The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
'|.GGSTACY Of BEING A BULL MOOSE
IS ENJOYED BY THE DELEGATES

find common ground by which we
can express our Americanism?
LAS far as my soul is known to
me. l make my appeal to the repabii
cans and progressives now in Chico go.
In this spirit 1 appeal to you pro-
gressives to help me in this. ap-
preciate your loyalty to me ard [
realize that this loyalty is loyalty
to the principles we both stand for.
In view of the existing condition l
suggest the name of Henry Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts,. He is
man of the highest integrity and the
broadcast national spirit; he has
close knowledge of our naval affairs
and understands and supported pre-
paredness in upbuilding the navy and
| the army, and protection Of the Pan
anna canal.
HE has stood for the progressive
! legislation like pure food law, labor
| bureau and other laws. If you do not
agree with me please lay this tele-
gram before republican and progress
sive convention. Let me again re-
call what I said in yesterdays tele-
gram to Mr.. Jackson of Maryland"
Here Roosevelt repeated that part
of the Jackson telegram on national
lSHl. / Oeilep6 Iuc uOuliudtiOu VI
Lodge will meet the vital needs Of
the nation and ask you that you do
what you can to bring about that
nomination in the name Of our COM
mon Americanism.'
| At the conclusion of the reading,
| Perkins said:
| "As long as any thing can be done
1 to bring about joint nomination
have done my best to bring 1t about.
l may have done well, or may have,
| done poorly, but I have done my
best.
mo man questions that Roosevelt
has always done at every period in
his career what he thinks right. Fo
has seen fit to submit this commune
cation to us. / hold we cannot place
Theo. Roosevelt In nomination until
this telegram has been read to the
republican convention.
Colonel Roosevelt has made few
mistakes in his life; we can afford to
stand by him now for few minutes
longer and do as he asks" Perkins
continued.
What the republican convention
does with that telegram Is their
business, but, what we do here is our
business.
hear from the republicans"
Good, good,'' some OF the dele
gates cried. Others shouted, mo,
no."
John M. Parker ofrLouisiana, -1eaped
to the platform.
1--WE are here today facing one OF
the greatest crises In the history Of
this country" said Parker.
The Third Ticket.
[By n. l.. Rennick, United Press Staff
Correspondent
CHICAGO, June 10.-Conwtnced
that all conferences, proposals and
counter proposals, are unava1lfng.
progressive radicals entered the bult
moose convention today, determined
to nominate a candidate for presi-
dent A third ticket in the field was
considered an absolute certainty.
George w. Perkins met the chair
man Of the various state delegations
in his rooms at the Blackstone at 500
a. m.
Perkins called the conference for
the single purpose of learning just
what the various delegations would
accept in the way of proposals look
ing toward the retirement of the pro-
gressives from the field. He was to
suggest that the word might be re-
ceived from T. R. and was to inquire
what the delegates might be expected
to do If the colonel should declare hs
did not want to make another race as
third party candidate. There was d
feeling that the radical element in
the convention might force the nomi.
nation of Roosevelt with or without
his consent Chester Rowell of F>res-
no, who has been one of Perkins lieu
tenants. declared early today that the
nomination of Roosevelt was certain.
AS a matter of courtesy, the conven-
ton will await the final report of the
peace" committee, but after that
the fireworks will start. At all events
whether the colonel or some one else
most likely Governor Johnson, of
California-is chosen, third ticket
will be in the field the radicals de-
clare.
Perkins had planned to ask the
state chairmen whether the dele
gates would consent to hold Off from
nominating until Monday, providing
T. r. appeared here to address the
republicans This is now out Of the
question. however. as it is realized
the republicans are going right
through.
Conferences continued today right
up to the hour the convention opened.