Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-06

their candidate Will get the Roosevelt sup
port finally. This too, in the face of the
j fiat rejection by the Colonel OF the request
that he come to the aid OF the Hoosler
statesman. Fairbanks leaders circulated
mysteriously IN the hotel rooms while their
delegates cheered and shouted in the lob
lies. Burton managers also were working
for second -choice support In the hope that
a long-drawn out series OF rolcalls finally
| would place their man in strategic posi-
tion.
A number OF Progressive delegates from
| Illinois were working for Senator Sherman,
of Illinois They urged his claims on George
| w. Perkins last night, but he was nom
committal on the subject today insisting
| that none of the avowed candidates meas
| ured up to the Roosevelt standard
ROOSEVELT UNAcCEPTABBE NOW
Very few details of just what took place
at last nights conferences between Perkins,
Lodge, Crane, Penrose and Smoot were per-
mitted to be divulged, 1t is known that Mr..
Perkins for nearly an hour recited why he
believed Roosevelt should be accepted by
the Republicans He was told by Crane
that this was out of the question: and this
opinion was burned In by Penrose and
Smoot After an impassioned appeal by
Perkins. Crane voiced the opinion of the
leaders. follows;
I'VE cannot deliver this convention TO
Theodore Roosevelt. we might pocket our
own feelings and agree to support him. But
we cannot deliver the delegates The ma.
jority of the delegates to this convention
are against Roosevelt this year. Four years
from now all probably would be for him
II he turned In and showed that he was
again the party leader and real Republican.
But not now. II is too early and there are
anImosities that have not yet been healed"
Perkins is understood to have accepted
this statement as being a correct sum
mary of the situation, but he refused to !
ask Roosevelt to eliminate himself, de- |
claring that the Progresslves should con- |
tinue the fight in his behalf until the |
wndup.
WE WANT TEDDY" SLOGAN REVIVED |
The Roosevelt plan of ,"creating an at
got well under way today. Stall
wart men, most of them young and strong
were planted at strategic points
along the avenue and in the hotels Their
task was to outshout the delegations who
were voiclng the claims of the favorite sons
The slogan, I'VE want Teddy" was chanted
% the accompaniment of musical instruments
IF every sort and there were very few of
he delegations who could be heard above
he Roosevelt cry. The single exception
vas the Fairbanks crowd. Indiana is not
so far away, and Harry New and his as
'istants brought here in hurry chorus to
ho,,t for Fairbanks equaled In lung power
he Roosevelt ballyhooers.
The Steering Committee of the Progress
lives also today strengthened its adver-
Using campaign on behalf of Roosevelt |
'ull-page advertisements appeared in var
Gus papers throughout the country to in
luence the people back home in favor of |
I'VE are appealing to the people, a plan
rst popularized by no one other than
ustice Hughes himself" said. Fred w.
bender, of New York. in explaining the
lans. Thousands of buttons showing
Roosevelt plotting an. elephant also were !
istrlbuted to all who would wear them
'ut the noise and enthusiasm had little !
fleet on the delegates. 1t was a case of
IL of Chicago except the hotels where the l
elegates are located seemingly being for I
:. r. t
CAUCUS AGAINST HUGHES I
Plans for caucus of the leaders of the '
tate delegations to see whether there can c
Ot be an agreement reached on a candidate | C
as also started today. This movement h
as backed by the faYorite-son leaders and C
Denly was designed to eliminate Hughes
The first suggestion was that Senator | S
'eeks, of Massachusetts, eliminate himself A
I'D transfer his delegates to his colleague +
enator Lodge, who is an intimate friend Il
Colonel Roosevelt. Il
But the Pg0gressives fatty refused Lodge h
candidate and today the representa- a
yes of the allies were figuring on gem f
al conference of all their leaders not later b
an Thursday night to see whether they
uld get together. In order to do this b
ese leaders were canvassing individual 81
legates, TO see whether they can vote 81
em in bulk for a single candidate If one is n
cided on. y