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TTTE MOTIXTN'O OTtFOOXTAN. MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1916. OREGON'S PLAN FOR ONE PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT AND TWO LIEUTENANTS AT CHICAGO. COLONEL'S FRIENDS M B IS HOPE LESS KEENLY Conference Is Indorsed, Only Dissent Coming From Some New York Delegates. Fight Still Made for Republican Nomination, but Situa tion Is Admitted. B B 2 HUGHES FAVOR AGREEMENT TO BE SOUGHT Right of Oregon Delegation to Pre vent Justice's Name to Conven tion Conceded toy I;arge Ele ment of Supporters. CHICAGO. June 4. (Special.) Hughes men, both deleg-ates and advo cates, today strongly compoended the steps taken by the Oregon delegation In calling a conference ot Hughes sup porters for tomorrow, with a view to getting together and working along harmonious lines to bring about the nomination of the New York Justice. Frank H. Hitchcock, who though here solely in his Individual capacity, has been regarded, as a self-appointed Hughes manager, today gave the Ore gon plan his hearty approval, and ex pressed the hope that'all Hughes men now here would attend tomorrow's meeting. Flan Approved by Vermont. The Vermont delegation, the only other delegation Instructed for Hughes, will not arrive until Tuesday, but the National committeeman from that state today called on the Oregon delegation and assured them their plan would be approved by the Vermonters and that he would attend the conference as rep resentative of the Vermont delegates. Oregon's determination to take the lead In the Hughes movement was par ticularly commended today by several Hughes men who have been holding back thus far because of their antipa thy for Mr. Hitchcock. While they themselves want to see Hughes nomi nated, they do not relish the Idea of having to work under the leadership of Mr. Hitchcock and they do not ap prove of the tactics he has been fol lowing. Hitchcock Management Resented. These Republicans and some of them are men of National prominence make the assertion that Mr. Hitch cock Is striving to attain a prominence that will make him manager of the Republican Presidential campaign If Hughes is nominated, and there is con slderable sentiment against Mr. Hitch rock as chairman of the Republican National Committee. If the Oregon delegation is successful in carrying through Its plans and is recognized as the logical leader of the Hughes move ment, the anti-Hitchcock men favoring Hughes will come out openly In his support. By reason of taking the Initiative In the Hughes movement, Oregon dele gates have been much In demand to day. as there Is general interest in what is expected to be done. Ex-Senator Fulton and others have explained that tomorrow's meeting will be mere ly preliminary, as many delegates will not be in Chicago, but a second con ference will be held when all the dele gates arrive. The conference tomor row Is designed to bring the Hughes men together and get their Ideas as to what plans should be pursued to bring the name of Justice Hughes before the convention to the best advantage and to Drlng about his nomination. New Yorkers Only Dissenters. The preliminary steDS taken venter. day by Ex-Senator Fulton. Judge Carev. "W. H. Brooke, of Ontario, and National Committeeman 'Williams were heartily inaorsea Dy tnose or the Oregon dele gation who reached Chicago todav and they concur In the view that an Oregon man should nominate Hughes The only dissent from the Oregon pian in us rar heard came today from some or me Mew York delegates, who. while agreeing that the Hughes forces should be united, insist that as a New Yorker he should be nominated by a member of the delegation from his own state. The New York delegation is con tent that Senator Fulton, speaking for the Oregon delegation, shall second the nomination, but that is as much as It Is willing to concede. At tomorrow's conference, or at a subseauent confer ence, if the attendance tomorrow Is not full, this question among others will be taken up in an effort to reach an amicaoie agreement. Oregon Not Inclined to Yield. Mr. .Hitchcock personally believes xne nomination speech should be made oy uovernor Whitman, of New York. and to that extent Is In accnrrl wifh those of the New York delegation who are for Hughes. Delegates from some other states, while admitting there is some ground for the New York con tention, assert that Oregon has a bet ter right, especially as Justice Hughes Is not a candidate. Is not New York's favorite eon. and Is strong In the race today largely because of the Indorse ment he received In Oregon. The Oregon delegation Is not in clined to step aside In favor of New York without at least presenting the question to all or most of the Hughes supporters In the convention. Since Oregon spoke yesterday there has been renewed interest In the Hughes nomination, and California has sent word In advance that she will want the honor of seconding Hughes' nomination. California's claim, how ever, will be secondary to that of Ore gon, as California did not send, a dele gation Instructed for Hughes. Finger Is Worth. 