The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-26
STORY OF SCHlSM
IN BULL MOOSE
RANKS DENIED
No Dissatisfaction Among Pro.
gressives as to Conduct of
Campaign, Says Hoffman
FIGHT IN THIS STATE
REGARDED AS TEST
This is Reason For the National
Committees Participation
Roosevelt Saturday

Reports that there is dissatisfac-
ton among leading Progressives OF
Michigan as to the manner in which
the spring campaign Is being conduct
ed are absolutely and utterly false.
said Charles F. HOFFMAN. secretary of
the Progressive state central commit
tee. In Progressive headquarters in
the Hotel Cadillac.
These reports do not emanate
from Progressives, but from enemies
Of the Progressive party who are try
ing TO stir up trouble. They will not
succeed.
John |. Breck, OF Jackson. Is said
TO be out with us. John !. Brock
was in the office today. and is doing
all he can for us. State Chairman
Charles p. ONeil is not disaffected.
The arrangements for conducting the
campaign as IL is being run were made
with his sanction"
Mr.. Hoffman and Henry NJ. Wallace,
member of the Progressive national
committee. thus explain the situa-
ton
The executive committee In charge
Of the fall campaign went out or ex-
istence with the close OF that cam
paign. A new committee had TO be
chosen 10 conduct the spring cam
paign. The spring work was to con-
sist almost entirely OF organization
In counties and townships. so 1t was
thought advisable to appoint an ex-
ecutive committee that would include
men intimately familiar with local
conditions In various parts OF Mich
igan. For that reason, besides the
officers OF the state central committee.
Charles p. O'Neil. chairman; +. st.
Elmo Lewis, vice-chairman; Charles
r. HOFFMAN, secretary, and Gustavus
ID. Pope. treasurer. there was chosen
men from different sections Of the
state. The southern part Is represent
cd by w. n. Barrett. OF Adrian: the
center by f. L. Holbeck, OF Lansing;
the north by L. G.. Beckwith, Of Bay
CITY: the west by A. Z. Ewing. OF
Grand Rapids: and the upper PENN
sula by John d. Kerr. Of Calumet
March 5, the new executive COM
mittee and the state central commit
tee met In joint session in the Hotel
Griswold. On motion OF Homer f..
Buck. OF Bay City, II was resolved
that the secretary Of the state GEN.
trail committee open headquarters In
Detroit. and have charge of all de-
tails necessary to carry on the cam
paign''
Secretary Hoffman, casting about
for the best means of conducting the
campaign, ,bethought himself OF ask
ing aid from the national committee.
Through Mr. Wallace he got in touch
with Col. Roosevelt. and Col. Roose-
welt said: Charles A. Thompson Is
the man you want
So Mr.. HOFFMAN and Mr.. Wallace
went after Charles A Thompson. OF
Vermont. one OF the nine members Of
the executive committee OF the Pro
gressive party. Mr.. Thompson re-
piled that he couldn't come TO Michi-
gan. SO Col Roosevelt himself took
I'D Thompson trail, and II was at
the colonel's personal solicitation that
Mr.. Thompson came to Michigan to
take active charge OF the campaign.
ANY newspaper reflection on Mr..
| Thompson Is reflection on Col.
Roosevelt and he will not be slow TO
take IL up" said Mr. Wallace II
understand that there are still several
vacant places In the Ananias club"
! In the same meeting in the Hotel
Criswold, the joint committees APP
pointed Mr.. Hoffman and Mr.. Wallace
! TO take charge OF all publicity during
the campaign.
The purpose OF that resolution
was merely to avoid confusion" said
MIR. Wallace. We found. last fall.
that changes were constantly ncces-
sary I'm the itineraries OF our speak.
ers. for instance Men not In touch
with these last.minute alterations Of
ten confused our friends by insisting
that their own Information was cor
rect We. thought II was better
scheme to authorize nothing excep'
from the central Office"
The point must be emphasized.