred were present, oil |
avoved Roosevelt men, and they got |
up. one at time, and expressed their
extreme Joy at being able to walk out |
Of the Republican party under the pres
ent conditions OF it's existence. Most |
Of them represented their respective |
assembly districts. and the general |
sentiment expressed was that a per-
sonal canvass of these districts left no |
doubt that the people of New York
city" were heart and soul for Colonel
Roosevelt.
At least twenty assembly districts re-
ported that Roosevelt headquarters had
been established, and all the other dts
tricts promised to find headquarters
within a short time.
Scramble for Bandanas.
The meeting was held in the recep-
ton room Of the Garden, which was
appropriately decorated with national
flags. Red bandanas fiourished, aid
were draped around whiting collars.
There were not enough Of the ban
danas to so around, and a scramble for
them ensued.
Mr.. Bates started the convention with
a speech.
II can tell you in plain figures just
why we are meeting here tonight" he
said. The figures are these: Theo-
dore Roosevelt, 1,179000 william How
ard Taft, 75S.0Oo That represents the
respective votes which these men got at
the. primary elections throughout TIE
United States. But Mr.. Taft, because
Of certain Southern delegates, because
OF his discredited bosses, and because
of his serenty-six fraudulent votes il
the Chicago convention, has been NOM
mated. That Is why we arc here. And
we're here to fight, aren't we?'
Three hundred voices yelled the re
frain: We'll fight to the fnloh." "Hur-
iah for Teddy
Pinchot Next Speaker.
Mr.. Pinchot was then introduced He
| said:
| The issue at this time Is greater than
the nomination OF any one man. 1t is
question of whether the people or the
bosses representing the special interests
shall have the upper hand. The stand
of Roosevelt at Chicago made the new
4 party not POSSIBILITY, but a fact the
showing of the bosses at Chicago-and
| Baltimore, TOBIAS sounded the dea tn
| knell of boss rule.
| I'VE will not be rid OF the bosses at
once. but | am here to say that ten
minutes after the first fair primary
| Barnes and his kind will not be visible
on the political map"
Mr.. Pinchot pointed out that the Re-
publican party in the States which had
voted solidly for Roosevelt In the con-
| vention was already the Roosevelt or
Progressive party; that the name of the
party made no difference so long as
1t stood for Colonel Roosevelt and his
| principles.
But in New York." said he, the en-
blem of the eagle and the political ma
chinery are In the control OF Mr..
Barnes. or course, we cannot use the
| eagle emblem in this State"
We don't want it!' yelled an enthu-
stast.
Resolution Is Passed.
The cry for the resolution Of the even
ing brought forth that document, and
1T was passed In less than a minute, no
one dissenting. This was It:
Resolved, That we hereby associate
ourselves with the Progressive party
and indorse the nomination Of Theodore
Roosevelt for President.
That We pledge ourselves to main
tain the principles that this is a gov
ernment Of the people, for the people,
and by the people, and that we stead
fastly oppose William Howard Taft or
any candidate owing his nomination to
the corrupt bosses Of the Republican
party or the corrupt bosses of the Dem
ocratic party.
THAT we agree to vote for no candi-
| date for any office who will not pledge
himself to support % a measure for
real direct primaries. so that the peo-
pile and not the politicians may choose
candidates for public office; (2) a cor
rupt practices act that will disqualfy
from holding Office and be beneficiary
of election Venality; (3) a law provid-
ing the forfeiture of office by any 81
fetal receiving compensation from cor
pora ations whose profits are affected by
his official acts: a. the removal Of ex-
tortionate tariff duties which increa sc
the cost of living Of the many to fill the
pockets of the few"
James Hickee, of the Twenty fifth
assembly district, said that his district
had the strongest Republican organiza-
ton in the city, but that the district
would this year for the first time ir
its history, go dead against the organi'
zation and vote for Theodore Roose-
welt. Others who represented districts