The Washington times., 1910-12-18
Such Is Plan of Powerful
Forces of Republican
Party.
WANT THE JUSTICE
FOR N. Y. CANDIDATE
Believed That Move, IF Successful,
Would Leave Open Field
in Convention.
By JUDSoN C. wELLIvER.

Charles r Hughes, justice Of the
United States Supreme Court, is TO be
pressed 10 permit his name to be used
as New YOrB's candidate for President
in 1912.
Back Of this announcement, which is
made on the most positive authority,
lies a chain Of most interesting political
circumstances IN summary. they may
be set forth thus
Powerful forces within the Repub-
lioan party. believing that President
Taft, If nominated, could not be elected
TO succeed himself, are desiriogs Of en-
comprising his defeat in the national
convention
Other elements wish to defeat him
because they want new men and new
policies 10 come 10 the front in the
party
It is recognized that Mr. Taft, as
matters stand. is likely to have the
East, South, and a considerable sup
POlt from the far West, along with
Ohio.
This would be sufficient to force his
nomination. The question has been and
is, how is this Taft pnaIanx 10 be
broken?
Fear Roosevelt.
There are plenty Of people in New
York who would be wiling to help
take the Empire States delegation
away from the President, but they do
not want to risk giving it 10 Theodore
Roosevelt
Therefore the proposal has been
brought forward OF making Justice
Hughes a candidate for President. in
order TO keep the States delegation
away from either Taft Or Roosevelt
"a 49,
that the Taft strength in New England
and the South would disinreZrate and
- would be possible to carry the contest
into the convention, with free fight for
every one
in the situation, it IS calculated that
there would be at least four Presidential /
candidates before the convention. They
would be President Taft, senator La
Toilette Of Wisconsin. Senator Cumrnins
OF Iowa, and Justice Hughes Of New
YORK with the possibility always loom !
ms large IN the background that the /
name OF Theodore Roosevelt might be I
injected with sensational effect 81 some 1
critical moment
Fairbanks Named
The name Of former Vice President |
Fairbanks OF Indiana is being used by !
the conservative wing Of the party in /
the Hoes er State There is talk OF such !
men-as overnor-eIect johnson Of Cali
1ornia. Il . purpose being to encourage
1avorite sons from this time forth juI
order 10 keep votes away from PresI- 4
dent Taft
Justice Hughes Is the KEY to the sit,,- /
elionr because of the tremendous i'm
portance OF New York. with its huge /
vote IN a convention The most careful /
canvaSses have been made, in the effort i
70 PICK the right man for candidate for
New 1Orks support, and the justice has
been selected
He has not been consulted, and is not /
likely 10 be He has a record OF never
interfering with political mana cement,
even when his own political fortunes
were involved He was twice nominal
ed for governor without opening auy
heaC quarters and he has not vet been
defeated for anything for which he ran
Therefore. Il is assumed that. as a mem
Der Of the Federal Supreme Court, there
Is less probability than ever OF his in
terfer1nE, one way OF the other, with
any plans thus far necessarily only ten
tative. looking TO the use Of his name in
q Presidential campaign
II Mr. Justice Hughes should get ex-
cited today and start out 10 find the
men who are talking about him for
President. he would probably fail to
locate them. If, however, he succeeded,
he would discover that their number
includes many well-kuown progressive
Republicans IN the Ease-
Their First Aim
These Eastern Republicans are first
Of all interested in so dividing up the
delegates in the next national conven-
ton, that it viii be necessary TO let the
convention do the nominating. For this
purpose they must have man in the /
running who viii Took good to the