Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-08-11
DELIVERING BULL MOOSE TOO BIG A CONTRACT
NATIONAL Committeeman REPUDATE ENDORSEMENT
MANY PROGRESSIVE LEADERS SUPPORT PRESIDENT
ROOsEvELTs ONE.TIME FOLLOWERS REALIZE WILSON
THE PROGRESSIVE

are for Wilson.
The California stampede of the
Moose, led by Francis j. Heney, Pro-
gressive candidate for the United
States senate, extends to every corner
of that state. The Woodrow Wilson
Progressive league has enrolled thou
sands of members, and it's officers re-
port to national headquarters that the
Wilson vote will include practically
the entire Bull Moose vote of four
years ago.
Mr.. Heney is vice president of the
Wilson league in his state, while the
president of the national organida-
ton is Representative Kent of Cali
fOrnia. Some of the other Progress
sive and Republican leaders of ma
tional prominence who have declared
for President Wilson or against Mr..
Hughes follow:
Leaders FavOring Wilson.
Colonel John M. Parker of Louis
lana, Progressive candidate for vice
president on the sold-out ticket of
1916.
cambridge Colby of New York,
who placed Theodore Roosevelt in
nomination in the national Progress
sive conventions of 1912 and 1916.
Mathew Hale of Massachusetts, vice
chairman and acting head of the Pro-
gressive conventions of 1912 and
1915.
]. A. H. Hopkins, Progressive state
chairman of New Jersey.
John ]. O'Connell, Progressive
state chairman of New York county,
which had the largest enrolled men,
bership of any Bull Moose organiza-
ton. Several hundred of this organ
ization have already Joined the Young
Mems Democratic club of New York.
Hugo Wintner, New York attorney.
Progressive candidate for supreme
court in 1912.
Michael Schaap, vice chairman of
New York state Progressive commit
tee.
w. H. Nichols of Vermont, member
Of Progressive executive committee.
J.. c. Parker, editor of Lefax mag
azine, Philadelphia.
Paul T. Mueller. editor and pro-
prietor Of the Chicago Abendpost and
Sonntag Post, the most in
duential German publications, politi-
cally, in the United States.
John L. Sullivan, editor st. Mary's
(Ohio) Leader, who withdrew as Re-
publican nominee for secretary of
state in 1912 to join the Progressives.
Randolph W. Walton, Columbus,
candidate for attorney
general of Ohio in 1914.
Henry M. Wallace, foremost Pro-
gressive of Michigan.
John F. Smith, chairman of the
Michigan Progressive state commit
tee.
Clarence Halbert. Progressive state
chairman of Minnesota.
Casper Schenck, Des Moines, Pro-
gressive candidate for United States
senator two years ago.
Judge Albert D. Nortoni of the Mis-
souri, court of appeals.
Former Congressman John c.
Houk, Progressive state chairman Of
Tennessee
This steady trend of Progressives
from all parts of the country to Will
son has led an Eastern political writer
to comment:
ut is natural for interest just now
to center in the Progressive situation.
Their revolt against the Chicago
of their alleged leaders has
those Of the 'anything-to-
beat-Wilson' faith. Their stampede
to Woodrow Wilson has staggered
Mr.. Hughes campaign managers.
When Colonel Roosevelt heard over
his $700-a-day telephone at Oyster
Bay that he had been nominated by
these people and asked them to give
him until 6 o'clock that evening to
decide whether he would accept or
not. and then, finally cast them aside
and urged that they endorse Hughes.
ne turned hundreds of thousands of
votes to President Will
son.
Lining Up for Wilson.
1.-THE Progressives in 1912 polled
i,119,5O7 votes. That was 634,551
more votes than were cast for Presi-
lent Taft. OF course, the leadership
md the personality Of Colonel Roose-
7elt had much to do with bringing
'orth such strength of the independ-
snt vote then. Colonel Roosevelt is
,ut OF 1t now. He has deserted the
party which ne himself created. Dis
at the Coloners action
has grown to resentment.