New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
County Leaders Resolve to
Keep Up Their Party
Organization.
CALL CONFERENCE
FOR NEXT MONTH
Every Reference to Roosevelt
Applauded by the % Men
Headed by Perkins.
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Albany, Aug. 6-"The Progressives
Of New York State. in conference as
sembled. representing the various
county organizations Of the state on
this. the third anniversary Of the birth
of their party. do solemnly resolve to
continue our organization"
This is the principal feature of
set of resolutions adopted by twenty
nine Bull Moose leaders who met TO-
dav in the Hotel Ten Eyck. The reso-
lutions reafirm the principles en-
bodied in the Chicago and Syracuse
Platforms of 1912.
George W. Perkins. Hugh Gordon
Miller and Robert H. Elder, who pre-
sided. made speeches, as did most of
the other twenty-six men, whose names
are less well known.
1t was decided that a general state
conference of the Progressive party
should be held in this city early next
month to define the party principles
and adopt a plan Cor raising cam
paign fund.
Walter II. Johnson. of Westchester
County, chairman of the Progressive
State Committee. called the meeting,
but did not attend.
Cheers for Roosevelt.
When one of those present was asked
what were the chief points made by the
various speakers ne replied:
Every time Colonel Roosevelt's
name was mentioned it was greeted
with applause"
Mr.. Miller said that the Colonel was
the only one who could beat Woodrow
Wilson.
1t was said that the chief object of
the conference next month was TO pass
resolutions condemning those Bull
Moose who returned to the Republican
ranks, including Theodore Douglas
Robinson. the eX-President's nephew,
and Chauncev Hamlin. of Buffalo. Pro
gresslve candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor last fall
Mr.. Perkins repeated his Buffalo
speech of last night, and said he would
continue TO the end with the Progress
sive movement. He insisted that the
United States should prepare for peace
by changing the tariff. and also should
prepare for war. If the European war
were to stop now, he insisted, Europe
would food this country with the prod
ucts of cheap labor, and great business
depression would follow. .a.
Praise for Progressives.
The Progressive party, Mr.. Perkins
asserted, was the only one that offered
a plan looking to preparing this coun-
try to fight the battles Of the industrial
marts in case of peace. or the battles
Of guns and men in case of war.
AS to national candidates for next
year, Mr., Perkins frankly admitted that
he had no idea what the future would
bring forth. He declined to say
whether he believed Colonel Roosevelt
again would be a candidate for Presi-
dent or whether he would support Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson of California for
the place.
Mr.. Perkins's speech was the only
one made public.
The conferrees discussed candidates
for the Supreme Court and Congress in
districts where vacancies are to be
filled this fall. At first il was decided
not to run a candidate in the 3lst Con-
gress District, but this was reconsid-
cred, and final action was deferred
Whether a candidate will be put in the
field in the Seth District was also left
undecided.
The sense of the meeting was that
Justice Cochrane. who probably will be
named by the Republicans for the Su-
preme bench in the Sd Judicial District
should have the Progressive indorse-
ment. No action was taken regarding
candidate in the 9th Judicial District
Against Wards Candidate.
"ln the 9th Judicial District we shall
join with the Democrats and other mi
nority parties in opposing the hand
picked candidates Of William L. Ward"
Harrison Deyo explained.
Those present were George W. Per-
kins, New York City; Hugh Abbott,