The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-09
Roosevelt Will Submit No
Plans Involving Concessions
by Progressives
LOOKS MORE THAN EVER
LIKE THREE TICKETS
Progressives Expect to Nomi.
nate Colonel I oday and Re-
publicans to Settle on Justice
Hughes Later
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE.

Chicago, juno S.--FTom au.
thoritati,c sources there came in
formation at midnight that the
conference between the Republic
can and Progressive parties would
end in failure.
The International News Service
learns ON the highest authority
that Theodore Roosevelt will sub
mt no plans that will involve any
concession on the part Of the Pro-
gressivcs; that he prefers TO stand
by the Progressive party and Its
principles.
IL was learned further that the
Republican confcrccs would have
no suggestion To make that would
be regarded by the Progrcssives
as rendering anything that would
suggest Il spirit of Cancellation.
II Is believed ut this hour that
the efforts to harmonic will end
In absolute failure and that to-
morrow the Progressive conyen-
ton will name Roosevelt for Pres
idcnt and the Republicans atcr
at the Coliseum will name Justice
Hughes.
Among the few men who were In
the confidence of both sides the pre-
diction is made at this hour that the
old Republican party IL wider apart
than ii was four years ago,
Mr.. Perkins at the outset of the
conference told the Republicans that
the Progressives would accept either
General Gioethals or General Wood as
the compromise. He was told diplo-
maticalIy that the Republicans re-
garded this az bluff.
Hughes Was Main Idea.
Perkins ga ia he did not heliaya the
Progressives could be controlled He
said that unless man was agreed
upon whom they could unqualifedly
support they would undoubtedly
nominate Roosevelt tomorrow. After
an hours discussion on this same line
an agreement was no nearer than at
the beginning of the session.
The conference committee was
appointed after resolutions passed in
both conventions. Tbs Progressives
take the initiative.
1t consists on the Republican side Of
Senator's Smoot. Borah and Crane,
Nicholas Murray Butler and former
Congressman A. L. Johnson. of Ohio.
The Progressive members are George
w. Perkins, Governor Hiram Johnson
of California;; Horace s. Wilkinson, OF
sra use; John NJ Parker. of New
Orleans. and Charles J. Bonaparte. of
tSdiilnoTe, AItOFNeN-IPntTaI IN ina
Roosevelt administration.
The general expectation. since the
committee went into session was that
Ian agreement wouic be reached and
that the nomi. alton of Justice Hughes
as the candidate of both parties will
result But high feeling ran in both
lcamps and at m .dnight anything was
a possibility
Not until Senator Harding had
definitely eliminated himself as q
presidential candidate did the Repub-
lican leaders entertain the idea OF
dickering with the Progressives But
today's session of the convention de-
cided
No speakers aroused ,ny enthusi.
asm Delegates who had come to Chit
cago to climb on band wagon found
themselves riding on an ice wagon.
The fear of a run-out to Roosevelt In
the other convention lay heavy ON
them all
Use Olive Branch As Fan.
This decided the bosses that II
would be necessary to use the olive
branch to fan the few breaths of en-
thusiasm that were stirring into Z
breeze. They were not unprepared.
They had already arranged with the
| Progressives for overtures toward
peace. The other convention was moth
fed.
Here. amid wild protests from
some of the long horns q resolu.
ton was adopted asking for a con.
ference. Its adoption was made
pOesiblc only because OF the tele-
gram from Colonel Roosevelt to
w. p. jackson at Republican
headquarters begging all hands to
get together and beat Wilson.
After the platform had been adopt.
ed by the convention, Chairman Hard
ing strobe oat on the bridge and an-
nounced that he had an important
communication to read.
Instantly the milling delegates laid
their ears forward. Here was the
dawn OF hope.
The communication read by the
chairman was the resolution adopted
| by the Progressive asking for the ap-
| pointment of q conference COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. Harding immediately asked the
| pleasure of the convention on the
resolution. Senator 6m0ot. who has
been iaboring with his cost on Tor
Hughes. came tearing down the bridge
and moved the appointment Of : COM
mittee to meet the Progresaves.
| The resolution was adopted With thA
drst show Of genuine. tutereet tAa4 -