New-York tribune., 1914-11-28
MOOSE TO LIVE ON
AND FIGHT In 1916
Progressive Leaders to
Decide at Chicago on
Wednesday.
PERKINS TIRED, BUT
STILL ABLE TO HOPE
Mccormick Ready To Be Angel
at Headquarters of Own
Roosevelt Silent.

Shall tho Progressive party con-
tinue its organization and start prep
srations for a national campaign m
1857 This general question, with
minor ones growing ont Of 10, Will De
discussed at meeting Of the eXecu-
tive committee of the national commit
tee in Chicago on Wednesday.
The common belief among Bull
Moose men yesterday was that the
organization will undoubtedly be con-
tinued but its activities curtailed and
the 1916 question left open.
The impression prevails that the
national Headquarters viii be moved
from New York 20 Chicago, as the
Progressive party has not suffered the
severe reverSes IN the West that have
come 20 IL here Nedill McCormick
is said 20 be anxious 90 have the head
quarters moved 20 Chicago, and, It is
said. stands ready 10 bear the expense
20 a certain extent.
While the reports that George W:
Perkins, who has been the angel OF
the ProgresSiVes since the party was
founded, was getting ready 70 return
20 the Republican party may not be
correct, il is said 70 be true that Nr.
Perkins believes the activities OF the
Bull Moose organization should be
curtailed. He is not so ready as OF
old 20 contribute 70 the cause, and
money must be sought elsewhere.
The Progresslves In Illinois and Cal
ifornia, and IN Pennsylvania, are anN-
ious 10 keep the organization on an
active basis. Matthew Hale, the state
chairman of Massachusetts, in spite
Of the slump in the Progressive vote
there in the last election, Is one Of
those urging that the party 90 ahead
with . national ticket for 1916.
Colonel Roosevelt will not be st the
Chicago meeting. He is said TO have
EXPRESSED the opinion that the ques-
tions are ones 20 be decided by the
state leaders He feels, so 10 Is SAID,
that the burden Of the decision would
fall Of necessity on him Il he should
be present he does not wish 10 make
that decision.
"Our organization is not going TO
be given up" said one Of the promi-
rent leaders q few days ago, but we
are going 20 keep quiet. good way
10 express il is to say that we are 60
ing 10 lie fallow. There IS notnlng
We can gain by activity now, ana mere
is nothing that could be cameo DS
returning 10 the Republican oreahlLa-
As a matter Of fact. We all want TO
see lust what effect the Wilson poll
cies will have on the country. IL sue
ccssful. the denomination Of wilson
will seem inevitable and his re-eiec-
ton quite possible. On the otne5
hand. # hard times result and the 'OId
Guard such men as Senator Penrose
aud Uncle Joe Cannon, gets 1resh
grin on the Republican organlIatoh'
Progressives would never think OF re-
turning 10 the Republicans.
ITO 60 back now would be PfeIls.
ture. We want to wait and see what
the economic and political conditions
are q year from now"
In the series Of conferences score
or more Of leaders in the state or
ganization took part az various times
Ycluding Chauncey J. Hamiln, Horace
s. wilkinson. William Hamln ChHds'
Robert II. Elder, Frederick N. DAven'
port, Homer D. Call, Ernest CawcroIt'
Francis ". Bird. Theodore Douglas
Robinson and Walter Johnston.
Theodore Douglas Robinson, cnair-
man of the state committee, is IN Bra
zil. and will not be back for q month
or more.