Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-03
ROOSEVELT men
TO Be HEARD FROM
AT CONVENTION
Johnson and Perkins Factions of
the PrOgressives Are at Odds
Signs of Bitterness Mani
fest Against Perkins

Portland, Me, June "A special"
from Chicago to the Express-Advertiser
says:
Senator Weeks. Col. Roosevelt and
Senator Sherman have opened head
quarters at the Congress Hotel, and the
political activities prior to the opening
OF the Republican National convention
are becoming more intense. T. r. is
not here in person. but his secretary
and George Won L. Meyer. chairman Of
the Roosevelt Republican committee,
are. and booming Roosevelt for all they
are worth
The Weeks men are pricking up their
ears hopefully. They point to the fact
that all the Roosevelt boomers are per-
sonal friends of Weeks. and they agree
to man that the effort to stampede
| the convention for Roosevelt must fall.
What more natural, they ask, that that
the Roosevelt bunch and all the fav-
| orite son punches shall turn to the
Massachusetts senator?
1t must be confessed, however that
in the light of the local atmosphere this
hope is but rainbow; aside from the
Weeks boomers the belief almost uni
versal is that the nominee will be either
Hughes or Roosevelt, and what is heard
from Roosevelt does not come from the
men who will have the say.
Attempted Roosevelt Stampede
The ex-President set Chicago and the
Middle West on fire with his prepared
ness speech. His Chicago admirers mean
to fill the convention hall and try the
stampede act. A tremendous prepared
ness parade, the biggest thing of it's kind
! ever attempted in the Windy City, is to
be pulled off on Saturday. 1t is being
made a Roosevelt demonstration. All
along the route of the parade pictures
of the colonel have sprung into display
all at once, showing concert of action
But the men who will have the votes
are not disturbed. The Chicago papers
all say either Hughes or Roosevelt. and
the delegates say. Yes; but it won't be
Roosevelt"
Former Governor Eugene \. Foss of
Massachusetts is here to appear before
the resolutions committee in favor of a
national prohibition plank In the plat
form. He will be aided by Governor Cap
per of Kansas and others.
Proeressives in Row
II develops lHdl lilt Iio6iSSSlNSS cAO All
a row. The radical wing, headed by
Governor Hiram Johnson Of California,
wants to nominate Roosevelt and adjourn
without any references to the action OF
the Republicans. They would say. Here
he is: take him or leave him"
The other wing, headed by George w.
Perkins. who presumably is speaking for
! Roosevelt himself, is for calmer councils,
and wants to compromise on Roosevelt, If
! possible, hut to compromise and agree
upon some other candidate if that is not
possible Which idea will prevail is un-
certain now.
Some signs of bitterness are develop
| ing in the Progressive ranks against Mr.
! Perkins and the New York delegation
who are suspected of playing politics. Not
! ONLY is there open talk of nominating
! Roosevelt on the first day of the Progress
siye convention without waiting for the
Republicans to act or for any parleyings
but it is even limited that If they are
blocked in their progress of nominating
Roosevelt they will endorse Wilson rath-
/ err than Hughes. The Progressives and
the Roosevelt Republicans, like all the
fayorite son boomers, are taking this and
other means to brighten away the sup
porters of Justice Hughes, in whom they
now recognize the most dangerous candi-
date in the field.