The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-03
PROGRESsIVES
VERY STRONG
FOR HUGHES
Illinois Committeeman Exposes
Fake Story about Defec-
ton to Wilson.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Harold Il
Ickes, Progressive national commit
tecman from Illinois. and now
member OF the western Republican
campaign committee. took notice
Wednesday OF the Democratic at
tempt to make It appear that there Is
strong Progressive detection 10
Woodrow Wilson. Mr.. Ickes said:
The Democratic national commit
tee has resorted to misstatements OF
facts in an effort to make It appear
that Wilson Is receiving consider
able Progressive support. state
ment sent out from New York yes
terday was to the effect that eleven
OF the nineteen members OF the reso-
Iutions committee OF the Progressive
national convention Of 1912 had
signed a statement in favor OF Pres
ident Wilson.
THE fact Is that the resolutions
committee of the Progressive con-
yention in 1912 consisted OF one
member from each state and terri
tory. fifty-two In all. instead Of nine
teen % claimed by the Democrats.
Eleven out of fifty-two is not much
10 BOAST OF, especially when 1t Is con-
sidered that OF the eleven signers OF
the Wllson statement I'VE represent
ed southern state. all Of which are
normally Democratic. and IN
only two Of which is the result In
doubt this year. Moreover. of the
eleven signers. four were former
Democrats who naturally would be
supporting Wilson as the result Of the
! realignment OF the majority parties.
william Allen White is quoted as
endorsing the statement This Is
wilfull misstatement Of fact. Mr..
White has been and Is supporting
Hughes publicly and he has Issued
a statement denying that he had
signed or endorsed this Democratic
document.
Isaac NJ. Steven. of Colorado, is
quoted as one OF the eleven signers.
Mr.. Stevens telegraphed the follow
ing message:
committee. national Progressive con-
vention of 1912. / signed statement
giving credit to the present admins
tratlon for enacting many Of its
planks into law. never endorsed
the present administration otherwise.
and am supporting and intend voting
for Mr.. Hughes
The fact is that Progressive lead
ers generally and an overwhelming
percentage OF the Progressive rank
and file are supporting Mr.. Hughes.
Gel Roosevelt has been stumping the
country for Hughes. AS result OF
Governor Johnson's efforts. Califor-
MIA is safely within the Republican
column. Such Progressive leaders
rs Raymond Robins. James r. Car
field. clifford Pinchot, Henry ]. Al
len. Senator Miles Poindexter. Sena-
tor Moses Clapp. Albert Beveridse.
Col. Grossman, John I. Nolan. Will
liam Dudley oulke. Arthur L. Car
ford. Mediu Mccormick. George w.
Perkins. Oscar Strauss. Winston
Churchill. Everett Colby. Charles
sumner Bird. Henry F. Cochems.
Henry A. Pattcngill, Joseph NJ. Dix
or. l. r. Kirkwood, Leslie Combs,
Chester H. Rowell. Meyer Lissnes,
Dwight b. Heard. Ben Griffith. Clar-
ence P. Dodge. George White. Mil
ton D. Purdy. Casper Schenk. G. D.
Pope and in fact practically all OF the
effective leadership Of the Progressive
party. is actively supporting Mr..
Hughes on the stump and otherwise.
Four-ffths of the Progressive ma
tlonal committee are for Hughes IN
GLIDING several OF the men who in
! the last meeting Of the committee OPP
posed the resolution endorsing him.
/ Mr.. Hughes has gained strength
among the Progressivcs since that
meeting and Mr.. Wilson has lost it.
After a careful canvass OF the
Progressive situation in every state
within the Jurisdiction OF the west
crn headquarters. 7 am satisfied that
il Mr.. Hughes will hold the Republic
can vote. and Of that there can be no
| doubt. he Will be Overwhelmingly
elected.
I'm some states. Of which Kansas
| Is 4 type. more than ninety-iive per
cent of the Roosevelt vote in 1919
will be added TO the Hughes vote in
1876. In some states, the percent
age will not run so high. but in no
state will less than eiGhty-fve per
cent OF the Progressive vote support
u am not making this statement
from guess work. l have correspond
ed with thousands of PrOErcssiveS in
this western territory. and have had
direct reports from practically every
western state by men sent out from
these headquarters to study local sit
uations and to report actual facts.
In a few states. Of which Utah is a
type. where at the outset It appeared
that the Progressive vote was so dis
satisfied that the state might 80
/. Democratic. active organization work
mas been done among Progressiyes
with the result that the Progressive
vote supporting Hughes will average
with the other states.
The determined effort being made
1. IT,, latter DAYS Of the campaign