New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
NEW PARTY MEN CONFER
Dixon, Lindsay and Mccormick
Spend Day with Perkins.
PICKING EXECUTIVE BOARD
Mccormick Enthusiastic About
the Progressives' Outlook
in Illinois.

Chairman Dixon of the Progressive Ma
tional Committee; Medill Mccormick. oil
Chicago and Judge Ben Lindsey, Of Den
yer, arrived in the city yesterday and
spent the day comforting on organiza'
zion matters with George w. Perkins
chairman Of the executive committee, al
national headquarters i'm the Hotel Man
haitian. All OF the group, with the ex-
ception OF Mr. Mccormick. went 10 Oy-
ster Bay last night to continue the con-
ference with Colonel Roosevelt.
The principal matters discussed were
the composition of the executive commit
tee. the selection Of a permanent head
quarters and the printing and distribu-
ton Of literature.
The only two members of the executive
committee which Is to be composed OF
Perkins and Judge Lindsey. IL is be-
ieved that four or five Of the nine will
come from the upper Mississippi Valley
states. One Of the members will be a
woman. probably Miss Jane Adams, OF
Chicago. Meyer Lissner. OF California,
will probably be the Pacific Coast mem
Der.
II is said that the Progressves will not
take advantage OF the ranking privilege
in sending out the speech Of Theodore
Roosevelt. They could. as 1t has been
made a Senate document. There are two
reasons why they do not intend IN ,ata
advantage OF this One is that they do
not believe it is right TO get free trans-
portation through the mails, and the
other is that they think they can get
the printing done cheaper than II would be
done by the Government Printing Office.
Most of the printed matter will be sent
out to the various district headquarters
by express and fast freight.
Medin Mccormick was enthusiastic
about the prospects Of the third party
i'm Illinois
I'VE will surely carry the state" he
said. Frank Funk our candidate for
Governor. IS a wonderful campalgner He
has been an insurgent leader in the
State Senate for some years and is thor
oughly experienced in the political game.
Then. the farmers are enthusiastic over
his nomination because OF the improve
ment I'm the quality OF wheat made by
the Funk family long before the Agri-
cultural Department I'm Washington
started TO make their experiments"
Mr.. Mccormick was sure that the ticket
would get all Of tho Scandinavian vote
because OF the popularity Of Peterson,
their candidate for Secretary OF state.
we will carry the Champaign and
Bloomington Congress districts" said Mr.
Mccormick. and no party ever won
victory without carrying those important
districts. We also will carry the Egypt
district, as we have given to II the only
representation il has had on a state ticket
I'm years.
We will elect more than one-third OF
the members OF the Assembly and more
than one-third OF the Senators TO be
elected this year"
Mr.. Mccormick said that in a number
OF counties the members of the Republi-
can County committees had organized
Progressive county committees. but had
not resigned their membership in the Re
publican organization.
Asked IL he did not think that was dis
honest. MIR. Mccormick replied
We'll. | would not do Il myself. but We
can't control the men in their local Or
They are all furious against
Governor Dineen."