New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-09
MOOSE READY TO
THROW UP SPONGE
Progressive Leaders III
Conference Discuss
Quitting Fight.
PERKINS INVITES
HEADS TO DINNER
peos Them TO Stick, and General
Feeling Is to Hang on So as TO
IIse Pressure in 1916.

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cb.lI tho Progressive party close VI
and its members return 10 th'
Ip Dr. fold-or join the Demo
PIC II they Individually prefer
This question caused heated uIsou e.e
sion AT a conference OF the
leaders of the state at the Mahh"''"'
Hotel last night. II ;,.o the
The oratory lasted wei mo ,k w,
Morning. But no definite decision ."''
would bind the party was arrived AZ
II seemed to be the OPINION 81 n'oIi
~ the members that the party aio"i =.
no kent alive until 1916 IN ordeI tn"' y,
might hold the balance OF power AZ
that time. ~. ,,,rnose nj
deciding on man to succeed n pypo /
Douglas Robinson, nephew OF oolV".,
Roosevelt. as chairman oil tne ~.
committee. the leaders were ''Il'eu ~ -,
George ". Perkins TO be ms guests "o
dinner before the conference 'nS
original call was added dlscusS'S" ~
the future and the weliaIe NV
party. ......i,,,ce moot.
II started out as an experience NJ IN ~
ing. Soon il ran into a serious 'a."
TO whether the party had enoue" ,ho
tality left to accomplish any, u '''
things for which IT was foundeu' d;
Frederick VI. Davenport, the eaI Ioa
date for Governor at the recent eL
ton. frankly said he believed tne ms
tory OF the country showed tndt o,eie
was room for only two polltical PAL III
The only question was whether u "ouau
be wise to dissolve at TINS uh'e VI D.
tain the organization TO iorSe .ne -
publicans 70 nominate Progressive
candidate in 1916. ,...o,.s
Francis W. Bird. who has always
been a fighting Progressive ica. ,oJ
conference early. lie looked u'Ss ~
~ tbe trend of the discussion, but re-
fused to talk about IT. OtneIS WIN
came out were equally retlceht' uo
Some of the leaders expressed the
oninion they could fight for their prin-
cinles as well in the ranks OF the ne
nublican or Dem ocratic parties as IN
The Progressive rank. To COMBAT TINS
tho argument was made that IN either
marty they would have no voice, ana II
tho Progressives went out OF business
now there would be no menace hahg-
ing over the two big parties that the>
would be opposed by third ticket uh-
loss they adopted progressive mea' ures'
Those al the dinner, IN addition 10
Mr.. Perkins. included n great majority
of all who have figured prominently As
leaders in the Progressive movement
in this state. They were Frederick
II Davenport William NJ. Chadb curne'
Bainbridge Colby. Elon Huntington
Hooker. William ii. Hotchkls5, Senator
Hamilton Fish. jr.. Monroe Telwllleger'
II : Johnston. Joseph McQulde, L, u
Tuckerman, August F. Schwarzler'
Charles s. Arons.am, James {. Mar
riott. Robert H. Elder, Henry i Stod-
dard Linden Bates, jr., William Nlr'
Mills. John J. O'Connell, Jacob X;
Schitf. Justice william L. Ransom, Earl
s Warner. Bevcridge {. Dunlop, AS,
semblvman. Joseph Steinberg. NlchaeI
Schaap, Francis ". Bird, Merrill b.
Gates ir.. Senator William VI. Bennett
John McGrath, T. Douglas Robinson
and c. }. Hamlin.
There we're some notable abSentees'
Oscar :. Straus, candidate Tor ToV-
Crnor two years ago, and william nam
lin Childs. who has been one OF me
;ngcls Of the organization for the last
wear. started for New Orleans yester-
nav. II looked as though they did not
Il
thew know would develop.
Horace s. wilkinson. Of Syracuse.
who fer some time was one OF the most
enthusiastic Progressiyes, was IN inc
city on Thursday and had long TAX
with Colonel Roosevelt. Instead o. re-
naming over for the conference he
went back upstate yesterday morning.
As for Walter A. Johnson. Of West
chester. 4 was said he was sick, and
that Judge Virgil X Kellogg, of JET
ferson. had not received his notice IN
time ~ make arrange nents 20 be pres
cnt. He sent letter.
II was after midnight when the con-
ferrees got down TO discussion o.
possible candidates .or state chair
man. Mr.. Johnson. Of Westchester,
seemed to have stronger support than
any Of the others mentioned. lie was
formerly county chairman there ana IS
the publisher Of Field an outdoor
magazine in this city.
The name Of william II. Hotchkiss,
the first state chairman Of the organi-
cation, was mentioned as the type OF
lighting Progressive needed TO put the
party back on its feet. Mr.. Hotchkiss
said that his business interests would
prevent him giving The necessary
time.
Ernest Cawcroft. of jamestown, had
a number of supporters, and the names
Of W. II. Childs. of Kings; Chauncey
J Hamlin. of Erie. and W. A. +. Cum
mings. of Essex, were mentioned. Sew
cral names may be presented in the
form of referendum to he members
or a meeting of the state committee
may be called.
Another conference TO discuss the
Craftsmanship and the plans of the or
ganization will be held on January 20.
George W. Perkins, at the opening
Of the discussion. said that while there
was not much for the party in this
state TO do at this time. he thought
it would be well to keep it going.
He suggested that propaganda
should be circulated in favor of the
establishment of tariff commission.
The tariff was one of the things that
had defeated the Republican party. he
said. and the Democrats had done
equally poorly. There never would be
Il proper tariff until the question was
put in the hands Of a bipartisan
commission.
INFLUENCE OF POPE