The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-29
BULL MOOSE ARE. IN DOUBT OVER
 HUCHES' STAND

the Colorado mountains for rest and reflection. Presidential Candidate Hughes arrived here this morning and until next Thursday will enjoy what he proposes shall be a real holiday in which political plans and speechmak- ing are to have no part.
 He appears to have been deeply im- pressed by the receptions everywhere accorded him. He is supremely con- fident that the demonstrations arrang- ed by the regular Republicans and the non-partisan greetings extended to him portend his election.
 He has conducted his campaign en- tirely on a personal basis, apparently without consultation with the lead CTS of his party, or parties. He has mentioned but one candidate on either national, Congressional or State tick cts proposed by his party, and that is himself. The name of Fairbanks. the candidate for Vice President, has yet to pass his lips. Col. Roosevelt figured for the first time last night in any of his speeches. Of State and local issues he has not taken the slightest cognizance, even when his omission involved him in manifestly disturbing perplexities that threaten to revive the fires of Progressive revolt, as in California.
 The attitude of the regular lead CTS toward him is that of unveiled sus ptcion. They frankly do not under stand him, nor do they think he un- derstands them. His bearing toward them as they interpret 1t is that the obligation is entirely on their side all personal and factiona1 questions must be subordinated to elect him without regard for the consequences to themselves. Not one of them has had the nerve to put directly to him the question, all important to them: Where are we going to come in if you are elected?"
 There is first hand information to justify the statement that the answer if given would not be satisfactory.
 Bull Moose Askance.
 On the Progressive side there is even more scepticism regarding the probable attitude of Hughes. The Progressives are even more up in the air." so to speak.
 The comforting word sought by the survivors of Armageddon from the lips of the candidate has yet to be ut tered. Hughes believes he has filled the bill; the Progressives think other wise. They will not be satisfied with anything short of an unequivocal in- dorsement of their ideals and the encouragement of their own ambitions and candidates.
 Hughes is not inclined to accede to these demands because the granting of them would have much the same effect as pouring salt into a fresh wound. His refusal to single out Hi- ram Johnson for a favoring word has done more to foment dissatisfaction among the Far Western Progressives in California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado than anything since the Conventions in Chicago.
 Hence the simon-pure Progressives, still holding to the ideals" of 1912. are far from satisf1e' that Hughes is progressive enough to merit their sup port, in spite of T. R.'s indorsement of him. Incidentally, the Colonel op- pears to be returning to the good gra- ces of the Western leaders of the movement he organized four years ago. There is a widespread demand among them for the active participa- ton of the Colonel in the campaign. They believe that he can do more to promote the candidacy of Hughes than any man in the country.
 Many Western regulars also openly express regret that Col. Roosevelt was not nominated at Chicago. Their req sons are mainly personal. for with him as candidate they believe that they would stand better chance of electing their State and local candi- dates than with Hughes. It goes with out saying that the Progressives would rather have had T. R. as the Repub- lican candidate.
 Because the regulars in the States through which Hughes has campaign ed have monopolized his personal at tentfon, to the exclusion of the Pro- gressives, the result has been the same as in California. Half of the Pro- gressives are preparing for personal reasons to accept MT. Hughes and the other half are either sullenly sceptical of Hughes or frankly antagonistic. A part of the latter are in clined openly to proclaim themselves for President Wilson. They are on- ly holding off in the hope that Hughes will justify his claim on their support and partly in resentment against what they call the "butting in" of Demo- cratic National Chairman Mccormick on their family row.
 Democratic leaders of the States where Hughes has appeared are in clined to criticise the manner of MT. Wilson's campaign and the presumab- lv well meant efforts to keep the war ring regulars and Progressives of the opposition apart.
 These efforts, however. are having inst the contrary effect, particularly in California, Wyoming, Montana. Oregon and Colorado. Under exist ing conditions the Democrats stand a very good chance of carrying all of these States, but the local managers of MT. wilson's interests frankly ad- init that Democratic interference in the Republican and Progressive suuabbles will not enhance these chances.
 Felix M. Warburg, chairman of the joint distribution committee of the funds for the relief of Jewish war
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