The Washington times., 1911-11-05
CONSERVATIVES
PICK HUGHES TO
D|SPLACE TAFT
Faction of the. Republican
Party Frightened at Presi-
dents Weakness.
Continued from FIRST Psge.)


want, moreover. a man who can hold
In addition to all the Taft strength; !;
and Justice Hughes. after careful cam
Vass, has been decided upon as the
From New York comes the circum-
stantial story that Vice-President Cher
man is to be pushed out as a candidate
for that states support. Tine organiza-
alton for the time being. and at the
right moment switch to Justice Hughes.
Mr.. Sherman, Il is realized, would not
be q good man to nominate. or to in
he is a good mask for the Hughes
movement. He can be kept in long
enough to organize the desired situa-
, ton; then Hughes can be sprung in
Dental lure look good enough 10 keep
him from kicking over the whole pail
OF milk by a fiat and unqualified re-
fusal.
What Situation Shows.
There is the whole plan. It is based
on the twin axioms of Republican
| regularity, that Taft can't be
elected" and La Toilette must not te
nominated" There Is no effort. among
the La Toilette people. to deny that tho
Hughes development worries them.
They find It in New England. in Jersey,
| all over the east. That would not be
no grievous. standing along, Tor Mr.
La Toilette has small chance of secur-
| Ing much strength in this region in his
Hughes is that he also is strong in the
middle west and even in the far west
He looks good. to a lot OF people who
have been following Messrs. La Fol.
the western progressives. That is tha
very thing that makes him available
for the purpose OF the people who are
now trying to press him out into the
storm center OF the political situation.
Despite that it has been so little ad.
vertised, this Hughes movement is a
| serious development. Both the Taft
and the anti-Taft Republicans are
aSoat the tint. II tSs Sesan to be serious
ference at Chicago. two weeks ago. II
| redoubled Its force and seriousness
about the time Mr.; Taft made the
he didn't feel sure he could be re-
That Chicago speech, indeed, took the
heart out Of Mr.. Taft's supporters as
tnsoshing tss ant,s else has done Il eonvincsd
Wilson people that 1t was Just time for
them to get busy. Suppose Mr.. Taft
should get a fit of candor and disgust
pected.. should announce that he would
| not ask a denomination? That would
play right into the hands of the La
toilette crowd: and Taft is the sort of
man to do just such a thing.
Must Be Fortified.
Therefore, the conservative Repub-
lican element must be fortified against
such a danger. by having another man
| In the field to benefit instantly by the
Taft withdrawal IL 1t happens; to seize
upon the strength relinquis,ed by the
President; to claim the East and tho
South. And Justice Hughes Is the icnn
who Is being quietly groomed for that
relation to the situation.
To make too much noise about him
| at this stage, would perhaps spoil the
whole plan: 1t might induce him fiatly
| TO refuse. So the movement is beinp
managed very quietly, very skiIlfuily
very earnestly. Every step depends or
how Taft moves, how the La Toilette
campaign develops strength, now the
Democratic situation frames with ref,
crenee to Harmon and Wilson and
The people who are taking Hurhe,
want first to defeat any possibility O!
La Toilette, Wilson, or a Bryar
being President. They would be plea sed
| with Harmon, satisfied with a Clark
| Hughes would be entirely grateful n
them. They are holding him in re.
serve FOR any everHuality in which he
may seem possible as against one OF
| the less Desirable contingencies -