The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

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his position on the tariff. industrial
welfare. preparedness and other big
problems OF the DAY made 1t prob.
lematical whether he could COM
mand Big Busi1e.s' support The
plan to kill OF Hughes with Roosc.
|'vet and then kill of. Roosevelt with
- combination Of allies-the favorite
sons-was II. the making last night.
Today. however. the pussyfooters
weren't 80 sure the program would
hold water.
Meanwhile o small wedge Of dis
sension showed today In the Pro.
grcssive ranks. The radical pro
gressives. Of the type OF Gov. Hiram
Johnson. OF California, want the pro-
gressives 10 meet on Wednesday and
name their candidate-which, OF
course would be T. R-within an
honr or SO. then to sit back and
wait. The conciliatory group of
progressives. on the other hand, are
willing to wait until the Republicans
hominate-even II this takes until
Friday or Saturday-before having
the conclave in the Auditorium
choose a standard bearer. They
hold the third ticket DOGGY would be
most enectually held before the Re-
publicans II the progressive con-
vention sat tight
In all the pre-convention pussy
footing the one definite plan evolved
% far By the Old Guard as the las,
line Of defense against stampede
for Roosevelt. Ia q sudden adjourn
msnt after one or two ballots. ],
looks now ~ though the nominating
oratory will be spilled on Friday
The first roll call On . presidential
nominee will come Immediately aft
erward. II T. r. and Hughes show
big at FIRST. and IL either grows per
ceptibly in two or three ballots
Murray Crane 10 expected to sug
gest an adjournment. Then in the
watches Of the night, the final eff.
fort will be made to agree on the
vote the next day.
knowledge today that the Progress
sives had served a virtual ultima
tum that they would not accept
Hughes. since Roosevelt had made
the Issues and set the pace, served
to accelerate perceptibly, the Weeks
boom. His supporters. who original
ly claimed lbs votes on The first bal
lot. were asserting rs today-and
more on the way. Boomers for the
other favorite SONS were struck with
the same optimism. Five profes-
sional gladhanders on duty at the
Root headquarters positively radiat-
ed enthusiasm today.
An Old Guard lieutenant. close TO
the font Of information. was author
ity today for the dope that the big
ones In the convention probably
wouldn't get to any sort of even a
tentative agreement before Tuesday
Tive worked with the Republican
party to take up prohibition, for 1t
needs this issue worse than the
Prohibition party needs the Repub-
lican party. The Prohibition party
has in It the power TO become the
great liberal party that the govern
ment needs today"
Affirming that the Prohibition.
lists can and will elect a president
this year and make the country dry
by winning the $4,000 voters who
are not allied With any party and
who control the situation, exGov.
Sulzer. OF New York. declared that
the Standard Oil and The Morgan In
terests controlled the White House
whether Republican or a Demo
cratic candidate wos elected, and as
serted that the Prohibition legion
made up the great reform party.
I'VE can make this country dry
this year." he said. I'VE can elect
q president this year, and he may be
with us tonight in the person Of Gov.
Foss."
The party devoted to the over.
throw OF the liquor traffic, according
to ex-Gov. Sulzer, stands also for
these things. which he covered by
the progress" plank of his plat
form: Woman suffrage. public owner
ship Of all utilities, election of the
president by the people directly and
for one term only. abolition Of child
labor. initiative, referendum and re-
call.
Prohibition will save two billions
and half dollars yearly" he said
Two and one-half times what /,
costs TO run the government of the
United States. For IL there are M
distilleries. there will be no saloons
Without these no money will be
spent for liquor and that win effect
. savings as great ss this.
~ We had prohibition we could
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