The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-07
BULL MOOSE AND G.
.,,Q,P. FAIL To GET
TOGETHER
Discussion at ChiCa3O as Yet
FruitIeSS Of Results
PERKINS CONTINUES HOPEFUL
Progressive Chairman Favors Resolu-
tion Calling for Conference
With Republican Leaders.

Chicago, June 7.--At 11.45 today
National Chairman Hilles introduced
Warner G. Harding, the temporary
chairman of the republican convention,
who delivered his address. The pro
gram for this afternoon comprises the
calling vi the roll and the completing
Of the temporary organization. From
all indications th3 delegates, when the
session adjourns, will return to the
hotel lobbies to resume the so far
fruitless discussion that has been in
progress during the past two days
There has been no crystaliZing OF
sentiment upon a candidate. 1t is con
ceded that Hughes has a good lead
over any one of the other candidates
but all efforts toward a coalition OF
the republicans and progressives have
apparently failed Senator Borah OF
Idaho eliminated himself as a candi
date today.
The radical progressives under the
leadership of Henry Allen of Kansas
still show determination to nominate
Roosevelt on the first ballot George
Perkins is still hopeful that com
promise will be effected and resolu
ton will be introduced during the af
ternoon advocating a conference.
Chicago, June THE republican
and the progressive national conyen
tions both assemble today without any
indication that the leaders have found
the common ground on which they
hoped to establish unity Three days
of almost constant conferences have
failed to bring the republicans and the
progressives to an agreement on mar
for the presidential nomination. a
half dozen names, any one Of which Is
acceptable to the republicans, have
been rejected by the progressives, who
have proposed practically no name but
Col. Roosevelt's, Not since the party
was born has there been such lacl
| of cohesive leadership among the re
pubicans, and the oldest convention
| observers declare they never have
| seen such a general lock of enthusiasm
Hughes leaders, remaining con
hdent in their predictions that the
| justice will be nominated on an earl!
ballot were lining up their forces las
night Progressive leaders, unwilling
\ to say if they could, whether III,
colonel would support the justice, con
tinued to carry on their fight for Mr.
Roosevelt as their first choice.
The republican managers. pressed
| by the progressives to hurry thei
nominations and disclose their candi
date if they hope to bid for Col
Roosevelt's support and prevent pro
| gressive ticket from taking the field
have been given notice by Senate
Smoot that they can expect no nomina
tion in the republican convention be
fore Friday. Senator Penrose. addres
ing the Pennsylvania republican stat
delegation, yesterday, declared tha
nominations for President will not b
made before late on Saturday
| The supporters of Hughes hay
been counting noses. Speaking fo
them Frank II. Hitchcock estimate
the Justice would receive about 80
| votes on the first ballot He sal
reports had been most encouragin
and predicted that the Hughes yot
would grow rapidly after the prelim
nary ballot.
If a ballot could have been take
last night the consensus of the Sc
eral political managers indicated thi
it would have been about as follows
Hughes, 261; Weeks, 100; Roosevelt
9S; Cummins, 81; Fairbanks, 81
Burton, 10; Sherman, 5S: Knox, 81
Root, 40; La Toilette, 2S; scatterin
"a, total, 9S3. This excludes tv
delegates from the District of c
lumbia, who we're unseated by the II
tional committee, but will take the
, case before the credentials comm
tee.
The allies generally conceded tn
Mr.. Hughes was in the lead, but Ii
. fact that he occupies this adya
tageous position was not allowed
t stand in the way of their efforts
hold their forces in hand. Their pl
Is to prevent an early stampede
= the Hughes column in the hope tn
7 delay may bring into the situati
some new element which would wef
= en- him and promote the prospects
= some one OF the other candidates.
: of the candidates were receiving
yorable assurances from their frien
. and in view of the situation thus c
q ated the general opinion is that 81
= eral ballots will precede the nomil
q tlon. This opinion is based upon
= supposition that no surprises will
n sprung and that all hands will be Ct