The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-13
Insurgent PrOgressives Want
Roosevelt to Make Race.
DECLINATION IS PERMANENT
Republicans Have Made No
0Vertures Toward Peace.
Series of Conferences to Decide
COIOnePS Position.
tRY WILLIAM HOSIERY

Oyster Bay, N Y, June 13.-The
first of a series of conferences which
will fix the attitude of Colonel Roose-
welt and the Progressive party toward
tho Hughes candidacy was held at
Sycamore Hill.
John McGrath, secretary to MI
Roosevelt, returned from Chicago ana
made full report to his chief on the
happenings at the conventions FOL
lowing this, Mr.. McGrath made the
following statement:
The colonel saw James Garfield
and William Draper Lewis, who rep
resent a number of the members
tee He had a full and frank discus
sion with them as to what he intends
to say and the time he shall say It.
Among the other callers were Glf-
ford Pinchot and William Loeb, 1r:,
who conferred with the colonel
Neither would make any statement.
The reference, of course, in Nc
GTath's statement, is as to the atu-
tude of Colonel Roosevelt toward the
situation when he hears finally from
The Progressive national committee
with reference to his communication
tentatively declining the Progressive
nomination.
Will Not Accept.
1t is A foregone conclusion that he
will make his declination of the NOM
nation permanent. The doubt when
still exists is as to the attitude he viii
assume toward Hughes and the acton
which the ProSressives, as a party or
individually, will take in the premises
1t can be stated positively that no
oVertures have yet been made by the
Republican organization looking 10
Colonel RooseVelt's participation IN
the Hughes campaign. 1t can be stated
positively, also. there has been no sus-
gestion yet as to any meeting between
Colonel Roosevelt and Judges Hughes.
There has been d tentative suggestion,
made solely by an individual and with
out any authority, that Colonel Roose-
Welt make a half dozen speeches dur
ing the campaign in advocacy OF
Judge Hughes. but this suggestion mas
not yet even been put up to Colonel
Roosevelt and if it were at this time
there is little doubt that it would re-
ceive an icy reception
Want L. Il. to Run.
The colonel's visitors, Mr.. Garfield,
secretary of the interior in the last
Roosevelt cabinet, and Mr.. Lewis, who
drew up the Progressive platform
were frankly representative of the in
surgent elment in the party who are
eager to have Mr.. Roosevelt change
his mind and accept the third party
nomination They did most of the
talking at the conference.
on Wednesday, two more of the
Progressive radicals, Raymond Roo
ms. who was chairman of the Progress
sive convention, and Harold Ickes, a
member OF the national committee,
both from Illinois, will make a similar
plea to the colonel at a meeting which
has been arranged with him in his
New York offices.
Similar conferences of this nature
are expected in both Manhattan and
Oyster Bay between now and June
25. when the Progressive national
committee will meet to dispose of the
coloneFs declnation.
The colonel will motor up to New
York with Mrs. Roosevelt today, to
meet their son, Kermit Roosevelt and
his wife. who are returning from Pan
anna. He will remain in Manhattan
over night and spend a few hours at
his office Wednesday, returning to
Oyster Bay late Wednesday afternoon.