Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
DIR. Jackson Gives Interview on
Return from Chicago.
Learned mt Meeting of Progressive M
tional Committee Tint sentiment
IL for Higher Amcrtcapism nv
against Partisnuship.

Perkins, national committeeman ana
chairman of the executive committee
Of the party: Henry l.. Stoddard, Will
liam II, Childs and Robert II. Elder
of Brooklyn; Elon II. Hooker, Balm
bridge Colby, last progressive candidate
for United States Senate; William n.
tIotchkss, Walter Johnson state
chairman; Marx Sullivan and Horace G.
Jones of Vermont. With the party also
was John W McCirath, secretary to
Colonel Roosevelt. who acted as secre-
tary OF the national committee in the
absence of o. Is. Davis who Is In China.
Matters of importance were discuss
ed and II was very gratifying to me to
learn of tho results of the Gary din
ncr and also the number of prominent
republicans throughout the country who
We're strongly against Colonel Roosevelt
In 1912, and who are now declaring them
selves in favor of cooperating with the
colonel to beat the present administra-
ton.
we had a banquet at Hotel Black
stone at which there were one hundred
and fifty-sx present. Mr.. Perkins and
Judge Colby We're the principal speak
ers of the evening, and the whole SEN
timent expressed b!' all present was
that they stood for the higher ideals Of
Americanism as against partisanship
FOR TRUE AMERlCANlSM.
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Connecticut We're the two States not
repreaented and they were not there on
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risin. vote of ,hanks was EXPRESSED to
am. chairman of ,be national commit
Too ,;oor,o w Perkins for his untir-
inc and unselfish devotion as we'll as
financi.l aid given tn the Progressive
Marry and its nrincinles.
or was very Gratifying to several OF
ne IN tho train this morning to have a
nromtnent citizen Of Chicago who was
statement. 7 want Won fellows 70 un.
dnre,and tina, have been strong
ren,,blican. but want to say this. that
Won progressives have certainly taker
Chicago Inv storm and have never
seen such true citizenship expressed be
rora and nav. am with vor' asked
This gentleman his name. and he gave
II ia m. and | found that he was tn,
manapin. director Of one of the larges
cn,.nnratiors in Chicago. which ha.
4S0 agencies throughout the United
States During my absence from home
have seen many communication from
leaders of both the Republican ano
Democratic parties that they are FOL
Colonel Roosevelt.
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