New Britain herald., 1916-06-27

waste of political leadership and pow CT in a time of the nations crisis. If men like Johnson and PinchOt how ever, believed there should be a third ticket l would gladly pledge myself to speak for it each day of the campaign and to contribute $5,0OO.
 But the people of the United States have decided whether for good or i'll, that they are going to work out the destinies of the nation within the two parties, republican and democratic. I believe it is proper that the men who in the nature of things ought to work in the republican party should return to that party and that the men who in the nature of things ought to work in the democratic party should return to that party''
 Colby Calls Robins Liar.
 Mr. Robins figured in a heated clash with MT. Colby. The latter had moved that Victor Murdock of Kansas be placed on the ticket for president to fill the vacancy caused by the refusal of Colonel Roosevelt to accept the nomination. MT. Robins, who while leaning toward President Wilson, yet did not wish the progressives to put up a third ticket simply to aid Wilson, interrupted to declare that MT. Colby already had declared himself for Will son.
 You're a liar shouted MT. Colby. William Finn of Pennsylvania, who was one of the strong Hughes men, sought to have MT. Colby elected from the meeting. Later in the day MT. Colby apologized to MT. Robins, and the two men parted friends.
 The Colby motion to put Murd ock on the ticket was voted down, 31 to IS. After MT. Garfield presented his reso- lution to support MT. Hughes MT. Colby moved that action be postponed until August 5, the anniversary of the birth of the party This motion was defeated, 3 to 34.
 Chairman Hale ruled that the Gar field resolution was out of order inas- much as the committee had authority from the national convention merely to fill vacancies on the ticket and not to indorse candidates of other parties On an appeal from the decision of the chair this ruling was reversed by a vote of IA to 33
 MT. COchems offered as a substitute for the Garfield resolution a motion that the national committee go out of existence, and that action be left to the different state committees. This was tabled by a vote of 32 to IA.
 MT. Cochems then offered as a sub stitute a motion that, in view of the failure to nominate a candidate the committee go out of existence and re- fer the matter to the consciences of individual members of the party. This was tabled by a vote of 32 to IS.
 To Cooperate in Campaign.
 Following the adoption of the Gar field resolution a second resolution was presented by MT. Garfield. This directed the national executive com- mittee to cooperate with the Hughes campaign managers and recommend ed that progressive state committees take action after conference with the national executive committee. This was adopted by vote of 32 to 8, with eleven members not voting
 Prevent Walkout.
 In order to satisfy the opponents of Hughes the majority mem bers con- sented to the adoption of a resolu- tion providing that the action taken by the committee should in no way be binding upon the dissenting mem bers. This kept the Wilson support CTS from walking out of the room.f f
 MT. Parker whose vice presidential candidacy is thrown into the discard by the failure of the committee to se- lect new progressive presidential nominee, made a vigorous plea Tor a third ticket. He said he cared noth- ing about his own candidacy. He said, however, that he had burned all his bridges, having come into the progressive party from the dem ocratic party. He said that he had declared he never would return to the demo- cratic party, and that he could not be delivered over to the party of Crane and Barnes.
 D. D. Nortoni of St. Louis, an- other who stood for 8 third ticket, pointed out that his own candidacy as the progressive primary nominee for United States senator from Missouri, was left high and dry as a result of the committees action.
 MT. Hale said he was undecided whether to support Hughes or Wilson. Mr. Cochems said he probably would vote for Hughes, although he would do so 'in sackcloth and ashes" Dr. E. M. Lewis of Rhode Island said the progressives of his state would SUD- port Wilson.
 In order that the progressive na- tional executive committee should not deliver it's mailing list over solely to the republicans, MT. Colby put through a motion giving all progress sive committeeman access to the par ty records.
 The executive committee organized following the adjournment of the na- tiOnal committee. MT. Perkins was reelected chairman, o. K. Davis geo. retary, and Elon H. Hooker treasurer.