New Britain herald., 1916-08-19
was the chief spokesman for that fac

cause no end of trouble among us republicans. If Johnson gets the re- publican nomination for senator over Booth we are all going to vote the democratic ticket. We are going to elect a republican on a republican ticket or we are going to elect dem ocrat We will not accept Johnson under any circumstances. We are go- ing to bury him. He was a traitor to his party
 Mr. Jordan said lot more along
 the same lines and made it quite evil
 dent that he would rather have the democrats carry the state for every
 candidate than have Johnson get back
 in power. He was bitterly opposed to
 meeting between Johnson and
 Hughes, which he considered sur
 render of principle not to be thought
 of, no matter what the cost might be
 to either state or national ticket. He
 hinted at situation where the repub-
 licans would support President Will
 son if the republican nominee showed
 a tendency to lean toward the pro-
 gressives in this state.
 For the progressives Chester H.
 Rowell spokesman in the absence Of
 Governor Johnson, in discussing the situation said:
 Well try to bury the hatchet for the next three days while MT. Hughes is here After that 1t is a fight to the finish whether we win this time or 1t takes ten years. MT. Hughes in my opinion cannot afford to ignore Gov- ernOr Johnson. The governor is the biggest man in the progressive party, not only in this state but in the na- ton, excepting, of course, Colonel Roosevelt He also has a very pOwer- ful grip on the labor interests.
 '"There are 100000 progressives who are not registered with any party who will control the result in the state. MT. Hughes can have them if he takes the correct attitude. If he does nothing other leaders and my self will still support him and try to get as many of the voters as possible to back him. but I don't know how successful we will be- I don't say that MT. Hughes will lose the state under those circumstances, but the majority which he should obtain will be cut down materially and I am afraid that the situation here will have a very important effect on the prOgressives in ether states, which under normal con- ditions are considered in the doubtful column.
 we progressives are ready for truce, but the republicans are not. The only recourse, therefore, is a fight and we will fight to the end"
 MT. Rowell said also that Chairman Keesling of the republican state com mittee, who has taken full charge of the Hughes campaign here to the ex- clusiOn of Governor Johnson and Powell, had intimated that some re- pUblicans might not give MT. Hughes their whole hearted support if he ia vored the progressive party here. MT. | Keesling he said was firm in his de- | termination to have MT. Hughes keep l his hands off The attitude of MT. i Keesling toward the progretssives, said | ,fr Rowen an attitude which irri- ated and inhamed them, was that thev should havc no voice in what | was to be dono although few of | them might be persuaded to sit on tho | pla tfOrm at meetings.
 The only thing which might in any way be looked upon as a concession l on the part of the old line republl- cans was an invitation extended to | Sar Powell by Chairman Keesling to | 20 with him to the Auditorium last night and sit on the platform as his r11est. MT. Powell read about it first in a newspaper, and later received the I ersonal invitation from MT. kees- ling He decided to go, because he wanted to do what he could to make it appear that there was some har- 1nonv while MT. Hughes is here. He realized, he said, that it meant noth- ing to him, any more that 1t did to five other progressive leaders Of the real progressive type, who had receiv-
 IT. T t11, after telling about the invitation that MT. Powell announced that, when MT Hughes left the city the fight would be corried on to a finish
 Johnson Favoring Hughes
 Governor Johnson is now advocat- irg the election of MT. Hughes in campaign addresses in the southern part of the state. and this Is being put i forward as a reason why Mr. Hughes should meet him and indorse him. It is said by some leaders that the gov ernor will continue to indorse | Hughes whether the nominee recOg- nizes him or not. Among other charges made, however, Is the one | that many of the Johnson followers gre not enthusiastic for Hughes, and that they will trade votes with the democrats and help to elect Wilson in return for support for Johnson as senator. The situation is one of the l most complicated the state has faced | and it is admitted that the bitter sate fight will have an important effect on the national ticket.
 To add to all the other troubles i there is a strike among the walters here over the open shop issue The | delfcacy of the situation was empha- | sized while MT. Hughes was on the | way from the station to the Palace hotel in the afternoon. A man in the | crowd shouted so that his dersive | voice was heard above the cheering: l Be sure and take him to mn open shop.'