The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14
WAIT, SAYS PERKINS,
AFTER HE SEES I. R.
Tells Progressivcs to Take No
Action Until National Com
mittee Meets.
LEADERS MEET COLONEL.

Col. Roosevelt In in town for confer
ences with Progressive leaders. One Of
his conferees last night was George w.
mittee OF the Progressive National Com
mittec. who, AFTER his talk with the
Colonel. issued a statement urging Pro-
gressIves all over III. country to take no
action until tho national COMMITTEES
meets or June rs.
AZ this meeting Col. Rooseveit's condi-
,ional refusal Of the Bull Moose nomina-
ton will he reported on. and Mr.. Per
kins's statement In taken to mean that
the Progressivca will keep their party
intact for n short time at least. Thoss
Progressives who still hope that a third
ticket will he put in the field can read
tina nope In Mr.. Perkins's statement
perhaps.
statement issued by Prrkins.
The statement Is as follows:
All members Of the Progressive
party and it's organizations should
remember hat at the close Of the
Progressive convention In Chicago a
meeting OF the national committee
was called for Chicago on June rs.
u week from mex Monday. This
viii I've after the Democratic convcn-
ton In -. Louis. and the results OF
that convention will be known
sufficient time will have elapsed
after the Progressive. Republican and
Democratic conventions to allow our
national committeeman In each OF the
States to learn in a general way the
public sentiment In each state and TO
bring this Information TO the meeting
of our national committee.
The action which will then he taken
by our committee on June 20 should
he awaited by Progressivcs as in
dividuals and by the various local and
state organizations. and no action
should be taken by individual Progress
sivcs or by the various organizations
until the acton of the national COM
inittee has been made public.
The burden Of his message was trans
mltted over the telegraph wires las
nigh, to all members Of the nationa
committee and to the chairman OF III
various state committed.
Colonel Holds Conferences.
col. Roosevelt talked with MI
Perkins AZ the home Of his daughter-in
law. Mrs. Richard II. Derby. In EaS
S~cven'y-ninth street. There he hcl
conferences also with oscar :. Straus
who sent a telegram yesterday 10 'ndrl"
r. hughes. the Republican nominee 10
President. telling him that all good Fro
grcsslves should support him Gov
Hiram johnson OF California and Ches
ter n. Howell. another u Moos
leader Of California.
These conferences will 20 on to-da.
when the Colonel meets Raymond Ro'
ims. chairman of the Progressive con
vcutlon. and Harold /" lckes, nationa
committeeman from Illinois. at III
Netropolitan offices. These men hav
come here from Chicago. especially I
talk 20 the colonel about his nomtna
ton.
One Of IN reasons FOR bringing Co
Roosevelt to town yesterday was IN
expected arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. KERN
Roosevelt from Panama. The nj
states army transport Fitzpatrick, whic
is bringing theme here from Panama
arrived at quarantine last night, h'
Will not dock until this morning.
There we're indications Yesterday ma
4 col. Roosevelt and Mr.. Hughes won
90 me together white they are both in IN
city AT this time, hut reports I" ina
effect still persist.