The Washington times., 1916-06-12
RADICALS TO STORM
OYSTER BAY TODAY
Gov. Johnson and Others Will
Urge Colonel to Accept Nom-
ination-To Fight Hughes.
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made absolute. positively will not accept
any prefer OF Progressive leadership.
II positively would not accept the
Presidential nomination II 1t were Of
fered to me-" said Governor Johnson.
NV time In the future will be fully
occupied bv nv work in California"
Have you any statement to make
regarding the stand taken by Mr.. Roose-
velt." Governor johnson was asked.
Certainly not" he responded. II
would not for moment presume to
criticise Colonel Roosevelt"
"Will the Progressive party place a
new candidate in the field or will it in
dorse Justice HuRhes?" the California
governor was asked.
Il may have something to say on that
subject when / reach Oyster Bay.
with Mr.. Roosevelt" he said.
An UNQUALIFIED declaration OF the prob
able stand to be taken by Roosevelt was
made by Charles ii. Sergel, city treas
urer of Chicago. a delegate to the Re-
publican national convention. who was
pledged to the former President.
i made an unannounced visit to Oys-
ter Bay about two weeks before the
Republican convention" said MT. Ser
gel. From my conferences with
he not only will withdraw uncondition-
ally. but will campaign actively for the
Republican nominee"
In a formal statement In which he ex-
planned his stand In the Republican
convention and pledged his loyalty 10
Knowing from Colonel Roosevelt
own lips the patriotic motives which
have actuated him. I feel sur" that he
will lend the weight OF hiS great infiu-
as the only means OF rescuing the ma
ton from the incompetent hands of the
Democratic party"
Will Not Support Hughes.
| Harold L. Ickes. national committee.
man from Illinois, said that he expects
to visit Colonel Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay this week.
Should Colonel Roosevelt withdraw
Internationally and indorse Mr.. Hughes
would the Progressive party follow hi.
lead?" Mr.. Ickes was asked.
by no means" he said. Colone
Roosevelt is not the Progressive part,
and the Progressiyes will not throw
their fate in with Hughes"
statement. declaring that the Progress
sive party would speak for itself at
meeting Of the national committee to b'
held In Chicago June 26.
Henry Allen. of Kansas. one OF tn,
leaders at the Progressive national con
lvention, has announced that he woult
support Hughes. He asserted tina
Hughes and Fairbanks would carr,
Kansas and win in November. He hal
a conference with Frank H. Hitchcocl
to-day.
Several Roosevelt delegates to tn
Republican national convention ais
called on Mr.. Hitchcock to pledge thei
lsupport.
So far one delegate has been discov
cred who threatens not to vote for WI
son. He Is Robert Emmett Burke, from
somewhere down In Illinois. who Is sal
to have some deep-seated reason 10
getting of the reservation. he ran In
It is likely however, that not eve
: Burke will vote against Wilson-becaus
he'll be nominated by reclamation. an
one voice would sound away of wer
!. the noes" to be put.
Chairman Ollie James Is expected I
, announce in advance that there ar
| no noes" Just as Harding did whe
/ Hughes was finally nominated by &C
clamation at Chicago.