New-York tribune., 1916-07-29
Radical Leader Opposes
Putting a National
Ticket in Field.
MICHAEL SCHAAP
is OUT FOR WILSON
Progressive Chieftain Expected
to Take Active Part In
Campaign.

While the Progressives In this state,
and some others, have refused 10 IN
dorse Charles Z. Hughes, the Repub-
lican candidate for President, and
threats have been made of holding an
other national convention to fill the
declination, recent developments make
1t very unlikely that the movement for
a convention will succeed. The radi
cal Bull Moose leaders on second
thought are counselling against II.
Bainbridge Colby in q statement is
sued last night is the latest leader of
the radical element to advise against
it. Mr.. Colby announced that Matthew
Hale, of Massachusetts,, acting chair
man of the Progressive National Com
mittee, has sent out a call for con-
ference Of Progressives to be held in
Indianapolis on August 3, at which the
question of calling 6 convention to
complete the national ticket will be
decided.
good many Of Mr.. Colby's friends
expect to see him support President
Wilson for reelection, as some other
Progressive leaders may do. Michael
A. Schaap, former Progressive leader
in the New York Legislature, got on
the Wilson band-wagon yesterday. He
called on Chairman Vance Mccormick,
at Democratic National Headquarters,
accompanied by Samuel Marks, Tam
many leader of the 31st Assembly Dis
trict, in which Schaap resides Schaap
was n Democrat before he became a
Progressive. 1t is expected that he
will take an active part in the Wilson
campaign.
Colby Against Having Ticket.
"While ] shall seek to be guided by
the prevalent opinion of my party as
sociates," said Mr.. Colby yesterday,
my present judgment is against the
advisability of placing ticket in the
field in this campaign. The blows
which the party has sustained are too
many and too grievous to admit of re-
forming our lines and taking an ef-
fective part as an organization in this
election"
Mr.. Colby denounced the situation
in which the Progressives find them
selves as "scandalous," but admits it
presents obstacles TO a third ticket
which are insurmountable. His idea
is to have the preliminary conference
at Indianapolis issue statement TO
the Progressives of the country, re-
hearsing all the tragic facts at Chi
Al.
dividual Progressives TO their own
Judgment and conscience. He suggest
ed rehabilitation of the party after
the fall election.
at should be remembered" Mr..
Colby said, that before the national
committee adjourned, on June 26, af-
ter il had beaten the motion TO leave
action on the Presidency to the judy
ment and conscience of the individual
Progressives, the steam-roller major
ity passed a motion authorizing the
executive committee, of which Mr..
Perkins is chairman, TO cooperate with
the Republican party in this campaign.
"Mr. Perkins thus succeeded in max
ing IL impossible for the Progressive
National Committee or its executive
committee 10 serve further the inter
ests of the Progressive party And the
party officials in the various states,
who take their orders from Mr.. Per-
kins, are apparently resolved not only
TO retain their positions in the Pro
gressive party, but by so doing to
frustrate Progressive action not con-
sistent with Republican interests.
obstacles Insurmountable."
"This is a scandalous situation, but
it presents obstacles to third ticket
which are insurmountable, as indeed
they were intended to be-"
As to John VI. Parker, of Louisiana.
who was nominated for Vice-President
at the Bull Moose Convention at Chi
csgo, Mr.. Colby said:
"If it will serve the interests Of the
Progressive party in any state that he
should be its candidate for Vice-Pres-
ident, am sure he will allow his name
TO be used But where that course
has been blocked by the disloyal con-
duct of the very men who nominated
him, as in Pennsylvania by the Finn
crowd, and as was attempted in New
York by the Perkins henchmen, he will
accept the situation, without one COM
plant"
Ferdinand Pecora, vice-chairman of
the Progressive County Committee, IS
sued statement last night denounclng
the attempt made at the recent meet
ing of the state committee at SYRIA
cuse to pass a resolution indorsing Mr.
Hughes. He disputed the claims OF
the Hughes supporters at the meet
ing that they had sufficient votes 70
nut the resolution through and were
only prevented by the riotous conduct
of the opposition. He maintained that
the necessary votes were lacking. re
cora declared all Progressives VINO
had not deserted. would support Judge
Samuel Seabury as their candidate Tor