Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-08

Piopdoly Will De MADE IN the Coliseum
tomorrow but 1t Is not expected the
convention will adjourn before Satur-
day Ostensibly the session will be
prolonged to give more deliberate
consideration than is usual for the
nomination for second place, but the
real purpose, it is believed, is to avoid
adjournment before the Progressive
convention has acted.
Progressives Nominate Saturday
The Progressive convention prob
ably will not nominate before Satur-
day There Will only be a few hours
of session to-day and that will be de-
voted to platform making and routine.
The delegates are confident that on
Saturday they will name as their
ticket Roosevelt and Johnson. their
standard bearers of four years ago.
While there has been little real dis
cussion by Republicans of vice-presi-
Dental possibilities and it is recog-
nized that geographical conditions and
political expediency will govern, con-
siderable talk was heard to-day indi-
eating that there might be concentra-
ton on either former Vice-President
Fairbanks, of Indiana, or former Sen
ator Burton of Ohio.
Nothing will be settled as to the
Vice Presidency, however, until the
head of the ticket has been chosen.
Nominating May BE Delayed
The developments of the last twenty
four hours made ii plain that neither
convention would come to the point Of
making a nomination before Friday,
and that 1t was possible the time of
nominating might be delayed beyond
that time.
Committees of both conventions,
named yesterday, worked most of the
night and this morning endeavoring to
clean up their work. The resolutions
subcommittee of the Republican con-
f@., s-h ia
1.30 o'clock this morning, having
drafted a platform. Other committees
pressed forward with their programs
trying to be ready with reports when
the convention sessions were resumed.
Expect T. II. to Arrive
Meanwhile discussions of possible
peace and fusion of the two parties
assumed a more concrete trend and
the rumor became persistent that
Colonel Roosevelt might come to Chi
cago and appear before both conVen-
tions in the role of pacificator. Re-
publican leaders discussed the pro-
posal to invite Roosevelt to Chicago
and decided, it was said, that If Roose-
welt Is prepared to declare himself out
of the contest for the nomination and
enter into an agreement for the selec-
ton of one of the Republican candi-
dates, the invitation would be forth
coming.
Contrary to this view. leading Pro-
gressives declared that Colonel Roose-
welt would be nominated by the Pro-
greSsive convention regardless of what
was done at the Coliseum or in the
counsel rooms of the Republican party
leaders. William Allen White, of Kan
sas, insisted that Roosevelt would be
nominated before midnight tonight
and that Governor Hiram Johnson, of
California, would be nominated for
too oil H.+N NI,aI I,-re cd
But the peace plan discussion in
volved Progessives in considerable
numbers to-day. The word went out
that a peace conference between re-
sponsible leaders of both parties might
be begun before nightfall. The con-
ference would take up the suggestion
that the Republican and Progressive
conventions name committees to meet
and attempt TO reach an agreement as
to a joint candidate and joint plat
form.
Delay yesterday In this matter, some
Republicans said, was due to lack OF
authority in the rules adopted for the
temporary organization of the conven-
ton. Authority is forthcoming, how
ever, it was said, in the new rules.
Others stated that this was a mere
subterfuge; that the leaders in the
Republican camp have come to the
conclusion that Hughes will get the
considerable opposition from Roose-
welt.
Some Bull Moose Against Peace
From Progressive quarters came re-
ports that certain western Progressive
delegations were solidly against any
plans for fusion and peace. 1t was
said that North Dakota and other Pro-
gressive state delegations desired a
third party above all else, ana would
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Auditorium convention from entering
into or ratifying any sort of peace
pact. These state delegations, 1t was
reported, were sufficient in numbers to
block efforts of George w. Perkins
and other Progressive leaders from
entering into agreement with the Re-
publicans.
If this situation is correct, it means
in all probability that the Progressive
convention will go on and complete
its work regardless of what the lead
ers may suggest or order, and that
Colonel Roosevelt will receive nomi-
nation whether he wants 1t or not.
Such conditions arc serving in part to
increase expectancy OF RooseVelt
coming to Chicago, and 1t was stated
by men closely in touch with develop
ments that only Roosevelts arrival on
the ground would head off the rank
and file of Progressive delegates in the
mood tney eAnlDlbeU SestcluaS ehu
to-day.
Free-for-AII Fist Fight
Three days of rain, putting a stop to
nearly all outdoor activity, has had a
depressing effect upon many OF the
delegates, and as result there has
been developed a strain of belligerency
in many normally not Observable.
There have occurred several personal
clashes among delegates IN hotel lob
bies and last night in the lobby of the
Congress Hotel Sherman adherents
and Roosevelt followers engaged in a
free-for-all fight and scramble that in
yolved several score men. Police eX-
nerienced difficulty in restoring order
and several persons were slightly in
jured.
Hall Cold and Damp
When the doors of the Coliseum
were opened this morning two hours
before the Republican convention was
due to begin business the pouring rain
which has soaked the delegates and
spectators for three days was still fall
! ing.
The hall was cold and damp, drip
ping raincoats and umbrellas soaked
| the floor, but the bedraggled delegates
made the best of it. The band up in
the gallery enlivened the wait as the
crowd began assembling.
The usual line of ticket spectators
| braved the rain, hawking admissions
the price of which steadily decline.
Inasmuch as the temporary organiza-