9227.50. NEW YORK. June 1. The finger of a man's right hand is worth $227.50 and the first joint of the second finger J97.50, according to an agreement filed between . employer and employe with County Clerk John J. Slater in Pater son. N. J., to avoid a suit under the New Jersey employers liability law, John Tult, Jr., lost these while work ing in Samuel R. Johnson's union box factory. 1, . ,..,, r r, j-- V - - , S '. , Jh - ' x( . J -1 r y - - . t ' -t ?f . d;: - fx , t " v-T ' ' L " " zt - i - ' - ! 1 . f 1 - - 1 - - - v J - " ' - -rJ ' W ' : it . , " - " - ' H1 : 2 h 1 " ' ' " , - - i - r H ! : ' ' " .--v ; fr ti - . . -ii t 'li ' ' ' - s ' . ' - " ' " , s ' : i r t y- s ' ' yyx-y 1 -rVAPy JO - JOHX W. WEEKS (RIGHT), GEORGE IX. MOSES (CENTER), FORMER MINISTER TO GREECE, AND R. T. MC M.EWN. OK CHICAGO. SONS WON'T AGREE Efforts to Combine Against Leaders Seem Fruitless. STRENGTH IS EPHEMERAL Instructed Delegations Include Too Many Members at Heart for the Leaders to Make Con certed Action Feasible. CHICAGO; June 4. (Special.) There have been many conferences of favor ite sons and their campaign managers the pasf few days, with a view to bringing about a combination to pre vent the nomination of Hughes and Roosevelt. So far as can be learned, these conferences have come to naught. All these favorite sons are actuated by selfish motives. No one haa any thing In common with the others, save the desire to prevent the nomination of either of the two leaders. All told there are 316 Instructed dele gates In the convention, and 18 of these are for Hughes, while the 21 Brumbaugh votes from Pennsylvania are for Roosevelt. The favorite sons. however, will get more than this num ber of votes In the aggregate on the first ballot, for some of them will re ceive the complimentary and a cer tain amount of sincere support from unlnstructed delegates. Favorite Sons' Total Vote Larse. It would not occasion great surprise If the total vote cast for favorite sons on the first ballot should approach majority. The other votes will scat ter between Hughes, Roosevelt and Root. No one who Is watching develop ments among the arriving delegates has any expectation that the favorite sons will be able to hold their respee tlvn Initial strength. It is too com monly believed that the favorite sons are out of It, for one thing, and, what is more, there are too many Hughes and Roosevelt men among the dele gates instructed for Sherman, Cum mins, Burton, Ford and the others. Situation May Helo Hackek It is impossible, at this time, to get from any favorite son an admission that he will withdraw in favor of any one else. They are all here to "fight to the last ditch," if they are to be believed: each one believes, or pro fesses to believe, that the lightning may strike him If- the convention Is deadlocked. Notwithstanding these pro fessions, it begins to look as if some, at least, of the favorite sons will decide soon to swing into line for Hughes. The disposition of Senator Cummins Is to do this whenever he can with draw creditably. It may be that Mr. Fairbanks, of Indiana, if he Is con vinced that second place on the ticket is a great honor, may do likewise a little later. If Mr. Fairbanks ever makes up his mind to go after the vice-presidential nomination, he will be wise it he withdraws in favor of the man he thinks will be the Piesl dentlal nominee. Colonel- and then let the Republicans take him or leave him. They are not concerned with expediency nor with the great sacrifice Colonel Roosevelt would necessarily make again If the Republicans did not take him. Some of them are threatening that if Roose velt will not lead the dwindling Pro gressive host in this fashion to a some what unsubstantial moral victory, they will nominate Wilson. If the Progres sives were to get behind Wilson, the Colonel loves least of anybody just now. It is not hard to conjecture where Roosevelt would take his stand. The temper of the Republican dele gates from the states which harbor no favorite sons is quite clearly for Hughes. Hitchcock May Be Ignored. The resentment against Hitchcock for his Impudent usurpation of the Hughes leadership is not lessened, but