The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-14
May lNDORSE HIM
Roosevelt Attitude Toward
Hughes Still Unknown.
Might Make Speeches in Favor
of the Justice.
FEEL OUT PUBLIC SENTIMENT
Perkins Urges Watchful Wait.
ing by Progressive Party.
Colonel Is Considered Definitely
Out of Race.

New York, June 14.-Colonel Roose-
welt is standing pat A long confer
ence with Governor Hiram johnson,
of California, at which the latter urged /
him to reconsider his declination of |
the Progressive nomination, failed to |
move the colonel.
It can be said definitely that Colo |
mel Roosevelt's mind is made up on |
this point As to his support of JUS |
tice Hughes, there is still room for |
speculation.
Ultimately, Colonel Roosevelt may
decide to make a public statement en-
dorsing Hughes and after the cam
paign has got under way, he may
states for the Republican candidate,
but no definite understanding has
been reached upon this point yet
Won't See Hughes.
The colonel remained in New York
and will stay here until late this after
noon, but he did not see Mr.. Hughes
and he has no appointment to see him
today. No suggestion has yet been
made looking to a meeting between
the colonel and Mr.. Hughes.
In addition to comforting with Mr..
johnson, the colonel also saw George
w. Perkins who managed his cam
paign in Chicago; Chester H. Powell
also of California, and Oscar S. Straus,
who called on the colonel at the resi-
dence of his son-in-law, DR.. Richard
Derby, after he had been to see JUS
tice Hughes, to whom he pledged his
support. There were friends of the
colonel who saw some significance in
this call of Mr.. Straus following his
conference with Mr.. Hughes.
Perkins Makes Statement
In a statment given out later, Mr..
| Perkins said:
"All members of the Progressive
party and its organiza lions should re-
member that at the close of the Pro-
| greSSive convention in Chicago a
meeting of the national committee
was called to be held in Chicago on
June &c, a week from Monday next
This will be after the Democratic con-
vention in St Louis and the results
OF that convention will be known. Suf-
| flcient time will have elapsed after
the Progressive, Republican and DEM
ocratic conventions to allow our ma
ttonal committeeman in each of the
states to learn in a general way the
public sentiment in each state and to
bring this information to the meeting
| of our national committee.
THE action which will then be TAX
en- by our national committee on June
26 should be awaited by Progressives
| as individuals and by the various local
and state organizations and no action
should be taken by individual Progress
sives or by the various organizations
until the action of the national COM
mittee has been made public"
/ Meet Robins Today
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in New
York late in the afternoon with Mrs
Roosevelt and went Immediately t.
DR.. Derby'S where he was a guest over
night. The main reason for his visit
was to meet his son, Kermit, AMI the
latter'S wife, who are returning from
South America on the army transport
Kirkpatrick. The kirkpatrick docke6
Il this morning.
The colonel today will confer with
Ray mond Robins, who presided ovel
the Progressive convention. and Har.
old L. Ickes, Progressive nationa
chairman from Illinois. Both of this
gentlemen are also anxious to havt
the colonel reconsider his declination
He will return to Oyster Bay late in
the afternoon.