New Britain herald., 1916-06-09
PEACE CONFERENCE
 IS WITHOUT RESULT Republican and Progressive Con-
 CiliatorS Reach No Agreement IN SESSION OVER TWO HOURS

Other Meetings May Be Held This
 Afternoon or Tonight-AU Mem-
 bers of c. o. P. Committee in the
 Fight of 1912.
 Chicago, June 9.-Delegates to the republican and progressive national conventions reassembled at the Co., liseum and the Auditorium here to- day facing a situation unprecedented in recent American political party history. The progressive met at 10 o'clock and the republican resumed their deliberations at II o'clock.
 Uncertainty as thick and obdurate as the murky weather that has hung over Chicago for three days prevailed, and all eyes were straiued to catch the first possible clearing of the po- litical clouds.
 No man on the ground was able to predict on a basis of fact, what the next tWenty-four hours might bring out of the haze; whether it would be harmony and a reunited republican party or disagreement and dual nom nations by the two big conventions.
 The day was ushered in by a mid night conference, that will become historic, of ''peace committees from the progressive and republican econ- ventions which took place at the Chi cago club in Michigan Boulevard. The conference adjourned before 1 o'clock without definite results, it was said. It may meet again this afternoon or tonight, or it may not Only the developments of the day can determine that.
 Fate of Parties in Their Hands.
 It was remarkable picture formed by the men seated about the confer ence board in whose hands prac- tically rested the destinies of the re- publican and progr~ ssive parties.
 The republican committee was com posed of Senator Reed Smooth of Utah, chairman; former Senator w. Murray Crane of Massa chusetts, Sem ator William E. Borah of Idaho, Nicholas Murray Butler of New York, and A. R. Johnson of Ohio.
 The progressive committee had George w. Perkins of New York for chairman and the other members were Gov. Hiram w. Johnson of Cali fornia, Horace B. Wilkinson of New York, Charles J Bonaparte of Mary land, and John M. Parker of New Or leans.
 Every member of the republican peace committee took part in the management of the republican con- VentiOn of 1912 which brought the progressive party into being Crane, Shoot and Butler were determined advocates of methods to prevent the nomination of Col. Roosevelt then. A. B. Johnson, then in congress, SUD- ported them. Borah was for Roose- welt, but refused to leave the repub- lican party. When Vice President Sherman died MT. Butler was selected as the running mate of President Taft.
 Gov Johnson was candidate for vice president with Roosevelt on the 1912 progressive ticket. Many times Gov. Johnson has denounced with great vigor the action in 1912 of the men who last night sat across from him at the council table.
 Bonaparte of Maryland constantly has been for Col Roosevelt and Roose- welt policies. MT. Parker organized the progressive party in Louisiana. MT. Perkins and MT. Wilkinson were With Col. Roosevelt in 1912. MT. Perkins has been particularly prOmin- ent in the councils of the progressive party and one of it's most widely known leaders
 Conference Lasts Two Hours.
 For more than two hours the con- ferees discussed the points at issue between the progressiVes and the re- pubHcans and took up details of the peace plans projected earlier in the day by the two conventions when the conference committees on harmony had been appointed. When adjourn ment came 1t was announced that we report progress and the statement made that the members of the two committees would not get together again until after the sessions of the conventions today. They prepared re- ports, which are being presented to their respective conventions today.
 The prepared reports, which are be- ing presented to their respective con- ventions.
 Tt is und erstood," said Senator Borah after last nights conference had concluded, that while nomination speeches will be made in each conven- tion today no nomination will be made.'
 Explosion May Happen.
 "And' said another member of the committee, i've will resume negotia- tions in the afternoon or evening"
 But herein enter various phases of the situation which combine to make it so delicate as to invite the unex- pected and the uncertain. Leaders of both parties sat up most of the night discussing numerous possibilities that might develop, and making plans to handle the situation should efforts be made to stampede either convention for a particular candidate or against