Is growing a belief that the nomination of Hughes Is so obviously the thing to do that it is thought not even Hitch cock can ditch the train. The favorite sons allies seize greedily and circu late assiduously a story that Roose velt will never accept Hughes, whom they say Roosevelt dislikes exceeding ly, but the yarn does little more than to ruffle mildly the Hughes waters. If only Hughes would make a state ment on preparedness and Rooseveltian doctrines, it is said, then Roosevelt could have no possible excuse for dis approving him. Possibly Hughes will talk. There would be nothing left for the favorite sons but to pack up and go home. If he talked right, as It is assumed he would. E. B. P. innor hot pi mm u fiUUGt HUI DLUULI Leaders Believed to Favor Perkins Waiting Plan. VARSITY 40 YEARS OLD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION BE OBSERVED FRIDAY." TO CONFERENCE IS SUGGESTED Illinois Committeeman Says Huglicb Will Not Be Named Unless Po eltlon on Vital Issues of the Day Be Made Known. LEADERS FAVOR HUGHES Genuine Desire to Draw Progres sives Back Into Party Is Mani fest Absence of Rancorous Spirit Is Noteworthy. CHICAGO. June 4. For aome un known reason for which no explanation is offered, there is a growing oonvia tlon tonight among both Republican and Progressive leaders assembled here for the National conventions, that Colo nel Roosevelt will not be nominated by the older party. Among those who hold to this view are many numbered among the Colonel's closest friends, who nevertheless are not giving up the fight. The leadera who take this view of the situation seem to think that Justice Hughes Is the man wno could bring the Republican and Progressive parties to gether and present a solid front to tnr. Democratic opposition, even though they are not convinced that the Justice can win the nomination. It seemed certain that Colonel Roose velt could have the Progressive nomi nation at once If he would say the word, and still leave the way open to withdraw hie candidacy if the Kepub lican convention nominated a man whom he was wiling to support. Old Guard' Coarse In Donbt. On every hand tonight there is specu lation as to what the Old Guard will a Sales Are Not Fair to Any Customer We realize that clearance sales are unfair to a big per centage of men who wear good clothes. Unfair to those who buy clothes during regular season at regular prices ; unfair, for instance, to the man who buys a suit in regular season and pays the regular price, say $25, and the next week or even the next day, perhaps, his neighbor comes in and buys the same kind of suit for $19.75. WE HAVE THE BEST PLAN WE MARK OUR GOODS LOW ENOUGH SO THERE IS NO REA SON TO WAIT FOR CLEARANCE SALES m a B Clothes for Young Men and Their Fathers, Too Washington St. at Tenth B B B B B Condensation. From Everybody's. Not long ago the editor of an Knr- COLONEL CANNOT WIN OUT fContinued From First Pse while the war is" going on furiously at Armageddon. - It would be just like him to issue some kind of an ultimatum. or rush by special train on to Chicago, or something, but what that something will be nobody knows. The Progressives themselves are sharply divided over Colonel Roose velt's candidacy.' The wisest and cool est of them want to negotiate with the Republicans, but the hot-heads insist that the clear duty of the Progres sive convention is to nominate the Portland Friends and Alumni of Insti tution to Attend Governor Wlthyeombe to Speak. Today Is the 40th anniversary of the founding of the University of Oregon. iu commemoration of the event fit ting exercises will be held at Vlllard Hall at 2:80 P. M. Many Portland resi dents, friends and alumni of the uni versity, sre expectea to go to Eugene to attend the ceremonies. Milton A. Miller, of Portland, Is chairman of the board of regents and will preside. Gov ernor Withycombe will be one of the speakers. The fololwing programme for the occasion has been arranged: iuusic, iiius. overture, t Mozart), or- cnestra: Invocation, President E. C. eander on, Eugene Bible University: "The Found- ng 01 tne university." Judge J. w Htmll ton; "The Graduates of the University.' Judge 1 T. Harris; music, "Song of Free dom" (David Campbell). Dalste Beckett aiiaaieion; -in university and the State, Governor James withycombe; "The Univer sity iseeos. fresiaent I', u Campbell; mu sic, - .inzugsmarscn aer Bojaren" (Halvar aen), orchestra; laying of corner-stone of uaucauon building. BERLIN REPORTS PROGRESS German Drive at Verdun Declared to Continue Favorably. ' BERLIN, via London, June 4. The German drive on the Verdun front be tween the Calllette wood and