The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-14
Dr. Foreman Says They Are
 Not for Hughes
TO MEET IN AUGUST
Alabama Chairman Says Roosevelt Exceeds Authority in Attempt to Deliver Vote to
 Hughes

The progressives of the United States are not going to allow Roosevelt, Per kins and a few members of the national committee to deliver them to their Te- mics, according to c. B. Foreman of At talla, chairman of the progressive state committee. Dr. Foreman declares that the progressives will not abide by the ruling of their national committee, which at the demand of Roosevelt, indorsed Hughes.
 Dr. Foreman declared that plans were already under way to hold another con- vention of the progressive party in Chi cago early in August, at which time the future plans of the party would be map ped out. He stated that the great ma jority of the progressves were unalter- ably opposed to the nomination CT Hughes, and that there was nationwide Indignation among the former supporters of Roosevelt, over the manner in which the colonel, Perkins and the majority Of their national committee had treated them Most of the members of the com mittee had been instructed not to enter into any kind of indorsement of Hughes, and they exceeded their authority when they consented to do so, he said
 
 any means and it has not calmly al lowed Colonel Roosevelt George w. Perkins and the majority of it's na- tional committee to deliver it into the hands of it's enemies-the republican party" declared pr. Foreman. Colonel Roosevelt had no stronger supporter in the state than I was in 1912 and again at the progressive convention this year. I believe that I express the oF he ct iO%>itU n the progressive delegates at the convention as well as the rank and file of our party when I say that we were shocked at the manner in which Colonel Roose- Welt and certain others in the party tried to deliver us bodily into lhe Hughes camp. They exceeded their au- thority and they acted without realiz- ing that the progressives supported Roosevelt four years ago because they believed there was a principle involved and they are not now going to be turned over to the same crowd of bosses which caused the bolt in 1912
 we have called our convention for the early part of August in Chicago and Colonel Roosevelt and some of his leaders will find out what the pro- gressives of the nation think of their action. Penrose. Crane. Shoot and the same identical crowd that took the nomination away from Roosevelt four years ago dictated the nomination of Hughes this year. The old reactionary element is still in complete charge Of the republican party and the same req sons which kept us from supporting Taft in 1912 will keep the most of us from voting for Hughes this year.
 T, of course, cannot state exactly what the progressives will do at the conven- ton, but it will be made quite plain to the nation that Hughes Is not our choice. It is possible that a full progressive tick et with strong men at the head of the list. will be put out Further than that I cannot predict at this time. But vol can rest assured that Hughes will not be indorsed.
 s'The great majority of the progressives of Alabama are strongly opposed tc Hughes and unqualifedly opposed the in dorsement of his candidacy by the com mittee after Roosevelt withdrew. Wher J. O. Thompson, the committeeman from , this state, voted requested by Roose- welt. he did not truly represent the views of the majority of the members of his party in this state, and the same Is true of most of the others. Already the pro- gressives in New York and many other states are up in arms and their activity has tended to hasten the call for the bis convention next month The progressives are going to play very prominent part in the campaign this fall and MT. Hughe. will get but little comfort from them