Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-08
George w. Perkins, In Role of
Pacificator, Having Trouble
to Hold Down MiIitaristic
Faction of Party.
WOULD ELIMINATE HUGHES
Reverse Effect of Clubbing Is
Feared-Justice and Colonel
Leading Factors With Lat
ter Gaining Strength.
BY JOHN sNURE.

% VII
Chicago, Jun 5.-Aggressive bull
moose today are advocating a plan to
effect the elimination of Justice
Hughes and force the republicans to
accept Roosevelt.
For the present, they are being held
back by George w. Perkins and others
of the more moderate leaders. The
colonel himself is said to be exercising
a restraining hand. The proposal the
radical clements of the progressives
make is the one they have urged from
the beginning, to AVE the third party
convention nominate the colonel at the
outset, without waiting for the sue
cessful patching up of negotiations
with the republicans.
Would Force Hughes Out.
The effect OF such action, they insist,
would be to force Justice Hughes to
eliminate himself. AS n of the bull
moose belligerents put it today:
Justice Hughes will never leave the
certainty of the supreme court for the
uncertainty of a campaign for the pres
tdency. If he knows a third party ticket
headed by Roosevelt will be in the
field if he runs"
For the rest, it is argued that. once
Justice Hughes is out of the way, the
nomination of Roosevelt by the repub-
lican convention will follow.
This plan of the more warlike OF the
progressive party leaders may or may
not materialize. But they are inslstent-
1y talking it.
Opposed BY Colonel.
Mr.. Perkins plus the colonel may
succeed in diverting them 10 more
pacific paths and then again they may
not. Men prominent in the bull moose
campaign today did not hesitate to say
they were having difficulty in holding
back the radicals.
On the other hand the more emblt-
tered of the old guard kept up thelr
talk of boiling the colonel if he We're
nominated. Up to date regardless OF
l vast amount of talk of eliminating
Hughes and Roosevelt and of the ola
guard planning to kill them both OH
he fact remains that they are stlll lhe
foremost figures in the field.
The battering against Hughes has MOI
rushed him and Roosevelt stock is un-
l~uestionably higher than 1T was a rev
lays ago. The favorite sons are havlne
much to say about combinations bu'
The skcpticism concerning the ability
IF anyone Of the favorite sons to throw
lis vote to mother candidate continues
Hughes in With Both Feet.
Instead of the statement from Justice
Hughes secretary to the effect no one
vas authorized to represent him a.
Chicago having the effect Of elimlnat-
ms MIN as some OIL Inc
men at first insisted it would have
nothing of the sort has come to pass
AS a matter of fact it is perfectly pia!r
that when Justice Hughes wants te
eliminate himself he will select sucf
parts Of the English language as NEAR
elimination. He is understood to be
quite capable of using words which are
perfectly 80 the point.
What has happened since the state
nent tina no one is authorized to rep
resent the justice is hat Hughes boom
srs here have sought to turn it tt
account of saying that gentlemen wht
lave feared Hitchcock would be in tn
addle if Hughes were nominated ant
elected need have no apprehensions.
Opening ParIeys Held.
Though the radical bull moose ant
The more runcorous of the old guart
are on each side threatening trouble
It, is palpable that the most OF the re
p%ublicans here and the most of the bull
moose who are on the ground woult
like to see peace and armon restored
And it is a hopeful sign that there ma!
been some preliminary parleying be
tween the two camps. George W.. FER
kins has seen a number of the u. y
P. chiefs and there AVE been informa
confahs, but no plan of action.
Perkins Meets Leaders.
George w. Perkins, manager Of TIL
Roosevelt campaign today had furthe
conferences with republican leader
looking to reunion OF the repuollcal
and bull moose parties. Mr.. Perkin
said that all talks so far had been in
formal. No plan had been worked GU
for formal exchange throug commit
tees or otherwise. He expressed tn
belief this might develop by tomorros
or Monday. The national committe
of the progressive party will NEE
Monday and may issue n statement.
Speaking of the likelihood Of forma
exchanges, Mr.. Perkins said: IT sup
pose they will be a natural kind o
evolution"
Mr.. Perkins did not admit there wa
a threatened split among the progress
sive party leaders as to whether t
proceed at once to nominate Roose
welt. Our people are, of course, yer,
anxious to go ahead with their work,
he replied, when questioned on thi
point.
Big Split Is Shown.
Interviews by Mr.. Perkins and b
Chester H. Rowell, of California, EN-
phasized the difference of views t
holding a club over the %republical
convention. 1t is clear that Rowell an,
many of the more aggressive bul
moose are eager to jam things through
This. is the view of Governor johnson
Harmony is not necessarily predicate
on the nomination of Roosevelt" sal
Mr.. Perkins. reiterating what he sal
Ill january, Dul uODOuy VAoC i9dS USC
presented by the republicans who fill
the placs Roosevelt fills"
international and national develop
ments OF the last three months hay
emphasized In the minds of progress
sives that Mr.. Roosevelt is the man,
said William Hamlin Childs. Of Brook
lyn, WIZ was in the room.
Mr.. Perkins attitude continues to b
one Of desiring to work out a harmon
ious adjustment with the republican
possible.
Roosevelt Platform Anhow.
Chester H. RoWell. Of California
said: My judgment is that in spite {
the Hughes talk, the prospects ar
more and more favorable to Roosevelt
The policy for the progressives is t
be very positive for Roosevelt an
Roosevelt alone. not In the sense tina
1t isn't conceivable there Is any Othe
candidates than Roosevelt. but "a tn