The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-09


vert 60 work.
Rspiy 90 Progrcssaves.
The chairman forthwith appointed
the committee whose names appear
X above The following letter was ad-
u dressed 10 the Progressives;
il '.Mr q. K. Davis, Secretary Progress
sive National Convention
Dear sir.--~Upon receipt OF your
communication today conveying the
resolution passed by the Progressive
National Convention, ! read the sazsAe
20 the Republican National ConNen-
ton, and beg to reply that the conNen-
ton directed me 10 appoint a commit
tee of Ave to confer with tho commit
tee Of Ave appointed Ivy the Progress
stve National Convention,
The names Of the committee were
appended and "A certified copy OF the
resolutions enclosed.
News that real authorized cross
border conference was on created great
excitement In all the hotels whittier
the delegates from the two conventions
streanled when "a recess had been
taken
wild stories began TO fly through
the air The Hughes men in the Re
publican camp viewing with alarm the
name Of Nicholas Murray Batter
among the committeeman. declared
that a plan was on foot to throw the
name nf Root into the ring. The
Hughes men figured that the Colonel
would accept Root If he could secure
the naming Of Governor Johnson, OF
California, as a running mate.
The fact that Borah, Crane and
Smo 3 an Hughes men, are on The
committee could not persuade them
that all was well. Suspicion ana
anxie.y filled the minds OF such men
as Governor Whitman, O. New York,
william Hayward and .omc Of the
Oregon men. who came here to sup
port HugLss as their States candi-
date.
MAY he Hughes on First.
Frank II Hitchcock. the real head
OF the Hughes movement, was un-
ruffied He said he had just counted
the votes and, II necessary, Hughes
could he put over on tho first ballot
The highest indignation was among
the Progressive longhoTns. who did
not hesitate to say that they had been
tricked by men in their own camp,
naming no names
Turbulence reigned all day long in
the Progressive convention. The
night session brought no surcease,
For n time Il looked as # the pres
ence in Chicago OF the Colonel could
aueli the delegates But among the
conservatives there was feeling that
the hollow OF the Coloners hand is
still the limit Of the FroEressives
peregrtnations.
They were in session tonight when
the letter ~ Chairman Harding and
'he Republican resolution for con-
ference was read TO them.
The letter was received with scat
term applause. The temper Of the
p"oar ss'Nes was shown when the
the Republican memhers
were read.
, ..4me Of Smoot there was a
hu"s; ~ silence.
y Murray Crane" read Secretary
Davis and & chorus Of Misses and
"hoea' came from all parts of tho
Noo" William T. Rorah" received
cheering, and a lot Of 1t. Nicholas
Murray Butler"---a wild and hostile
demonstration lasting 10 or II sec
onds and with not pleasant sound
in Il WAS the result when the name
Of former Congressman johnson. Of
Ohio WAS read there was no sound
save from Michigan where a voiced
waited, God. help US"
Pro2rcss!tr~ Not Ready For Iron.
II was plain that the extremists
nmons the I'fegrcsslves believe that
they are about to be led up to the
coliseum and branded with the name
OF Hughes II is equally plain that
they sire going to make row about
~ Had they NOT agreed formally not
ia nominate until Friday. Roosevelt
would have been named tonight But
safe, sane and conservative counsel
prevailed and an adjournment, which
WIS mol at all popular. delayed any
action rutii tomorrow
Such l!ttic talk - strays from the
obsottjng subject of what was TO hap
reu In the conference conferred about