Show What the Progressives Hope I to Do By Gilson Gardner Hi HiTt Tt Tte Nes l V T W YORK YORt Feb 5 5 Jn In an ef effort effort et- et N fort to tho the Republican Re Ito- publican party part and to mal make po pos poa- tho the nomination of ot Hiram Johnson In 1920 a general conference of or Progressive c Republicans ns is to be called to meet In Chicago so early arl In March A meeting to arrange preliminaries preliminaries narles will be bo held In Janun January Such nt at least are tho the plans of Republican Committeeman Chester Rowell of ot California Cali Call fornia now jiow In New York Colonel Roosevelt has been consulted but Is understood to have o rather thrown cold water on the plans The colonel is said to feel eel that an any moves move looking so far tar ahead as ng 1020 1920 arc are a I. I bit premature premature- Those in in Movement Among those who are operating co-operating with the movement nt are PInchot ot of Pennsylvania Harold HaroM Ickes Raymond Ray TIa- mond momi Robbing and McCormick of ot Illinois and James R. R Garfield of Ohio The purpose frankly expressed or of orthis orthis this group Is to capture the Republican party part or to get kicked out of or tho the Republican Re Re- publican n party part openly and Ignominious Igno- Igno minious We Vc dont don't care much which t said Chester Rowel Howell I. I hut but we want a n show ho down lown The other crowd has had Its innings now It Is our turn to go o to bat It If the other fellows dont don't want to let et u us have our swat at the tho ball bail the sooner we wa know It the better we wo can canor or organize a nine of or our own own I m means ans 1 me in Sl e I party part will be he reorganized d I If the stand stand- I pat crowd does doe not give I c up If It the Pro Progressive party Is reorganized It will a as before hold a n. veto power over o an any success b by the thc old guard even though It ma may be bo unable to win for or Itself In order to force the Issue the Pro- Pro will demand that the six Progressives es who were added to tho tim executive e committee of ten to mal make c a campaign n committee be retained as ai permanent ex executive committee committe In addition it Is to make m. use of ot primaries In the Western es rn states or In other states which have workable primaries maries manes to nominate Progressive Proe candidates candidates can can- for con congress and state officers and to displace any hut but Progressives In n the organization of ot the party Mr Ir I Willcox Is expected to resl resign n and Murray Crane Frank Hitchcock Hitch hitch- I cock Geor George c Perkins Tobo Tobe Ilert Hert Jo To Jim Watson tsun and the rest will willbe willbe be asked to take rear seats or leave leavo the hall ball Great Groat Independent Element All Au of or which Is recognition of ot tho the fact that there Is a great Ind Independent pendent element among the voters even cven the nominally Republican voters which will not bo be delivered under party part labels to candidates on reactionary platforms Efforts T to deliver this element ele ele- ele ment meat to a Hughes Hushes do not succeed d The party part and its organization must be made mado over o If It It Is to retain this vote ote Such is the tho belief of or this group roup There is another wing of or the party which I Is not cooperating cooperating opera co ting tint with tho the pr present movement This I Is the John M. M Parker Matt Hale I Judge Fra Frauds Francis J. J Heney bridge Colby group The They rhey are aro the thc more radical Pro Progressives Progressive re While hile tho the Gar Gar- fields and Rowells went alon along on the recent Hu Hughes hes excursion went went re reluctantly reluctantly re re- and tongues in their cheeks tho cheek tho other group roup Jumped th the party fence and campaigned openly and sincerely for tor or Wilson Vilson These TheM Wilson lIson Pro Progressives arc not h by any means confirmed Democrats Democrate They are merely merely mere mere- ly political free lances quite at liberty to support Hiram Johnson or to support support sup sup- port Wilson WIlBon If It Johnson Johnon boom is IF stopped d and the old guard suard Is triumphant tri tn- in it its stupidity They ml might ht even en r reorganize tho tim Progressive she party and keep Its principles alive all re regardless s of or both tho the old parties Whatever happens hap pens the tho present int interest centers strongly In Hiram Johnson On all sides his hlll star atar Is 18 recognized as a u rising one and his principal difficulty at the present time Is to hold In check the enthusiasm of ot his friends friend and would would- be managers |