New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21
COMPROMISE TALK IS
FROM ROOSEVELT SIDE
HadIey Boom Weakened by His
Failure to Get Missouri SolldIy
Hughes Feared in West.
CUMMIMS'S STOCK DROPS
Borah Mentioned for Second
Place, but Belief Grows
Taft and Sherman Will
Again Head Ticket.

nv = STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribune
Chicago. June o0-In almost every corner
Of the Congress Hotel tonight there Is talk
Of a compromise candidate, but a niue
observation shows that in every instance
II is Roosevelt men who are doing the
talking. Governor Hadley is receiving ms
share NJ publicity I'm these discussions, al
though there seems TO he little that -
tangible 10 his boom.
There i unauestionably something to
the telk Of Justice Hughes. If he were
candidate he would find q great number OF
sunrorters. including some NJ his en-
thuslaetic champions in the Barnes organi'
cation. But tho more conservative assert
that Justice Hughes would not for mo-
mAnt consider the nomination emo mere
fore they refuse 10 conslder seriously wv
talk Of nominating him. Furthermore some
Of the Trogressives from the Far West III
sist that they will have nothing to 30 WIZ"
Ex-Governor Hughes They cite tho "N'
Governors veto 81 the tWo'cent rate p'I
and his natural sympathy for the hd'e"
courts and his assumed opposition 10 me
recall OF Judges and judicial decisions a.
evidence Of his unntneEs TO represent th'
great plain peepul."
The Cummins people have taken quick 40
vantage Of the defeat Of Mr.. RooseNeU 70
boom their hero as a compromise 'and'a'e,
and they have found a sort OF hat-h"a'''u
cba,npior IN Senator Rorsh. But the prAc-
ticaI politician does not look WIN d"F
great degree Of favor on the CummlnS
boor, He comes from certain Kepuoh
can state. they say. and therefore there Il
no GOOD reason IN nominate an io"n
man The Iowa Senator was something OF
q favorite with the Taft people for second
nIace when IL was supposed that his ten
little delegates might com" I'm handy IN
giving the President control OF the convNn-
ton but now that Mr.. Taft ENJOYS that
control. and since the Cummins men nave
voted twice with Mr.. Roosevelt his stock
az choice for second pac" has suffered a
material decline
C;overror Hsdlay is most anxious 10 be-
come the choice or the convention Tor nret
Mace. and he has sent out more or less
adroit suggestions that sentiment was thrh-
ing his way. but without any great success
90 far. II is true that D." has to som" OK
tent captured the imagination OF IN" con-
ventiou. and 10 greater extent IN" mag
instIou OF the galleries. but the galleries
do not nominate. and he Is generally re
garded AS far more available material Tor
second place than for first Besides. MS
rapeated unsuccessful efforts 70 secure the
support Of the solid Missouri delegation
constitute serious obstacle TO his amhi-
tions.
Senator Borah is being suggested as
compromise candidate. There arc thoS"
who believe Senator Borah would make
an ideal candidate for second place, ana
perhaps they are nearest right There Is
no doubt that the manner IN which the
Idaho Senator has handled himself during
tho meetings of the national committee
and the national convention has greatly
increased the respect in which he Is held
Then the present President sunny
Jim" sherman. has his friends among
them being Mr.. Barnes, Of New YORK.
I,ouis +. Pam. of the New York dcleGa
ton. came out from the personal head
quarters OF william Barnes, r., after
long talk with the state chairman this
afternoon and declared
ITS all over Taft and sherman viii
no renominatcd n Roosevelt bolts h"
will have less than two hundred delegates
with him
Henry W. Taft. brother Of IN" Presi'
dent. is more than pleased with the sitIa-
ton as IL is presented tonight
MY brothers nomination IL assured,
he said
Senator Dixon Roosevelt manager. added
his testimony tonight. declaring that VIII
lam Barnes. ir Senator Penrose and Muir
raw Crane were secretly dickerng to be
tray President Taft He said that men
prominent I'm the Roosevelt delegations
had been approached all day by cmssarles
from various states. making unorS TO We
liver numbers Of delegates supposed to he
solid for Taft. 10 some compromise candi-
date. lie said that ten Taft votes from
Michigan had been offered for Hughes II
similar number of Roosevelt men could be
switched to him. Twelve virginia TAFT
men had been offered for Cummins If
Roosevelt leader would deliver A similar
block. Mr.. Dixon asserted. The Taft man
ayers also had tried 10 inveigle Governor
HadIey Of Missouri said Senator Dixon,
but Hadley had not fallen.
when the first roll has been called,
said Dixon. president Taft will wake Up
10 the fact that his managers have Oeen
traitors 10 his cause"
Senator Crane said that he was abso-
IuteIy loyal to the President and that
Dixon's statement was about as far from
the truth as most OF Dixon's statements.