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Show National Committee By 31 to 15 Votes Against Placing Ticket in Field. Chicago, June 26. By a vote of 32 to 6, with nine members declining to vote, the national committee of the Progressive party today, at the end of a stormy session, endorsed Charles E. Hughe for president, and tho Bull Moose party practically went out of existence as a national political organization. or-ganization. The fight In the committee to endorse en-dorse Hughes was led by George TV. Perkins of New York, James R Garfield Gar-field of Ohio, and Chester H. Rowell of California. The radical element In tho committee, commit-tee, represented by Matthew, Hale of Massachusetts, Bainbrldge Colby of New York, Henry F. Cochems of Wisconsin, Wis-consin, A. T. Moon of Utah, and John M. Parker of Louisiana, vigorously protested against the endorsement of any candidate for president, and fought the majority at every step of the proceedings. Insisted on Open Meeting. The minority's first move was to Insist In-sist on an open meeting of the committee, com-mittee, which it won, after a number of the committeemen, led by John M. Parker of Louisiana, bolted the meeting. meet-ing. After Secretary Oscar King Davis read Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's letter, let-ter, in which he finally declined the presidential nomination of the party and urged that Charles E. Hughes be supported in order to defeat President Wilson, the committee voted to ac cept the colonel's declination and took a recess for luncheon. At the beginning of tho afternoon session. Chairman Matthew Hale of Massachusetts ruled that the next order or-der of business was to fill the vacancy on the ticket caused by refusal of Col-oriel Col-oriel Roosevelt to run. Lie Is Passed. Bralnbridge Colby of New York presented pre-sented the name of Victor Murdock of Kansas, chairman of tho national committee, who is now on his way to China, as the party's candidate for president. This led to a clash between Raymond Ray-mond Robins of Illinois and Mr. Colby, Col-by, In which the He was passed. Mr. Robins said Mr. Murdock had told him he would not accept the presidential presiden-tial nomination and the nronosition after a spirited debate by a vote of 31 to 15. James R. Garfield of Ohio then introduced a resoluticm indorsing! Hughes for president and directing the executive committee of the Progressive Pro-gressive party to co-operate with the Republicans in the campaign. Cochens Raises Point. Henry F. Cochens Of Wisconsin raised the point that the committee had no authority to Indorse any candidate can-didate and that Its power was limited to the filling of the vacancy on the ticket caused by the refusal of Colonel Col-onel Roosevelt to run. Chairman Hale ruled that the motion mo-tion to indorso or recommend the Republican candidate for president was out of order and a debate -f several hours followed. Finally James R Garfield appealed from the decision of the chair, and was sustained in his contention by a vote of 33 to 14. During tho discussion dis-cussion Raymond Robins opposed making any indorsement and indicated that he would support President Wilson Wil-son if the Progressives did not put a ticket In tho field. Mr. Cochens said he expected to vote for Hughes, but did not want tne commiuee io uikq any action. He declared that the Progressives should bo permitted to go to any party they desired. Bain-bridge Bain-bridge Colby argued it would be a mistake mis-take to attempt to deliver the Progressive Pro-gressive vote to any candidate and that the method used might defeat the very object of tho action. John M. Parker declared many of the Progressives were former Democrats, Demo-crats, and if the party was not to put up a national ticket they should be permitted to select their own candidate candi-date for president. He intimated that he might vote for President Wilson. While the debate was at its height, Clarenco Strouso read a resolution said to havb been passed by the dele gates irom Virginia io iuo riusicoom-national riusicoom-national convention, opposing the indorsement in-dorsement of any other than a Progressive Pro-gressive for president, and challenged the right of James R. Garfield to vote for Hughes under the proxy he held of the national committeeman from Virginia. Mr. Garfield said he had never heard of the action and finally declined to be guided by It. Chairman Hale made an earnest ap neal against the indorsement beforo the vote was taken. The following states voted for the indorsement of Hughes on tho roll call: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California. Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana. Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota Minneso-ta Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Hamp-shire, Now Jersey, New York, North Dakota Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvania. South Dakota, Texas, Vermont Virginia, Vir-ginia, Wyoming, Hawaii. Total thlrty- Navs Idaho, Kentucky, j01111? North Carolina, Rhode Island, Utah. Total 6 Declining to vote Florida .Massa. chu setts, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Mis- souri, UKiauuma, du" m""i a Washington, West Virginia. Total, 8. Many of the committeemen in voting, vot-ing, took occasion to explain their vote. Harold L. Ickes of IUIno s sad that 70 per cent of the Progressives in his state would vote for Hnghes. William Flinn of Pennsylvania sam that 95 per cent of tho Progressives m Pennsylvania were for Hughes. Dr. Harris of Rhode Island said that a majority of the Progressives In his state favored Wilson. Committeeman Griffiths of Washington said tnat a majority of his constituents favored a third ticket and that President Wilson had many supporters. |
