The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
G. 0. P. FIGHT OPEN,
Is WESTERN VIEW
Republican Convention EX.
pected TO Seal Harmony
With Moose.
OLD GUARD NOT FEARED

CHICAGO. Dec. le-Middie Western
Republican leaders. who are anxious for
party peace IN 1916 and a national con-
vention At the Coliseum which will har-
monixe the differences Of 1912. returned
from Washington devoid OF II fear that
there is a scheme already cooking to
thwart the will Of the party voters.
II is learned from the highest author
.ty-from men who sat In the con-
ferences held during the National Com
mittee seseiou--that the advice OF all
OF the men usually affiliated with the
old guard, barring possibly Mr.. Barnes
OF New York and some OF the bitter anti
Johnson men from California. was that
there must he no effort TO force the
nomination for President OF a candidate
picked by the old standpat Element
As n practical political proposition 1t
Is agreed that Il Is far better for all
concerned to leave the contest open, with
the general and definite understanding
that the nomination IL TO be made on
the floor OF the convention.
Against Tactics Of 1912.
National committeeman from the Mis-
sissippi Valley country came back with
the assurance that Eastern party men
recognize that the national. State and
local tickets in the States where a heavy
Progressive vote was cast In 1919 can-
not he jeopardized by a resumption of
tho tactics Of 1912.
At least the Republican State leaders
in the bulk OF the States between the
A%lleshanies and the Rockies a majority
Of which possess at least n candidate
zach for the Presidency. intend TO pro-
coed upon such assurance, according 10
Information that comes from a conspic-
nous member Of the Republican National
Committee.
A National Committeeman also de-
clares upon the highest possible author
ity'' that Justice Hughes will decline the
nomination even II II Is rendered to him
by the Chicago convention.
From a New York Republican leader.
whose official position In the party organ
ixation 10 high. a come the statement
that while there will be no a~rticular
effort made 20 prevent resolutions Of the
strongest kline In Endorsement OF Elihu
Root In tho Republican State convention,
there will be many Republicans In the
delegation OF eighty-seven to the national
convention from New York state who
will not allow themselves to be used as
pswns In behalf of an old gusrd coup to
force the nomination of Root through q
combination of old guard States with the
South.
There was consider a BILE talk at wash
lngton, heard outside OF fae National
Committee session. that e1-Postmaster-
General, Hitchcock Ia already engaged In
the task Of rounding up Southern dele
gates, presumably In the interest Of Root,
This Mr.. Hitchcock himself denied. and
the report was raced back 20 men who
were conspicuous In the Roosevelt pre-
convention campaign Of 1912.
Not Worried by Old Guard.
More than tbs. the peace loving Re.
publicans from the middle West have
checked up the apportionment OF dele
gates and me number Of direct primary
States which will choose delegates to the
Chicago convention by direct vote. They
decline to worry over q prospect that
the old guard a seise control Of the
convention. wen II 1t a that intention
CountinS in Vermont, which is likely
to pass Q primary law at the present
legislative session. there are twenty -ons
States that will choose national con.
vention delegates directly, In the
twenty-one are al the big n influential
Republican States. The twenty-ons
states will elect 5s7 delegates. as aGains,
3sS Z O be chosen BY States that have
no legal primaries. OF tho ass delegates
who will como from non-primary States
25S will b sent from Southern States.
Southern representation 10 reduced b,
etShty-f0ur votes from, that which II
had In 1919 through the adoption Of TN
new basis Of representation. formal,
concluded last week at Washington. Nov
York loses three delegates from tts
| ninety Of 1919. ~charGeable directly tS
the heavy Tammany Democratic vote II
the city districts. New York 10 the only
Northern State 10 lose by the new deal
The representation In tho Chicast
convention arranged BY geographical
divisions and diferentiating betwses