The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
HUGHES WON'T DO
PrOgressives Not to Accept Can
didate on Faith Alone.
Applies to Entire List of PreSi-
Dental Possibilities.
SMOKE OUT FAVORITE SONS
Rush for ''the Open" Follows
Bull Moose Edict.
Burton Comes Out Strong for
National Preparedness.
SMOKE OUT FAVORITE SONS

Chicago, June 3.-The Progressive
convention will not approve the G. O.
P. nomination of any man unless his
position is made plain beyond mistake
upon the vital issues of the coming
campaign - Americanism and pre-
paredness.
authority, as the unanimous sentiment
of every incoming delegate to the
third party convention.
1t may be expected, although this
course has not definitely been decided
upon, that the Progressive national
committee, after its meeting here Mon
day. may make public statement
rejecting the views of the Progressives
both as to candidates and platform
and pointing out, as did the state
ment in January, the basis, and the
only basis, on which the Progressives
are willing to make common cause
with the Republicans in the coming
campaign.
Must Tell Where They Stand.
The unanimous opinion of the Pro-
gressive leaders now here is that this
statement, if the committee decides to
issue it, should contain a declaration
of this character:
The Progressives feel that in en-
tering into the consideration of men
position of every candidate should be
known unequivocally upon the issues
that Will be decided in the coming
campaign, and only such men as
whose position is known can be con-
sidered."
Includes All Candidates.
This position of the Progressives. it
is said. applies not alone to Justice
Hughes, but to every candidate men
of I1a 70
didates have been ''pussyfooting'
around seeking to attract pacifist and
pro-German strength, and at the same
time holding forth as champions OF
preparedness. When it became known
that the Progressives would take this
position, there was rush on the part
of the favorite son candidates to clear
up any doubt as to how they stood
In response to a telegram from his
headquarters, Senator Burton of Ohio
sent the following telegram:
National Preparedness is duty of
patriotism We must be ready for all
emergencies, for we cannot rest in the
fancied security that no nation will at
tack us. 1t is our duty to humanity in
a republic, as well as kingdom, can
display the highest type of patriotism
its people against the emergencies Of
war.
Hughes Boosters Task Grows.
On every side this development
not entirely unexpected because it had
been made plain by individual pro-
gressives previously that they could
not consider accepting a candidate on
faith alone"-waS regarded as hav-
ing a most vital bearing on the Hughes
candidacy; much more SO, in fact
than the efforts to smoke OUT Hitch
cock and the men running the Hughes
campaign to find out their exact re-
latiOD TO the jI1Sfice
While the justice has refused to dis
cuss publicly his attitude toward the
campaign, it has been generally un-
derstood and recognized that the JUS
tice would not think of resigning from
the bench and accepting the Republi-
can nomination unless he could get
the progressive support as well. The
task confronting the Hughes man
ayers now is manifestly made much
more difficult.