The Tomahawk., 1916-06-22

ton was out of the way, conferences
were begun to fix upon the running
mate of the Supreme court justice.
Roosevelt Offers Lodge.
The Roosevelt proposal to select
his friend, Henry Cabot Lodge, as
compromise candidate was never TAX
en- seriously by the Republicans.
Lodges name was not even 1or-
mally placed in nomination before the
Republican convention.
The report of the peace" CONFER
ence committees showing that the
Progressive peace committee" hao
agreed to put the name or Hughes
before that convention hardly caused
a stir. nor did the news that came
few minutes later that the report mad
been tabled by the Progressives.
Meanwhile Hughes was in the ar
ON every tongue. Delegates were In In
patient to get to balloting. The feel
ing was everywhere that the third pal
lot of the convention for president
would be the last-and it was.
HARDING Is Chairman.
The Republican convention opened
at the Coliseum at II a. M, June T.
Senator Warren G. Harding OF ONO
was elected temporary chairman, and
he delivered speech setting 1orth
conservative Republican principles.
Following this the regular committees
we're appointed and organized and rou-
tine convention business went for-
ward. There was only moderate ex-
pression of enthusiasm at any time.
With the hope of agreeing an presi-
Dental candidate whom both parties
might support, the Progressives, III
convention at the Auditorium. and the
Republicans appointed a joint confer
ence committee Thursday, and this
committee met at the Chicago club.
Shortly after midnight it was an
| nounced that no progress had been
! made toward fusion of the two parties.
The Republican members of this
! committee were Senator Reed Smoot
| Of Utah, w. Murray Crane, ex-senator
! from Massachusetts; Senator William
| e. Borah of Idaho, Nicholas Murray
| Butler Of New York, president of Co.
! lumbia university; A. K. Johnson or
Ohio, a former congressman. The Pro-
| gressiye members were Gov. Hiram
Johnson of California, Horace S. Will
kinson of New York. Charles ]. Bona
| parte OF Maryland, former attorney
| general, John M. Parker Of Louisiana,
| George w. Perkins of New York.
Nominating speeches began in the
| Republican convention about three
o'clock Friday afternoon. and nomina'
lions were closed before eight O'Clock.
Balloting began at once. Two ballots
| were taken before adjournment for the
night.
| Proqressives in Session.
The Progressive convention opened
at exactly the same time the Republi-
cans started their meeting. Tempo
rarv Chairman Raymond Robins deliv.
cred the Progressive policy speech
Routine business followed-but it
wasn't routine in the same way as the
Republican session was. The Progress
sives, with such men as William Allen
White, Victor Murdoch and Hiram
Johnson, were loudly enthusiastic.
This convention was really an explo'
sive affair-cheers, table pounding,
radical talk and all that.
1t is said that George w. Perkins
and some others of the Progressive
group had hard time keeping the
radical element from nominating
Colonel Roosevelt shortly after the
show started. The conservatives lived
in the hope Of fusion with the Re.
publicans. The radicals said they
didn't care what the Republicans did.
They wanted Teddy" and they want,
ed him quick. There was no dicker-
| ing spirit in these fellows.
Most of the entertainment during
the week was furnished by favorite
sons delegations and boomlets around
the hotel ;obbies and on the streets.