New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-05
Perkins Off to Buffalo To-
night to Hearten Erie
BaCksliderS.
,HERKIMER SECESSION
HALTED BY SCHAPP
Conservatives Urged to Join Re-
publicans for Election OF
II iberia. Like Hughes"

A strong effort is being made by ma
tional and state leaders Of the Pro-
gressiye party TO whip into line the
boiling organizations in Erie and Her
kimer counties in this state. George
w. Perkins, chairman of the executive
committee Of the National Progressive
Committee, declared yesterday tina: he
would be in Buffalo tonight 10 attend
the meeting Of the Erie County Com
mittee. which was called by Chauncey
J. Hamlin, chairman of the committee,
for the purpose OF passing resolution
in favor of enrolling with the Repub-
lican party this fall.
81 have not been invited" said Mr..
Perkins, "but consider it my duty as
a member of the national committee
to go and show those people that they
have a duty to perform TO the National
Progressive party as well as to their
little organization in Erie. They may
be hard to convince, but | shall do my
best to make them see that their duty
lies in remaining loyal to our party"
Mr.. Perkins would not say that his
unlimited appearance before the Erie
County committeeman had been pro-
posed or even approved by Colonel
Roosevelt. The fact that Mr.. Perkins
is the only Progressive leader who has
talked with Colonel Roosevelt since his
return from the Pacific Coast and his
announcement that he would stand by
the Bull Moose colors led TO the belief
that the national committeeman had
got his orders" from the Colonel.
Schapp Wins In Herkimer.
The Herkimer County committee
meeting was held yesterday afternoon
at Utica. at the call of Theodore Doug
las Robinson, nephew of the Colonel,
for the same purpose Michael SchaDp,
former Moose Assemblyman from this
city, appeared at the meeting and
argued long and loud against the prop
osition of Republican amalgamation.
According to q message received by
national committeeman here last night,
Mr.. Schapp's words must have had
some weight, at least with the few pres
ent at the meeting.
The message stated that out of forty
four members of the Herkimer County
committee only twelve attended, and
that but two of the members, besides
Mr.. Robinson. were in favor of going
back to the Republican camp. 1t was
said no resolution was passed. The
Herkimer organization, however, is OF
small importance compared with the
Erie organization. Erie County has the
largest Progressive enrolment OF any
county in the state, and Mr.. Hamlln
is said 10 be in full control of the or
ganization.
Hamlin and Robinson announced
their intention to enroll with the Re-
publicans at a recent meeting of state
committeeman in this city. They de-
clared they would do their best to per-
suade their county organizations 20
follow them out of the Bull Moose pre-
serves. That was before the Colonel
returned and said ne would advise all
Progressives in the state TO stick.
To-night's Resolution.
The resolution which Chairman Ham,
lin will present at the Buffalo meeting
tonight is as follows;
BE II resolved. ina, it !, our opinion that
effectively De continued in the future through the
medium o. the Republican party. and that we.
Intend upon the next registration day to enroll
as Republicans and We urge all enrolled Pro
eressives uncnroled voters and others who believe
In Progressive principles. 10 DO likewise. and he
Resolved. that We who vote in support Of this
resolution reOrganize ourselves into az OTgauiZa-
ton to be known the Progressive Republican
orggoizau0n. for the purpose Of unitedly support
Ing within the Republican primary next spring
and thereafter proper candidates for election 60
parry position and proper candidates for nomins-
tion in such primaries as parry candidates"
In the letter sent out recently to
members Of the Erie County Commit
tee calling the Buffalo meeting, Mr..
Hamlin said in parts
MY concrete suggestion is this: Our
Progressive organization, composed as
il is Of former Republicans and former
Democrats, urge all the enrolled Pro
gressives and other voters, enrolled
and unenrolled. who believe in our
principles. 70 join the Republican
party; our organization to retain its
identity and compactness for the pur
pose of joining the Progressive Repub-
Leans to wage the battle of Progress
sivism within the primaries and
councils Of the Republican party in
support Of such candidates and com
mitteemen as stand for the principles
in which we Progressives and so many
Republicans believe.
"If such course be pursued by the
Progressives of the nation, with the
aid Of our new direct primary laws. it
spells the end of reactionary bossism
in the Republican party. and il means
the election in 1916 at the head of the
Republican ticket of a liberal like
Charles +. Hughes 10 the Presidency
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