The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-09
g. o. p. COnferees to Report
UItimatum to Convention.
ROOSEVELT NOMINATION TODAY
Only Superhuman Effort Can
Stop Bull Moose.
Conventions to Decide Whether
Conference Shall Continue.
(BY PERRY ARNoLD.J

Chicago, June 9.-Unless the ''pus-
syfooters" among the Progressives
can do the superhuman and hold their
direct action" advocates in line,
Theodore Roosevelt will today be
nominated for the presidency by the
Bull Moose, and the Republican ma
tional convention will take it's pick of
Hughes, Burton, Fairbanks Root and
q dozen others.
The harmony conference committee
was to report it's deadlock today 70
both conventions. The deadlock
came on the proffer of Roosevelt'a
name as the only choice of the Pro-
gressives for president Committees
from both parties agreed in the neces-
sity of putting forth a strong candi-
date, both agreed in essentials there
was no difference between the two
parties. But insistence of the Pro-
gressives that Roosevelt be named
brought no responsive echo from the
other side
Can't Hold Back Progressives.
Only superhuman effort by the
harmonyites has so far prevented the
Bull Moose delegates from naming
Roosevelt. The prospect was WheI
the direct action adherents learned al
10 o'clock from their committee that
there was a deadlock over Roosevelt
the harmonyiteS would ind 1t eX-
tremely difficult to stave off nom
ination at once for the colonel Ger.
tainly this nomination was aSSure4 II
tbe Bull MooserS learned that the Re-
publicans were proceeding with thelr
nominations.
The favorite sons and the Hughes
boomers in the Republican meeting
both want an early test out in the
voting. They were expected to voice
iusistent demands for compliance with
the original convention program
that of proceeding today on nomina-
ton speeches and ba1loting.
The situation therefore resolved
itself into a test of the domination
which BOSSES" both Republican and
Progressives could exert on the rank
and file. 1t was up to the two con-
ventions whether the harmony com
mittee should continue its negotiations
and neither convention was for tenn
porizing
Only Slight Hope Left.
In such a situation anything was
possible. The conferees from both
parties met in perfect anity and there
was a ray of hope among the har-
monyites that both conventions might
carry this same amity program-but
it was just slight hope.
With the Hughes forces and those of
the allies straining at the leash, each
fearful that prolongation of the eli
max of nominating would sap their
strength, the harmony workers were
admittedly facing a hard task.
The organization leaders were not
revealing their hands. The Republican
convention had nothing to do today
but to hear nominationg speeches and
balloting. The Progressives still had
their platform on the table and in a
pinch it was admitted this might be
used as stop-gap by Executive Chair
Tev-1r - !, zl =
Nominating.
1t is mainly up to the Republican
convention to say whether there shall
be further session. The Republican
committeeman in the harmony con-
ference did not reject Roosevelt's
name; they merely received it and held
such proffer would have to be made
TO the G. o. p. hosts. If the conven-
ton wants further negotiations the
committee is ready to proceed along
begfven.
BOrah Last Hopes.
TThe conference will meet AGAR. =
said Senator Borah, one of the con
ferees, but not until after the con-
ventions meet and then. if it is in
accordance with their wishes"
The way the inner G.. o. P, circle
looked at things today was that Roose-
welt was running to cover. They be-
heved that he would consent to an
other fight on third term. They be-
lfeved the business interests which
have so far come out in his favor
would not go through with him on {
Bull Moose nomination.
The acid test has been given Roose
velt. the Old Guard believes. They
held if the colonel was sincere in hi.
declarations that it was a principle
he was fighting for, and that there
was no individualiSm in his campaign
he could dominate both parties anf
force selection by the Republicans no
only of a man fairly suitable to him.
self, but on platform of his owl