The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-02
'FAVORITE SONS"
LOSE IN CLASH
At CHICAGO
Full Committee viii Decide Con
tests Over Delegates
PERKINS AS A PsACEMAKtR
Head of the Progressive National
Committee VIII Confer With
Republican Leaders.


ers of Roosevelt ana Hughes were
jubilant last night over the defeat OF
attempts by certain members OF the
republican national committee to have
the contests over delegates heard by
subcommittee, instead OF by the flll
committee, which has always decided
these disputes. When Chairman c. d.
Hilles suggested that subcommittee
be named to go over the documents in
the contests, so that the full commit
tee would not waste time considering
trivial disputes, the Roosevelt and
plot to have the contests considered in
secret sessions and they vigorously
protested. Senator Reed Smoot,
national committeeman from Utah, a
Hughes supporter, led the fight against
the plan and succeeded in having the
motion voted down. Roosevelt and
Hughes forces in the committee
joined hands to defeat the plan and
claimed an important victory in the
first scrimmage with the organization.
Chairman Hilles and managers of the
"fayorite SON candidates professed
to see no significance in the action and
insisted that the only purpose of the
appointment of subcommittee was TO
expedite the hearings.
Republican leaders yesterday began
to inquire what action will be taken
by the Progressive national conyen-
tion which meets Wednesday, They
are trying TO get some definite inior-
nation as to whether Col Roosevelt
really intends to run for president as
the candidate of the progressive party
in the event another man is chosen by
the republicans.
Harold l.. Iokes, progressive ma
tional committeeman from Illinois, de-
clared that he favored nominating
Roosevelt regardless of any action
taken by the republicans He said
Roosevelt was the first and only choice
of the progressives for president and
that he believed Roosevelt would be
nominated. Word was received from
numerous progressive state delegap
tions that they favored nominating
Roosevelt on the first ballot and ad-
iourning the convention without wait.
ing to see what the republicans may
dc.
George w. Perkins, chairman OF the
executive committee of the progres.
sive party, in statement made last
night said
There is no denying the fact that
many of our delegates are in favor OF
nominating Roosevelt without waiting
Just what viii be done no one can tell
at this time. Personally am in favor
of waiting until we see the temper
and atmosphere of the republican
convention before making nomina
ton stand by the statement issued
| by the progressive national committee
| last January. | am here in spirit OF
| conciliation and hoping that the re
| publicans may nominate a candidate
and adopt a platform that We can in
dorse. | think we should confer Will
the republican leaders in an effort tC
reach satisfactory agreement. | have
talked to none of the republican lead
ers, but expect to before we gel
through"
More active workers for Roosevelt
than for all the other candidates com
bined were in evidence around con
yention headquarters yesterday.
| The effect of the campaign beinl
made by the Roosevelt business mems
organizations in the different states
in sending kilograms and writing let
ters to delegates urging them to vot,
| for Roosevelt either on the first o.
second ballots was a topic of genera
discussion. Some delegates expressed
the opinion that the campaign nigh
prove boomerang while Others de
clared that the appeal of the busines
men would influence many votes il
the convention.