The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-09
Rooseveltians Show First Sign of Possible Failure;
 Conferees Make Progress
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(Continued from Page Onc) morrow, all further negotiations would be impossible.
 Early in the evening there was a report that the progressive conferees had or fered the names of Senator Lodge or Massachusetts and Generals Geothals ana Leonard Wood as acceptable to them, but this proved to be untrue.
 AWAIT TODAY'S RESULT
 With the understanding that they should report to their conventions and await the result of tomorrow's ballot, the con- ference adjourned until after tomorrow
 session of both conventions
 It was hoped that the delegates to both the republican and progressive conVen- tions would seize the opportunity to dls- cuss the situation fully among them selves and if no definite action was taken on either side in the meantime the con- ference would be tomorrow afternoon in far better position to understand and give expression to the real sentiments of
 the two conventions.
 The republican committeeman said that during the meeting they were distinctly encouraged by the evident desire of the progressives for harmony. At no time, it was said was there a concerted or in- sistent demand from the progressives that the republicans accept Colonel Roose- welt.
 Senator Shoot, of the republican com mittee, said the conference was an open, free and friendly discussion. He added that the reports to the conventions would be identical While Senator Borah and Mr Crane said the conferees would prob ably reconvene tomorrow afternoon, other members of the conference said they were by no means sure that there would be another meeting.
 George w. Perkins, chairman of the progressive committee, confirmed this view and added that none of the con ferees were quite free to talk. The conference was held at the Chicago club, to which the republican conferees preceded the progressives. George w. Perkins, Horace Wilkinson and other pro- gressive leaders conferred at MT. Per kins headquarters, where the long dis tance wire to Oyster Bay is located. until ! almost 10 o'clock, and then left for the club. Prior to the calling of the meet ing on an upper floor of the club, the conferees posed for photographs. When the conference adjourned Senator Borah and Governor Johnson came down in the elevator together, chatting pleas antly The other conferees followed in a few minutes and soon dispersed. SITUATION SUMMARIZED At the end of the session of the con ferees one of the conferees summed up the situation in this way: We all agreed not to disclose the de- tails of our meeting until reports are
 made to our respective conventions to- morrow. I can say this, however: It has not changed the situation in respect to the probable nomination of Justice Hughes by the republican convention. A situation has been created by which the progressives in all probability will be willing to postpone the desire of the radical members to rush into a nomina- tion of Colonel Roosevelt for the sole purpose of being the first to put a ticket in the field.
 There was absolute harmony so far as our personal relations were concerned and I believe we made for good feeling rega rdess of whether we accomplished
 the main purpose of coming together or not"