The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-01
Vermont State Leader Saws
There is Now No Room
for a Third Party
BATTLE ROYAL TO
MAKE HUGHES WINNER
Dr. II. Nelson Jackson of Burlington
Says $50 to 500 Vermonters Would
Enlist for Mexican War if Roosevelt
Organized Division.

J BURLINGTON, July 1.-Dr. II. Mel
son jackson, who was state committee
/ man for Vermont on the national com
mlttee of the Progressive party. re-
turned to this city Thursday from
chicago, where he attended the final
meeting of the national committee of
the Progressives on Monday. DR.. Jack
son IS one of the majority of the
readers OF the part, who agree that
the Progressive party is forever dead
and that there is now no room for n
third party In this country. However.
IN an interview with a representative
or the Free Press, while agreeing that
the large majority of Progressives
would bend their efforts toward the
election of Ex-Governor Charles f.
Hughes, DR.. jackson stated that it
would be a battle royal to land the
Republican candidate in the White
House.
When asked about the opposition at
the Chicago meeting DR.. Jackson said
that most of it was due to an incom
petent acting chairman. The l6 mem
bers who objected to the resolutions
passed were members who came from
the Democratic party primarily and
were in favor of President Wilson
and some members who felt that the
Progressive party was still n big fac
tor IN our national politics. After
leaders of the Progressive party pres
ent at the Chicago meeting had given
results OF interviews with Governor
hughes showing his Progressiveness, >
Sald Mr.. jackson, ''the conclusion to
endorse his candidacy was almost i'm
medlateIy arrived at. The majority
were In favor of endorsing Colonel
Roosevelt s communication and did
finally endorse Governor Hughes, who
Is as Progressive as any of us.''
There is no further need of the Pro
gresslVe party which breathed its last
at the Chicago meeting, the wake be-
ing held over it on the New York
Central 10th century on the return to
New York, according to DR.. Jac ksoa s
statement yesterday. The Progressive
Office ON Church street which has been
headquarters for the party in this
state for about three years will be
closed and DIR. jackson stated that
hereafter he would devote his time
and attention to his personal business.
During the course of the interview
the doctor was asked as to what part
Vermont would play in the raising of
troops from this state to join Colonel
Roosevelt S special division. which
the colonel is reported to have stated
that he would raise to fight for his
country IN Mexico if volunteers were
called for by the government. He re-
piled that several weeks ago in dis
cussing the Mexican situation with
Colonel Roosevelt, the doctor Informed
him that if he should 90 to Mexico
the doctor would be glad to help raise
from 300 to 500 good honest, sober,
hghtlng Nermonters for his division.
Last Friday in New York Colonel
Roosevelt s secretary informed DIR.
jackson confidentially that should the
government call for volunteers Colonel
Roosevelt fully intended to raise a
division and that it was his intention
to call upon DR.. Jackson to do all pos
slble towards this end in this state. |
DIR. jackson said that he could guaran-
tee 30 men personally and more if
necessary and he felt that with his
medical and surgical experience aud |
ms l. years of mining in Alaska and |
the West, seven years of which was |
spent in chihuahua, that he |
could pick such men as the colonel |
would most desire. Being asked if he |
would 90 himself, DR.. Jackson replied |
that his application was already in |
when the first volunteers shall be |
called for to serve, in any capacity |
from private up.