Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-03
BULL MOOSE WORK
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this way, the party will be under no
obligations to the bosses.
| already fifty thousand dollars
year has been raised for the purpose
! of carrying on our organization work.
I Moreover, we have pledged the same
amount for legislative reference bu-
! reau which will be established in
Washington with experts at the head
Of it. This bureau will keep in touch
t not only with what is being done in
Congress, but by fine system with
what is being done innevery state leg
,ishture. We will inform the people
what laws are being made, who is be-
hind them, and whether they are good
OF bad. We will take, the whole peo-
pie into the confidence of the party on
tie acts of the government. Prof.
Charles Mccarthy, the noted WiscOn-
sin economist and professor, will be
prominent in this bureau"
| Asked as to the immediate plans Of
The Bull Moose party that might af-
feet Hawaii, Mr.. Atkinson said that it
Hs too early to say just what will be
Idone here, but that the Bull Moose
iparty in the territory will begin act
live work on the education campaign.
| As to Roosevelt.
"Will Roosevelt be a candidate for
president in 1852" he was asked
ut is impossible to say now" said
Atkinson. THAT depends on the flu
ture. However, the principle of pres
idential primaries that he fought for
will be urged by us consistently"
Mr.. Atkinson was gratified to learn
that the next legislature is expected
to pass a direct primary law.
In New York, Atkinson was assist
ant to the national party treasurer, E
H. Hooker. Atkinson had direct
charge of the campaign organization
at headquarters. He was also dele
gated the duty of helping to raise the
party campaign funds.
Il never saw such Willingness to
give" said he Men whom l had new
er met before would give ten, fifteen,
twenty-five thousand dollars to the
/ cause after a few minutes cOnversa-
ton. They gave because it was a
good cause. In our campaign there
was no question of political eXpedien-
cy. Right or wrong were the only fac
tors that counted in determining pol
icy"
The Progressive Party possessed
: one of the finest organizations that il
was ever my seed fortune 70 b@
| affiliated. Our headquarters occupied
floor of the Dig new M2rhatt2n hotel
in New York city. It v1S the "Cnte!
from which ra0.ated ell orders To
lieuten2nts and party workers.
! Hundreds of officials and workers
were quartered there. TO give an ida
! Of the magnitude Of Tie SYSTEM chi
/ Tloyed il the management of TIC Pro
gresSiVe campaign, it might II" N"'
toned that corps CT thirty trained
StenographerG were employed to TAX"
care of the mass OF correspondents.
! Mr.. Atkinson mOdestly rCtr2lnC !;
fam referring to his part n the per
1ected political machine. though ~
finally admitted that he had to do with
tue disbursement funds. which SEEM
eG to keep the various and mutitn1en,
Gus parts of tho Progress. lie Party
machine in the hest Of working Oder.
We had an army Of solicitors in
every state in the Union, turf"-f
commented Jack" :.e5e men NeI'
in constant touch with headquarters.
We kept posted right up to the ser
! end, as regards any move that might
tv made by the opposing forces.
The returning Bull-MoOs or has nNtF-
Jig but words Of warmest praise and
commentator for what nc terms the
wonderful executive aIilitv GiapiaNe
by George w. Perkins, in his manage
mCnt of the StupenduOus Orc1nizdt!On.
ITO have a part in this great work
proved a wonderful training, AMI |
would not have missed the experience
for anything. That one IS never -
Gid to learn something new. certain'',
gees in my case" he. gladly admitted.
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