The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-08

Perkins Ukges Progressives to Delay
Their Nomination Until G. 0. P. Has
Acknowledgment, Nebraska, Tennes.
see and Kentucky Add So Votes TO
Silent Man.
Chicago, Junee6--A canvass Of the
leading delegates instructed for fav
orite sons shows clearly that when
the break comes on the later ballots
the drift will be mainly to Hughes
Roosevelt will pick up small blocki
of delegates in some states and a
scattering of lone delegates from va.
rious other states.
Teh biggest swing ito Hughes will be
from Pennsylvaia. The Penrose dele
cation, according to Senator George
T. Oliver, will cast more than fifty
votes for Hughes onpeither the second
or third ballot.
Hughes to Get Michigan.
Michigan will cast thirty votes For
Henry Ford on the first ballot be,
cause Of the primary instructions, but
on the second ballot twenty Of these
votes win go to Hughes. Only mi
nority of The remaining ten will go
ito Roosevelt.
Thirteen Of Nebraska's sixteen
votes, which will be cast for Cummins
.on the first ballot, will go to Hughes
when the time comes to break up tae
favorite SON alliance. These figures
were the recent result of poll Of
the delegation, taken after its arrival
Monday.
J Strong Inf'Two Southern States.
The Tennessee delegation, which
opened headquarters In the Congress
Hotel, also showed greater Hughes
strength than the Hughes managers
had anticipated. The poll taken shows
that on the first ballot eleven votes
will be cast for Hughes, three for
Roosevelt, three for Weeks and two
for Burton, with two in doubt. The
probability is that the two doubtful
votes will go to Du Pont because Of
large property holdings of the Du
Points in that particular locality.
Kentucky has been counted lamost
solidly in the Fairbanks column
When the delegates themselves arriv.
ed it was found that only ten of the
twenty-six are for Fairbanks. Ten
will go to Hughes on the first ballot
and the remaining six will be divided
between Roosevelt and Root. When
the breakup comes the delegates say
q majority Of the Fairbanks votes will
go to Hughes.
ProgressIves In Roundup.
The Progressive party staged an
ell-day bout between George w. Per-
kins and number of delegates to the
Progressive national convention. Mr..
Perkins was assisted by several other
party leaders. W
The purpose of MIR. Perkins efforts
was to convince the delegates that it
would be unwise to nominate Colonel
Roosevelt for president before the
Republicans, in session down the
street, should make up their minds
as to the identity of the gentleman
they desired to see in the White
House.
Between rounds, Mr.. Perkins bus
led himself assuring Sle general
public that his was the right idea,
and that the Progressive convention
would see the light.
Meet G. o. p. Half Way.
Late in the afternoon, following a
series of conferences, Mr.. Perkins
made this statement:
"The convention will not make its
nomination right off the bat. 1t Will
be prepared to meet the Republican
convention half way. At the meeting
of the national committee here was a
Keeling that the January statement
was tantamount to an invitation to
the Republicans to get together, If
they choose to accept it as SUCH"
Burton Too Dignified to Attend.
Cleveland, June 6.-Theodore E..
Burton will not go to the Republican
national convention, he told his
friends. It would not be dignifed, he
said.
Ford Too Busy.
Detroit, June 6.-Henry Ford's sec
retary announced that Mr.. Ford
would not be in Chicago while the Re
publican convention is in session.
HToo busy" was the reason given.