Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-07

 progressives' own affairs.
 Although the progressive managers have been confounded by their dele-t gates getting out of hand they have capitalized the situation to the extent of using it as an argument with fhei republican managers for an carly nomination in the coliseum. They have told the republicans that they fully realize uncontrollable qualitiesf among the Roosevelt enthusiastst which they fear will result in the quick nomination of the colonel with, the possibility of disrupting plans for a reunited party.
 Two Elements Among Progrsssivss
 The republican managers reiterated that they cannot be held responsfble for condition which the progressive leaders have created and which now is plaguing them. It developed today that there is a growing disposition to as opposed to the extremely radical elements which would do everythiag
 for conscience's sake and nothing for
 expedition.a The former element, com
 posed largely of active business men,
 are inclined to continue the efforts to bring about an af1liation with the re- | publicans. The other element de- mands the acceptance of Colonel Roosevelt as the only basis of com
 promise. They go so far as to say
 that even if Ndr. Roosevelt endorses
 the candidacy of such a man as Jus- | tice Hughes the progressives would proceed with their convention and nominate, not Colonel Roosevelt, but
 some other leader, for instance, Gov
 ernor Hiram Johnson or GifEord& Rin@ 1 chot.
 T. R. Remains Silent.
 The varying counsels thus frdi-
 cated have been urged upon the for mer president by his followers and it is surmtsed that they have had much
 influence in causing him to remain silent. During the evening the word I was circllated that Colonel Roosevelt
 had manifested a disposition to follow cost and the general opinion was that
 nothing would be heard from Oyster Bay favorable to any republican as@ ' piring to the nomination.
 The uncomfortable quality of tho progressive convention lies in the fact that in point of numbers it is third
 again as large as the republican. Many
 of the delegates to the progressive convention are unschooled or averse fo
 the ways of parliamentary practice
 and intend voting for Colonel Roose- welt and no one else.
 In some cases they are openly dis , approving the dealings of the progres- | sive leaders with the republican man agers in their efforts to make peace. In order to bring large delegations , to the convention the progressive i strength has in many cases been split
 into half votes, making double the
 number of delegates to be controlled
 from a single state. As one of the managers expressed 1t, many of the , progressive delegates have two votes : for their one vote.
 Republican Convention to Move a Usual.
 It is plain today that all arguments
 of the Roosevelt leaders to hurry the
 baIIoting in the coliseum have failed 3 to change the plans Of the republican 9 managers a particle.
 f At one of the conferences on the s subject Senator Shoot served notice I on G. W. Perkins to expect nothing but the usual procedure tp republi- D lean convention beginning with the as- sembly tomorrow at which Senator
 deliver the keynote speech, state dele- gations will report and an adjourn i ment will be taken to give the com e mittees to get down to work. s Only the Colonel Can Control Pro sresslVes.
 2 As a matter of fact while these Fou-
 tine proceedings in the republicaI
 convention are going on. the proceed
 ings at the same time in the progras- e sive convention will disclose how ths = far rival leaders are being pressed fpl t an immediate nomination Of the col. . oneI. The keynote speech at the pro = greSsiye convention is expected bI s onel Roosevelt in nomination. Maul . expect a demonstration there, threat : ening to sweep aside all attempt d delay. How far this view pEeYaiii = is iIlustrated by the fact that GiiEpri e Pinchot, Victor MurdocIk, Henry D. Al : len and other progressives at the con d ference agreed that nothing short Of : s demand for delay from Colonel R1Ose 5. YeIt himself should stand in the a' 6 of his immediate nomination Tn aI Is the negotiations for harmony betWeel '- the two sides, the republican mana -- gers consider that their posftiOu ia ' been strengthened by the fact that a| e along they have been ready to pre- 'e sent for discussion lst pf enll l. dates, any one of Whdf1 could com
 mand the support Of the others. m a fact admittedly has been eFnba<faa l. ing to the progressfVes who fQun > themselves laid open to the eaarEe g B refusing to .consiaer any ether nzln s, than Colonel RooseyeIts.
 d To ofEEet the condition the name 2 ID Senator LaFoHette was brcught for
 ward, The republicans tnr4edlatel B. rejected # and charged the proEf Id the nameeof a candidate they were fr e, willing tp accept themselves. n Progrsssives Object 10 Burton. At that point the progresziFe man = agers turned the tahles and deuanf|e ss that the 1epub1Scans bring forward
 name. The republicans responded t J. suggsstilg former Senatof Burton l. Ohio arguing that he could D111le H r. support Of an the 1ayorfse sons, 1l ir strength from sfhe pacific eler1a1l sr 1- lhas incurred no eEu1fties ardorf D. 6oreign born voters. The 6tfec.t' t as of the prog<essife manaEerE to N e. Burton were vplced hS fcTefii1t 1cI a- st7rua11 of- ca lec <.