New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-09
o.,s Calls Conference OF
''' Those Who Distrust
Leaders
q,NTs ALL LIBERALS
IN A SINGLE PARTY
o,lieyes They Should Hold
Os Till Convinced of
Reform

...,,rgton. Dec. s.-A call FOR a
80 Of those Progressives who
in sympathy with former lead
~ -, ~, marty "iu asking the Repub-
aid guard to giev US places on
- ,,,.hIiean Executive Committee"
I - i,soed here tonight by Matthew
=. q Masssehusetts' as acting ena'r-
a'F III. Progressive National Com
-r;se. ..,,r., mad.
= ,.rrond Robbins, Clifford PinehOt
..s,,s ST a meeting in Chicago
',.,t. for q voice IN the manage
~ Republican party affairs.
y. Progressive organization COM
-, and members Of the old Pro-
...,lv. National Committee who have
=, cooperating with this committee
- 20 meet in New York on De
-, Is 70 arrange plans for the
-. which is 20 be held in st.
,vs during the winter
Nucleus for New Body
g., 81. call Nr. Hale says that the
...l. If the nation "must organize
.,8ls.s Of their past party sfiiliS-
". and regardless of their choice for
,,.5ent this fall" and that it is to
- nucleus Tor such new and
,-,5,- liberal organization that the
Iouis conference Is called
.Ws progressives have always been
-, ;ni.restcd ia the success OF the
,,,,irl,s for which We are hghting
!, n The existence Of our party as
',,.-s,e entity" says the call.
III have always been ready 10 sup
80. either OF the old parties when
,,,r AZ them commits itself definitely
I'd ,-reyocably 20 a really liberal pro-
-,-ne. Until then, however, We are
q, democrats, we arc not Republicans
-ps are ProgrcsSiVes.
Doubt Republican Reform
Many Of Us thought that President
g1,ep had gone far toward commit
p Inc Democratic party nationally
.1ch a liberal programme. mere
,,. We voted for him.
We felt that the Republican party
"a committed 70 policy OF reaction
.8 hat the Republican candidate was
omitted 70 a policy OF evasion.
lsrefore We refused to follow those
our former heads who attempted to
|,sr,usds Us that the Republican party
lad become prosrt sive merely because
\, few Of these former Progressive
,sders hss been given prominent but
|,sueress positions on Republican
smpsifl committee.
Fer the same reason We now refuSe
l. join these Progressive Republicans
= using the Republican old guard
10 I've Us place, on o Republican eX-
| r1'iys committee as proof OF the lib
BlEstion Of the Republican party.
Liberals Must Unite
We arc willing 70 compromise with
old guard Of either party. We
70 willing 70 cooperate in every way
d the liberal element Of either
1iuy. We stand ready 70 help Presl.
lnt Wilson ~ al times and in all
as in his fight 10 llberslize the DEM
rare party and we stand ready 70
zip Hiram Johnson, Of California, at
tines and In all ways IN his fght
hbsralize the Republican party.
Sooner or later the liberal elements
al parties and o. all sections. North
ID South, East and West, will unite
& form really coherent and a really
iiionsl libeisl psrty-p perhaps under
~ Of the old party standards. per
ar under d new standard and Will
tzpl,te the work begun so splendldiy
Woodrow Wilson and Hiram John
".
We Progressiyes must be ready TO
1ois our lives TO this work. We