Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-07
Coalition Which is Supposed to Con.
troll $50 Votes Has the Full
Support Of Mooser
Strength.
STATE DELEGATIONS CAUCUS
Managers Making Desperate Ef.
forts to Tie Up Men With
Iron.Clad Pledges
TWO BALLOTS EXPECTED FRIDAY

! ton, the defensive combination OF
/ fayorte son candidates which is said
to control about $50 votes today
cxerted It's full influence 10 eliminate
/ Hughes If they can In this effort
| they received the enthusiastic sup
port OF all elements OF the progress
siye party leaders
This is caucus day for state dele
cations and the fayoritc son mana
gers are busy tying up their men
with iron-clad pledges to stick 70
the com bination until the break comes
N accordance with some plan TO be
decided upon later
While the old organization leaders
are certain they have control Of the
convention they admit that the situa-
ton is pggnant with uncertainties at
present
Two Ballots Friday.
The plan Of the organization is to
have the nominating speeches Friday,
take two ballots and adjourn in the
hope Of efccting a compromise on
some one agreeable to the Roosevelt
forces.
The New York progressive dele
CATION in caucus today elected Oscar
). Strauss as its chairman. John
O'Connell, who had been favored by
many Withdrew in the interest Of
harmony
Conferences between republican
and progressive leaders, which lasted
far into the night, were resumed to-
day, but il was not believed that any
Of them had proceeded far enough
10 clarity the situation within the
next several hours.
The two latest elements TO be
brought into consideration today
were Justice Hughes speech in
! Washington yesterday touching upon
4 Americanism and discussion OF
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, as a
| compromise candidate for the repub-
liean nomination, likely to command
the support Of Colonel Roosevelt
Hughes Speech is Discussed.
Justice Hughes supporters pointed
to his speech as a substantial deelara-
ton on the question OF Americanism
and contended that II cleared up the
only issue on which the justice had
not previously announced his attitude.
They contended that his public utter
anees before he went on the supreme
court bench make clear his position
on all paramount issues.
Those opposed 10 the justice char
Sctcrized his speech as only a list Of
platiHdes. Many Of the latter
charged that the speech was carefully
timed for the present occasion, but
the friends Of the justice met that by
pointing out that his engagement TO-
speak was made several weeks ago
aud that the subject fitted the oc-
casion which was the presentation Of
a flag TO graduates Of girls school
The practical politicians on the
other hand almost unanimously held
to the view that the speech was with
out significance in the present situa
ton They said il was the sort Of
speech expected from scholarly
man on such an occasion; that II
meant neither one thing nor another.
Progressives Chafe at Delay.
Almost overshadowinR the ma
neuycring among the republicans to-
day is the question OF what the pro-
gressivc convention will do when II
assemblies tomorrow, The republican
leaders regard it as charged with pos
sihilitcs ol the most potent sort On
every hand they expect a Tremendous
demonstration Tor Roosevelt despite
efforts To hold back q nomination un
Ill republicans have Indicated their
A movement Tor delay IN the
progressive convention however, has
been met by decision oi lhc leaders
to have immediate action 1r at least
not later than Thursday Victor Aw
dork. Clifford Piuehut Henry ! Ailcu
ot Kansas. Hiram johnson and about
thirty others at conference late last
night came Go o decision lhsi the eon-
Neugl0u should nominate Colonel
Roosevelt as soon as nominations
fauld hc reached in ihs regular order
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