Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1916 — Progressives Willing to Compromise On Candidate. [ARTICLE]

Progressives Willing to Compromise On Candidate.

The most significant thing politically the past week has been the announcememt by George W. Perkins, following a meeting of the progressive executive committee, that the progressives will not insist on the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for president by the republicans. Mr. Perkins said: “If the republicans will nominate a man who stands for progressive principles and is able to put them through. We, of course, are for Roosevelt and will suggest his name to the republicans. If they reply that they will not agree on the colonel we shall ask them to name us their man. We are willing to be reasonable for the sake of harmony.” It is hardly probable that there is any possibility of the nomination of Roosevelt. The delegates to the republican national convention have Wn chosen in every state by the old line republicans and they were not for Roosevelt. While in many states as in Indiana there are former progressives on the delegation they are in the minority and unless a condition should exist that made the naming of Roosevelt important for the welfare of the country and the delegates could see that he was the only man for the job there is not any chance of his nomination. Indiana will be solidly for Charles Warren Fairbanks and all over the country he is being looked on with great favor. The recent announcement of Elihu Root that he was an active candidate has been an important occurrence and this great man will command the respect of all and will doubtless secure support from all sections of the counEvidently the executive committee of the progressive party realized that there was no chance of republicans nominating Mr. Roosevelt or they have been told by him not to urge liis nomination) At least the skies are somewhat cleared by the announcement and the convention should find a candidate who will be alike acceptable to republicans and progressives. Fairbanks, Root, Cummings, Weeks or Borah could any of them fill the measure and assure republican success. --

Ensign James E. Brenner was transferred again last week, this time to the U. S. S. Albany from the Maryland. His wife and baby and his mother had planned to go to Bremerton when they received a wireless that he had been transferred. They had their household goods all packed and in a few hours would have left They will continue to reside at Coronado, Cal., their address being 867 B Avenue. (