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Show oo LAYSPLANS rrogressives From All Over Country Predict Future Victory Chicago, Doc 11. Committee meetings meet-ings and a lovo feast for Progressives without official designation occupied the time of the new party members at tho second day of their conference today. Spokesmen for many different parts of the country mado five-minute addresses ad-dresses at the lovo feast, which was very enthusiastic. Predictions of a Progressive victory four years hence wero greeted with cheers. The gathering shouted and applauded applaud-ed when Arthur R. Hundley of Alabama Alaba-ma declared. Alabama Has Two Lorlmers. "In Alabama tho Republican party Is marked with the brand of Cain because be-cause It attempted to murder Its political po-litical brother." He also declared that "Alabama now has two Lorlmer Senators." Congressman-elect Henry W. Temple Tem-ple of the Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia district reviewed tho fight in his state. Ho declared that in the next campaign opponents of tho Progressives Progres-sives would find It impossible to put as many obstructions In the path of tne new party as llioy old during the last contest Plans wero for tho national committee commit-tee to go into executive session this afternoon and disposo of business relating re-lating to finances and the spreading of the Progressive propaganda by literature lit-erature and speakers. Several plans have been outlined for the commlt-tco"s commlt-tco"s consideration. Editors to Give Publicity. Editors of newspapers today are considering methods for obtaining a wider publicity for the party. A committee com-mittee was selected to wait on the national committee aud urge the establishment es-tablishment of a publicity bureau. It has been suggested that a bureau similar sim-ilar to that conducted In New York during the last campaign be perpetuated. perpet-uated. Plans for tbo establishment of the new party magazines also were discussed. Colonel Roosevelt spent the morning morn-ing in his room receiving callers. At noon ho attended a convention of the Women's Progressive party. Mrs. John F. Bass and Miss Jane Ad-dams Ad-dams spoke. The colonel today declarod that ho had not been asked to go to Idaho to testify In the contempt proceedings against the owner and several editors or the Capital City news Whether hi; would go If asked he did not say. Wanted Gas Shut Off. Wbllc the executive committee was In session an open meeting was hold, at which various delegates spoke. Allison Al-lison Stocker, chairman of the state central committee of Colorado, surprised sur-prised the meeting when ho roso and declared that the "gas" ought to be shut off "I came hero with the Idea that there was work xo do and that we were going to do It," and Mr. Stockor, "but I have heard nothing but speeches." A. L. Garford, national committeeman committee-man from Ohio, declared that the executive ex-ecutive committee was bard at work and that the plans which this committee com-mittee would suggest would bo taken up at a meeting later. Speaking was thereupon resumed. Members of committees were appointed ap-pointed as follows: Nows sorvlco committee Alexander C. Moore, Pennsylvania; G. B. Daniel, Culirornla; N. T. Chroson, Nebraska; James Ferris, Illinois; Henry J. Al-lon, Al-lon, Colorado. |