Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-10
STAYS AT OYSTER BAY
Roosevelt Offers Senator as
Man to Unite Moose and
the Republicans.
Auditorium, Chicago, June
10.-Roosevelt was nominal
ed by the progressives by &C.
clamation.

Auditorium. Chicago, June 10.
At the very moment when it
flashed to the progressive cOnVen-
ton that Hughes had been nOmi-
mated at the coliseum as the
standard bearer of the republican
party, Chairman Robins OF the
progressive convention was an
nOuDcing that Colonel Roosevelt
had been unanimously nominated
as the pr0gressiye's leader. The
convention went wild. and there
was no way To inform the dele
gates what had transpired at the
coliseum. For several minutes
Chairman Robins yainly raped
for order.
Five minutes passed before order
was restored and James A Garfield
of Ohio asked for a recess to 8 p. m,
after singing one verse of America"
NO. No" yelled the delegates. but
Chairman Robins said the time asked
for was necessary and finally the
delegates began to file out at 12:42
Demand T. r. Statement.
Governor Johnson declared after
the recess that he and other leaders
would communicate with Colonel
Roosevelt and insist upon a definite
statement as to whether he would ac-
cept. Il insist the governor said,
That these delegates should be ad-
7ised before the convention adjourns,
Just what the progressive party in
tends to do. l am very positive in my
conviction that they should not be held
N suspense in this critical time"
Roosevelt Silent
Colonel Roosevelt advised George
". Perkins, Governor Hiram Johnson
ana others IN conference at progress
I've headquarters this afternoon that
tor the present he would hold in abey-
ance his decision as to accepting the
progressive nomination. The colonel
was preparing statement TO be read
later at the convention.
oyster Bay, y. Y, June 10.-After a
nlght OF almost constant cOmmuni-
cation with Chicago over the long dis
lance phone, Theodore Roosevelt re-
ured to the seclusion Of his home early
To-Day. He told newspaper CORES
pondents not TO visit him under any
circumstances this forenoon until af-
ter they had submitted their questions
TO secretary whom he sent TO the no
Tel where newspaper men are stop
ping.
According TO his friends the colonel
Is now trying TO decide what he
deems the most momentous question
OF his career whether he shall con.
sider it his duty to head third party
Tor what he calls straight forward
Amerlcanism. if the republican ma
tlonal convention dominates any per
son except Roosevelt
Awaits BaIloting.
The colonel indicated that he might
nave statement TO make after The
third ballot is taken by the republi-
cans. Meanwhile the impression ap
peared 10 be growing hourly here that
ne will become the candidate of The
progressives if the republicans do moi
decide upon him.
Colonel Roosevelt said that at abou
o'clock this morning he was mott
ned by the progressive conferees thai
they had come to no conclusion witt
the republican conferees and that the
republican conferees had again asked
Tor any suggestion of a name as can
didate from the progressive confer
ees.
Lodge Offered By T. r.
He then wrote to the progressive
oonferees stating that he deeply ap
proved Of their loyalty TO him am
their efforts TO get him nominated, bu
that he thought the time had com'
when carrying out the spirit OF tn
statement Of the progressive natlona
committee in January and the state
ment made by him in Trinidad in Feb
ruary, it was their duty 10 present al
alternative name on which he hoped
the republicans and progressiVes coult
unite. He presented the name o
Henry Cabot Lodge
The first intimation at Oyster Ba,