The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-06-08
Published every Thursd;,y.
@:'n, RE,G!,% AND
PROGRESSIVE CONVENTIONS

SElGo, June G.---Poiitical leader
) WHO profess to be willing to accep
any n'an TOR the rresident+e. nonli
nation who is able to Command tn
support o. both Repub. iG.rg an
lIogresalves are trying TO-DAY TO de
) tcrlnlno whether Justice Esugha
has been strengthened or weaEenei
~ TIE temporary concentration o
all forces upon him with the ayowet
purpose OF eliminating Colone
Roosevelt as a Republican POSSIBLE
ltE. VnQuesticnabiy the effect o
the Hughes drive has been to place
the whole field against him.
Conferences are Resumed.
Conferences between ReDubiiaal
and Pgogf cssiye leaders which laslel
Tar into the night were resumed to
day, but it was not believed tha
any OF them had proceeded ia,
enough to ciarifv the situation With.
N the next several hours.
INC TWO latest elements to be
brought into consideration today
We're Justice Hughes speech In
! washington yesterday touching up
On Af1erloaliism, and discussion OF
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts as
compromise candidate for the Re-
bu9liGGn nomination, likely to COM
mand the support of Colonel Roose-
Welt.
Justice Hughes supporters point
ed to his speech as substantial
declaration on the question of Amer
icanism. and contended that it
cleared Up the only issue on which
the justice had not previously an
tended that his public utterances be-
fore he went on the supreme bench
make clear his position on all para
mount issues.
Those opposed to the justice
characterized his speech as 'only a
list of platitudes." Many of the lat
ter charged that the speech was
carefully times for the present oc-
casion, but the friends of the justice
met that by pointing out that his en-
gagement to speak was made several
weeks ago and that the subject fitted
the occasion, which was the presen-
tation of flag to the graduates of a
girls school,
The practical politicians, on the
other hand, almost unanimously
held to the view that the speech was
without significance in the present
situation. They said it was the sort
OF a speech expected from a scholar
ly man on such an occasion; that he
meant neither one thing nor an
other.
Figuring on E'rogressiyes
Almost overshadowing the man
euyerlng among the Republicans to-
day IS the question OF what the Pro-
greSslVe convention will do when it
assemblies tomorrow. The Republi-
can leaders regard it as charged with
POSSIBILITIES OF the most potent sort.
Ihey expect tremendous demon
stratlon for Colonel Roosevelt de-
spite efforts in some quarters to hold
back nomination until the Repub-
Leans have indicated their purpose.
The movement for delay in the
Progressive convention, however. has
been met by a decision of the leaders
to have immediate action, or at least
not later than Thursday. Victor
Murdoch, Clifford Pinchot, Henry j.
Allen Of New York, Hiram Johnson
and about 80 other delegates at a
conference late last night came to a
decision that the convention should
nominate Roosevelt as soon as NOM
nations could be reached in the reg
ular order of business, and that
nothing less than a request for delay
from Colonel Roosevelt himself
should interfere with that plan.
Move for Roosevelt.
The plan for the Immediate nom
ination OF Roosevelt began to show
Itself early today, The Progressives
opened headquarters in the Congress
hotel.
Before me delegates were at
breakfast Roosevelt boosters were
abroad, cheering shouting and stir
rug up demonstrations for the col
onel This was part Of the plan ma
lQfed at recent conferences. At first
1t Was intended 10 issue a statement
declaring IOr the immediate nomina-
ton OF The colonel at tile Progressive
convention, but it was finally decid-
ca that 10 Joint statement would be
maze
All Of The Progressive leaders who
af2 striving for harmony realize the
oil holding the Roosevelt
enthusiasts from nomination be-
yona Thursday Most OF the Pro-
gressiye delegates were elected as
Roosevelt men, and they are chatting
under restraint imposed by those |
who - placing the demand for har-
mony above the interests Of thir can
lidat.
Small Groups Confer
Many conferences have been held
both regular Republicans and Pro-
5resslves. At the outset the regular
Republicans were inclined TO offer
he entire list Of candidates now in
he field as proof that they are not
rVlng to force any particular man
lpon the frogressiyes, and to point
tut that the Progressives on the
'ther hand have but one candidate,
and that harmony is far
iii until the Progressives show a
to consider other names.
The mention OF Mr.. Lodge led to
| disclosure that at a conference
sunday night between a number of
Prominent Progressives and Republi
ans the former offered the name of
senator LaFollette, and asked the
republicans if they would accept
i'm. The Republicans imme diately
harged the Progressives with in
consistency.
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