The chronicle=news., 1913-02-15
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
MAKES EARLY START
PRQaREssIvES HAVE BEGUN A
CTUAL CAMPAIGN WORK FOR
THE YEAR 1916.
Bv George Clinton.

| Wash lncton. Feb. In.--The Pro.
eresaive party has started its actual
campaign work for the year 1915.
Hcadnnnrt-rS hAv" lust been opened
by the rrogrcsHivcs in Washington
ana from this city the campalcn Of
publicir will he directed
| The ProgreFs!ycs her. say their
party Is breaking precedent Tor II, IL
tn" first time IN the history OF po-
litical ORGANIZATIONS that campai gn-
| ing with an eve 10 tho future has
been carried on during he months
that In. politicians usually call stag
| nnnt.
Wolter y Brown Of Ohio viii bo
III ,harS" OF Progressive hcaiIunr-
| t.rs In New York City. aud work
along different lines will he carried
on simultaneously from the metro
polls and the capital. II is announ--
ed that Tn" Progressive. I!ulloiin'
Will cOn'iEuH, in addition Ia the
news Of the p1Tiy. articles OF a Prop
uganda spirit" written 10y mon aud
women. known to the country for
their work along lines OF political.
human'tarIau and Pathological "u-
d'aVor.
II is tn" intention oi the Progress
ives to star Ht one. an organization.
In every county In the tnitcd States.
or course many of the counties IN th.
states wh"ro the rrogrrssiv" vote last
fall was heavy. rlroady have been or
canized but th"r" ar" many places In
tn" land whore PFogTc,sIvcism u, til.
las, election seemed 10 MAX. little
mark either on ia" ballots or on III.
public mind. senator DiNon and
'ho,r who We're associated with him
in the last campaign say that "thcr"
VIII he no obstacle 100 great to h"
overcome III IN" work Of unifvinr tn"
party and giving ID strength In the
four corners.
The Washington end Of the Pro-
gI"rsivc cnGsayoT will he mainly
publicity. New York Will have III. il-
r"c,ing hand along various lines NJ
working cnd.avor. Dean Lewis OF the
University Of pcnnsylvania Will be
;hc councillor In chi'i aud In u way
the director n chief in the field of
legislative advice. The proErcssly"
leaders dis"iuim intention to orig
ina'c legislation" rhcv sag they
want the legislators, to 10 that 'or
'ncnsclvcs. especially wh"r" the leg
islativc matters are az stat" concern.
At the headquarters in New York
city viii be a collcc don oi all bills
have been introduced In amy iaHmak
lug body IN IN. country. II MEM
her OF the Miuncsot, legislature. FOR
instanc. wants to introduce "A bill IN
III, spirit of som" pronounc.mcnt NJ
III. Chicago platform. h." can NIit"
10 New York Headquarters and get
copies af other bills. which have h'rn
introduced. anyw where. bearing upon
tho sam. sMbJcci.
The Progressive parry men her"
announce the Intention ai one" Of
approaching III" hisn cost OF lrin.
problem with a view 10 finding III"
ans w"r. Charles :. BIRD. who ran
Tor governor of Massachusetts ON ih"
Progressive ticket last fall. will h"
thu nhvisorS head OF tho bureau
bureau which has tn" cost of living
natter. In charge,
II Is the intention nf III" Procr"ss-
". party. the leaders Say, to contin-
ne IT, social s.ryic" "rioavor In
every field. ana Jan. Addams III
Chicago has been mad" III" director
OF :hiS branch o. III" work. Social
, service. the Progr". siv"s say, m.aIs
much to- those who ha," it'll" oppnr
tunity to d" Tor themselves. Some ~
the Procressir.s ar" ready TO claim
.
strength Tor the new party will he
! found In lis determination to labor
along socis! s.rvic. lines.
| II u. probable that Frances Esllar
4 OF New York City will direct Pro-
gressiyc service in the field of SUI
rage and N some OF the other fields
which ur" not recognized specifically
as being within the province of so-
,ial scryIC" as the term usually Is
understood.
Tho work for the presidential cam
! paicn OF 1916 so far rs II concerns
the Progressive party has begun act
iy.ly IN Washington and New York.
/, II is the intention OF the Progress
| ives as announced ~ the 'restart''
OF their work that In 1914 there
shali b" Progressive candidai"
; nominated in every congressional
,Isuu,t 90 the conmry. ana that IN.
same year shall see tickets In The