Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-09
HITCHCOCK SAYS HUGHES
GETS IT ON THIRD BALLOT
SmoOt Says Two Ballots VIII
Be Taken and Adjourn
To Tomorrow
By Prry Arnold.

Chicago, June 9.-Unless the opus
syfOoters" among the progressives can
do the superhuman and hold their "di-
rect action" advocates in line, Theo.
dOre Roosevelt will today be nominated
for the presidency by the bull moose
and the republican national convention
will tNke its pick of Hughes, Burton,
Fairbanks, Root and a dozen others.
The harmony conference committee
was to report its deadlock today to
both conventions. The deadlock came
on the proffer of Roosevelt g name as
the only choice Of the progressives for
president. Committees from both par
ties agreed in the necessity of putting
forth strong candidate, both agreed
that in essentials, there is no difference
between the two parties. But insistence
of the progressives that Roosevelt be
named, brought no responsive echo from
the other side.
Only superhuman efforts by the har-
mOnyites has so far prevented the bull
moose delegates from naming Roose
welt.
The prospect was when the direct ac-
tiOn adherents learned at 10 o'clock
from their committee that there was
deadlock over Roosevelt, the harmony
ties would find it extremely difficRlt
to stave off nomination at once for
the colonel. Certainly his nomination
was assured if the bull moosers learned
that the republicans were proceeding
with their nominations.
The fayOrite SONG and the Hughes
boomers in the republican meeting both
want an early test in the voting They
were expected to voice insistent de-
mand for compliance with the original
convention program-that of proceed
ing today on nominating speeches and
ballOting.
The situation, therefore, resolved it.
self into test of the domination which
bosses" both republican and pro.
gressives, could exert on the rank and
file,
It's Up to Republicans.
1t was up to the two conventions to
say whether the harmony committee
should continue its negotiations-and
neither convention was for temporiz.
ing.
In such q situation anything was
possible. The conferees from both par.
ties met in perfect amity and there was
a ray Of hope among the harmonyites
that both conventions might carry this
same amity program-but it was 1ust a
slight hope. With the Hughes forces
and those Of the allies straining at the
leash, each fearful that prolongation of
the climax Of nominating would sap
their strength, the harmony workers
were admittedly facing hard task.
Tho organization leaders were not re-.
vealing their hands. The republican
convention had nothing to do today but
to hear nominating speeches and to bal.
lot. The prOgressives still had their
platform on the table and in a pinch it
was admitted that might be used as a
stop gap BY Executive Chairman George
W. Perkins to hold off the nominating.
1t is mainly up to the republican
convention to say whether there shall
be r further session of the conference
committee. The republicans in the
harmony conference did mot reject
RoOsevelt's S name-they merely received
it, and held such n proffer would have
to be made direct to the &. q. 2. hosts.
If the convention wants further Rego.
tiations, the committee is ready to pro.
ceed along the lines Of whatever in.
structiOns may be given.
Says Hughes on Third Ballet
Frank Hitchcock announced his con.
yictiOn that Hughes would be nominal.
cd on the third ballot today. On the
first roll call he said, the delegations
would register their complimentary
votes but from then on there would be
big gains for Hughes, with each call Of
the states.
He smilingly refused to comment on
the probable effect Of the compromise
committees report or to predict anv
other outcome than Hughes selection.
"The conference will meet again, "
said Senator Borah, one Of the confer
ees, "but not until after the eonyen.
tions meet and then only if it is in ac-
cordance with their wishes"
The way the inner G., o. ?. circle
looked at things today was that Roose.
welt was running to cover They be.
lieyed he would never consent 20 anoth.
er fight on a third term. They believed
the business interests which have so far
como out in his favor would not go