Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-12
RECALL ADOPTED
FOR ITS LEADERS
Progressive Party Officers and
Committees Made Subject
to Will of Members.

Chicago. Dec. 12.-Oficers or spe-
cial committees Of the progressive ma
tional committee hereafter will be
subject TO the application of the re-
call.
This was decided by the national
committee yesterday at its closing ses-
sion at the Hotel LaSalle.
The committee recommended that
all state, county and district commit
tees of the party take sir2ilar action
with respects to the possible recall of
their officers.
Under the resolution adopted Sen
ator Joseph NJ. Dixon. chairman, or o.
X. Davis, secretary, may be recalled
at any time by the vote Of a major
| ity of the members Of the committee
OHcers of the committee were elected
last summer for four-year terms.
It is also possible under the resolu-
tion TO recall the entire executive
committee headed by George w. Per
/ kins. whose elimination has been
much desired by one element in the
party. 49,.
Special meetings TO act upon the
proposed recall of an officer may be
convened upon the petition of 25 per
cent OF the members of the national
committee.
! In line with the same policy of per-
hitting popular rule within the party
! % per cent Of the members of the ma
| tiOnal committee may at any time join
in a petition requesting the chairman
or the executive committee TO take
/ some particular action. If the chair
man or executive committee fails TO
act in accordance with the request the
/ petitioners may cause a meeting of the
full committee to be held
That the members of the national
committee may be kept fully informed
regarding the actions Of the executive
committee copies Of minutes Of all
meetings will be furnished.
The national committee was in ex-
ecutive session during the entire day
A report prepared at the end of the
days session was read IN the evening
before delegates TO the national pro
gressive conference, which convened
morning, afternoon and evening in or
der 70 give delegates an opportunity
to tell their experiences during the
campaign and discuss future plans.
Colonel Roosevelt officially closed
the conference last night. He went
unescorted TO the main dining hall OF
the hotel, where the delegates were
, gathered.
. Il will not try to make a speech. >
, he said. Just a word. This confer
p ence has been essentially a meeting oI
? friends, actuated by common motive:
, for the general welfare.
1t is a wonderful expression of con
+ fdence in the cause But il has beer
the same all over the country. Tht
r greatest thing. or one of the creates
= things about this movement, is tha
ii is movement for all the people o
the entire country. 1t has been called
10 my attention that a proposal ha!
! been made TO form Roosevelt progres
2 sive clubs.
Now | want you not 10 do this. ".
, have tried to make it plain that thi
Is a fight for principle. So do no
name any OF your clubs after any maj
who is not dead. / want to say agai,
, what a great thing it has been to b.
, here. Goodbye. my friends, good bye
= and good luck"
I The conference was adjourned auto
: matically by the men and women max
, ing a rush TO grasp the coloneTs hand
b Colonel Roosevelt departed quietl
e for New York at 1918 this morning
, He left his hotel practically unot
: served, accompanied by Medin Mc
s CCrmick. Not more than half a dol
4 en- persons recognized the colone
h Goodbye, boys. ! had a grand time,
e was his parting remark.