Arizona republican., 1916-06-05
AS There Are No Contest
ed Seats in Progressive
Convention only Routine
Business Is Planned for
Today's Meeting.
ROOSEVELT NOT
AT CONVENTION
Despite Increasing Demands
For His Attendance, Colo
mel Elects to Remain at
Home During the Conven-
tons at Chicago.
Republican A. P. Leased wirel

CHICAGO June 4.-The progressive
rational committee will meet tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock to make final
arrangements for the third party con-
ventiOu at the Auditorium June I. As
there are no contested seats in the con-
Vention, only routine business is
planned by the committee.
Leaders thought it possible, however,
that some statement might be issued
bearing on the relations of the repub-
licans and progressives.
Despite increasing demands by
Roosevelt supporters today, for the
personal attendance here by Colonel
Roosevelt, his secretary John w Nc
Grath, declared positively tonight that
the colonel would remain at Oyster Bay
during the convention.
Two progressive national committee
men, Harold L. Ickes, of Illinois. and
William Holton Dye of Indiana, tonight
issued statements.
Certainly the progressives will not
nominate Justice Hughes without
knowing his position on the vital issues
of the day" said Mr.. Ickes. THE pos
sibility' Of a joint nomination Of JUS
tice Hughes BY republicans and pro-
gressives is the remote contingency. on
The face Of the present situation Jus
tice Hughes is plainly impossible of
consideration for the progressive NOM
nation"
Declaring that Indiana progressives
are for Mr. Roosevelt. "or some one
just as good man in whom they
have implicit confidence" said Mr
Dye, 'the progressives are willing to
lay aside their party emblem or some
Of the things they have fought to ac-
complish the success of their broader
patriotic movement"
Mutual interest of progressives and
republicans OF Oregon was evidenced
hy exchange of seats between the riva'
delegates and alternates. The Oregon
republicans, who arrived today hav,
appointed five progressives as their al
ternates in the republican convention
The progressives from Oregon have re-
turned the courtesy by appointing five
Of the regular republicans as their al
ternates in the progressive meeting.
Seated on the progressive convention
floor as delegates or alternates win b,
thirty three women, the largest femi
nine delegation Of twelve, coming from
Washington.
Monday progressive delegations il
force will arrive from New York
Pennsylvania, Kansas North Dakota
Georgia arid South Carolina. Anon,
the progressive leaders, who arrived
today was William Finn of Pittsburg.
1t was said here tonight that Waite
Brown Of Ohio, would probably be de
cided upon as permanent chairman o
the progressive convention.
The plan suggested last week b
George w. Perkins of New York, tina
the progressive convention delay max
ing any nominations until after tn
republicans have taken action foun
favor among progressive leaders her
tonight, and it was thought probabl
that such an arrangement win b
agreed upon.
one plan being considered anon
others tonight by progressive leader
is to have the progressive conventio
express its intention to nominate Co
onel Roosevelt and recess until actio
is taken by the republicans. If II
republican convention nominated .Ju!
tice Hughes the progressives, accort
ing to the plan, would wait until Co
onel Roosevelts attitude was mat
known.
IF Colonel Roosevelt expressed will
ingness to support Justice Hughes, Il
progressives, according to the pla
would he expected to line up behii
him.
Another plan suggested was that
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