The Washington herald., 1916-06-09
BY z. c. HILL.
(Sun News Service.)

(Sun News Service.)
Chicago, June S-After scenes Of wild
excitement the Progressives adjourned
their convention at o'clock this evening
to await the result of a conference with
the Republicans The Progressives had
taken the initial step to arrange for this
by adopting a resolution inviting the Re-
publican convention to appoint COM
mittee TO confer with a similar commit
tee of the Progressive convention.
This was done only after a heated
debate. in which Victor Murdoch. Albert
Bushnell Hart and other radicals in
the convention had urged the delegates
to go ahead and nominate Col. Roose-
welt. clifford Pinchot, James r. Garfield
and other personal friends OF Col. Roose
Welt succeeded, however in getting
through such a motion. following the
reading OF Col. Roosevelt's telegram to-
National Committeeman Jackson.
Committee Is Named.
The announcement that the invitation
thus extended had been accepted by the
Republicans came dramatically as the
delegates were leaving their seats, the
convention having been adjourned until
p. m. 1t was greeted with cheers and
the convention was hastily rea ssembled
in order that a motion might go through
authorizing the chairman to appoint the
conference committee to meet the Re-
publicans. This having heen done, the
convention adjourned until p. m. the
understanding being, however that IL
there was no report then from the con-
ference committee. the convention would
be further adjourned until tomorrow
morning
The committee appointed by Chairman
Robins consists Of George W. Perkins.
Hiram Johnson, Horace Wilkinson. Chas.
J. Bonaparte and John NJ. Parker.
Meet at 2I45 O'Clock.
The convention was called to order at
PAS o'clock this afternoon after more
than forty-fve minutes had been devoted
to demonstrations for Col Roosevelt.
singing songs and staging a regular
patriotic demonstration. a la George
Cohan.
George w. Perkins. w. J. Bryan and
other individuals, to say nothing OF
dozen or more State delegations were
the hall. The chairman pounded for
order several minutes before the last
strains of I'VE Want Teddy" died
away.
There was prayer by the Rev. William
Chalmers Cooper. Theodore NJ. Joslin.
of Michigan, chairman of the credentials
committee. reported no contesting dele
o
committee H. D. W. English. of Pennsyl-
vania reported that the temporary
officers would be made permanent This
pleased the crowd. 1t meant that there
had been compromise between the
friends of Walter Brown, of Ohio,
conservative" and the radical Gov.
johnson. of California. and that the
permanent chairman would be Raymond
Robins of Chicago. who made hit with
Mr.. Robins was cheered. So incidental
ly was Teddy"
Then James R. Garfield. of Ohio. who
was President Roosevelts Sectary OF
the Interior got up to propose inviting
the Republicans to conference. he talk-
ed smoothly, persuasively. He asked the
delegates to be guided by reason rather
than enthusiasm, land to bring to this
country what it needs in this hour of
great trial" He then read this reso-
luton:
I'm the spirit OF the statement approved
at the meeting of the national commit
tee held on January II, last. the national
convention of the Progressive party In
vites and requests the national conVen-
ton of the Republican party to appoint
a committee Of conference to meet and
confer with a similar committee from
this body
There were some Kisses.
Chairman Robins sang out:
Gentlemen, there's going to be no ac-
ton on any resolution by snap Judgment.
Every question will be fairly debated.
recognize Clifford PinChot, of Pennsyl-
vania."
Here was another comrade of Roose-
welt to be cheered. The former conser-
walton chief was smiling, his speech mol
lifying.
Henry ]. Allen-Allen. of Wichita. who
Is Victor Murdock's rival editor in the
Kansas Utopia, caught the crowd with
his opening: II feel like a boy standing
on a powder magazine with a lot of
matches in his pocket" Every conven
ton loves this sort of honey talk. II the
professional silver tongued bores only
knew It.
Murdock finished:
Now, you want Teddy. Take 1t from
want him and will get him you must NOM
mate him before this day is through"
Finn Makes Protest.
Then Mr.. Allen moved that the pro-
posed conference committee be in
structed to report to the Progressive
convention not later than o'clock to-
night on the result of its treaty with
the Republicans.
William Finn. of Pennsylvania, did
not like that Let's give them wide
latitude" he said. Il think Mr.. Allen
ought to withdraw his amendment"