Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-12
.ELATED AT RESULTS
Progressive Leaders Pleased
With Chicago Conference.
DIXON EvINCES JUBILATION
Legislative Bureau to Be Established
in Washington.
PLANS MADE TO RAISE FUNDS
Col. Roosevelt Puts Veto on Propo-
sition to Name Clubs
After Him.
LANS MADE TO RAISE FUNDS

welt departed for New York over the
Lake Shore railway at 1915 o'clock this
morning, after having spent three days
at the progressive conference here.
The colonel left his hotel practically
unobserved, accompanied by Gov. Robert
p. Bass of New Hampshire and Medil
Mccormick. The party motored to the
railroad station. Entering by a rear
door. they passed into the main waiting
room and upstairs to the train shed
There was no demonstration.
Goodbye. boys I've had grand
time" was the colonies parting remark.
Plans for the committee Of seven menu
bers which will study social conditions in
northern Europe in the interests OF the
progressive party are developing rapidly
The committee will consist Of two agri-
cultural interest, two of labor, one pro-
fessor of economics and two others to be
chosen without reference to. their pro-
LESSONS. Medill Mccormick probably will
be secretary of the body. The party is
expected to sail the early part of May.
Special attention is to be given to the
study of widows pensions, budget re-
forms and inheritance and income taxes.
Although the progressive conference
closed last night, the majority of the
visitors did not leave Chicago until today.
The extended session of the national COM
mittee yesterday caused many from New
England to miss a special train on which
they had prepared to embark, and others
from various sections of the country re-
manned over to hear the report Of the
committee which was given to the public
in an open meeting last night.
Chairman Joseph NJ. Dixon and other
progressive leaders expressed themselves
as well pleased with the conference and
its results. Everything has gone smooth
ly and 1 think we have accomplished
real results" Mr.. Dixon said. II I'M
derstand that about 800 were i'm attend
ance. / regard this as a remarkable
showing. When men will travel half way
across the United States to attend such
gathering it shows they are interested.
All of us are greatly pleased
Idaho Court Order.
Mr.. Dixon expected to take some action
today regarding the case Of the Capital
News of Boise, Idaho: the publisher r.
S. Sheridan. and several editor who
have been cited to appear before the su-
preme court of that state next Friday
and show cause why they should not be
held in contempt. 1t was reported that
Mr.. Sheridan would be in Chicago today,
and Mr.. Dixon planned to hold con-
ference with him. The national commit
tee yesterday gave Mr.. Dixon permission
to supply Mr.. Sheridan with counsel or
financial assistance for fighting the case.
One report last night was that Albert
j. Beverage, formerly United States SEN
ator from Indiana, might be sent to
Idaho to represent the defendants. The
senator said he had heard nothing of the
plan.
Headquarters in New York.
New Yorl. waS selected &C tho Marina :
nent headquarters Of the executive COM
mittee last night. The vote stood thirty
two to twelve. BY a number of delegates
the selection of New York was regarded
as a victory for George w. Perkins and
his friends
1t was decided to establish a permanent
publicity bureau and q permanent legis-
lative bureau in Washington. Also the
executive committee voted to send COM
mission to Europe to study legislation in
England, Germany and other countries
for the purpose of getting material and
ideas for the Washington bureau. Sena-
tor Dixon, chairman of the executive COM
mittee, who was empowered to name this
commission, announced that he would ap-
point Medill Mccormick and DIR. Walter
E. Weyl as two of the members.
Plans to Raise Funds.
For the immediate financing Of head
quarters and bureaus it was decided to
ask for 100 subscriptions of 500 each per
annum. Six Of these were subscribed last
night. They came from the state organ
izations of New Hampshire. Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Vermont, Delaware and
Pennsylvania.
Chairman Dixon announced that the ma
tional committee had put into effect the
initiative and recall in its own internal
affairs.
No Roosevelt Clubs.
Col Roosevelt, later in the evening, adj
dressed a gathering of progressives in
the assembly room at the La Sale Hotel.
1T has been called to my attention"
he said that an effort has been made
to form clubs under the name of Roose-
welt progressive clubs. l ask you not to
do it, This is not a one-man movement,
but movement for a principle. Don't
ever name any progressive club after a
man who is not dead. AS soon as he is
dead he ceases to excite antagOnism. We
are not i'm this fight to further the for
tunes of any one man..
The colOnels remarks were greeted with
cheers.