The Detroit times., 1916-06-05
Progressive L e a d e r
Wants Peace But
Not At Any Price
MAY BALK AT
JUSTICE HUGHES
Evidences of Dissen.
sion Crop Up In
Ranks of Moose
BY n. L. RENNlCk.


CHICAGO, June 5.-The Progress
sive national committee went into
session today, ready to make peace
with the G. o. p. but not TO pay
too high a price for harmony"
Declaring that as yet no confer.
ences had been arranged, nor any
| overtures made for agreement OF
the two parties on candidate
George w. Perkins. Bull Moose
| chieftain. issued a statement outlin-
ing the terms the Progressives will
consider.
Some political leaders interpreted
Perkins statement as fat refusal
10 accept Hughes.
Il am for harmony between the
two conventions, meeting in Chi
cago this week" Perkins said. Il
shall use every ounce OF ability
have and every moment OF my time
! to bring IL about. But not for one
moment will lose sight of the
| fact that you can pay too high a
| price for almost anything. And you
certainly can pay too high a price
| for harmony.
we could have had harmony
with England in 1875. il We had paid
the price. We could have had har-
mony in 1860. but we would have
had no country as a result We
would have had no such glorious fu-
ture as We had after both OF these
struggles. Now. !. for one. am deep
| ly imbued with the belief that We
are facing just as momentous a
struggle, with just as important
| questions to decide as in l776 and
| 1880 Thes equestions are internal
and external. IL We evade, compro-
| mise or temporize with them, they
will simply come back to plague us
In the, immediate future and como
back with greater force and vic
| lence
| This being my belief. I will not
consent TO any arrangement that
Is simply postponing the day of set
| Element"
Perkins admitted that the Pro
gressive national committee today
might make some arrangements
leading to a conference with Repub-
lican leaders. He declared. how
ever, that the committee would dis
cuss chiefly routine business today
IL will state positively" said
Perkins. that the Progressive party
has not asked Justice Hughes any
questions or tried TO force a definite
announcement from him"
Along Candidates-row. II was said
some Progressive leaders. including
Harold L. Ickes. of Illinois. had de-
termined TO smoke out Hughes.
The more radical Progressives to
day were still determined TO force
Roosevelt's nomination at the open
| ing OF the Bull Moose convention
Perkins. however, seemed confident
the struggle in the convention would
end amicably.
There are about 1900 delegates
coming to our convention" Perkins
said. They are paying their own
expenses and are absolutely free
and untrammelled. OF course, they
have their views and they will figh'
for them on the floor of the conven
ton. But IL IL not a factional fight,
as rumored. II Is simply a mass
] OF opinions out OF which harmony
| probably can be worked
Indications OF insurgency agains'
Perkins harmony" popped out aft
or the Washington state delegation
| OF Moosers arrived.
National Committeeman Austin Z
Grifiths. OF Seattle, declared thu
Progressives ought to remain sep
arate and intact-and the Washing
tonians said amen.
Dyed-in-the- wool Moose cam
trooplng into town, among other
being Victor Murdoch, national com
mittee chairman; Clifford Pinchot
William Finn. Oscar Strauss. WI
liam Allen White. Henry J. Allel
and Herbert Knox Smith.
Though Roosevelt himself doe
not plan 20 come here. his wifi
and eight other members OF the i'm
mediate clan OF Roosevelt will oc
cu2y boxes at the Progressive ses
sion