The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-02

NOullucut at tue NooecNcit uOu-pdI-
tisan leagues room.
mo comment" remarked George
W. Perkins.
Huh remarked Senator Pen
rose, OF Pennsylvania. as he de-
scended from an automobile direct
from the train. Nothing at all to
say"
While the Roosevelt lieutenants
had nothing 10 say for publication,
they privately expressed the joyful
belief that Secretary Green's decla-
ration would put quietus on the
attempt to garner any further dele
gates for Hughes. II wasn't as COM
plete disovowal as they really
wanted, but they construed II as
sufficiently final TO have a tremen-
dous effect here.
Hughes supporters here held the
statement did not contain any new
enunciation OF position by the Jus
tice--except possibly that qualifying
phrase lin the slightest degree as
emphasizing that no man was repre-
senting the supreme court Jurist.
They pointed out that very proba
bly, the justice. with his customary
i1sistence on complete observance
OF all the proprieties of his position
as a member of the highest couri
merely had Green put out the state
ment at this time to keep his record
absolutely clean.
Although the Roosevelt lieuten-
ants refused TO stand sponsor for
the slate, 1t was fairly definitely es-
tablished along Candidates Row to-
day that they had let the allies and
old guard know of the compromise
which will be most acceptable as
the basis for the marching back into
the fold OF the Progressive hosts.
The slate was:
Roosevelt for president; Fair,
banks for vice-president. with the
tacit understanding that Root was
TO be secretary Of state and Burton
secretary Of the treasury.
Judging from he hotel lobby gos
| sip such a slate ia far from pleasing
Just now TO the allies or old guard
hosts. But they had no counter
| proposition to make which would
take care OF the various favorite
sons, and limitations that they
would be willing to trade the plat
/ s~u a.. 49, ooc,tnan that On acrant
| Roosevelt's 'Americanism' In their
enunciation of principles. but name
| some other leader as the standard
| rearer, was known TO be entirely
up unsatisfactory TO the Roosevelt
leaders
United Press dispatches from New
York 10 days ago told of the incep
tion OF the compromise slate sug
gested above. II was said at that
time, on authority close TO Roose
welt, that he would fatty refuse any
olive branch which merely proposed
adoption OF his Americanism as q
platform without granting a voice
as To the nominee.
The RooseveltFairbank slate wal
the FIRST concrete compromise sug
gestion 10 be heard along Candi
dates Row. II was frankly accept
ed by the boosters OF all the presi
Dental booms as preliminary, bu
II was welcomed as some relief from
the insistent demands OF othe
camps that their candidates be nom
mated without any provision 70
taking care OF the aspirations o
other favorite sons.
The allies today maintaine,
Roosevelt would be able TO com
mand not more than is2 votes OF
the first roll call. The Roosevelt
forces were not making claims. tn
Cummins boosters issued q forma
claim Of 1zl delegates. The Hughe
camp simply stood pat on previou
declarations that the justice woul,
be nominated. The Brumbaugl
boom formally blossomed out in tn
convention air today from headquar
tiers established IN the Auditorium
This II tho Lac OF the headquarter
% favorite sons 10 be opened he-e
There was movement discusse,
among Progressive delegates her,
today TO rush the proceedings al IN,
Bull Moose meeting, cut out tn
usual nrst-day oratory and immedI
ately nominate Roosevelt for presI