New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13
WHITMAN AND NJ ANEN
MOOSE DINNER GUESTS
SIT ON Either Side Of Woodruff
at Brooklyn PrOgreSSIVeS'
Birthday Party.
SPEAKERS DODGE CHOICE
Chandler, Hotchkiss and Other
Leaders Praise Growth OF
New Organization in
Last Year.

| btduClO dloO NJ " " w.
New Organization in
Last Year.
Rroo,lyn Progresslves celebrated yos-
| tgrdav the irst anniversary ~ the party
| organization with a dinner and outing at
/ St,cplcchasc Park. Coney Island. 1im-
uihy H. Woodruff was POSTMASTER ~
I lbs right sat District Attorney Whitman,
or his lcU sat Borough President George
McAnenv. Others al the table Of honor
wore Representative Walter F. Chandler.
| Magistrate John 3. HylHni. cambridge
! colby. Raymond D. rngerSsl Francis
Bird. New York County Progressive chair
man. William 49, Hotchkiss former state
chairman ct the progrossly, party. VIII
lam o. Patterson and william r. Happen.
As each speaker mentioned the ldmo OF
Whitman McAucny cor Mitchell there was
prolonged cheering OF equal length for
each one Several Of tho speakers cN-
pressed regret that John Purroy Mitchell
WAS unable n be present
Representative Chandler. the first speak
! or. said that his personal choice for Mayor
D
announcement was greeted by cheers and
t.r horns 10 then reviewed the present
fusion administration. and said that with
thr exception ~ Mayor Gaynor and IN"
Iolica Department IL was the best admin
islration the city had had In a hundred
Years
Mr. Hotchkss said he VAS AZ loss 70
decide which ot the three candidates.
Whitman. MrAugry or Mitchell the
meeting favored Uc reviewed the FIRST
wear ~ the Progressive party and said
there had been healthy. consistent growth.
ga" ,cusur,d stand pat newspapers for
incorporating conditions within the
party, Some daN. he said. the Progress
siyc party might become machine but
loo that event 10 would be easy enough %
recall 10
Bsinhridgs Colby spoke Of th" mayor
al,y campaign Mr. WoodruN had said
that Boo introducing the District Attorney
and Mr McAu,ny no wa going 10 "cut
tho ,aag" Mr. colby expressed the hope
that tu.r, would be uo ring in the cake
Whitman ouiets Fears.
Nr Whitman. then bcing called upon.
said tLat he would Immediately roli'v"
Mr. McAu,uys mind. for there Was 10 be
uo political ring 10 DTS remarks. The
District Attornr. confessed that Do" had
voted for Mr Woodruff more times than
for ans other candidate. with mo possible
exception ~ Thcodorn Roosevelt
n made mn difference 90 him. said Mr.
Whitman. Vhat place 3d." was 20 nm ON
tr, fusion ticket in the COMING campaign.
~. then reminded tho rrogressivcs that
they had up monopoly OH progressive
principles
so one ou earth bas." 10 continued
'proEr,ssys principles are sweeping On"
nation. the state tho vho'" world They
30 not belong TO any one man or party
~ makes uo difference who is leader BOO
amy political campaign. The question is
whether that leader will faithfully fuhl
lue pledges that he has made % the
people. He quoted Theodore Roosevelt,
that "the American people arc a.. r.ght
% heart. md % any ono can once get an
honest. islr moral issue before me
people they vHl vote right. ,all parties
what you MAY
ODEofcNAh FFdIoc GhsW OAncfs
Mr. whitman sa.d hc was opposed 90
boss rule just ss much as tho Pro-
rr,ssiyes arc "If my thirteen years ~
public NE ho said do not bear mo
out IN this have No right % be- in
public life" lio said be was sure Mr
McAncny was also opposed 10 boss rule
and said he was sorry Mr. Mitchell
couldn't hs there 20 tell how much be
was against the same thing
CONCENTRATIONS We're IN order. said Mr..
Whitman. 10 tho Progressive party FOR
having successfully passed the FIRST year
Of It's existence M, said he had been
told that the nrst year ~ an infants
lif' vas tire most dangerous No ca
pressed himself in thorough sympathy
with tho Progressive principles and said
he believed In giving good things 10 the
people
"Thc Progressive party is pretty
lusty infant said Mr. McAnony who
was next ON the programme rive never
heard 80 many different yells from
yoar-oldor'
Mr.. McAncuy spoke OF the beneficial
effect tho new party had had on the two
old parties. lie said hc spoke as DEM
ocrat he referred 10 the cnyiablc rec
ord ~ the fusion party. and said that no
one on the fusion ticket had been more
successful than District Attorney Whit
man re dwelt on the marked attention
that had been paid hy q fusion admin
istration to the social welfare Of the
peopl" Ton years ago the New York
death RAJ" was % iu 1000. against %.
In l.0r now
Fusion administration he said. made
for good government instead Of party
Advancement There is no better place
10 experiment with Progressive prin-
ciples than right here In New York"