South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-06
Chairman Wilcox is Third
Party to Cheerful Meeting
Held at Republican
Headquarters.
PR0GRESSIVES TO HEAR
PRESIDENT SATURDAY
Doctrine Being Preached by
Roosevelt is Branded AS
DangerouS-Seizure of
Ships Would be War.
News-rimes special Service :

NewS-Times Special Service:
NEW YORK, oct. 6.-BOies Pen
rose was welcomed at the headquar-
ters Of the republican national COM
mittee and enjoyed the unique ex-
perience of sitting down in party
counsel with Chairman Wilcox and
George W. Perkins. The warmth
and cordiality of his reception is
construed as public recognition Of
the Pennsylvania old guard repre-
sentative as the sole and exclusive
manager of Mr. Hughes campaign
in the keystone state.
The spectacle of Mr.. Penrose and
Mr.. Perkins collaborating in sup
port of Mr.. Hughes is a little more
than New York prOgresSives are
able TO digest with relish.
AS Indicative of the real feeling
of progressives in this state. John j.
O'Connell, chairman of the New
York county progressive committee,
announced today that he would lead
. large delegation of New York pro-
gressives to Shadow Lawn on SAT-
urday to hear Pres't Wilson's adj
dress.
Progressives for Wilson.
The attitude of the genuine pro-
gressives of this state is further ON
phasized in a telegram sent today by
cambridge Colby. progressive candi-
date for United States senator, to
Francis ]. Heney, progressive lead
er of California. which is in part as
follows:
LAS a progressive / am support
ing Pres't Wilson because he is the
foremost progressive in the country
today His record is one of devo-
tion to progressive principles and OF
extraordinary persistence and sue
cess in translating them into law.
The opposition 10 the president is
sinister and contemplate. 1t is
composed of all the shrill and dis
cordant forces Of envy, selfshness,
privilege and faction, both alien and
natice"
Commenting upon the situation
presented by these developments,
Chairman Vance Mccormick today
said:
The real progressives are not be-
that Hughes is the candidate Of all
the old rock-ribbed standpatters.
Hughes is telling them one thing
and Roosevelt something else. Its
too fshy. They are not going to
swallow it,"
Samuel J. Graham OF Pittsburgh.
assistant United States attorney gen.
eral. called upon Chairman McCor-
mick of the democratic national
committee today and laid emphasis
on the dangerous doctrine being
preached 10y Col. Roosevelt and his
protege," Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. Graham
said:
"EX-Pres't Roosevelt in his Battle
Greek speech stated in connection
with the anthracite coal strike. that
he had instructed the general in
ordered, TO take control Of the prop
critics and act as receiver. This
would have been a gross usurpation
of executive authority and a viola
ton Of the laws o. the country, as
only the courts have the right to ap-
point receivers, after a hearing
in this same speech he stated
that after the sinking OF the Lusi-
tania he would have seized all OF the
German ships in our ports. OBJ
serve, first, that there we're three
men-Of-war in our ports. To havs
seized these ships would have been
declaration of war, AMI Germany
would have replied 10 it with a dec
laratiOn OF war. Also TO have seized
the privately owned ships would
have been a violation OF interna-
tional law. Because We were az
peace with Germany.
col. ROosevelt's declaration that
he would have seized these ships OF
war shows that had ne or his pro-
tege Mr.. Hughes. been in the white
house we would have been at war
with Germany Ii is fair 10 assume
that II Mr. Hughes is elected and
similar occasion arises. the same
result would follow.