Damloup. northeast of the fortress. Is progressing favorably for the attacking forces, the War Office announced today. The capture of more than 600 prison ers and four machine guns Is reported. PARIS. June 4. Several attempts made by th& Germans last night and this morning to turn the French po sltlons at Fort Vaux on the Verdun front from the southeast were unsuc cessful, the War Office announced to day. The night attacks resulted In their gaining a foothold In the French trenches In the ravine between Dam loup and Fort Vaux. but they were Im mediately driven out. CHICAGO, June 4. As the delegates to the Progressive convention assem bled here today, the plan suggested last week by George W. Perkins, of New York, that the Progressive convention delay making any nominations until after the Republicans have taken action found favor among the leaders and it was thought probable that such an ar rangement would be agreed upon. One plan being considered among others tonight by Progressive leaders is to have the Progressive convention express Intention to nominate Colonel Roosevelt and recess until action Is taken by the Republicans. If the Re publican convention nominated Justice Hughes the Progressives, according to the plan, would wait until Colonel Roosevelt's attitude was made known. Colonel to Be Consulted. If Colonel Roosevelt expressed will ingness to support Justice Hughes the Progressives, according to the plan, would be expected to line up behind him. Another plan suggested was that if. when the two conventions meet, there 1b a deadlock over a candidate both can accept, each would appoint a conference committee to find one more acceptable to both conventions. Two Progressive National committee men. Harold J-.. Ickea. of Illinois, and William Holton Dye, of Indiana, to night Issued statements regarding the Progressive Interests. "Certainly the Progressive will not nominate Justice Hughes without knowing his position on the vital issues of the day, said Mr. Ickes. "The possi blllty of a joint nomination of Justice Hughes by Republicans and Progres sives Is. therefore, a remote contin gency. On the face of the present sit uation Justice Hughes is plainly im possible of consideration for the Pro gressive nomination. Sacrifice of Emblem Ottered Declaring that Indiana Progressives are for Mr. Roosevelt, "or some one Just as good, a man In whom they have lm pliclt confidence, Mr. Dye said the Progressives were willing to lay aside tneir ers, who would not accept any one but the Colonel. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. arrived In Chicago today with William Loeb, Jr., and mingled with the pre-conventlon crowds In hotel lobbies. He wll attend the convention as the guest of J. Ogden Armour. 'I do not know what the convention Is going to do." said young Mr. Roose- do if it succeeds In defeating Colonel I velt to friends tonight, "but the sent! Roosevelt for the nomination; whether I ment of the country wherever polls they would go the whole distance and I have been taken seems to be tor nominate a man of their number, sucn I father." as Root. Fairbanks. Weeks or Burton or whether they would attempt to con, dilate the Progressives by choosing i man whom the latter might support. The name of Justice Hughes Is the only one that has been brought forward so far as having such possibilities. Among the rank and file of the Re publicans there are Indications of a genuine effort to draw the Progressives back into the old party. One of these evidences is the lack of harsh criticism and bellicose demonstrations which characterized the convention period of 1912. Apparently all factions learned a les son from the disastrous consequences following the split four years ago and result nothing is heard in the nature of braggadocio or defiance. The supporters of candidates familiarly called favorite sons are firm In their arguments, but are Inclined to a far greater degree than ordinarily to extol their candidates without detracting from others. . Two leaders Subjects of Attack. Because of the fact that Justice Hughes and Colonel Roosevelt ocenpy places far In advance of others in the race, they have become the especial subjects of attack, each by the cham plons of the other and both by the adherents of the half dozen or more other men whose names are being mentioned. Most of the delegates who came In today were of the element that stood out for party solidarity In 1912, and. although some of them speak without rancor of Colonel Roosevelt, they take a positive position against his candl dacy. While they contend that his nomination is impossible, they agree that the Influence "of his