Arizona republican., 1916-05-30
On His Way to Kansas City Former President Pauses for Brief Conference With Progressive Nation al Committee Leaders
HIS HEADQUARTERS
 ARE NOW OPENED
Active Work of Securing Delegate Votes Is Begun -GeOrge Von L. Meyer Will Have Charge of Con- vention Campaign
Republican A. P. Leased wlreI

lRelubllcan A. r. Leased WireI CHICAGO, May 29.-Colonel Theo- dore Roosevelt stopped in Chicago for four hours today on his way from Oyster Bay to Kansas City where he is to deliver a memorial day address. He was met at the La Sale street station by a cheering throng, who crowded about his train so closely that the committee which met him had trouble in escorting him to the automobile which was to carry him to his hotel
 At the hotel Colonel Roosevelt made an address to several hundred people who crowded about him in the lobby in which he referred to the cOrdiality of his reception and reiterated views he has previously expressed on na- tional preparedness.
 I'm thankful I still have the phy- sique to stand a jam such as that at the station" he said.
 Among those with whom Colonel Roosevelt conferred were Chief Jus tice Olson, of the Chicago municipal court. recently a candidate for the republican nomination for mayor and Raymond Robins, who probably will he temporary chairman of the pro- gressive national convention. The former president dined with O. K. Davis, secretary of the progressive rational committee and left at 8 o'clock
 Roosevelt headquarters were .op- ened in Chicago today by Herbert L.. Satterlee and Lawrence Graham of New York and active work getting votes for the candidate begun. The headquarters were opened several hours before Colonel Roosevelt ar rived here enroute to Kansas City where he is to deliver an address to- morrow
 George von L. Meyer, former secre- tary of the navy is expected in Chi cago tomorrow to assume charge of the convention campaign for Roose- welt
 Indications are that the plan of Frank H. Hitchcock to have the name of Charles F. Hughes presented to the republican national convention as the HI oA ihog ltohlt III tAii III teresting fight between the Root Roosevelt and Hughes forces. Hitch cocks arrangement is that when the roll of states is called in alphabetical order to make nominations for presi- dent, to have Alabama the first or the list yield in favor of New Yorl 90 that Hughes may have the ad- vantage of having his name presented first. When friends of Root ant Roosevelt learned of this plan they declared they would attempt to ge recognition from the chairman to pre- sent the name of their candidate be fore Hughes They said that tn chairman of the convention would b. obliged to settle the dispute at tn time it arises.
 Alice Hill Chittenden, of the Ney York state anti-woman suffrage as sociation notified Chairman Hillis b stelepragh that she would appear be fore the convention committee on res olutions to oppose the insertion in tn republican platform of nationa woman suffrage plank. The nations anti-woman suffrage association wi send a delegation to Chicago to wor against the plank while members ( the national congressional union wi appear before the resolutions com mittee to plead in favor of an dorsement of nation wide suffrage fc women.
 Chairman Hilles has been advise that the six delegates representa- Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philir pines. who under the reapportionmei of delegates adopted by the republ can national committee in 1913 al given seats in the convention withol vote, will make a determined figl
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