New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-16
County Progressives Rap
"Pussyfoot' Campaign
for Whitman.
p PARTY LEADERS
SUPPORT RESOLUTION
Look Forward to Candidacy in
1916-Demand Support for
1912 Platform.

With roar OF approval the Progress
size County Committee passed resolu-
,ion last night against fusion with any OF
the old parties and declared for the NOM
.ination Of only those who are now known
AS Progressives."
There were between 200 and 800 at the
meeting in Terrace Garden. and appar-
entlv not more than four or five voted
aeainst the proposition when the viva
yoco vote was taken.
only two district leaders. William Grant
Browa. Of the 18th. who is for District
Attorney Whitman for Governor, and
Abraham Jordan, OF the 18th, voted
against the resolution at the meeting Of
the executive committee in the after
noon. Twenty-Five leaders supported it.
The resolution, which was introduced
IN the executive committee by Harry Tod,
~ tho eth. and in the county committee
hv John O'Connell, Of the 18th. reads:
Whereas. certain persons representing
themselves as members Of the Progress
sive PARTY. have through the public press
ana otherwise gone on record as advocat-
ipg the principle Of statewide fusion and
the nomination Of various persons not
connected with the Progressive party;
Rs it Resolved. That IT is the sense Of
This committee that no fusion OF any
nature whatsoever should be considered
with either of the old political organiza-
tons
The reference in the resolution is TO
Charles H. Duen ir., and certain other
members Of the party who are getting up
N non-partisan mass meeting in SYRIA
f%lse for the nomination Of District Attor-
nev Whitman AMI an independent ticket.
The resolution was received with enthu-
siastic applause. which was redoubled
when Mr.. O'Conuen added that certain
members OF the party had been running
"pussy-footed" campaign for man in no
sense a Progressive.
81 agree. Of course, that we want to ex-
terminate the dying Republican party"
said BENJAMIN g. Marsh, but we want 10
he surc that the candidates we name will
stand by the Progressive platform Of this
YEAR. as well as by the platforms of 1872.
This led Jesse Lincoln Bronner, OF the
18th. into a violent denunciation OF the
resolution.
Robert Lewis, of the 10Th District said
that % per cent Of the party in his dis
trict was for straight tickt. There
Is nothing in common between the Pro-
rr,ssive party and Whitman he de-
clared. What will it mean TO us. II we
refuse 10 stand up and be counted this
YEAR, They will say we were afraid to be
counted What will this mean TO the can
sidacy in 1916. which we all hold dear?'
Whereupon everybody howled for the
candidacy Of 1916.
I'VE should make some sacrifices for
the public interest" said Mr.. Brown. Il
took a canvass of the 18th District and
found that the Progressives wanted
Roosevelt for Governor. but Whitman was
the second choice of four-fifths Of them
The meeting ended after lively debate
over a proposal for a separate organiza-
ton for negro Progressives, when
should dictate its own policy, spend its
\ own funds and support candidates agree
bic 10 II.
AAhhough the executive committee in
Srsed the plan. opposition led the county
committee 10 refer il TO special COM
nittee OF seven.