The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
+. R. AND JOHNSON
ENDORSED FOR 1915
Missouri Bull Moose Decide N
Go Ahead with Their
Campaign.
PERKINS ~ CONFERE\,r

KASsAs Cry. Mo. Nov. 20 The
ference Of Missouri Progressive. ...
to-day with George W. Pcrkin. ~ Nov
York ms tho guest OF honor decided n
go ahead In Missouri with tho Iro,ro..
sive campaign next year.
They Endorsed Theodore t,n,s,.o,,
and Gov. Hiram johnson OF callforr',
to lead the Progressive national, ,u,r,.
next year and received with cheer. ,.,
announcement from Mr.. Perkins that IN.
executive committee of the party v,,,a
meet in New York November 20 TO .c, ,
date for tho meeting of the Natinn,.
Committee, at which time the place ard
date for the national convention viii h.
fixed.
l. II. kirkwood of Kansas civ. ma.
tional committeeman from Missouri o,,
made chairman and introduced Mi. Fer.
kins as a man who had worked for
Progressive principles before the Pro-
gressive party was born"
Mr.. Perkins devoted the major portion
OF his speech TO a discussion OF ,hs
tni"SS inc IToEfeSSlNe party stood for
and the mission 1t had to perform.
Roosevelt and Johnson" ~ the FRO.
eressive ticket in 1916 was advocated
by Judge A. ID. Nortoni of 81. Louis.
leader in the conference. Judge NO.
toni said hat recent developments had
revealed that 'Bourbons were Ia control
OF the Republican party"
The opposition so persistently asserts
that the Progressive party has passed
from the stage that many hav. come 10
believe 1t. Ii is true a marked fallin.
OFT IN our vote mas appeared, but this
should not be considered seriously when
1t Is remembered that the eNtraordi mary
showing made in 1912 exceeded all ex.
pcctations.' declared Judge Norton.
80 far as 1 individually am coli
cerned ] am not in the least dismayed
or discouraged. favor the nomin,.
ton of Col. Roosevelt and GOV. johnson
of California as our national ticket n
1915 and l am for State and count,
tickets throughout the country
The conference was attended by rll.
gressives from every Congress distr.,,
in the state.
George w. PERKINS. who was present.
said
iH' ii'GTtSSlNc party must ana W..
have "A ticket in the field in 1916"
AS to who will be the Proc. ess!,e
STANDARD bearer and what the issues VI
be Mr.. Perkins would not commit him.
self.
"Righ now preparedness is "A grei,
issue" he SAID. but the time is too far
away to tell whether or not II Ntl. %
an issue at the coming Presidential
election. We may be az war. \, TO-
the candidate-thlt Is for the national
convention to settle.
The whole Democratic admir>'r,.
tion has been a m!siit. Irogr,eSty.s
through the country realize this f,,,
Taft thought he did "A smart tr.,A Wa.,
he passed the recognition of Hucr'a N
to President Wilson. The President
made his first great mistake VIE. ne
refused To recognize Hucrta. Then lie
sent our boys down to Vera Cruz. de-.
handing a salute of the flag
W carried away nineteen dead ami
left our honor behind. The" the seed
was sown which has discrcdit"l ou.
national honor and the foreign ua,.ors
have played ball with us ever nee.
rs 1t any wonder Germany laughs
at us and says We don't need Q,
worry We've got those fellows uiu .r
And II beautiful poetic notes after e
Lusitania showed that Gcrmarr VS.
right"