Show D Defeat feat Democrats' Democrats Is Only Slogan of Peace Conference To the Republican national convention I Your Tour committee appointed pursuant t to the resol resolution adopted at yesterdays yesterday's session ses sea sion on met in conference with a a. committee committe representing representing- the national Progressive convention convention con con- last evening The Progressive committee of or c conference consisted of Perkins of New York Johnson of California Bonaparte of Maryland Wil Wilkinson kinson kineon of New York and Parker larker of Lou Lou- The conference was frank free and most mos friendly The conferees were ot or one mind In that the good of the country and perhaps perhaps' its repute and and influence Influence influence ence for years to come depends upon the complete defeat of the present Democratic administration and the restoration of the control of the executive and legislative branches of the government to the hands of ot those who firmly believe In and will I execute the policies that are so heartily supported by the Republican and Pro Progressive ro p parties alike aUke The Progressive conferees were unanimous unanimous unanimous in urging temperateness and fairness and Md tho the opinion that Theodore Theodora Roosevelt of New York had so large a personal fol following following for fol- lowing and su such a close personal relation to the Issues of the coming campaign asto as asto to make a him at most t desirable candidate te upon which I to unite It was agreed that your conferees would report these facts to this conven conven- tion Respectfully submitted REED SMOOT SHOOT I 1 W V. MURRAY CRANE CRANE W E. E BORAH NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER A R R. R JOHNSON AUDITORIUM AUDITORIUM CHICAGO June 9 The Th The report of the conferees follows To the Progressive lye national convention Your committee appointed pursuant to the resolution adopted at yesterdays yesterday's session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion met in conference with tho committee representing the national Republican con con convention consisted of Reed Smoot W. W Murray Crano Crane William William- E. E Borah Borab Nicholas Nicholas' Murray Mun-a Butler and A A. R. R John John- son i sonTh Th The conference was mostly friendly Immediately Immediately rt upon a assembling lf your committee corn com rn t m proposed s 8 the joint nominee of both conventions the tile name of Theodore Roos Roosevelt The t committee representing the Republican national convention didot did pot ot present the name candidate nor did t It attempt to refute refute our arguments ni ments ta ta to the availability a of Colonel Roosevelt as p. p candidate to unite both parties or to serve our common country at the crucial period in the history history history his his- tory of the world After several hours of friendly discussion during which no concrete concrete concrete con con- crete proposition was advanced by tho the Republican conferees except that a further further further fur fur- ther conference might be desirable this afternoon or evening the joint committee committee com com- adjourned Signed GEORGE W. W PERKINS HIRAM W W. W JOHNSON JOHNRON CHARLES Es J. J BONAPARTE 1 E t PARKER jJ L LV V 1 HORACE Sf j I j j |