The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-11
BULL MOOSE WILL
NOT INSIST 7. R.
Re NOMINATED
Will Accept Candidate Who Stands
for Progressive Principles
COMMITTEE MAKES STATEMENT
CoIonels Name Will Be Presented But
Concession Will Be Made for the
Sake OF Harmony.

New York, May 1.-THE progress
siye party will not insist upon the nom
ination of Theodore Roosevelt for
president of the United States, if the
| republicans will name a candidate at
Chicago who stands for progressive
principles and is able to put them
| through according to a statement
| made here last night by George w.
Perkins, following meeting Of the
executive committee of the progress
sive national committee.
I'VE, of course, are for Col. Roose.
velt," declared Mr. Perkins, "and
shall suggest his name to the republi-
cans. If they reply that they will not
agree on the colonel we shall ask them
| to name us their man, who ought to be
as nearly unanimous a choice as our
man is. We are willing to be reason
| able for the sake of harmony"
| Mr. Perkins statement supple
mented general statement issued by
| the executive committee, in which it
was said
| IF the republican convention is re-
| sponsive to the patriotic spirit that
brought the republican party into be-
ing and made it dominant for half
| century, it will meet thic crisis in a
spirit of broad patriotism that rises
above partisanship. Should the effort
fail, the responsibility for the result
will not rest on the progressive con-
vention, but will rest on other shoul-
| ders than ours
lin this turning point in world his
tory we will not stick on details. We
will lay aside partisanship and preju-
dices, but we will never surrender the
principles Tor which we stand and
have stood and will follow only lead
er whom we know stands for them
and is able to put them through We
are fer peace, but not for peace at
any price
1t was said that the republicans and
independent voters in general had re-
sponded ''understandingly to the sent.
ments expressed in the statement is
sued in January by the progressive ma
tional committee, which in effect, was
an appeal for republicans and progress
sives Ito get together
| 1t was added, however that there
is an element in the republican party
leadership which seems to be giving
more thought and attention TO what
that party is against, and whom it is
against, than to what it is for and
whom it is for Therefore. we again
call attention to our Chicago state
ment as to the inevitable outcome of
failure to reach common understand
ing"
Reports from the progressive or
ganization throughout the country"
the executive committees statement
said, show that the American people
have become impatient of leaders who
hold that comfort, prosperity and ma
terial welfare are above honor self
sacrifice and patriotism; that we need
reawakening of our elder American
ism, of our belief in those things that
our country and our flag stand for;
that our people are seeking leader
{ ship of the highest order and most
courageous character-leadersh that
will draft to itself for the countrys
, benefit the unselfsh and patriotic
service of our ablest citizens. Our
people are demanding that principles
and policies shall be proclaimed and
| carried out by man who has the
) wisdom to formulate them and The
manhood TO uphold them
Complete delegations from every
I | state will attend the progressive ma
tional convention, which will be held
at Chicago simultaneously with the
republican national convention, it was
announced. A number of states, ac-
cording to the committeeman, ara
| planning to send double delegations.
allowing each delegate half vote
The total number of delegates will
= be upward of 1000 The program for
h the temporary organization of the
n convention will be announced next
c | week.
After the forenoon session of the
n convention, George w. Perkins enter
tained the members at luncheon Col
Roosevelt was present and sat at the
head of the table Others attending
were: Walter f. Brown of OHIO, Her
,s bert Knox Smith of Connecticut, Mat
thew Hale of Massachusetts. II. 2
Gardner of Maine, II. II. Lewis o
At Pennsylvania, c. u. Dodge OF Colo
n rado Harold lskes of Illinois, Henr.
is J.. Stoddard and Oscar S. Strauss o
IL New York. William Finn and Il. A
Van Valkenberg OF Pennsylvania an,
IN II f. Harris of Illinois