New Britain herald., 1916-06-10
Roosevelt Named In TW0- Minute Speech By Col ? by and Coliseum Goes Into Rap. lures --- Johnson is Vice President Probability

= Chicago, June 1O.-At O. clock George w. Perkins, Hiram Johnson and other Progressive leaders confer red with Chairman Robbins. There were rumors among Progressive dele gates that a coup of some kind was in preparation.
 George w. Perkins left the confer lican and progressive conferees. All the state chairmen remained in the conference. It was said no word had come from Colonel Roosevelt as to whether he would accept a progress sive nomination if the Republican con- vention nominated Justice Hughes.
 After the conferees had been in ses- 4sion about half an hour George w. Perkins and General Bonaparte left the club in a taxicab for an announced destination. -~--.. s..-
 ''We still are in negotiations, MT. Perkins said.l 1T can't say more now"
 After a brief conference MT. Per- kins returned to the waiting state chairman and made a report, which was not disclosed.
 William Allen White of Emporia, Kas., predicted that before the pro- gressive convention was in session five minutes, Col. Roosevelt would be nominated. The southern delegates in the conference put up a strong fight against a merger with the republicans and contended for preserving the progressive party as 8 political entity.
 The meeting of state chairmen was somewhat stormy. Several of the chairmen implied that Chairman Perkins was not for Roosevelt to the last trench MT. Perkins told them that even if Illinois went to Hughes at the republican convention it would be insufficient to nominate and that he looked for a recession in the Hughes strength on succeeding ball. lots.
 ''The tide will turn to Roosevelt, I think" said Mr. Perkins.
 Clifford Pinchot said at 10:2O there was only one thing to add-nominate T. R. We know what the republican convention is going to do," he added.
 Convention Opens.
 The Progressive national conven- ton assem b1ed at 10:30 o'clock with the prospect that Colonel Roosevelt would be nominated almost imme- diately After meeting with the Re-. publican peace managers, the pro- gressive leaders expressed the opinion that the nomination of the colonel was inevitable unless he himself should
 They Wanted "Teddy."
 Colonel Roosevelt's telegram sug- gesting Senator Lodge of Massach Betts, as a second choice to offer to the republicans as a compromise can- Gidate was greeted with shouts of "No, mo-"
 The convention will never stand for a compromise" Governor John ron said after the reading of Colonel Roosevelt's telegram. Tt will nomi- nate Roosevelt"
 The conference of the progressive state chairmen adjourned at 11:O5 B. n., after voting to request the pro- gressive convention to delay further action until the republican conven- ton has opportunity to consider suggestion made by Colonel Roose- Velt that Senator Henry Cabot Lodge be considered as a compromise presi- dentia1 candidate. A ajority of the conference voted for the progressive convention to nominate Roosevelt at once. .. .- ...-.. ..
 As the delegates came into the con- vention hall from their meeting with the progressive peace conference, the delegation chairmen were bounced upon by the delegates and got the word that had gone forth that Colonel Roosevelt was to be instantly named, and by exclamation, with only a formal vote for record purposes.
 When the leaders demanded that the convention be imm ediately con- vened Chairman Robins ordered the stage cleared. At 10:41 Chairman Robins began pounding his gavel. There was a show of haste to proceed tc nominations before the republican
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