The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-08
Plea for Harmony Has No Ell
feet on Allen ct al.
NOMINATION At ANY time
Air of Suppressed Excitement
in Auditorium Today.
Raymond Robins Selected as
Permanent Chairman.
(BY H. L. RENNICK.l

Auditorium, Chicago, June S.-De
spite Colonel Roosevelt's statement of
fering to address the Republican con
vention and making another plea ful
harmony, the radical Bull Moose an
nounced this afternoon that they wer
going ahead with their plan to nom
nate Roosevelt before the close of tn
afternoons session of the Progressiv
convention.
When shown Roosevelts statemei
William Allen White, Kansas radio
leader, told the meeting of the res
iutions committee for conferel
with Chairman Murdoch.
The statement is to the Repub
cans. It is their funeral. We are
ing ahead with our plans 1 thir
Roosevelt will be nominated this az
ernoon," ne said.
Murdock although declining to
quoted, intimated that he felt the sam
way about it
Robins Chairman.
The Progressive permanent organ
ization committee reported this after
noon, recommending the temporar.
organization with Raymond Robins b.
made permanent. This was a blow t,
the Perkins adherents who wished [,
make Walter Brown of Ohio, a con
servative, permanent chairman.
Air of Excitement.
AS the Progressive plans began t.
trickle into the auditorium this af
ternoon there was a suppressed al
of tense excitement.
The radicals had agreed on a do O
die program Some of them were in
clined to believe that Roosevelt
statement was secured through the eff
forts of Geo. w. Perkins, leader o
the conservatives, in a final effort t.
prevent a stampede for the colonel to
day.
Immediate Nomination.
Some of the Progressive leaders, in
cluding Chairman Murdock of the ma
tional committee, We're seriously con
sidering immediate nomination toda,
of Colonel Roosevelt. Mr.. Murdocl
was quoted as saying it might be '-to,
late" tomorrow.
Ready for Stampede.
The radical faction was prirned t.
start the stampede at the earliest mo
ment- A new singing club was re
hearSing Roosevelt songs.
I'VE won't go home till we nominal
Teddy but we'll nominate him today
"It won't stop raining until we nom
mate Teddy SO We'll nominate him to
day.
| This was their song.
Perkins, himself, tired and wor
after all night conferences with Pro
| gressive radicals in an effort to con
vince them, he was a bit despondene @
his chance. For the first time Per
kins failed to deny that Roosevelt
may be nominated today"
At 2:25 o'clock this afternoon it wa
said that Parker agreed at Perkins
| solicitation to postpone Roosevelt
nomination until tomorrow if possibl
to control the delegates.
Clifford Pinchot, William ALLIE
White, H. L. Allen, Clarenge Dodg
and James A. Garfield of Ohio, wer
in an earnest group, debating wit
Parker
They doubted that the delegate
could be held
I will make a statement to the dele
gates Immediately after they are cal
ed to order said Perkins, that wi
express my views Mr.. Parker wi
follow me-
White of Kansas rushed up t
| Parker and said:
Don't change; go to it,"
Parker apparently changed h
/ mind
"All right, ! will go to it, he sait
and | will make the nominatin
! speech at five o'clock