The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
MOOSE HELDIN
CHECK ALLDAY
BY ROOSEVELT
ColOnel's Strategy Proves a
Success Despite Fears
of His Friends.
BORAH HELPS TO
CONTROL HOTHEADS

CHICAGO, June a battle Of strategy
was fought all day by the Progressive
leaders with their own convention on
the one hand and the Republican con-
vention on the other. There has seldom
been anything like 1t in American polit-
cal history.
The object of this game OF strategy
which George W. Perkins and his aids.
most OF them the personal friends OF
Theodore Roosevelt. played here to-day
was:
/. To hold the Uull Moose convention
from nominating Col. Roosevelt and
third ticket pending the first balloting of
the Republicans. so as TO AFFORD oppor-
! tunity for further conferences by the
two committees, these committees having
been continued by their respective con-
ventions. This part Of the plan rested
ON the hope that the Republicans, AS a
result of the fight in their own conven-
tion. would finally be swung around to
take Roosevelt.
=. To nominate Col Roosevelt before
anybody else than Roosevelt could be
! tion, the Bull Moose convention. with
this in view. being kept in session. excep,
when II was thought safe to take short
recesses.
To kerp Their Pledge.
The Moose did not want TO have theiI
convention put into a position of accept
ing or rejecting the actual nominee of
! the Republican convention should he he
other than Roosevelt adhering ihus TO
their January statement and to the
position taken last evening by their rep
rssentatiyes at the conference. At the
same time they did not want TO destroy
any chance the Colonel might have as
candidate to unite the parties.
To accomplish these objects with a
crowd of delegates hot for nominating
col. Roosevelt required no end OF skill
ful work. Those aware OF II watched
this political Jockeying with Intense In
icrest.
No, until tonight was it disclosed that
the plan followed daring the day had
been dictated by the Colonel himself.
All day he had been represented by most
OF his friends among the Progressive
leaders as merely watching for develop
ments. but Tonight Gov johnson de-
clared fatly that the plan followed has
been COT Roosevets. adding that he
himself had not approved of II,
This strategy seemed TO be based
largely ON the idea entertained by Mr.
Perkins that the first two ballots OF
the Republicans would he far from de
cisiy. and that In such AN event an cf-
fort would b, made to adjourn the Re-
publican convention and have another
night conference Apparently he had had
( assurances from some OF the Repuoilcan
conferces Of such plan being followed
after the first one or two ballots.
knowing the temper Of his own con
yention. MIR Perkins and most or me
other leaders in the Progressive camp
were not at all sure that they could hold
the Moose. 49,
Friday was the day when some OF the
hot heads in the Bull Moose camp had
promised to lift the lid
Conference Report Helps.
But Mr. Perkins was helped nightly
, in controlling the convention during the
. day by the conference report, which IN
. the way il was worded. not only ticklcd
. the delegates but convinced many oi
them apparently that Roosevelt would
ultimately he taken by the Repubhcahs
. II mt them in good tem9er and they
were willing for the most part to ac-
.ui,sce in The time worn eApcdients used
to mark time.
With the convention in session most
of the day the Progressive managers had
to direct their operations from the plat-
form in the convention hall There Mr
Perkins. John Mcirath. Col. Roosevelt
secretary A. Van Nakenbsrg. Charles
j. Bonaparte and others had trequen'
conferences.
= I'VE must stay here unln they have
: balloted down there, even II We wait
two days" Vas Mr.. Pcrkins's order
Az the day wore on and the indica-
tions seemed TO prccluie the possibility
| of the Republicans getting to the ballot
before eVenin. Inc task becnrl" more
! aud more difficult. Mr.. Perkins the
= larger parl of the time sat next to the
!. telephone over which bulletins came from
: the Coliseum. His ASSISTANTS combed
the crowd Of delegates for men whC
\ could make iilibustering speeches mat
: would hold back the delegates.
The pla form aided materially, be
cause this was taken up and discussed
= plank by plank. The prohibitionists
= were also helpful In that they offered q
prohibition plank which led to Ions
debate and required "A roll cali Scna,
, tor Borahs appearance before rle Pro
. gressivc convention also fitted In nicely
with the delay programme,
a q. u. =. DisappOints.
I IT was easy to see that the Progress
n sives were hanging their hopes to q
4 shred so far as they referred to thu
e Colonel being nominated by the Repub
u licans Anxious inquiries were made by
C Mr. Perkins over the telephone as Il
how many delegates seemed to he Join
= ing In the Roosevelt demonstration anC
g disa appointment was evinced at the show
h ing reported Disappointing a. II wal
to the managers. when read to the del
o egates II had the effect OF curbing theil
impetuosity and putting them In moot