New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-18
Perkins Rejects Peace
Proposal of "Old Guard

The militant Progressives made il
clear yesterday that they would not
entertain any peace proposals coming
from the executive committee OF the
Republican National Committee. The
only way out Of the muddle resulting
from the election of John T. Adams, of
Iowa, as vice-chairman Of the execu-
tive committee Monday, they insisted,
was TO call meeting of the whole com
mittee and give proper representation
to them on the managerial staff Of the
G.. o. 2.
That such a meeting may be called
by Chairman William h. Wilcox in the
near future is not unlikely. While Mr..
Wilcox would not say yesterday that
he intended TO issue call, 1t was
learned that strong pressure was being
brought to bear upon him by prominent
Republican and Progressive leaders
from various parts of the country. MI
Wilcox and other members of tho ex-
ecutive committee were forced to re
alize that further negotiations with
George ". Perkins, Everett Colby and
other Progressive leaders here who
worked for the Hughes cause were prac-
tically impossible.
Perkins Rejects Olive Branch
As result Of the Perkins-Colby
statement Tuesday, a truce committee,
consisting of Chairman Wilcox, Vice
Chairman Adams and Charles b. war
rem, of Michigan, was hurriedly APP
pointed TO attempt conference with
Mr.. Perkins. Mr.. Wilcox personally
took the olive branch to Mr.. Perkins at
his home, 76 Park Avenue, yesterday
and asked him to confer with the sub
committee. The national chairman and
Mr.. Perkins are close friends, but the
latter politely but firmly told Mr.. Will
cox that he, or Mr.. Colby, would have
nothing TO do with the executive com
mittee. Referring to the result of his
mission afterward, Mr.. Wilcox said:
"As | understand Mr.. Perkins, atti-
tude. il makes no difference if we have
appointed subcommittee; it consists
of members of the executive committee
in which he evidently has no conn
dence.
Chairman Wilcox met both Mr.. Per
kins and Mr.. Colby at the formers
home. They had long talk, and later
came downtown together. II is under
stood that Mr.. Wilcox still insists thai
the "old guard" has not tricked anc
deceived the Progressiyes, but Mr.. Per.
kns is certain that the "old guard
element, working through Messrs
Hemenway, Estabrook, Gleason, Bliss
and others, has attempted 20 usurp con
troll of the party machinery again
without regard for the Progressive:
who came back into the fold during
the last campaign.
owe win meet with the Republican
National Committee" Mr.. Perkins said
land a full meeting OF the committee
ought to be called as soon as possible
There is no use our wasting time con
sulting with Mr.. Hemenway or othel
members Of the executive committee
Moose Commend Stand
Numerous kilograms from Bul
Moose leaders in various states were
received yesterday by Mr.. Perkins
commencing his and Mr.. Colby's mill
tant attitude and promising support j
there was going TO be fight.
GLORY in your spunk. Go to it," wa
the message from william Allen White
of Empora, Kan. you are abso
lutely right" telegraphed Francis "
Bird, of Massachusetts. "Absolutel!
approve refusal to deal further will
executive committee" J. W. Alsop. o
Hartford, Conn, wired. your posi-
ton is absolutely correct. Every Pro
gressive in Pennsylvania is back o
YOU" was the message from AlexandeI
p. Moore, Of Pittsburgh.
Messages in similar vein were ~