The Independent . choose thevice-chairman themselves. The com-mittee also forced thru a rule that allbills of the National Committee mustbe approved by the vice-chairman andthe treasurer. Mr. Adams, a conserva-tive Republican from Iowa, receivedthe vice-chairmanship, much to the dis-gust of George W. Perkins and EverettColby, Progressive leaders allied withthe Republican party. Mr. Perkins andMr. Colby thereupon issued a publicstatement bitterly denouncing the Re-publican machine for its latest attemptto override Progressive Roosevelt and other Progres-sive leaders exprest th
The Independent . choose thevice-chairman themselves. The com-mittee also forced thru a rule that allbills of the National Committee mustbe approved by the vice-chairman andthe treasurer. Mr. Adams, a conserva-tive Republican from Iowa, receivedthe vice-chairmanship, much to the dis-gust of George W. Perkins and EverettColby, Progressive leaders allied withthe Republican party. Mr. Perkins andMr. Colby thereupon issued a publicstatement bitterly denouncing the Re-publican machine for its latest attemptto override Progressive Roosevelt and other Progres-sive leaders exprest their approval ofthis protest. Some of the insurgent Re-publicans in Congress, however, dis-sent from the opinion that Mr. Adamscan be considered in any way reaction-ary and express surprize at the attitudeof Mr. Perkins and Mr. Colby. In themeantime, the middle-of-the-roadProgressives who refused to supportMr. Hughes are planning a conventionto reorganize the National Progressiveparty. The leaders in this movement. @ Underwood & Underwood A REAL LIVE HEROINE Tessie McNamara, telephone operator at the mu-nition works of the Canadian Car and FoundryCompany, saved the lives of nearly 1500 men bysticking to her job when the explosion last weekset fire to the plant. Her warnings gave theemployees time to get out of the sheds beforethe explosions spread, tho her own office wasbombarded in the meantime are John M. Parker, who ran for Vice-President on the anti-fusion Progressiveticket last autumn, Victor Murdock andMatthew Hale. The followers of thesemen are not at present numerous, butthey will receive many recruits if dis-satisfaction grows among the Progres-sive Republicans. The North DakotaRevolution In its issue of De-cember 25, 1916,The Independentdescribed the victory of the FarmersNon-Partizan Political League in theNorth Dakota state election. Now thatthe new administration has taken officethe plans of the league are being rapid-ly pushed to completion. Since so muchof the leg
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