supporters may be paramount In naming the can didate and shaping the platform. Many of them are willing to concede that, inasmuch as their first desire is a united party, tney are wining io make the sacrifice of letting colonel Roosevelt pick the candidate If that will Insure harmony among the Re publicans and win the support of the Progressives. Hughes Silence Criticised. Those who are opposing nominating Justice Hughes lay their principal complaint against him to his failure to announce his position on current is sues. This criticism cornea both from Republicans and Progressives. There was a wldesDread report tonight that Colonel Roosevelt himself had declared that he would not support the Justice unless be made such a statement. The Progressive leaders herejnade no se r.re.t of their intention to demand i satisfactory pronouncement before they would srlve their support- fiurnorters of Hughes contenaea ui If he were nominated by the Republi cans hn could be decended on to send a telegram of acceptance that would meet with the approval or delegates. Even some of the Progressives agreed that they could not hope for an ad vance statement from Mr. Hughes in view of the fact that he never has admitted that he was a candidate. Some of them went so far as to say that If he were nominated by the Re publicans and Immediately declared his nosition in a satisfactory manner ine Progressives, with the consent oi Colonel Roosevelt, would, indorse the Justice. 11 u i tsslvts la Three Camps. Borne of the Progressive leaders were expressing dissatisfaction today at the attitude of George W. Perkins, of Jiew York, "angel-' of the Progressive party, and especially because he had extended the "olive branch " to the Republicans. Those who protested against making overtures to the Republicans insisted that the strength of the Progressives lay In the Republicans to come to them. It was made plain that, at present there are three elements among the Progressives. First, and probably majority, are those who prefer Colonel Roosevelt and wlto will not admit they would accept any other nominee, but who are nevertheless practical politi cians and willing. It Is believed, to unite on any man whom they believe could defeat the Democratic nominee, A sec llsh paper ordered a story of a cer tain length, but when the story arrived he discovered that the author had written several hundred words too many. The paper was already late in going to press, so there was no alternative the story must be condensed to fit the allotted space. Therefore the last few paragraphs were cut down to & single sentence. 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These S g ranges can be had with or without warming closet, with g high or low oven, and with arrangement of vegetable cookers and hot-plates to suit your requirements. 5 All types of G-E range are thoroughly practical and reliable. We have them at a variety of prices to suit almost every purse. I ELECTRIC STORE ELECTRIC BUILDING &iimMi!!n!niimiuin!imiiHH!K"Hiiim .. i m i mi 1 1 1 - 'i ID) Hgupatkan One of 1 0 Ail-Steel Trains East from Chicago IcDM Qucogo 12:40 moon Arrives iVa lot S:40 mtxt atonuRf thisn th' V i V""ond element is composed of those who things they have fought for in order., ,..,! .v.. p..kii.. to accomplish a auccess of their broader patriotic movement. - Oscar 8. Straus, of New York, a dele gate to the Progressive convention, de clared that If the Republican conven tion did not nominate Colonel Roose velt the Progressives might formally In- aorse president Wilson ror re-election and adjourn without further action. "President Wilson has many friends among the Progressives," said Mr. Straus. '"I would not be surprised If the ' Republicans named some candidate so unsatisfactory that we might indorse President Wilson. I am for Roosevelt first and I sincerely hope the Repub licans will name him. Hughes, I think', would be acceptable to many Progres sives. The only argument against him is dragging the Supreme Court into politics. It would establish a danger ous precedent. Some of the most powerful arguments against his run ning under the circumstances are his own public statements on the subject." Rubber, which was introduced Inte Europ in 1735, was first used for pencil eraser, next la waterproofing cloth, aad finally la favor watting until the Republicans make a nomination, and then support ing that candidate. If he should be Jus tice Hughes or some other man they believe to have Progressive tendencies. The third and smallest element Is com posed of out-and-out Roosevelt follow- Crssa? Prlss. 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