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Show ! ALBANY, N. V., Jan. IS. Governor Whitman tonight announced that he would support George W. Perkins and tlie Progressives in their fight to gain recognition recog-nition demanded by Mr. Perkins from the Republican national committee. Mr. Perkins came here, to discuss the political situation existing betw'een the Progressives Progress-ives and Republicans and the proposed legislation on food and markets. After the. conference between the governor gov-ernor and Mr. Perkins the executive sa id : "I told Mr. Perkins T was with 'Mm in the fight lie is making." Governor Whitman also announced he had told Mr. Perkins he would like to have him become the head of the proposed department of foods and markets. |