The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

Eastern Progressives will follow IN.
Colonel and swing to Hughes. but IT
may be different in the. West and South
where more radlcaiism prsvsils. Thee,
radicals At present want to keen the
third party alive. So do many Of the
delegates. but when they get home and
cool on II may be different.
a ticket OF Pinchot and Parker or
Muroock ana Parker may result should
the Colonel make his d~eclination anal
as low seems likely.
A meeting OF the new national com.
mittee was held Immediately after the
sdJournment OF the convention. II
lasted four hours. The situation vas
threshed over. Gov. Hiram johnson of
California refused to head the tict.,
ana II seems to lie between Amos Pin.
chot and Victor Murdoch. The Hughes
statement was discussed for two hours
The Eastern Progressivss were greatly
Impressed with II and believed that IL
covered the ground fairly well. Mos,
OF the western members took b diRere,;
view n Murdoch himself acoYed II
IL.
Women Denounee thc Colonel.
While the meeting was eolns on the
delegates and many women thronged the
corridors outside the meeting room de-
nouncing Col. Roosevelt In unmeasured
terms. We've been delivered We've
been thrown down" caine from excited
groups OF members Of the party who for
four days had been exhausting thel-
lung power and shouting for Teddy IN
the widest deliriuTA
Yes, we are going 70 be delivered ike
a lot OF pigs" went rolling through the
corridors. People came rushing from ali
directions To see the fun. Lets demand
another party" screamed one woman
delegate. who III TO get admittance
to the committee room. but was refused.
Many Of the delegates declared they
HUGHES, but all OF the heated ones
see 7 ed to be IN favor of either johnson
Or Murdoch az their party STANDARD
bearer.
l.; WAS apparent that most of them iiad
given up all hope OF Col. Roosevelt a'-
cep'ing their nomination. II was pa
th.t,c al times 10 observe their despair.
Not only did they denouncc Col. Roose-
welt for refusing Immediately to lead
them again. but they also criticised the
stra;egist who a prevented the con.
vention from carrying through what was
asserted to be the desire Of "A majority
OF the delegates, namely the nomination
OF MIR. Roosevelt the first day. They
insisted that II this had been done and
Inc uutel4ot I'IN sluaiNEy w ~ ~
the Republicans things would have
turned out differently.
AT the meeting OF this committee Vic
tor Murdoch was elected again AS chair
man. Matthew Hale OF Massachusetts
az v!ce-chairman. y. X. Davis as secre-
tary and T.. A. Hooker Of New York as
treasurer. When the meeting broke up
I, was announced that II had been
unanimously decided 10 hold another
,-,t,r - ~. .,tN,p,ittaa In Chicago
on Monday. June &c. Mr., Murdoch said
after the meeting that should Col. koose-
welt refuse TO run the would
9 undoubtedly exercise It's power and NIL
the vacancy on the ticket. He insisted
/ that they had no intention OF giving w
r their party and would have a standard
bearer ~ their own.
; TIL. following we're elected member
Of the executive committee George W
. perkiu, Of New York, William Finn OF
4 Pennsylvania, Matthew Hale of Massa'
$ c,usetts. Harold l.. Ickes OF Illinois
William Allen White of Kansas. Pear
Wight Of Louisiana, Chester II. Rowe.
> OF California, Everett Colby OF New Jer-
sey and q. II. POPE OF Michigan. The
? officers and executive are prac'
tica,ly tho same as before. A majority
< of the executive committee are men
whose sentiments would he in favor OF Il
, third ticket even should Mr.. Roosevelt
. refuse TO run.
, some Of them. including Mr.. Finn
were among the subscribers to the cam
. paiEn fund raised In the last minute
, Of the convention. Zone OF the commit
E teemen cared to discuss the IA
Tonight. Gov. Johnson. to whom many
Of the Progrcesives are looking no"
for leadership az a result of what they
regard az the Coloncls apostacy. did
,At atta,,l TIM fpepfinR The Governor
. declined to comment on Col. Roosevelt's
: action after the adjournment of the
convention. Mr.. Firchot too WAS silent
. Expecta r. n. 20 run
Bainbridgo Colby OF New York, ~hc
t placed Roosevelt In nom alton, said
1.-THE Progressives have acted with COM
merdable forbearance under very ryina
! conditions. ! do not think Mr.. Hughes's
statement IL satisfactory and thinA
Col. Roosevelt will run"
one OF the results OF the meeting OF
l the National Committee this afternoon
vas the agreement that all members
' of the body confer VT Col Roosevelt a,
7 Oyster Bay as soon as convenient to
) the Colonel. The hrst object OF the
D meeting will be to hear from the
. Colonel's own lips his ultimate decision
as to remaining AZ the head Of the
!. Progressive party or leaving IT to enter
!, the Republican party and support Jus
tice Hughes. II the Colonies declina
ton Is final the National Committee
y will reassemble within a short time and
I proceed to substitute a nominee fol
President. 1t Is known that ths East
ern leaders will decline TO participats
in that action.
The situation is az yet so deiicat,
that no ono Of these Eastern leader,
would permit himself to he quoted to
night. But THE Sun can state their at
titude. expressed IN their own words
as this:
THE horrible mistake Of four year,
ago had to he corrected some time ant
this might as well be the time. ",
stuck TO our associates al long as nos
sibie, but 1t Is foolish to hold out an,
longer. 1t is hard on the poor devil!
out West who cannot see az we do, bu
as an Organization they win be left I,
bleed to death"
The suggestion made By Col. Roose
welt to both conventions that fIenr
Cabot Lodge was available for purpose
Of compromise had been strongly resiste,
By the most influential Eastern leaders
As soon as they learned this morninI
that Col. Roosevelt was minded to pu
Senator Lodge forward they called hin
ON the long distance phone and pro
tested. The fubs'arte Of their pro'cS