The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-25
Party There Can Swing
State in Elec-
ton
JOHNSON IN
HIGH FAVOR
Regarded As Most
Likely Candidate
After Roosevelt

CHICAGO, June 25.-Ths party
Of mis- fathers" holds Medin Nc.
CoSmick. but not the progressive
DAysy OF Illinois.
4 The progressive party Of Illinois
o6ss&ill--in the state--tnc balance OF
power between Republicans and
democrats. II still has It's officers
Ind Its organization.
4 Hiram w. Johnson. OF California.
b strongly favored as . presidential
candidate.
80 says the party's state chairman
Ind national committeeman. Harold
[1ckes. who succeeded Medill Mccor'
mick In the Office.
johnson. Of course Is second
choice Ickes went on to explain.
second always to Roosevelt. The
Johnson support Is conditioned on
thA refusal Of the colonel to be a
candidate again II he will run this
state will be for Roosevelt. other
wise for johnson. with Beverage as
fthird choice
Chairman Ickes has been sending
circular letters TO members of the
pArty throughout the state asking
Flow they feel about supporting Dem
ocrAtic or Republican nominees or
| Batting q progressive candidate
flor the presidency in the field.
The replies are quite unanimous
against supporting any candidate
/ Thus far mentioned by the stand-pat
Republican leaders and In favor of
t6oing into the tight again as a party.
Il There IL nothing to indicate that
fthe rank and file OF the Progressive
party has gone back TO the Republt-
fean fold" said Chairman fckes. This
/ ooing back talk. II you will examine
tlt, comes from the ofYicc-seeking
k.:lesders.' II comes from politicians
tFho like to play the game OF politics
9 their personal gain and who are
1zscouraeed IL they fail TO ride into
/ bower on the nrst rush OF q move
kabent which II part OF long war OF
(1olftical right against political
Nrons. They ignore the principles
(which brought the party into being"
Illinois Repuhlicanism Is not Of a
kesoet to attract Progressives. United
{. States Senator l.. Y. Sherman Is
the Republican party's ''favorite son"
kcandidate FOR president. and Sher-
IRAN is understood 10 be part OF the
kccmbination which seeks 10 name
John W. Weeks. III Massachusetts,.
tas Republican candidate for presi-
(,lent In other words. Sherman Is
dummy" candidate
n The only Republican alternative
20 Sherman IL James r. Mann. lead
4 e. OF the Republican minority In the
xhouse OF representatives. Mann Is
| no more satisfactory TO the Progress
! oives than Sherman. He has always
! trained with Cannon and William b.
1 mckinley. OF Illinois, and rs house
Leader always fought the Progress
sives.
II Is amusing now to see the brand
new spirit OF kindllness with which
certain Republicans OF influence are
/. viewing the Progressives. The glad
A mana u out strOnE.
And they are not all Republican
hands. either The Wilson managers
have Just awakened TO the fact that
l<their fate probably depends on what
Ietha Progressives do. II the Progress
slves could be induced to vote in
any large proportion for Wilson the
|sycsult would be the certain defeat OF
the stand-pat Republicans. II the
I'rogrcssives name candidate OF
their own. Wilson will have the ben
eht Of q divided opposition. But II
4 the Progrcssives take the advice OF
Fullceholder Medill Mccormick and
bhsstie back to the party OF their dad
lyos-lt n probably goodbye to VII