The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-02
TOPUTPARTY
ON SOLID FOOTING
Progressive Leaders Believe
Conference Will Organize It
on Permanent Basis.

Chicago. December The WORK Il
organizing on a permanent basi. rhs
100000 men and women who voted
Tor the Progressive national ticket VIII
be the principal order Of business &
the national conference OF the Progress
sive leaders. TO be held here December
10 and IL. said Mediu Mccormick.
We expect 400 or 500 leaders 10 b
here Among them will be the ma
uonal committee, State committees tbs
Progressive Governors and former Gov
errors am sorry TO say there ara
some 'exs
There viii be United states sena-
tors and Congressman. Proxress!ves
elected to the Legislatures. and Z good
representation OF women leaders our
trouble viii be TO keep the attendance
Within 500. have already received a
demand from Indiana and Wisconsin
10 take care Of 200 chairrnen Of coun-
y committees and candidates OH ths
Progressive ticket.
The universal opinion OF Progress
sives throughout the country is tha-
we should lose no time n working QUIZ
an organization This party sp.an<
into existence in a few months. ana
yet was able to take second place in
the national ballotIng The rank ara
Me apparently have the success of tho
movement deeply az heart for fror,
all over the country we have hoe,
urged 70 strengthen and extend our
organization We are working on Z
plan or Organization which viii! be
submitted 10 the Chicago conference"
VIII Plan LegisIation.
one OF the most important matters
70 be discussed IS the appointment OF
committees to formulate legislation
proposing the reforms OF government
advocated in the platform The Lead
ers. II is said. will be urged 10 create
a national Legislation committee. which
VIII present progressive legislation 10
Congress through the Progressive
members Of that body, and the State
legislative committee. which VIII ex-
ercise TIE same function through the
Progressive members OF the LegisIa-
lures Legislation particularly TO be
advocated includes state and primary
laws. corrupt practices acts. minimum
wage and other measures affecting
workingmen.
It still is unsettled as to whether
Colonel Roosevelt will attend the con-
ference. He is reported to be 5isin-
clined 70 take any active part III the
discussion OF policies to be pursued by
the party at this time. in order that
the Republican and Democratic CRY OF
a one-man party may be set a. rest
Great pressure Is being used on ths
Colonel 20 induce him to attend. There
will be four sessions during the two
days, with a different chairman 20 con-
duct each session. The plans Of organ
ling the party Will follow the lines
laid down by the older parties An
important question to be decided is the
complete organization OF the Southern
States. Backed BY the encouraging
vote which the South gave. the leaders
favor state and county orssnizstion
pa every state ia Dixie.
To Avoid Alliances
10 is certain that the policy of the
Progressive United States Senators
during the short session OF the pres-
ent Congress and the extra session
viii come gp for decision II alss -
quite certain that there Will be much
less II the mbination with the Der
ocrsts, which was so marked a feature
OF the recent long session Former
Senator Beverage gill come loaded
with arguments for a thorough organ
izstion OF the South
southern men and women are even
II pic eager than Northern mer ana
women 20 express themseives poiiti-
ally a. they think" he says. They
have been shackled so long BY SEQ
tionsI partissnship. and their sempeTs-
ment and genius Is for real statesman
ship. Already some OF the best blood
% the Soufa IL with vs-rnen like Par
ker. % louisiana and Mcdowell no~
~ Tennessee Thousands % Southern
men and women are asking these
southern Proeressives and their North
ern brothers.
VIII the party you have founded
endurer u -, We are with you
North and Sossth shall =, one again,
a. n once VS.. now should Se a14
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