The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
WILLIAM F. HUGHES IS
HOME FROM CHICAGO
From Mondays Daily.


Attorney William F. Hughes re-
turned early this morning from Chi
cago where he was a delegate to the
republican national convention, which
was in session there last week. Mr..
Hughes left a week before the conven-
ton commenced and was on the
ground for all the preliminary ar
rangements.
Mr. Hughes, when interviewed this
morning, said that of the conven-
ton itself, he could say nothing
more than what has been published
in the papers. He was a participant
in the Roosevelt meeting Saturday
night. The convention adjourned at
$50 Saturday night and the fol-
lowers of Roosevelt all went to
Orchestra hall where Roosevelt
rally was held. Including the con-
tested delegates from California,
Washington, Florida, Missouri, and
the other states, who were not al
lowed to vote in the convention,
there were about 600 delegates at
the Roosevelt meeting. The crowd
was so great, both inside and out
side the hall that 800 policemen
were stationed there to keep people
in order. The delegates were given
seats on the stage and the front of
the hall and the galleries and the
back of the hall were filled with
spectators. Mr.. Hughes says that
there was more enthusiasm shown
at that meeting than at any time
during the convention itself. Be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 people had
gathered at the meeting. A. A. d.
Rain of Minneapolis was made the
national committee of the Roosevelt
supporters.
Attorney Miles Porter, who was at
the head of the La Toilette CAM
paign in this county. made the fol
lowing statement today relative to
the action of the republican national
convention:
81 feel that the colonel made a
grave mistake in not trying to COM
promise with the Taft forces on
some third man who is known to be
a progressive such as LaFollette or
Governor Hadley. If the Taft
forces had refused, Roosevelt's posi-
ton would be impregnable. AS it is,
think he has lost prestige.
CAS- far as third party success
is concerned it will depend largely
on the outcome of the Baltimore
convention. If it should nominate
a reactionary such as Harmon, I'm
derwood or Clark, then l feel conf
dent that a third party composed of
the progressives as whole could
win hands down."
CasweII Still a Republican.
st aul. June "a. A. Caswell,
Roosevelt's manager, when asked
whether he would resign from the
national committee in view of the
control of that body by the old-line
republicans, he said he did not know.
| am elected. | shall attend the
"and until ] am asked to resign, I
will consider myself a member of
the regular republican national COM
mittee from Minnesota, as soon as
I am eelcted shall attend the
meeting, and if they want to kick
me out and turn the steam roller
over me, / will have to submit
What effect the new party will
have on the situation in Minnesota
Mr.. Caswell was not prepared Satur-
day to predict.
1--WE will have to wait until all
the delegates get back from Chicago
and see how they feel about it. be-
fore we map out any plan of action"
he said. 81 do not think, however,
that it will necessitate any change
in the present republican organiza-
ton at present But that remains
to be settled