The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-13
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THEIR CONYENTI0N
Adiourns After Picking Teddy BY Ac-
clamation and Hearing His
rrONisI0nai DeCllnalIOn.
X. F. Murray in News and Courier.

X. F. Murray in News and Courier.
Chicaso. June l0.-Precise!y what
former Representative Victor Muir
dock of Kansas told the Bull moose
c. invention today is true, as sum-
mary of the acts of the two national
conn entions just held in Chicago. The
Procressives were skinned alive by
tie Republicans in the game Of roll
tics which was played between them
this week. Col. Roosevelt was also
skinned alive by the same experts
infinitely to his own amazement. The
colonel could not understand what
he'd been for some time obvious TO
every observer who knew the inside
situation; namely, that about 92 per
cent of the delegates in the Repub-
lican convention were against him be-
cause they did not want him as their
nominee and did not think he had
anv chance to win if nominated.
Up to the last moment the former
president evidently nursed the delu-
sion that there might be a "Roose-
yelt stampede" which there was never
Tor one moment in the Republican
conventions existence the remotest
Likelihood. And Roosevelt's sugges-
ton of Lodge as compromise candl-
date was ridiculous fasco. The Re-
publicans treated it with less consid-
GRAFTON than they had treated the
microscopic DUPONT boom, while the
Progressives showed their positive
anger at the Republicans by laying it
Oh the table.
What Happened to Teddy.
what happened to Roosevelt in the
Republican convention was exactly
what happened to the fellow who
concluded, after being thrown out OF
a house three times in quick sue
cession, that he really was not want
ed in there. The first experience was
the refusal to invite the colonel to
come to Chicago and address the con-
vention. as the colonel said he would
if asked officially; the second was the
small vote given to him on the bal
loting for presidential nominee; the
third was the utter indifference dis
played to his proffer of his friend
Lodge as the man to nominate.
AS to the Progressives. they lost a
magnificent opportunity to play gooj
politics themselves by Joining with
the Republicans in the nomination OF
Hughes, or in nominating Hughes
first this morning themselves. The
majority of the more conservative
leaders of the Moosers at heart fav-
ored amalgamation with Hughes as
the Joint nominee, and some of them
almost said so publicly, but the COM
bined influence Of the hotheads AMI
those who were angry with Roosevelt
for his "pussy-footing' and wished 70
infict the nomination on him for his
Il: ,,rovoi1nd
Their Only Consolation.
If the Republicans ran rings
around the Progressives in the game
of politics, which ended today, the
Progressiges had the satisfaction OF
putting Roosevelt in the most embar-
RAISING position he has occupied since
he became national figure. They
would not let him desert his Pro-
g7essive spouse just because he may
have found her charms waning. They
caught him trying to escape from the
connubial promises and pulled him
back. If he deserts again the act
will be committed in the sight of all
men and with full public knowledge
of the import of the deed.
The Democrats Of the country
should not make the mistake of as
suming that Hughes was nominated
today by the Republicans because
the old guard primarily wanted him.
They would have been willing to
agree with the Progressives earlier
ii the week on some candidate more
to their liking and at least jointly
hand-picked. But III the c:rcum-
stances which had been brought
about. Hughes was nominated be-
cause the old guard did not dare to
kill his boom. even if they could