Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-13
Many Progressives Have De-
clared Already for
Justice Hughes
AT COLONEL
Useless for Roosevelt to Run.
Believed He Thinks
So, Too

| JeTSu SeCJlOnS OF Ine country lnulCdJe
that the Progressives, some crestfallen
and angry, some acquiescent, will sup
port Justice Hughes, the Republican
nominee. The belief is firm that Roose-
welt has definitely decided not to head
third party ticket. That belief is
strengthened by the general trend
throughout the country for return of
the Progrcssives to the old party.
NEW YORK. June 13.-Progressive dele
gates returned from Chicago were divided
on whether to let the Bull Moose party die.
| Nearly all expressed bitter resentment be-
cause of the withdrawal of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Jacob Holtzman, delegate from Brook.
| lyn, issued a long statement upholdng Mr.
Roosevelt for Withdrawing He declared
| that the Progressive party, for all practical
ends is dead John Robert Taylor, also
n Brooklyn delegate said he believed the
| Bull Moose vote should go to President Will
son il Mr. Roosevelt confirms his declina-
ton.
| MANY of the Progressives are convinced
| that the best thing for the country would
| be the reelection of President Wilson IL
| IOlOnel ItOOSeNelt VIII not run salu MT.
| Taylor. They are acting on the theory
| that 1t Is bad idea to swap horses while
| crossing stream. The risk would be
worth while If they could get Roosevelt,
but with that chance eliminated the next
| best thing is Wilson"
DIR. Thurston II. Dexter, of the Brooklyn
| delegation, said the sentiment among Pro
gressives of the Kings County contingent
was for keeping up the county and Assem-.
| bly, district organiza tions.
~ want TO announce my position as un-
| qualihedly for Hughes" said j, +. Bacon
another delegate, regardless of anything
/ the Progressive party may do"
Some of the dispatches are as follows:
BALTIMORE, Md. June 13-Most of
| the local Progressives feel that 1t is use
| less for Colonel Roosevelt to enter the fight
as a third candidate. Neither the delegates
nor other Progressive leaders could be per-
suaded to discuss the suggestion that Colo
mel Roosevelt had thrown the party down.
| They wont say word until either the
| Colonel decides for himself or the National
Committee decides for him what he is
| to do.
ATLANTA, Ga, June 13-That the Pro-
gressive party caunot be delivered" but
will name a candidate in the place of Theo-
dore Roosevelt II he insists on his decina-
tion, was the declaration of John L.
Sibley Georgia Progressive leader and one
1T is still the opinion of many of us that
Mr.. Roosevelt will accept" asserted Mr..
Sibley, but II he continues to refuse, the
party will name another and continue TO
exist on its principles. ours is no longer
a one-man party
BOSTON, Mass.,- June 13-Charles Sum-
ner Bird, twice Progressive candidate for
Governor of Massachusetts, announced to-
night that he and his two newspapers, the
AdVart nd ROstOn Evening
Record, will support Mr.. Hughes Mr.. Bird
said II stand in this national election as
l did last November in the State election,
in favor of the amalgamation of the Re-
publican and Progressive upon n liberal
platform, and for progressive candidate.
II hope and believe that the Progressves
and Republicans of Massachusetts will bury
their hatchets and work single mindedly
to defeat this Democratic administration"
NEW ORLEANS. La. June ia com
promise between Republicans and Progress
sives, with Hughes nominee for Presi-
dent. and John NJ. Parker for Vice Presi-
dent, would not be agreeable the latter an
nounced upon his arrival in New Orleans
today from Chicago. II will not run on a
Republican ticket; am Progressive first,
last and all the time; was formerly a
Democrat, but was never a Republican" |
said Mr.. Parker. II would not care TO dis
cuss Mr. Roosevet's attitude or the ques-
than TO say that the party is far from
dead"
PITTSBURG. June IA. p. Moore. in
his paper. the Leader tonight states that
Colonel Roosevelt viii declare for Justice
Hughes. He says; while this newspa-
per has no authorization 10 speak for Col
onel Roosevelt II is satisfied that he will
soon declare himself in favor OF the cleo
tion to the presidency of the one man quail
Ill E.I..
the dark and stormy days that are sure to
come. That man is Justice Charles E.
Hughes"
DIES MONIES, Ia. June ls-with the |
nomination OF Hughes for President by the |
Republican party the Iowa Progressive |
party is disbanded This was the general
opinion among leading Iowa Bull Moose to-
day.
Casper shenk Iowa Progressive leader, |
issued a statement in which he returned
TO the Republican party and pledged sup |
port TO Hughes. Other Progressves say
Shenk speaks for them and they believe |
for the party. The Moose who were Dem |
ocrats will go to Wilson and those who |
were Republicans will return TO the Re |
publican party
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind June 1s.-Hughes |
and Fairbanks VIII not receive the support |
Of the Progressiyes' OF Indiana under any |
eOnHldeidAlohl anu Ia the case the RfO- |
gressives do not have a national ticket In |
the field a concentrated effort will be made |
Ia this State 70 throw all the support pos |
sible TO Wilson and Marshall Regardless |
Of whether the ProgFessives keep national |
entry Indiana will run fUl State Pro |
gressiYe ticket
Thus in a nutshell did Progressive State |
Chairman EdwiR NJ. Lee announce for the |
first time this afternoon the position 10 be /
taken by the central organization since the |
Chicago nominations, In addition Mr. lee
stated that a strong effort would be made 10 /
have Roosevelt reconsider and head the
national ticket
OMAHA, &sb., June 1s.--Progresslyes
are 50 pleased over the nomination OF /
Hughes that the State candidates OF that
party are preparing to withdraw from the
race 10 favor Of the Republican nominees OF
the same offices.
Hughes suits u.s." said ". o. Henry Of
Omaha, tne Progressive no4ninee for Unitsd
states Senator. 4 viii send Ia my resiena-
floH 81 day OF two. We PROGRESSIVE can
eHsas=s sfe very much Disappointed II
s7fif he y 1oa : man without 3 fol-
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