Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-31
Looks Like a Free for All Race
Among Fas0rite Sons, to
Washington Observers

1Olcn SldJcos dCCOfuiuB u pEcSCIL IN
dications, will enter favorite sons in
the 4Fee-for-ali race for the Republican
nomination for president next year.
With this early and numerous out
cropping of candidates, some of them
actual and other potential. there are
astute politicians who are already de-
clarsng that the nominee Eill be an
outsiders dark horse. At this time.
these students OF politics ~. the best
choice OF the probable d. TX horses Is
Charles Evans Hughes, associate JUS
tiee of the United States Supreme
Court
Mr. Justice Hughes specifically has
announced that he is not to be consid-
cred in any way as an aspirant- This
undoubtedly viii preclude his being
put fprward as New York's favorite
son in the party convention. How
ever, II would hardly operate to stop
a stampede in his direction should the
convention in its deliberations find
that he is the logical person to unite
the broken party factions Likewise,
II is not probable that Mr.. Hughes
would refuse a nomination rendered
him in this manner on silver platter.
Chances Of Mr.. Mann.
Out in Illinois the friends OF Repre-
sentative James r. Mann, the minority
floor leader in the House OF Represen.
tatives, have calculated that 1t Is not
at all essential to Mr.. Mann's success
as a candidate that he go to the con-
vention as the favorite son of his
state II would be vastly more to his
advantage, in present Republican POI
litical conditions, to be second choice
in several states than the first choice
in only one. Therefore. Mr.. Mann's
friends, despite the growing prospect
that Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman
VIII go to the convention with the in
dorsement Of Illinois, are going right
ahead for him In other states as wen
as In nis home state. A few compli-
mentary ballots for Mr.. Sherman, it
Is argued, will show the futility of
further voting for him. Then the dele
gates viii turn to Mr.. Mann.
Roosevelt IN the offing.
Another formidable dark horse cam
didafe is likely to be Col Roosevelt.
Even should he be eliminated as
favorite son in the New York state
primaries, there is nothing to keep
the convention from nominting him
should it take notion that way.
In politics today, as never before,
there is great uncertainty. Condi-
lions change almost over night Sew.
eral months ago President Wilson's
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