New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
TRAITORS, MOOSE
BRAND HAMLIN
AND ROBINSON
County Committee ASKS
Men Who Favor Repub-
liCanS to Leave.
JACOB r SCHIFF
CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
Schapp Opposes Drastic Move
Saying Offenders Are Gentle
men Enough to Resign.

Branding them as TRAITORS" the
county committee of the National Pro-
gressive party resolved last night to
call for the resignation Of Theodore
Douglas Robinson, ex-chairman of the
state committee, and Chauncey Hamlin,
of Buffalo, Bull Moose candidate for
Lieutenant Governor last fall, as menu
bers of the state committee. The action
was taken in view Of their advocating
the return Of the Progressives to the
Republican party at conference OF
state committeeman at national mead
quarters in this city Monday.
The names Of the two men were not
mentioned the resolution, but were
freely mentioned and denounced by
Philip Samuels, member of the county
committee from the 23d Assembly Dis
trict. who introduced the resolution,
and other speakers who favored 1t. No
opposition to the resolution developed,
and hot speeches Of indignation at the
suggestion of break in the Eoose
ranks were made by several members.
The resolution, in it's original form,
referred to the members of the state
committee who suggested such thing
as TRAITORS TO the party and pro-
vided that If they should refuse to re-
sign, the members of the state com
mittee would be asked to take sum-
mary action to eXpel them. william
Halpin, Deputy Register, urged tnat
the resolution be tempered and the
word TRAITORS" stricken out. An
amendment offered BY Mr.. Hal PIN TO
that effect was finally adopted. Inc
resolution then read:
"Whereas, Certain members OF the
state committee of the National Pro-
gressive Party have advocated before
the state committee that the National
Progressive Party be abandoned and Us
members advised to enroll as kepupH-
cans. and endeavored to persuade the
state committee TO adopt SUCH recon-
mendations, and
"Whereas, Any members OF the state
committee who can advocate an alliance
or amaleamation with the Republican
marty after the disgraceful record made
bv the dominant Republicans in the last
Legislature and the pitiful exhibition OF
subservience 10 the forces of reaction
in the Constitutional Convention is
unfit to represent a constituency OF Pro-
fore, be it
"Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Now York County Committee that the
members Of the State Committee who
advocated the abandonment of the Pro-
gressive party and amalgamation with
the Republican party be requested to
resign as members of the State Com
mlttee."
The special meeting was called TO
elect a chairman in the place of Lin
don Bates, jr, who was lost on the
I.usitania. Jacob R. Schiff, first vice
chairman, was elected; John j. O'Con-
nell was elected first vice-chairman,
and Ferdinand Pecora second vice
chairman. Mr.. Schiff had asked to ad-
,ourn when Mr.. Samue!s insisted on
presenting his resolution, which pre-
cipitated an indignation meeting.
Robert p. Lewis, of the 18th Assem-
bly, District, got cool reception when
he opposed the resolution on the ground
that it would merely stir up more strife
within the party. Michael Schapp, for
mer Moose Assemblyman, suggested
moderation, saying that the two or
three state committeeman Who advo-
Gated return to the Repu' lean ranks
would be gentlemanly en-, IN 20 re-
sign without being asked.
First Vice Chairman orc, 1ell in
dorsed the resolution a. am Gded by
Mr.. Halpin, and declared that Chair
man Schiff knew that Chauncey Ham
lin had said he intended TO go back
home and try to take his organization
with him into the Republican party.
There were only two out of the
forty men present at Mondays meet
ing who expressed these sentiments"
said Mr.. O'Connell. "The impression
has been created that the rest of the
committeeman and the members Of the
party throughout the state were wab-
bling. and we should go on record here
TO the contrary
A similar Indignation meeting of the
state committee is expected in Albany
on August s. In his letter to the state
committeeman Mr.. Johnson said only
three of the committeeman at Mondays
meeting advocated "desertion," and
that none of the $4,000 voters in the
state would go back"