South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-05
That's Old Guards UItimatum
TO PrOgreSSiVeS on Eve of
Calling Convention
to Order.
HUGHES STAND ALSO
SHOCK TO M00SERS
Perkins Issues Formal State
ment Warning That Gro
greSSiveS viii Not "Pay
Too Much" For Harmony.
Irternational News Service

International News Service
CHICAGO. June 5.-If Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt viii agree Co throw
his support. and that Of the progress
sives. 10 a straight-out republican,
favorite son or dark horse. ne can
name the candidate of the repuhh-
can party for the presidency.
He himself cannot have the NOM
nation. The old guard" which is
i'm the saddle here as firmly as ever
before. has decreed that IL viii not
accept the colonel They do not
desire TO nominate Justice Hughes
If il can be avoided. But today. fol-
lowing the arrival OF many oft the
delegates. the HUGHES sentiment had
crystallized 10 such AN extent that
the Hughes men we're preparing TO
try 10 take the convention out 81
the control Of the "favorite son"
com bine.
The men who are looking out for
the interests of the Justice realize
that the Roosevelt men might try
at the last moment 10 stampede the
convention 30 the colonel by playing
one Of the favorite Sons against
another. They are determined 90
prevent that if possible. They lent
themselves TO the movement. now
admittedly successful to kan off the
colOneTs chances with the justice.
but they Will not let the tables DE
turned on them now. and they in
tend keeping the justice at the front
at all times. The Hughes men claim
that they viii have 1876 votes on the
first ballot. They refuse point blank
20 name these delegates. but IL they
can make good that claim on the
first ballot there viii Doe a swing -
the Justice on the second ballot that
viii place him within reaching dis
lance Of the coveted prize
Progres~ivcs shocked.
The ultimatum issued by hughes
through his secretary in Washington
today, declaring that under no cir
cumstances will he have anything TO
say as 20 where ne stands until af-
ter the progressive convention adj
journs. was sharp shock 20 the
progressive leaders here They had
hoped that the authorized challenge
OF Harold T. Ickes declaring that
Hughes was imposs, Ole Of considera-
ton hy the progressive convention
because of his silence would smoke
the justice out. 10 was ISSUED last
night for that purpose. hut Mr..
Hughes has declined 20 meet the
issue that was raised and today still
maintains his strategic advantage
As the Roosevelt star wancd. many
of the supporters Of tho sage ~
oyster Bay voiced the ferveur
thought. ooh. if Roosevelt were
only here" All Of the Roosevelt
plans We're shrouded 90 secrecy. but
the anxious feeling round the
Roosevelt headquarters was plainly
apparent John McGrath. the coll
oners secretary talked with his
chief over the long distance tele-
phone. and explained the situation 90
length 20 him.
The colonel is well satisfied. is
all he would say after the DoW-W0w.
Some of the Roosevelt supporters
maintained an attitude Of smus
comDlacency and declared that "ev-
everything would turn ont aI right"
Some Less satisfied.
Roosevelt men outside Of Inc in-
ner councils however. were less SAFE
isfed Rep. A p Gardner ~ Mas
sachusetts who led am unsucees.
fight for Roosevelt delegation
from his state. was working .freu-
uously among the various delega-
tons He represented the t0o-e-
Welt men who fear trouble and he
was outspokeu boo the hope that the