The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-12
SWING TO HUGHES BEGUN
BY PROGRESSIVE LEADERS
Henry Allen of Kansas Says Moose Have Been Put
Out of Business-Hear Roosevelt Declines
to Head Third Ticket.

CHICAGO, June l1.-Progressive party
leaders began swinging into line for
Justice Hughes to-day. following the first
good nights sleep for a week.
Henry Allen Of Kansas, one Of the
strongest Roosevelt admirers In the mid
reservations tonight. lie WAS for
Hughes. he said. all over the lot. lie
declared that even with Roosevelt head
INK IA third ticket Hughes would carry
Kansas, and carry II big
There's no chance to defeat Hughes
either in Kansas or In the nation said
Mr.. Allen.
"Wc Progrcssives simply have been
tut out OF business, but we stu nave al
opportunity for service in supporting
Justice Hughes. ] believe the great ma
jority Of Progressive rank and file OF the
country will fall in now.
After declaring himself for the Repub-
lea nticket MIR. Allen held a long con
ference with Frank l.. Hitchcock. the
Hughes preconventior general In CHIEF.
While Allen WAS declaring for Hughes
/, was learned that Victor Murdoch, the
reelected national chairman Of the Moose
organization. had departed for China. IN
stead OF the coast. mad that he does not
intend to return to the United States
before mex september.
colby Hard Hit
R~a,nbridge Colby OF New York. one
uf the Moose insurgents, was stu iicon-
solable at a late hour yesterday. Tie
did not wan, 20 he pnoted, but let his
close friends know that " would be a
hard pull for him to bc Tor the Repuh-
lIran ticket. Tic said he felt like sup
por'ins president Wilson and doing II
hard and openly.
While the defeated aud disappointed
rrogro~eiv" leaders were trying TO look
~ pleasant ~ possible. they expressed
the opinion that tho Progressive party.
a. u party. would not cut much OF "A
neurc in tho coming campaign For the
sake OF retaining the PARTY Organization,
tho thought was tina probably some one
would be named by the committee In
place Of Col Roosevelt to head their
ticket.
m. suggestion Of the insurgents was
that they might name hughes 10 head
their ticket AND retain John NJ. Parker
Il Louisiana for Nics-fresideut. In that
way the party could be kept alive IN
the southern States wi,hpit inlurins
Hushcss chances.
\ few Of the more radical. howeycr
were still insisting on IA straight out
Progressive ticket. with Murdoch. GOV
johnson or some other leader Ar thcir
candidate for President.
\ stronr ~resentnen: against Col
Roosevelt and George W Perkins was
EXPRESSED by a few of tho delegates,
! "a. from Vermont. who managed &c
wash the dust out Of his throat despite
TIC fact that lie w,e IN Chicago and
II was the Sabbath day. walked bach
and forth through tho lobby ~ the con.
er@ss Hotel saying both to himself and
then to tho world
sold OUT Sold out Vermont va'
sold out His particular sroucll wss
against 7 and p.rL,rs
But there were exceptions. Tho pro
Hughes sentiment predominatcd anon
tn. Moosers who remained over for tho
sabbath, and the general, opinion wa
'l1a' th" third party ticket would not
he an important factor Some said the
Progressive party was through aud that
from NOW on there would he but two
straight parties in the couutrN-thr Adj
mi~uistration and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
parties.
'liN Treasurer charles ~. Serge, OF
the Illinois Moose leaders was the tir>'
10 Climb into the Hughes bard Wagon
| and 10 %r.ioicc ~ 60 doing
nv a formal r"port To- second district
voters Which Sergo' prepared to-day h'
recalled that IN the referendum poll OF