The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-27
ROOSEVELT URGES
BULL MOOSE IL
BACK HUGHES
Colonel Formally Declines Nom
inatiOn By PrOgreSSiveS
WILL SUPPORT COP. NOMINEE
Third Ticket Would Be Move in the
Interest of the Election of
Wilson

Chicago, June 27.-Theodore Roose- |
welt, in letter read to the progressive |
national committee in session here
yesterday, finally declined to accept |
the presidential nomination of the par
ty and strongly urges the organization
to support Charles Z. Hughes. The
colonel's letter was read by Oscar King
Davis, secretary of the committee. In
this letter Colonel Roosevelt said:
"In my judgment, the nomination of
Mr.. Hughes meets the conditions set
forth in the statement of the Progress
sive national committee, issued last
January, and in my own statements.
Under existing conditions, the nomina-
tion of third ticket would. in my
judgment, be merely move in the in
terest of the election of Mr.. Wilson.
81 regard Mr. Hughes as man
whose public record is guarantee
that he will not merely stand for a
program of cleancut straightout Ameri
canism before election, but will reso-
lutely and in good faith put in through
if elected. He is beyond all compar-
son better fitted to be president than
Mr. Wilson. 1t would be a grave detri-
ment to the country to re-elect Mr. vii
son. | shall, therefore, strongly sup
port Mr.. Hughes
"Mr Hughes has shown in his career
the instinct of efficiency which will
guarantee that, under him, the govern
ment will once more work with vigor
and force. He possesses that habit
OF straightforward thinking which
means that his words will be correlat-
ed with his deeds and translated into
facts. His past career is the warrant
for our belief that he will be the un-
faltering opponent of that system of
invisible government which finds ex-
preston in the domination of the party
boss and the party machine.
His past career is guarantee that
whatever he says before election will
be made good by his acts after cleo
tion. Morally, his public record shows
him to be man of unbending integri-
ty; intellectually, it shows him to be
man of original and trained ability
We have the alternative of continuing
in office an administration which has
proved lamentable failure or of put
ting into Office an administration
which we have every reason to believe
will function with efficiency for the in
terest and honor of all our people.
earnestly bespeak from my fellow Pro
gressives their ungrudging support Of
Mr.. Hughes"
New York. June 27.-Charles r
Hughes, republican nominee for presi
dent, sent telegram to o. X. Davis
secretary of the progressive nationa
committee, last night welcoming tn,
support of the progressive party ant
arraigning the present administration
for its weakness and incertitude."
In making public the contents of th
telegram, Mr.. Hughes also gave out
letter he had written to Theodor
Roosevelt, in which he declared the ma
tion was indebted to Mr.. Roosevelt
FOR the quickening of the nationa
spirit and for the demand for an ou
and-out 100 per cent Americanism."
The candidate told Mr. Roosevelt
that he had sounded forth the trun
pet that shall never call retreat, and
want you to feel that | wish to have a
the aid you are able and willing to civ
me-" The letter closed with an e,
preston OF wish by Mr.. Hughes I
see Mr. Roosevelt soon
The telegram to Secretary Dav
was in response to telegram fro
the secretary notifying Mr.. Hugh,
that the progressives at Chicago We
terday had indorsed him. 81 WELDON
the support of progressives," NJ
Hughes message read. 1--WE NAL
common cause nthe interest of n
tional honor, of national security,
national efficiency. We unite in Il
demand for an undivided and UNIV
vering loyalty to our country, al
for a whole.hearted patriotic devote
overriding all racial differences. v
want a revival of the American spiI
"a nation restored We insist up
prompt and adequate provision
the common defense upon the stet
fast maintenance of all the rights
our citizens and upon the integrity
international law.
II am deeply appreciative of yc
Endorsement. / find no difference
platform or in aim which precut
the most hearty cooperation and
most complete unity. Il is within
party that the liberalzing spirit J
invoke can have the widest and m
effective influence. solicit "
earnest effort for the common caus
The letter to Mr.. Roosevelt was
follows:
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