Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-05
PR0CREss|vEs PREPARE
FOR THEIR CONVENTION
National Committee Meets To-Day to
Make Final Arrangements
for Gathering.
NONE OF SEATS CONTESTED
Leaders Consider It Possible That
Some Statement Bearing on Re-
latfons Of Republicans and Bull
Moose Might 30 Issued.

CHICAGO, June 4.-Tho Progressive
National Committee will meet to-mor-
row morning 70 mako final arrange
ments for tho third party convention
ut tho Auditorium. on Juno Z. IA thcre
are no contested seats In tho convcn-
ton. only routine business is planned
by the committee. Leaders thought II
! possible, however. that some statement
! might be issued bearing on tho rcla-
tons Of the Republicans and Progress
sivcs.
The Progressive national committee
men, II. l. Ickcs. Illinois. and william
Iiolton Dyo, Indiana. tonight issued
! statements regarding the Progressives'
! interests.
| Certainly the Progressivcs will
! not nominate Justice Hughes without
knowing his position or the vital is
! sues OF the day." said Mrs. Ickcs The
possibility Of joint nomination of
Justice Hughes IL, therefore. a remote
contingency. On the face, of the pres
ent situation, Justice Hughes is plain
~ Impossible Of consideration for tho
Progressive nomination."
| Declaring that Indiana Progressiyes
arc for Mr.. Roosevelt. cor some ono
just as good" man in whom they
have implicit confidence. National
Committeeman Dye said the Progress
sircs are willing TO lay aside their
party emblem or some Of the things
! they have fought for 80 accomplish
their broader patriotic movement"
EXCHANGE or SEATS
! ny RIVAL DELEGATES
Mutual interests of Progrcsslvcs and
ip.,r nr
by exchange of seats between the rival
! delegates and altcrnatcs. The Oregon
| Republicans. who arrived to-day. have
/ appointed five Progrcssives as their al
| ternateE in the Republican convention
hall. The Progrcssivcs from Oregon
have returned the courtesy by appoint
/ ing I'VE Of the regular Republicans
as their alternatcs in the Progressive
/ meeting.
Seated on tho Progressive convention
/ floor AS delegates or aitcrnates will DO
| th!rty-three women. tho largest fem
| nine delegation OF twelve coming from
| Washington.
/ on Monday Progressive delegations
! IN force will arrive from South Caro-
| ma, Georgia, New York. PENNSYLVANIA
/ Kansas and North Dakota Among tho
progressive leaders who arrived to-day
/ was William Finn. of Plttsb 1t
was said here tonight that Walter
( Brown, Of OHIO. probably would be de-
cided upon as permanent chairman Of
, the Progressive convention
The plan suggested last week by
! George W. Perkins. of New York, that
/ tho Progressive convention delay max
ing any nominations until after the
Republicans have taken action found
favor among progrc ssivc leaders hera
Tonight, and II was thought 1roba BILE
that such an Arrangement will be
agreed upon
Clifford Pinchot, OF Pennsylvania a
delegate 20 the Progressive convention,
I could only soc one result in tho Re-
publican convention. and that was tina
nomination OF Colonel Roosevelt
I rINCHOT SAYS CONVENTION
WILL BE NO GRAB DAa
{ Asked whether ProSressives would
/ support Hughes If named by the Re-
/ publican convention. Mr.. Pichot said.
/ For myself, / would not go anvwhoro
for anything without knowing lust
/ what 1t Is. do not think that a ma
/ ttonal convention should be made a
! grab bag"
! one plan being considered tonight
/ by Progressive leaders is to have the
Progressive convention express its in
/ tention to nominate Colonel Roosevelt
/ ana recess until action is taken by tho
Republicans. II the Republican con-
; vent!on dominates Justice Hughes. the
+ Prosressivcs, according to the plan.
would wait until Colonel Eoosevelt's
attitude was made known. II Colonel
Roosevelt expressed Willingness to sun
port Justice Hughes the Progress
sivcs would be expected TO line up be.
! hind him.
Another plan suggested was that If.
when the two conventions meet. there
Is deadlock over a candidate, both
can accept and each would appoint a