Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-12
RUM0RED MOOSERS
WILL HOLD RIVAL
MEET IN CHICAGO
Progressive National Conven
ton May Get Up Steam and
Prepare to Act If G. o.
P. MiSbehaves.
TEDDY WILL BE THERE
Auditorium and 500 Rooms
Engaged Perkins Said to
Be the Henry Ford In
Case-No Side Show.
TEDDY WILL BE THERE

New York. Jan. Next June Z may
witness the spectacle of two rival ma
tional political conventions in progress
simultaneously at Chicago. Although
Colonel Roosevelt denies vigorously
that he is a presidential candidate. he
has made it pretty clear hat unless
the republicans nominate somebody he
can support he will have nothing to
do with their party in the coming
campaign.
1t is understood that the progress
ives are planning to hold their con
vention at the same time the republic
n hold theirs. have made all tenta-
tive plans and propose to go to Chi
cago, camp there and watch what
transpires In the coliseum, remaining
In continuous session and ready to act
unless the republicans run things to
suit them.
The colonel. if he has his way, will
go there. in a unattached. He
will not go as the candidate for the
nomination by either party, but pre-
up in the boilers Of his own party
machinery and ready for an instant
start in case the republicans fail to
perform accordin" to progressive
ideas.
On top of this comes the informa-
GAOiI tHd lIIe pIOSIoSSlNeS leQ Dy leo.
w. Perkins. chairman OF the executive
committee. do not intend to run their
convention as Il side show to the re-
publican convention, the date Of which
has been set for June z. 1t is now
known definitely that the Florentine
room and adjoining quarters in the
Congress hotel at Chicago nave been
leased and that the Auditorium has
been leased for h progressive con-
N%ention. Aside from the coliseum.
where the republicans will hold forth.
the Auditorium is the largest conven-
ton hall in Chicago.
Mr: Perkins is credited with being
the Henry Ford Of the party, which
may be an error. But one report has
it that i'm all not less than 500 rooms
will be at the disposal of the progress
slve convention, an accomplishment
which requires sound financial backing.
1T is said that much depends upon
sressive national committee which
meets i'm Chicago January II to set the
date for the party convention. But
unless there is a complete change Of
mind between now and January II the
plan will be carried out to hold it in
Chicago at the same time the repub-
licans meet there to name their can
didate for he presidency. So many
definite preparations for such an
"emergency' have beer made already
that few doubt the result of the COM
mittee meeting.
$50 Delegate Watchers.
The p~rogressives. are to have $50
rot to mention cheering sections.
bands n other paraphernalia to wor-
ry the republicans. The scenes in the
Florentina room when Colonel Roose-
Welt fought for the republican nomina-
ton in 1912. are to be outdone. With
Cnlnna1 PnNSnyr0lf n G IN SsnhcorvayD f1,o
big show" should prove an interesting
attraction.
What will come of these specular do
irgs and whether they will all end in
the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt by
the republicans, or q compromise NOM
inee whom the progressives might see
fit to support is a question political
leaders of all parties are asking.