The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-12

appeal to the Republicans to make 1t
possible for an amalgamation.
After re%affirming the covenant OF
1912 and assaillng the Wilson Admins
tration. the question of reuniting w'th
che Republicans Is taken up and this
Significant p~ronouncement made:
We take this action Cholding the
conventions simultaneously believing
that the sures, way to secure for u
country the required leadership will be
by having, " possible. both the FRO.
gressivc and Republican parties choose
the same standard bearer and The
same principles.
Tfy hope IL expressed that this may
be lone without any desire" on the
part OF the Progresslves TO revive parti-
san bitterness"
such a contamination. II liz thcn set
forth. may "go far toward insuring
victory in November"
Tho new covenant" which contem-
plates a feast Of "fatted calf In Chi
. next June, carries the names OF
1ierbert Knox smith OF Connection,
William Allen White OF Kansas, Chester
II. Rowell OF California. y. A Van VAL
kenburg of PENNSYLVANIA and william
Ham.in hid Of New York.
When the new pronounccmert was
eUDHltttu W inc concurrence ltAt w NHt
day there was but one vote against 1t
Austin T.. Grifiths of Washington State.
After a brief debate he withdrew his
opposition and made the adoption unani-
nous. IS States out OF ~ being repre-
scnted on the fnal roll call.
: The last trench" committeeman. who
came here expecting to see the Repub-
lican party denounced as a ''rVbber" and
q steam roller gang Of un~speakables."
AEa " NhA Mo-
gramme prepared for neu June. but
were swung into line largely by the tele-
gram Col. Roosevelt, sent TO the con-
ference late In the day.
Directing Of Roosevelt.
The text OF this greeting follows:
send YOU my hearty greetings
Wo, as a county. are facing "A great
world crisis in which. for the last
eighteen months, this nation has fallen
far short OF It's duty. both Ia It's own
people and 10 the law abiding and
Justice loving nations OF mankind.
There is a crying need that We shall
cast aside all purely partisan c5nsid-
erations and disregard all but the vital
issnes affecting the national life and
shall strive whole heartedly for a
sound Amerlcar.sm which shall insist
that every man VINO IS within our
ehhih " az hiil' '"hh oiA
nothing else.
We must DO Justice to our own
people at home We must insist that
they have Justice when abroad. We
must insist pon the nos thorough
going preparedness to protect our
rights against all possible attacks by
any aggressog. Such preparedness Is
the best guarantee 81 honorable peace.
We must ever remember tina; there
AaA@ ~. .,,,A ,r.,.. Al..H "a htstv
. material unless there IS also that pre-
p~aredness of soul and III spirit which
alone renders A nation NJ to Perform
It's high and difficult duties in national
n international life
Mr.. Straus sends GrretinG.
Greetings also were photographed hy
Arthur y. Sager Of Missouri. John VI
Parker of New Orleans. Charles Snmne.
Bird OF Massachusetts, Oscar ;. strauss
Of New York. Albert J. Beverage OF Ia
dtana and Gov. johnson Of California
Mr.. Perkins. who came to Chicago
With a practically no-compromise speect
for banquet purposes. will start back &c
New York tomorrow with the "fatte6
calf arrangement tucked away IN hi
grip In the form of the invitation TO thu
Republicans to meet them half way.
Az chairman OF the executive commit
~ he said he would call the committe'
together in New York within the weel
for the purpose of completing genera
arrangements for the Chicago I'VE
tton-
An effort was made by leaders here
tonight to connect the harmony pro
grAmme of the ProgresSiyes with the re
cent larry dinner IN New York. Col
Roosevelt and Mr.. Perkins were rcportc'
90 have broken bread with the head n
.eho United States Steel Corporation a
that dinner.
Mr.. Perkins. how Yer. discla!mc'
knowledge of any connection between m,
Chicago conference aud any outside IN
fuences. except the influence that Col
Rooseveit's well known principles exer
everywhere.
Ex-senator Joseph Dixon of Montana
who was unt,l rec, lily chairman OF IN
Progressive National Committee. an
Medill Mccormick, Nicc-chairman Of tn
National Committee. both put In an ap
psarance at the Congress and Blachston
hotels to-day. but die not attend IN
committee meeting.
John McGrath, Col. ROosevelt's pr
vats secretary, who Was the busiest per
son at the conference and who IA
charge OF the INSIDE stun, eKpressc
7 his pleasure over the amalgamat!un IN
vitation.
"If Col. Roosevelt is wanted in CHI
cago next June. ! believe he will n
available" was hts only comment, o
the Roosevelt programme.
As chairman Of the executive Qnnmi,
tee, he said he would call the board &c
gether in New York within the wee
for the purpose OF discussing the ne'
move.
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