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withdraw entirely from political ac-
tivities. the President would be
pleased to know whether n tender OF
position on the Supreme BENCH
etc. etc.
That, it is declared b. people who
assume TO have learned the substan-
tial contents OF the letter. amounted
TO commitment of Mr.. Hughes to
Keep out OF politics. Accepting the
prefer on that condition, Mr.. Hughes,
II is maintained, Is now cstoped. in
honor. from violating the implied
pledge to withdraw entirely from
political activities"
What Worries Hughes Men.
Whethe. this story is an accurate
presentation of the condition. 1t is
known that this view has given the
Hughes supporters some worry. What
they want is to get man to the
front of the Republican stage in time
10 seize the standpat Republican
strength from Taft, without letting
Mr.. La Toilette brag any of It. They
want moreover. a man who can hold
out some OF the progressive strength.
in addition 10 all the Tart strength,
and Justice Hughes, after careful can
vass, has been decided upon as the
one man qualihed for that task
FROM New York comes the circum-
stantial story that Vice President
Sherman Is 10 be pushed out as u can
didate for this States support The
organization there thinks II can han
die the situation for the tine being,
and at the right moment switch to
Justice Hughes. Mr.. Sherman. 1t is
realized. --ould not be good man to
nominate. or to invest with the New
York support But he Is a good mask
for the Hughes movement. He can
be kept in long enough to organize
the desired situation: then Hughes
can be sprung in such manner as Will
make the presidential lure look good
enough to keep him from Kicking over
the whole pail of milk by flat and
unqualified refusal
What Situation Shows.
There is the whole plan. 1t is based
on the twin aXioms of Republican
regularity that Taft can't be elect
ed" and La Toilette must not be nom
mated There is no effort among
the La Toilette people. to deny .hat
the Hughes development worries them.
They find IT in New England, in Je--
sey, all over the East. That would
not be SO grievous standing alone, for
Mr.. La Toilette has small chance Of
securing much strength In this re-
sion In his own right. The trouble
with Justice Hughes is that he also
is strong in the Middle West and even
In the Far West. He looks good 70
lot Of people who have been follow
ing Messrs. La Toilette, Cummins,
Bristow and the rest of the Western
Progressives. That is the very thing
that makes him available for the pur-
pose OF the people who are now try
Ing to press him out into the storm
n ytt,
Despite that 1t has been so little
advertised. this Hughes movement is a
serious development Both the Taft
and the anti-Taft Republicans are
recognizing 1T. 1t began to be Sc
rious about the time of the progress
sive conference at Chicago. two weeks
ago. II redoubled Its force and So
robustness about the time Mr.. Taft made
the Chicago speech. which admitted
that lie didn't feel sure he could be
reelected
That Chicago speech. indeed, took the
heart out of Mr.. Tafts supporters as
nothing else has done. 1t convinced
the anti-Taft anti-La Toilette, nnti-
Wilson people that 1t was Just time
for them to get busy. Suppose Lir
TAFT should get ut of candor and
disgust some morning, and while no.
body suspected should announce that
tHat ne would not ask renominat ion?
That would play right into the hands
OF the La Toilette crowd: and Taft
is the sort of man to do just such
thing,
i7ust bic Fortified.
Therefore. the conservative Republi-
can element must be fortified against
such danger, by having another man
in the field to benefit instantly by the
Taft withdrawal If IL happens: to seize
upon the strength relinqnishcd by the
President; 10 claim the East and the
South And Justice Hughes is the man
who is being quietly Eroomcd for that
relation TO the situation.
10 make too much noise about him,
at this stage. would perhaps spoil the
whole plan; it might induce him tlatly
10 refuse. SO the movement is beinl,
managed very quietly. very si;ilfully,
very earnestly Every step depends on
Row TAFT moves. how the La Toilette
campaign develops strength. how the
Democratic situation frames with ref
crencc 10 Harmon and Wilson and
Clark
Tho people who are talking Hughes
want tirst to defeat any possibility Of
Ia Toilette. Il Wilson or a Bryan
being President. They would be plea sed
with Il Harmon. satisfied with n Clark.
Hughes would be entirely grateful to
them rhev are holding him ia re-
serve for any ,ventuality in which lie
may seem possible as against one of
The less desirable contingencies.
observation-disclosures