New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
MOOSE LOSSES BRING
CALL TO PARTY CHIEFS
Perkins Summons National Ex-
ecutive Committee to Devise
Ways of Checking DesertIonS.
WEAKER IN MIDDLE WEST
Enactment of Progressive Leg
islation by Republicans Sends
Roosevelt Men Back to
Old Organization.

Old Organization.
! 4 call for a meeting OF the natlohal en-
ecutive committee Of the Progressive
party has been issued 10y IT'S cnai'H'ah'
| George W. Perkins and on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week the pis c"'e'S
Of the Bull Moose Will meet III secre'
conference in Suite COS at the Hotel Man
/ haitian.
J Theodore Roosevelt has been asked ~
attend the conferences, and it IS likely
! that he will accept The principal reason
! for bringing the leaders of the party TO-
sether is to discuss ways for checking
the OBJECTIONS from the Progressive ranks
! in the Middle West.
! Progressive leaders admit that they
/ have more on their hands in the Middle
/ West than they oargained for last fall.
! Special Investigations made in behalf OF
the national leaders have disclosed that
great many who voted for Colonel
, Roosevelt in those states last fall have
returned TO the Republican fold and arc
/ deaf 70 the calls OF the Bull Moose.
: Returning to Republcsnism.
; David Hinshaw AT the Progressive
Headquarters in the Hotel Manhattan last
night. admitted that such were the con-
/ ditions I'm tho Middle West. Mr. Hin
shaw. who has done most Of the special
| investigating. said that the dcfcctions
were due to the enactment Of Progressive
ideas by Republican legislatures. The
defections from the Progressive ranks.
/ Mr. Iiinshaw admitted. were growing day
| by day. He added:
The vote OF the Progressive party I'm
the Middle West is bound 10 fall off dur
I Ing the ncXt two years. The reason is
that the Republican party IN those states
/ IS giving the people progressive leSisla-
+ tion. and this seems 10 satisfy them. The
do not sec the necessity OF Joining the
new party. They argue that the Rcpubi-
can party Is as progressive "a any party
could bo I'm their states and do not see
| the need of change For tho people %
tic Middle West the Republican party is
the Progressive party except in name"
Some % the Bull Moose leaders who will
attend the conferences 81 the Hotel Man
haitian are William Finn. Of Pittsburgh.
Walter Il. Brown. OF Ohio. chairman OF
/ the organization committee: r = Glib
SON. of Colorado holder OF Judge Ben
/ l.inIsdy's proXr. Georgs- Pricstlcy. OF
/ oklahoma Charles Thompson. Of Yer
mont. ex-senator Albert J. Bovcridge. ~
! Indiana. ex-senator Joseph NJ Dixon. ~
Montana: Medl'l Mccormick OF Illinois
| o. *. Davis. chief publicity agent of the
/ Progressive party. and Elon Huntington
! Hooker. treasurer 81 the national com
mittoc. Nj Davis and Mr. Hooker are
| members ~ the executive committee. OK
I onicio. II is expected that Miss Frances
+ Nrllor. ~ New York. viii attend ag proxy
/ for Jane Addains who IS in Egypt,
/ To Discuss Organization Methods.
/ Tho first " thc conferences will boz held
Wednesday morning ~ 10 O'Clock Be
/ sides tho affairs Of the Progressive party
/ i1 the Middle Western state the national
executive committee will discuss tho con
dition Of tie party throughout the couu-
! ty and decide upon tho best way OF Or
ganiliu= ~ in state which have no Pro-
| srcssiyc machinery.
! Special attention will he paid 10 New
Jersey and Massachusetts. where gov
ernorship elections will take place next
| fall and to Maryland. Virginia. Kentucky
and New York. whore elections TO the
! eei.laturcs viii be- held
| The committee will receive reports from
I ths state committee showing how much
OF the annual assessments which the ma
, t.ora. committee levied ON them has been
paid. The extent Of these assessments
/ departure 30 political methods-is dctor-
mined hy the Progressive vote cast IN the
( several states The heaviest assessment
! is New Works which rs s9j.0r In all
more than $1,000 has been asked OF tho
| state organizations. This Is payable in
quarterly instalments. Reports from the
| New England and Southern states have
been most gratifying and Illinois has al
ready subscribed $1,000 OF her $1,000 as
| scssment.
| The Progressive Headquarters in the
| Hotel Manhattan will be removed 20 tho
now Forty-second Street Building. direct
/ IS opposite. on Saturday. The party has
! leased suite Of eight rooms on tn,
! fifteenth floor just double the size of
the present quarters
/