Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-06-23

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loct ID ne Political sltuation- the Pro
Greeoivoo ueoDooo TO 90 ahsad end
nomiuoto noooovoIt. Tho Hughes
statenent "a not satisfy them. The
bull moose doleontss ct their badges
yesterday and not man behind .
badge bad . pleasant word for the
Hughes epeech. Il lacked . fighting
quality.
To The Prooresslvss the Hughes
speech seemed 70 have . kind Of BE-
youd4he-A lps-llos-Italy ring TO Il. Il
was I'll just between 10 girls.
Hu0heo out o. ~
sASu@~ W. AIVUtvco u8WIVU t4U1
~ far - Hu0hos % . compromise
II concerned. ~ d out Of II. No other
possible candidate before the Repub-
lIcan eonveptlon remotely interests the
ProGresolves. 10 they decided.
through The caucus Of delegation after
delegation. to % TO the Roosevelt
nomination early-not later than FRI
day.
And II will happen that while the
Republicans are listening to the stu
pid harangues Of orators plasterins
encomiums upon . man who" the
bull moosers over In their snug little
convention will b. nominating Colo
hel Roosevelt and preparing to 90 Il
al.,ne. That 10 the Progressive pro-
gram. -
Ard because II IL 40 nearly decided
az anything In politics may be de-
cisied three days before the event. the
Progressives are cheerful and happy.
It IL the progressive Republicans who
are sad. They hoped to convince
their follow Republicans and seemed
10 have made small Roadway.
They Reject Proposition.
The proposition from the regulars
70 let the colonel name his man has
been made and remade In the confer.
ences between the leaders Of the two
parties. But the proposition has been
rejected. For there IL in the Rspub-
lican list no candidate now--with
Hughes eliminated-wh represents
the aggressive militant type OF mind
that appeals to the Prosressives.
The Republicans In their confer
ences repeatedly have called atten-
ton to the fact that the colonel can.
not get the German vote; that he will
lose the pacihst vote; that he will
lose the resctionary vote. And the
Progressives patiently sitting IN the
game have explained over and over
again that they do not care to make
up 4 majority OF the voters OF the
country from unrelated groups OF
voters who think apart hut maybe feel
'og~ther
The Progressives have explained
that they wish to make up a ma
ioiity In the country OF men who
think alike. who, when their votes are
east, viii form u majority that means
one definite thing. or a minority that
means one definite thing. y
The radical Moose have another feel
ing about i; They for ten years haze
been working along lines OF gre. les,
resistance and they like iish, The
Republicans for generation. sine.
the days OF Blaine. have been seeking
To 20 forward along lines OF least re-
sIstance. So the two types OF mind
understand one another but vaguely
And Il may be set down as an tom
u news that the conferences between
the leaders. big and little OF the ,wo
parties have failed The old bitter
nesses have not been revived II 'h-
Republicans corcede many things III.
coalition may be brought about Hut
today the big outstanding fact OF the
convention Is that the conferences
have failed and that the Progressivea
propose TO put out third ticket
They Have No Doubt.
There gc..a. 20 * no doubt IN theli
mind t.ai he colonel win run
ON II. Ara what gives the .'rogres
sives cl. Il the T. ,..-t now
that Hughes has eliminated himself
from the Progressive program he also
has eliminated himself from the Re-
publican program. For he viii not
run on . third ticket lie would have
TO get on the bench. And he viii not
get on the bench and give up lie
Job for the remote chance that he viii
have Of being elected president w..h
Colonel Roosevelt running on the FRO
gressive ticket. rallying the forces %;
Americrnism and preparedness away
from the Republican ticket.
A the Prosressives see the strGtesy
o. the situation. II 10 to nominate Tie
colonel, to get his acceptance. and
then. having checkmaied Hughes. 20
so IN 10 win the election. with the
pussy-foot vote divided between the
two old parties. while the radical