New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-12
PERKINS SPREADS
PLAN TO AID COP.
Reform Leaders OF East
Hear RowelI at Dinner
Given by FinanCier
GUESTS DECLARED
TO APPROVE OF IDEA
Californian Expects to Lay
Views Before Chairman
Wilcox To-day

Wilcox To-day
George ~. Perkins gave dinner
party last night which is expected to
accomplish a great deal toward making
changes iu the Republican party that
are earnestly desired by ProgrcsaNes
and progrc republicans through
out fhc country. Chester u. koWell,
chairman Of the Republican state Cen
tIal Committee of California, was the
guest Of honor. bat he was only one OF
fourteen prominent leaders Of political
thought in half as many states VINO
gathered 40 Mr.. Perkius's home, at 70
Park Avenue.
Mr. Rowcl has been The guest Of Mr.
Perkins since he came East last
Wednesday go sound the sentiment OF
Colonel Roosevelt. Chairman william
R Wi'coz. Mr. Perkins and other po-
NIcal Leaders OF the East on tho plan
20 reorgar.zc and 'progressN me
Republican party that was formulated
last Tuesday 40 Chicago by half
dozen Progressive Republican leaders
OF me West and Middle West The
Co&nel and Mr.. Perkins have approved
or the plan. which was outlined cNciu-
sivcly in The Tribune yesterday morn
ing. -,
night OF che fact that his dinner 10
Nh Rowcu had political significance.
II is understood that Mr. Rowell laid
before Nj Perkins, other guests the
roorqarization plan which was adopted
by himself. Raymond Robins, Clifford
Pinchot. James x. Garfield, William
Allen White and Harold l.. lckes. II is
also believed that the Progressive Re
publican programme 20 concentrate on
the 1918 primary, state and Congress
election, iu working out that plan was
generally approved.
state Leaders al Dinner
Tho political Importance Of the din
Nor In the light of the Progressive-Re-
publican reorganization programme may
be CLEANED merely from the list OF Mr..
Perkins, guests. There were present
the following:
Mr. Rowcll. who is the spokesman of
Hiram johnson and in that capacity
the representative or Progressives and
Progress Republicans Of the West;
William Draper Lewis. of the Univer-
sitv Of PENNSYLVANIA Law School, who
drafted the Progressive party platform
iu 1912 and was Progressive candidate
for Governor Of Pennsylvania two years
later; L. a. Van Nalkenburg, Of Phila-
delphia. who came into politic~l promi-
hence through his fight on Senator
Pcnrosc and the Pennsylvania "old
guard
Walter Brown. OF Toledo, Ohio, mem
her of the Progressive national oXecu
tive committee and former chairman OF
the Ohio Bull Moose organization; Her
bert Knox Smith, Progressive candidate
for Governor of Connecticut iu 1912;
Everett Colby, former Senator and Pro
gressive member Of the recent Repub-
lican campaign committee; William II
HotchkisS former New York State Pro
Cressive chairman; Judge William L..
Ransom, Of Brooklyn. prominent Pro
gressivc leader; William Hamlin
Childs, Of Brooklyn; Mark Sullivan,
editor Of "Collier's'; Walter Johnston.
present Progressive state chairman OF
New York; r. II. Hooker, who was
treasurer Of the Progressive nationa!
committee in 1912, and Winslow Will
Jams. a Progressive leader Of Bsltl-
more.
One or the objects of tho dinner was
TO scquaiut these men with the details
Of the Chicago plan, and to get their
i'm putting 10 into effect
The sponsors OF the movement to pro
the Republican party eX-
pect considerable opposition on the
part of the "old guard leaders, who
are strongly entrenched u the Eastern
states. r. is iu these states that the
Republicans believe they
Hll have accomplish their intended
reforms, through the organization Of
Progrcssive-Republican leagues to fight
Inc regular party organizations in the
l9ls primary elections.
Eowell Meets Wilcox
Mr. Rowell spent an hour and halt
afternoon with Chairman
WILCOX Of the Republican national
They went over the cam
,aign in detail, especially with respect
O the happenings In California. They
lid not arrive at discussion OF the
suggestions made by the Chicago con-
'errees because the time was too short,
Jut Mr.. Rowell said last night that he
expected TO have another meeting with
he chairman to-day, at which he hoped
@ present the plans.
I'm regard 10 the controversy with DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler over the Cali
'orula result. Mr.. Rowcll said:
eff DR.. Butler has any controversy
about his advice TO Croker his con-
.rovcrsy is with Croker, because
rocker is the authority for my state
nents. As 10 the nature Of that ad-
ice, ] would suggest that If Dr.. Butler
avs anything about 10 IN California
ONE of his friends may be exceedingly
surprised"
State Senator william VI. Bennett
stepped into the argument yesterday
~ producing correspondence which he
aid passed between him and Dr.. Butler
% 1914 and confirmed Mr.. Rowolls
.harges. il appears from this CORE
.pondence that DR.. Butler took the
.ame attitude toward Senator Ben
lctt's candidacy IN the Republican and
primaries that Mr.. Rowcll
.ays he took toward Governor John
.on's double candidacy.