The Washington times., 1915-08-05
PROGRESSIVE SPLIT
+. BIG ISSUE TONIGHT
Monster Meeting Of Mooss
Leaders At Buffalo to D'ier.
mine Fate Of the Party.

NEW, YORK. Aug. 5.--The fate OF
tho Progressive party may be decided
tonight at q monster meeting Of Pro-
gressives Of Erie county at Buffalo.
where they will be advised by Chaun-
cey ]. Hamlin, the Moose leader OF
Erie county. to 40 back to the Re-
publican fold. On the same platform
an unlimited guest. will be George
w. Perkins. national leader Of tho
Progressives. who will call upon the
Progressive to stand by their guns
"rs rosre.1ives "as: Il ss' al II oven The country
are watching the result OF this meet
ing. Erie county ie. perhaps; the
largest Progressive stronghold IN inc
country. and Hamiin ie one OF the
He personally will OFFER q resolution
at the meeting which will pledge
those who vote for it's passage TO go
back to the Republican ranks. IT 10
believed that Progressive orgaini'1he Isaii he
Influenced by the actions OF the ERIE
county men.
Hint of Roosevelt Approval.
Chairman Perkins left last night for
Buffalo with the intention Of com
batting the arguments Of Hamlin and
Of telling the Erie county Progress
sives that 1t 10 their duty to remain
Progressives. It 10 believed he is
and sanction OF Col. Theodore Roose-
veit.
Hamiin Is supported by Theodore
Douglas Robinson, nephew OF Coll
onel Roosevelt and leader Of HerkimeE
tion OF going back to the q. o. P. al
an executive meeting Of the Progress.
sive leaders in this city two weeks
| ago. Hamlin and Robinson then re:
turned to their counties and arranged
in the two counties so the question
could be put to them sauarely.
In. a letter sent by Hamlin to all ths
Progressives in his county. and which
| became public last night, he say
frankly that 1t is time for tho Pro.
back to the Republican party an
| nsht for tho Progressive principle,
within the ranks" Only BY going
back. he asserts. can the Progressivei
hope to attain the fulnllment Of thei,
he states. that they want onE twt
parties-the Republican and Demo
| cratic organizations.
Hamlin's letter contains also q boom
for Justice Charles e. Hughes as tn,
Republican Rep Presidential candidate IL
Perkins to Urge Loyalty.
Chairman Perkins admitted last night
that he had not been invited to the
meeting. but said:
Il consider 1t my duty to 90 a. q
member Of the national organisation ant
| to endeavor to show the Progressives Of
Erie county that they have a duty L
the national party a. we'll as to theil
little organization in Erie county"
| A. to the statement attributed q
Theodore Douglas Robinson that Colone
Roosevelt had Oeen Influenced In his de
cision to remain In the party by tn,
urgent statements Of Perkins. the chair
| man said:
Il am too busy a man to engage 1,
| any controversy" -
l. The result Of tonisht's meeting Is ex
pected to have a great effect on the at
titude Of the county leaders through
out the State. who will meet at the lei
Eyck Hotel In Albany tomorroW nigh
| to present to the leaders their views OF
| the question Of abandoning the Pro
gressive party and the views Of tn
Progressives m their districts. II 10 be
caLse tonights meeting 10 OF such vas
Importance that Chairman Perkins de
| cided to rush to Buffalo in an endeavo
to stop q stampede.