The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-10
Consensus Gives Justice Nom
inatlon on Early Ballot
DO NOT EXPECT STAMPEDE
Delegates Chosen by Political Leaders
Of Various States, and They Were
Too Shrewd to Select Men Who
Can Be Easily Swsyed-Roosevelt
Men Train Guns on Hughes.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Chicago. June 10. Especial i
Hughes on the third BALLOT
With the time for nominating a can
didate for the Republican party at
hand. predictions as to what will hap
pen are In order. Nearly every man,
either with a vote or who Is simply one
of the hangers On, has been making
predictions as to the outcome.
Naturally the men who for M rea-
son or another are supporting different
candidates have been predicting the
success OF the particular favorite son
to whom they have been tied. But
men with no interest In the result be-
yond that which actuates any person
in the thick of things have also been
making predictions.
And when the consensus OF opinion
Is taken 1t would appear that Justice
Hughes will be nominated and, fur
Their, that the nomination will be made
on the third ballot If not on the second.
Not to Be Stampeded.
1t may not occur TO those anxious to
have Theodore Roosevelt nominated
that this convention was not made to
be stampeded. The different delega-
lions were of the hand picked" varie-
ty-selected by some shrewd politician
with the idea of not having them rush
to Colonel Roosevelt when the proper
amount OF thunder was heard and the
lightning was flashing most furiously.
1 will give an instance:
Kansas delegates were selected by
Dave Mulvane, the most intense OPP
ponent OF Roosevelt In the state. He
sacrificed everything to getting men
who could be depended upon to stand
out against the colonel
What happened I'm Kansas happened
prevent the stampeding movement that
has been talked of.
The Opposition TO Hughes.
For several days past the most sig
nificant feature or the convention pre-
liminary activities was that nobody was
saying much against Hughes except
the Roosevelt men. The guns of the
Roosevelt people have been trained on
Hughes with the idea Of making 1t ap-
pear that Hughes would be "a weak
candidate. The supporters OF the 9th
er candidates have felt right along that
In case they can make no Roadway for
their W men they will be likely to
turn to Hughes. They don't want to
say anything against their second
choice.
The Independent Manager
Frank ii. Hitchcock Is a fine example
Of the independent manager. Hitchcock
has not had to take orders from his
candidate. He Is not hampered by In
structions from the man he wants to
nominate. He Is circumscribed by the
fact that he can make no promises.
He cannot say to a single political lead
er that he shall have control of patron
age I'm his own state or district. He
cannot even promise that his candidate
will accept the nomination. And even
so, he has been conducting a remarka-
BILE campaign.
Necessity For Early Action.
Those politicians generally consider
ed the Old Guard began to recognize
several days ago that If they did not
want Roosevelt they had better get
aboard the Hughes band wagon early
In the balloting. There Is no DISCUS
ing the fact that this coterie could have
made a selection more In accord with
their desires. But while they were at
tempting to make such selection the
Roosevelt boomers might have got
away with them.
"Has Bssns" on Hand.
One OF the interesting features OF
the convention Is the number OF po-
htical "has beens" who are on hand
simply watching the game. They are
not taking any part in 1t further than
10 tell what they think ought to be
done They have no votes. They are
not even a~lternates. The power they
once held has passed to younger men
In the party.
Mustn't Put Anything Over"
They mustn't try to put anything
over here" is a remark that / have
frequently heard. 1t comes from men
who have been through the mill and
know what 1t means to be ground fine
after returning from a convention
where they have allowed themselves to
be "smeared." These men have been In
sisting that they are not going home
with a load they cannot carry ut home,
no II they can help It.
A Great Contrast.
There has been every evidence Of a
desire on the part Of the factions to
get together by reason Of the lack of
personalities and vicious assaults
which characterized the preliminaries
four years ago. The men who fought
each other so hard at that time are not
indulgtng In the Am tactics. Little
abuse Of any candidate has been heard.
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