The Washington times., 1915-09-21
CHANCE
seen BY MURDOCH
National Chairman Tells Lead
ers Democratic Party viii
Soon Blow Up.

NEW YORK. Sept n.-victor Muir.
dock. chairman OF the Progressive
party. told a number Of New York
State Progressive leaders at a meeting
In the Hotel Manhattan that tho
Democratic party would blow up in six
months: that the Republican party
was AZ bad as ever. and that the Pro-
gressives had big chance next year
to come back stronger than ever"
He intimated that the Republicans
might nominate William H Taft for
President. in which event. he said,
the Progressives would have a good
lighting chance" He said frankly that
Colonel Roosevelt was not inclined to
make another ''sacrifice" by being the
Progressive candidate. but that II the
the Colonel would head the slate.
It Is very probable. he said, that
Governor Hiram Johnson of California
will be asked to head the Moose ticket.
There III Is no chance; said M%rdock. that
can get together.
Present at the meeting were nifty
five county chairnen, George w. Per-
k1ns. chairman Of the National Execu.
Brooklyn and william H. Hotchki.s.
The meeting was called to discuss the
best method Of getting out enrolment
blanks and also OF canvassing senti-
ment in the various districts on the
proposed new constitution.
-, Dinner for Murdock.
There will be a dinner given Chairman
Murdock tomorrow night at the Hotel
| Manhattan. William Finn and e. A.
Van Valkenberg. Of Pennsylvania:
Everett Colby. Irving Taylor. and J.
A. Hopkins. OF New Jersey; Herbert
Knox Smith. Of Connecticut: Matthew
Hale and Francis w. Bird, Of Massa-
| chusetts: H. P. Gardner. Of Maine. and
William Savacool. Of New Hampshire.
and other prominent Prosressives will
attend.
In addressing the county leaders and
| urging them to work for q larger en-
rollment this year, Chairman Murdock
said that California today u the best
Progressive State in the Union. Kansas
and Colorado. however. he said. are In
1T Is the duty Of every Progressive,
| to redeem himself. and. II he does that.
others will believe in u.s." he said. 1T
is the duty, Of every Progressive to
about every three months. Give the
people an idea that we can win and
| we will have to enlarge our band
wagon.
Up to New York.
you men who live in this State
| have 1t largely in your hands to say
how quickly victory shall come to
the Progressive party In this coun-
try. because all the States in the
Union look to New York, and what
you do here Is Of Importance to every
| other State. II you show apathy in
this State so will the country at large.
but IL you show an earnestness to win
out here, you will electrify the coun-
try and the other States will follow
your example"
Referring to the Democratic party.
Murdock said:
| II believe the Democratic party is
on the verge Of an internal explosion
and before March. 1915. there will be
an eruption in Congress. The young
men Of the party have tired of the
game and the way 1t is played by the
older men, and these young men are
| bound to cause a blow-up that will
lay the Democratic party flat within
| the next six months.
with that and with the chance that
| the Republican party will nominate
William Howard Taft as their caIidi-
date for President. we have splea-
did fighting chance"