New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
7 Progressives Named to
Act with Campaign
Committee.
CAMBRIDGE COLBY
IS OUT FOR WILSON
President Makes Appointment
to Consult with His New
Supporters.

The personnel of the Democratic cam
paign committee was announced yes
terday by Vance c. Mccormick, chair
man Of the Democratic National Com
mittee. There are two committees IN
reality, which will have exclusive
charge Of the Wilson campaign, one
composed of twenty Democrats, and the
other. an associate committee, com
posed of seven Progressives. Inc
Democratic campaign committee con-
sists of the followlng:
Vance c. Mccormick, chairman
Homer s. Cummings, vice-chairmah'
Connecticut; Wilbur W. Marsh, treas
urer. Iowa; Carter Glass, secretary,
Virginia; Henry Morgenthau, chairman
finance committee, New York; Judge Il.
S. Hudspeth, New Jersey; Hugh c. wal
lace. Washington; Fred B. Lynch, MIN
nesota; Thomas j. Walsh, Montana
Albert Sahm, Indiana; Simeon NJ. John-
son. Ohio; William F. Benson, Kansas;
w. l.. Saunders, New Jersey; Francis
S. Peabody, Illinois; Frank E. Doremus'
Michigan; James Z. Smith, Missouri;
NJ. A. Coolidge, Massachusetts,; GAVIN
McNab, California; d. Z. Roper
chairman organization bureau; ROD
ert W. Wooley, director of publicity
Moose on Committee.
The associate committee is BAN
bridge Colby, New York; Matthew
Hale. Massachusetts,; Albert u. nor
toni. Missouri; Francis j. Heney, Call
fornia; ]. A. II. Hopkins, New Jersey;
Ole Hansen. Washington, and henry
NJ. Wallace. Michigan. ..o
Mr.. Mccormick in announcing tne
composition OF the campaign coHmI'
tee explained that the associate com
mittee of Progressives would cooperate
in the fullest degree with the Deino-
cratic campaign committee IN con-
Quoting the campaign. ~
ave have no intention" said MI
Mccormick, "of attempting to ABSORB
the Progressive party. We recognize
in il an efficient group of men ana
women who are fighting for the same
progressive principles for when we
stand. Or desire Is to secure tnelr
spontaneous and hearty cooperation
We think hat the record under fresl-
dent Wilson abundantly deserves that
cooperation, and we rely upon the
party's action in the future to JUSTIFY
their continuous support
Mr.. Mccormick further stated that
meetings have been arranged to be held
in Washington next week. The mem
hers of the Democratic campaign COM
r,ttee will meet the President on
Aroust Is. at IL a. m, and the Presi-
dent has set aside August II, at ii a.
m. especially to meet the Progressive
members.
Chairman Mccormick also gave out a
letter from cambridge Colby, who
placed ex-President Roosevelt in nomi-
ration at the Chicago Progressive Con-
vcntion. telling why he and other
nrominent Progressives will support
President Wilson for reelection. IL
was Mr.. Colby's first announcement
that he was for Wilson. The letter
follows:
Your suggestion that there is ample
foundation for effective and agreeable
cooperation between the Progressives
and the Democratic party, in the re-
election of the President, is true be-
yond all question, and | accept your
i,vitation, looking to such cooperation,
unhesitatingly and with pleasure.
Colby Praises Wilson.
"Tbe achievements of the Demo-
cratic party. under the leadership Of
Woodrow Wilson, in the field OF pro-
gressive legislation constitute mu us
mere than an appeal for support: The
record of the President is verltaoie
claim for such support upon all SIN
c,re Progressives, which the latter
cannot consistently ignore or deny
Particularly is this true as the oppo-
s;tion to the Presidents reelection
proceeds from an unregenerate ne
rublicanism that has weathered the
danger of reform, re-absorbed It's most
vociferous critic and abandoned ltselt
again to rancid reaction.
"There they all are-the Old Guard.
See for yourself. Count them II you
wish Cannon and Penrose, Smoot and
Cnllinper. Jim Watson, Joe Healing:
Fstabrook Rodenberg. Mckinley OF
Ulino;s Hert. McGraw, Hemenway,
Crane,not to speak of the others. too
numerous to mention-ail friends OF
the tariff and among those mt to
govern
"What business a Progressive has IN
such company as this | cannot for the
life of me see. They are the pickets
and monitors of privilege. Hughes IS
only their decoy and retriever. II ne
were elected, they would rope him and
tie him. as they did when he was Gov
ernor in Albany, reducing him to PLAIN
tive futility.
There are, Of course, reactionary
elements in the Democratic party. IN
I'll lately we had them even in the
Progressive party. But these elements
in the Democratic party are at the
worst only retardation and drag upon
the steady forward push which Tn.
President has maintained.