Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-20
NEW YORK MAN MAY BE USED
70 aREAk BREAK UP TAFT's
STRENGTH.
EASTERN REPUBLICANS SEE
DEFEAT n TAFT IS NAMED
Huahss Could Divide New England
and South and Defeat Either Taft
or Roosevelt in Convention-Prss''
dent Said to Have Broken Pledge
Made to Hughes.
rspecial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington, Dec. e.
| Hughes, associate justice OF the Oh''eu
States supreme court. Is to be pressed
to hermit his name to be used as New
York's candidate for president IN 49,.
This plan is taking definite shape n
is prompted by the following pol'tical
circumstances: 49,.
Powerful forces within the repuoil-
can party. believing that President
f, Taft. if nominated. could not be elected
to succeed himself. are desirous OF en-
| COMPRISING his defeat in the national
convention.
/ Other elements wish to defeat him
because they want new men n new
policies to come &c the front in the
party.
1t is recognized that Mr.. TAFT, as
matters stand, is likely to have the east
! south and a considerable support from
the far west, along with OHIO. This
would be sufficient to force his nomina-
; ton. The question has been and is,
| how is this Taft phalanx to be broken!
There are plenty of people in New
York who would be willing to help take
the Empire states delegation away
; from the president, but they do not
want to risk giving it to Theodore
| Roosevelt. Therefore, the proposal has
beer brought forward to make Justice
Hughes a candidate for president in
order TO keep the states delegation
away from either Taft or Roosevelt.
Aimed at TAFT Strength.
With this accomplished it is calcu-
lated that the Taft strength in New
l 1870 - 49, -. ,,1,,1I cl;c;~-
tesrate and it would at length be pos
sible to carry the contest into the con-
ven,ion with a free fight for all aspir-
| ants, and a fair nance for every
one.
In that situation it is figured that
there would be at least four presiden-
t.al candidates before the convention.
/ They would be President Taft. Senator
minis, Of Iowa and Justice Hughes, Of
New York. with the possibility always
looming large in the background that
the name of Theodore Roosevelt might
be injected with sensational effect at
some critical moment. h name Of
former Vice President Fairbanks Is be-
ing used by the conservative wing Of
the party in the Hoosier state. There
is talk Of such men as Governor-E Elect
Johnson. OF California. the purpose be-
ing to encourage favorite sons from
this time forth in order to keep votes
away from President Taft.
Hughes Key to Situation.
Justice Hughes is the key to the sit
uation because of the tremendous i'm
portance OF New York with its huge
! vote in a convention. The most care
full canvasses have been made in the
effort to pick the right man for New
| York's support n Justice Hughes
has been selected. He has not been
consulted and il not likely to be. He
has a record Of never interfering with
political management even when his
own political fortunes were involved.
1t is assumed that as a member or
the United States supreme court there
is less probability than ever Of his in
terfering, one way or another, with any
plans, thus far necessarily tentative.
/ looking to the use of his name in the
presidential campaign.
Many we'll known progressive repub-
licans In the asst are behind the move
ment to name Mr.. Hughes for the
presidency. They are first Of all In
terested in so dividing up the delegates
in the next national convention that 1t
wiz NC ASSSSCoAy ~ z Lax SOASOI40
ton do the nominating. For this pur-
pose they must hay a man who will
be strong In the asst and for this pur-
pose they have picked Justice Hughes.
Taft Broke Promise 20 Hughes.
In connection with the interesting
! plans Of these eastern republicans de-
| Gliding upon Justice Hughes comes the
story that Mr.. Hughes is much dis
| pleased that he was not designated for
chief justice OF the United States. A
member Of the United States senator
is authority that MI. Hughes was
promised the chief justiceship when
he went to the court and that the
promise was withdrawn after 1t was
too late for him to change his mind. 1t is
not suggested that Mr.. Hughes grew
ance IL such that he would feel justi-
ned in opposing Mr. Taft. On h other
hand the justice knows nothing about
the present plans to make him a pres
idential candidate but his sponsors
are taking into consideration the hu-
man element and are confident that the
justice will interpose no objection
when plans mature sufficiently to
demonstrate tina a real fight is to be
made in his behalf.
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