The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25
H. G. MILLER FIGHTS
MOOSE FUSION PLAN
Writes Victor Murdoch Com
mittpe Has No Power to
Deliver Party.
ASKS R%OOsEvELT's AID

Hugh Gordon Miller, Progressive ran
d.date for the Supreme Court bench In
1914. has sent TO Victor Murdoch. Pro-
rressive national chairman. a letter pro-
testing against any action by the Ma
ticnal Committee at Chicago Tomorrow
which shall seem to pledge the votes OF
the Progressive party to Charles r..
Hughes. Mr.. Miller afirms that the
voters will not be delivered hand and
foot or misrepresented In the way pro-
posed"
He has sent a copy Of this letter TO
Col. Roosevelt, whose defamation OF the
Progressive nomination is to be the
chief matter Of discussion at to-mor-
rows meeting. He asks Mr.. Roosevelt
TO use his influence with the party lead
ers to bring about a suspension or Judg-
ment In view of the Mexican situation
and to present a united front to the
enemy regardless Of politics. The letter
TO Mr.. Murdoch contains a telegram
which Mr.. Miller sent TO Col. Roosevelt
a few days ago. This telegram said:
II view Of fact OF impending war
and that President. whatever his mis-
takes heretofore. inherited Mexican
nuddle from Taft and Wickersham-
Henry Arm representing large inter-
ssis there. including railway fact
that same Wickersham In already most
prominent Hughes adviser. and in
view of paramount issue forced upon
us by German American Alliance OF
whether a nation or subject to Ger
man control. or wen that im%putation.
whatever declarations Of candidates
may he after the fact, IL IL not our
duty "a Americans to sink party and
personal considerations think and
pray before helping defeat President
which Germans will claim a victory
equal to taking Paris. all In Interest
merely Of party. leaving turmoil here
In any event for ten most fateful
months OF worlds history?
MIR. Miller says in his letter to Chair
man Murdoch that the National Pro
gressiye Committee has no authority I
indorse the candidate Of another party
He insists hat II must either substitut
a Progressive for Col. Roosevelt or leav
the Presidential nomination blank. II
suggests hat II there Is any consider
able opinion In favor Of an indorsemen
the delegates be called in conventio
again to act.
As for the negotiations now being cor
Quoted by George W. Perkins and other
who assume to represent the real Pro
gressives MIR. Miller says they would b
: ~repudiated II the party were again I
assemble in convention.
III this attempt to m~isrepresent
carried much further he says, TIN
!, convention may by a round robin re-
convene and %repudiate the leaders an
this action. az a State or city c~onven'io
here will surely do. II the present enoi
Is carried out. There Is no power %
earth that can compel real Progressive
a. "A body in this city or State To SUI
port either Hughes or Whitman at pref
ent and forcing n decision Will bring
declaration in favor OF Wilson for Pres
dent n Seabury for Governor
Declaring that the anal paramount an
. vital issue Of the coming campaign ma
be. Can the Kaiser defeat the Pres
dent" Mr.. Miller. still pleading for SUI
pension OF judgment. says that II n
I election day ii appears hat the Kaiser
= followers are still lined up for HuGh'
, and against the President the Progre
! sives must support the President.