New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-09
delegates Instructed to
Vote for Him First, Last
and All the Time.
WON'T TAKE BLAME
FOR BREAK IN 1912
u.,dy 10 Help Republicans De-
feat Wilson if Right Man
Is Nominated.
p, 80 % II. - !

y,a Haven. Conn. May S.-lnstruct-
.s delegates TO the Progressive
y,.oral Convention 70 vote for the
,-i,aticn or Theodore Roosevelt
asrs. las, and all the time" the Con-
.,,tieut Progressives at their conven-
-, here to-day turned down a reso-
,,.ion that would have permitted them
"a vote for the nomination OF some one
ia. when the psychological moment"
arrived A platform was adopted which
.,.sr,ed that the Progressives stand
a, the protection Of American citizens
/, both domestic and international re-
s.ions.
IL Ward. OF New Haven. was the
..erate who wanted the resolution
,,s.sd which declared the delegates
,l.5red to the nomination of Colonel
Roosevelt. except in the case Of
astrological moment when they were
"a b. permitted 20 use their own judg-
went. He thought that in some way
Bp;on might be reached with the Re
,gblicans as 70 nominees and platform.
Colonel First and All the Time.
After long debate the original reso-
lu,ion Of James Smith, Of West Haven,
Which provided for the FIRST, last and
al the time" Endorsement Of the
Colonel. was adopted.
Joseph ". Alsop. chairman Of the
convention. was appealed 70 to decide
vhether the delegates would still have
70 vote for the nomination Of Mr..
Roosevelt II his name was no longer
before the convention. In that case,
NJ. Alsop said, the convention was no
longer bound 10 him.
Herbert Knox Smith. Of Hartford,
former Cabinet officer under Taft, criti-
cised the policy Of the present national
Administration. Chairman Alsop sent
out the following as the ultimatum Of
the Progressives Of this state in deal
ing with national election affairs:
I've hear that the Republicans want
a tried party man.
we want a tried American.
we believe the rank and file Of the
Republicans do also, as well as many
, patriotic Democrat.
We will support any man they may
nominate who will embody these issues
and who has the power 20 lead US IN
this fight
we viii support no one who has not
made known his position clear on these
issues, or who has not the power to
make that position good"
Uphold Stand Taken in 1912.
After reviewing the issues which
caused the Proeressives TO break from
the Republican party in 1912, Mr.. Al
SOP said, in part:
As a result. however. Of the action
q the so-called Republican leaders
which forced us 10 break with the Re
publican party. Woodrow Wilson was
elected 20 the Presidency by minority
Of the voters Of this country.
The blame belongs not TO US. II be
longs 10 the small coterie OF reaction
ary leaders VINO forced upon the vot-
ers OF their PARTY a man who was not
their choice. and who by so doing com
PEELED us 20 take the action we did for
: ght dealing and justice and to save
for the voters Of this country an OPP
portunity 10 cast their ballots where
they might count on the side of prog
Iess, not on that Of reaction.
We are closing four years Of igno-
miny and disgrace. We have come to
the parting Of the ways as a nation
We are confronted by q crisis in our
history. The issues transcend all poll
tics and all party feeling. Our duty
lies plain before US. II Is TO cooper
stc with the Republican party to de-
feat Mr.. Wilson if they will make IT
possible for US TO do So
Seven Delegates Chosen.
Seven delegates were chosen. Her
bert Knox Smith and Joseph Alsop as
t-large, with five district
delegates. r. A. Duffy, Windsor; Zebu-
Ion R. Robbins, Norwich; Frank Butter