Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21

ular, formed no -
serious finish. The proceedings .-~.A
thus far resembled somewhat a dog
chasing it's tail in that there was much
apparent motion with little real prog
ress
The big thing is the word from
Washington that King Williams limbs
are weary; the great Taft is growing
politically tired. Ever since the New
Jersey primaries Taft has had not alone
enough, but too much. He told Tawney
and Mckinley in Washington to find
some name to take the place of his own
Lincoln Hughes. Fairbanks-the
name of any conservative would do;
but some name they must get.
They explained the difficulty which
would surely attend upon any attempt
to transfer to another the Taft dele
gates. It was hard as it stood to hold
them for him, Taft.
Taft Now Urges Hughes.
Were they to open the cage door to
shift them to Hughes or one of the
others. full 100 would escape to Roose-
Welt The last thing said to Taft by
Mckinley and Tavney as they left for
Chicago was that they must and would
use his name as long as it was neces-
sary to hold his strength together
Now that Root is in the chair and
the certainty Of November Republi-
can defeat is more surely outlined than
ever against the skies Of the party,
Taft has renewed his declaration that
he has gone as far as he will
Taft urges Hughes as a most likely
man. Hughes is hanging back. He
doesn't like November's outlook any
better than does Taft
Barnes has been dealing with Hughes
and insisting that he make the race.
Barnes-very foollshly-believes that
Hughes would stiffen the New York
party line. What happens to Hughes
and the party in the land at large does
not greatly bother Barnes. His excite
ment based on his valuable boss-ship is
surely confined within the frontiers Of
the state.
No Desire to Be Martyr.
With the reluctant Hughes. however,
the case is different He is deeply con-
supreme judseship gotten more than
was coming to HIM, more than even In
his dreams he expected He can not
find It in his heart to give that Judge
ship up. It is in vain that Barnes talks
per wire-of his (Hughes0 party
duty. Martyrdom in no wise appeals to
Hughes. The stake and curling flames
have for him no attractions. He is for
elinging closer to that judgeship, which
he has found even as the shadow of
great rock in the weary land.
Barnes and the others-among the
latter Deneen, who is working overtime
to keep the Roosevelt men on the Hi
nois delegation from assisting Johnson,
Of California, and Finn, Of Pennsyl-
vania. IN a Roosevelt bolt-insists that
should worst come to worst, even with
out that hang back jurist's consent,
thew will send Hughes to the front.
Several New York votes will be cast
for Hughes on the initial ballot>by way
ef experiment and to feel out the tenn
ner of the convention. Barnes and De-
neen believe that by listening intently
tn the cheers-if there are any-of the
delegates they can come by some half
notion of how an announced candidacy
az Hughes would be received.
II is curious to reflect that Taft who
mt Hughes on the supreme bench to
get him out Of his (Taft's) nomina
tional wav is now frantically seeking
TO coax him from the bench to run In
his Mace Such is the irony of political.
events in their last unfeldment.
Fairbanks Willing, But
Fairbanks is willing to take the hom
nation. but the nomination isn't will
tns ia take Fairbanks. Fairbanks fig
ures that though he be defeated at the
nolIs he would be in line for the 1916
NJ .ination Four years is long shot
ID limb in the way, but hit or miss
he is ready to try it,
There is scanty chance however, of
Fairbanks being selected. The dele
gates almost without exception turn
the cold shoulder at any and every
mention Of the name
LaFollette might have stood
cnance. But to have sucA lie must
have had the solid Roosevelt backing.
AiCf'N'
Murray Cranes have never had any po-
utical use for LaFolette. He was
nothing if not a radical, and for him to
so much as think of being the conven-
fion's nominee included the thought of
a Roosevelt support
Roosevelt Anger Increases.
Meanwhile the anger of Roosevelt
flames high. He is all for a bolt, all
for mailing his glove to the gates of
the convention and holding here and
now what one Of the colored delegates
with a nice taste ia nomenclature
smoke Of as a "rumpus convention
1t is to be fancied that had Roose-
Welt had his way the walkout would
have occurred on the back of Roots
elevation to the gavel He had given
notice that he. Roosevelt would regard
himself as bound by no convention ac-
ton not founded on the votes of full