Arizona republican., 1916-11-03
re.nublIsnn A. 9. Leased wIrel

FEenuhlicln A. v. Leased WtTel NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Harold L. 1Ckes. progressive national committee man from Illinois and now a member uf the western republican campaign committee. took notice today of the democratic attempt to make it appear thaf there is a strong progressive de- rectfou to Woodrow Wilson, Mir. lckes s-.id-
 The democratic national committee has resorted to misstatement of facts n an effort Co make it appear that Wilson is receiving a considerable pro- -ressive support. A statement sent out from New York yesterday was to the effect that eleven Of the nineteen mem ters of the resolutions committee of tre aggressive national convention in rsIe had signed a statement in favor at President Wilson.
 -rhe fact Is that the resolutions committee of the progressive conVen- r..n iu 1912 consisted of one member from each state and territory, fifty two in an. instead of nineteen as claimed by the democrats. Eleven out .l ufty-two Is not much to boast of, uet.c.ally when 1t is considered that of rIr-leven signers of the Wilson state wUli five represented southern states, au uf which are normally democratic,
 
 - doubt this year. Moreover of the eleven s.gners. four were former demo- crlrs who naturally would be support .HL Wilson as the result of the realign uart of the major parties.
 william Allen White is quoted as rators.ug the statement. This is a nlfal misstatement of fact. MT White aa~ been and Is supporting Hughes uahiicly and he has issued a statement druyug that he had signed or endorsed .hls democratic document
 Isiac \. Stevens of Colorado, is quoted as one of the eleven sisners. Mr. Stevens telegraphed the following message.
 AS member of the resolutions C.mmittee. national progressive con- Vellion of 1912, ] signed a statement giving credit to the present admins trlt.on for enacting many of it's blanks Iut. law. | never endorsed the present alministration otherwise. and am sup rHart.rE and intend voting for MT. Hughes
 The fact is that progressive leaders generally and an overwhelming per oerace of the progressive rank and file are supporting MT. Hughes. Col Clel Roosevelt has been stumping the country for Hughes. As a result of Governor Johns0n's efforts, California .s safely within the republican column >lch progressive leaders as Raymond Robins. James K. Garfield, Clifford Pin clat Henry !. Allen, Senator Miles l'oiudeXter. Senator Moses Clapp, AL terf EcVeridge. Congressman John Nolan. William Dudley Foulke, Arthur L. Garford. Medill Mccormick. George w. Perkins. Oscar Straus, Winston Churchill. Everett Colby. Charles sum- her Bird. Henry F. COchems. Henry A tnrttuEiil. Joseph H. Dixon l. R. Kirk wood. Leslie Combs. Chester H. Powell Meyer Lissner. Dwight E. Heard. Ber Griffith. Clarence P. Dodge George Waite Milton D. Purdy. Casper Schenk C- D Pope. and in fact practically all Ol the effective leadership of the pro- gressive party is actively supporting Mr. Hughes on the stump and other wise. Four-fifths of the progressiv, national committee are for Hughes. in. clndine several of the men who. in thu last meeting of the committee. opposed the resolution endorsing him. Mir Hughes has gained strength among tn, rrrlressives since that meeting anC Lr Wilson has lost it.
 Alter a careful canvass of the pro Eressive situation in every state within fle Jurisdiction of the western head quarters ! am satisfied that if Mir Hughes will hold the republican vote and of that there can be no doubt. h, Wll be overwhelmingly elected
 Tn some states. of which Kansas ii type. more than ninety five per cen