The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-14
WHITE GIVES PLAN
ProgreSsives Accept Hughes as
Candidate, He Says.
To Chicago Prepared for War,
Praying for Peace.
SEND HENRY ALLEN TO TOPEKA
MOOsers VIII Have Representa-
tive at Kansas Day Feed.
But Emporium Won't Come
Until Roosevelt Runs.

/ Kansas Progressives viii go TO the
/ Chicago convention prepared for war.
| but praying for peace. They VIII be
( ready to make any reasonable COM
promise" and Will accept Justice
+ Hughes as harmony candidate in the
ANA gamation of the Republican and
4 Progressive parties. That Is the pre-
1 dictiOn of William Allen White of
Emporia. Progressive national COM
mitteeman for Kansas.
} 1t is not the plan Of the Bull Moosers
( to desert their own national conven-
tion-which meets COncurrently with
the Republicans-bu they will listen
TO all overtures. The platform pro-
visions OF the Republicans as affect
ing preparedness is the one big thing
/ that the PrOgressiVes will inspect be-
fore returning to the fold. White de-
+ cIared. The Kansas Bull Moose chief
/ tain is inclined To be determined re-
garding few planks-alsO few
candidates il is conceded that
the Progressives are ready to deliver
themselves back to the Republican
party if the right overture is played
Every act looking toward a real
fight in Kansas this year viii be made
by the Progressives in advance of the
party conventions in June. Then
White explains, II the bull moose and
the elephant can eat hay together
well. of course there is no reason to
carry out the original Bull Moose
plans.
We viii go to Chicago with a real
delegation of fighting Progressives, '
declared White, who has just returned
from the conference of third party
leaders in Chicago. We Will be ready
to make real fight. But we Will
also make any reasonable compromise
with the Republicans.
What They Want.
by reasonable compromise, I mean
ne that is on ale basis an ac-
ceptable platform and an acceptable
candidate. For instance White pre-
dicted.' the Progressives won't az
cept Cumnlins of Iowa on weak Re-
publican platform Nor Will we equi-
vOcate on platform measures. The
policy Of the party on preparedness
must be clearly defined and it must
be a policy that is not weak and
doesn't wa bble'
How about Hughes as a presiden-
tial compromise White was asked.
Hughes" repeated White. We
will be glad to accept Hughes
What of Roosevelt the Progress
sive leader was asked viii ne be
convention or permit the use of his
name"
Then White Unfolded even more Of
the basis Of compromise, as ne brought
the news fresh from the Chica go con-
ference.
Roosevelt would run on a proper
platform. White declared. But he
wouldn't permit the use of his name
in an erratic contention"
All of which seemed to arouse
Roosevelt is much stronger in the
east than in the west the third party
committeeman urged. Seems STRANGE
doesn't it, But it is true. True as
gospel The east is strong on pre-
paredness- Probably T. RS stand on
national defense and foreign politics
mas caused him to lose some of his
old time following in the western and
central states. But in the east he is
growing
lf we We're thrown into war and
/ Wilson'S foreign policies were am
great chance to win even as a third
party candidate, in event the Repub-
/ licans didn't walk straight OH pre-
paredness and put weak candidate
in the field"
The Bull Moose Plan.
White returned to the immediate
I plans of the third party.
We talked over lot of things in
. chicago and we know our cour.e
pretty well We Will doubtless hold
early district conventions in this state
conventions by Progressives, mimi
you-and will send a strong fighting
delegation to Chicago Only in a few
states. though. will local or STATE.
tickets be put in the field. Our fight
Will in the main concern itself with
the presidential and congressional
/ contests"
In Kansas, White indicated, tire
third party would seek to put con-
gresslonal candidates in the field in a
number of districts, including his
home district. the Fourth
or course + We get together. We
can Withdraw our candidates. n hite
pointed out. But We will take no
chances. We Will certify list Of pres
ldential electors and will be ready to
night although We will accept a,iv
reasonable compromise. The danger
OF compromise lies in the Republi-
cans. wabbling on preparedness
White confidently expects prepared
ness to be the dominant issues before
the national political parties The tar
If viii also be of vital concern.
The Progressives will stand for q
revision as regarding imme date pro-
lection for industries eSta bIished since
the opening Of The European war"
said the Emporia man. These rev.
slons should affect principally textile,
| dye and similar Industries"
As for suffrage. the Progressivcs
want the plank in the national plat
form National prohibition Will not
be an issue White believes
The anti-saIoon league doesn- [
seem to urge it he said
Henry Allen to Topeka.
Are the Progressives coming to
Topeka to the Kansas Day club ban
quet White was asked.
White laughed
We Will probably send Henry Al
len Allen was sent out to handle
the Hughes matter while the rest OF
US are in the trenches engaging the
enemy from the front"
Not once, the Emporia man declar-
ed. has he changed his mind about
coming 10 Topeka. Not since the ban
quet OF the Saturday Night club has
he visited the capital CITY and he