New Britain herald., 1916-06-08
HARMONY FAR OFF; CHICAGO DELEGATES
 STILL IN THE AIR
Editor White Insists ProgreSSlYeS Will Nominate Roosevelt and
 Johnson Before Midnight
DELEGATES ENGAGE IN FIST
 FIGHT IN CONGRESS HOTEL

TIUI1I IN UUNuluUO lIUl Uu Justice Hughes Said to Be Becoming
 Stronger Every Hour-Roosevelt
 May Be Invited to Scene of Battle
 As Pasificator-Boards of Strategy
 Working Overtime, Only to See
 Their Work Swept Aside.
 Chicago, June 8.-The republican and progressive national conventions entered their second day of active work today with the former recon venng at II o'clock at the Coliseum and the latter at o'clock at the Auditorium, while the fight for su- Iremacy that would bring harmony was waged without cessation by some cf the leaders.
 Struggling against a complexlty Of motive and impulse that fairly baf- fled them, seasoned political strate- pists conferred constantly in an en- deavor to find the answer, if possible, before the answer was prec1pitated upon them by the delegates on the floors of the two conventions.
 Each time that a com mbination seemed to have been achieved or a definite result obtained, the plans would be swept aside by some unex- pected counter attack and the whole situation would again be taken up from another angle.
 But one certain, clear-cut result pushed it's way up through the maze of reports, rumors and pronounce
 nents. That was the fact that Jus tice Hughes became stronger from hour to hour.
 No Formation Before Tomorrow.
 The developments of the last twen- ty-four hours made it plain that neither convention would come to a point of making a nomination before Friday, and that it was possible the nominations might be delayed beyond that time.
 Committees of both conventions, named yesterday, worked most of the night and this morning endeaVor ing to clean up their work. The res Clutions subcommittee of the repub- lican convention finished it's de- Alterations at 1:30 o'clock this morn ing. having drafted platform. Other committees pressed forward with their programs, trying to be ready with reports when the convention sessions were resumed.
 Meanwhile, discussions of possible peace and fusion of the two parties assumed a more concrete trend and the rumor became persistent that Colonel Roosevelt might come to Chi cago and appear before both conven- tions in the role of pacificator. Re- publican leaders discussed the pro- Dosal to invite Roosevelt to Chicago and decided, it was said, that if Roosevelt is prepared to declare him. self out of the contest for the noml- nation and enter into an agreement for the selection of one of the re- publican candidates the invitation will be forthcoming.
 Expects to Name TT. R." Anyway
 Contrary to the view the leading progressives declared that Colonel Roosevelt would be nominated by the progressive convention regardless of what was done at the Coliseum or ir the counsel rooms of the repub- lican party leaders. William Allen White of Kansas insisted that Roose- welt would be nominated before mid night tonight and that Governor Johnson of California would be nOmi- mated for vice president by the pro- i eressives.
 But the peace plan discussed in volved progressives in considerable mum bers today The word went out i that a peace conference between re- . sponsible leaders of both parties might be begun before nightfall. The conference would take up the suggestion that the republican and progressive conventions name com mittees to meet and attempt to reach an agreement as to a joint candidate and a joint platform.
 Delay yesterday in this matter, some republicans said was due to lack of authority in the rules adopted for the temporary organization of the convention. Authority is forthcom-
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