The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-02-10

hafrassing position. They have good
reason 20 fear that concerted move
ment r. make Hughes the romlneo
would be- halted by the justice him
self in a pronunciamenio that Nuuli
take him out OF an reckoning lor led.
ershlp of the party either before or
after The convention
Mr Hughes rather abruptly sglcleh-
ei thc efforts 90 make him candi-
date for the nomination whom be-
ordered hia name removed from the
Nebraska primary ballot The only
hope he has lelt bis admirers is that
he would accept the nomination as a
sort of free will offering by ihe con.
ycntlon The fear = that ho Will
destroy even this hope It the Hughes
boom reaches proportions he could
not ignore
win Not De Smoked Out"
Thus Il turns out that the Hughes.
for president republicans are afraid 10
give vent 10 their enthusiasm aud are
advising all well wishers 20 put the
damper on boosting activities that
would put the Justice la the attitude
1T constructive recentiyiiy SO long as
be- maintained silence They argue
that ii Mr. Hughes be- not forced "a
eliminate himself before the conyon
lion there will be an excellent chance
of inducing him 10 accept the numi
nation
Republicans who are not "namorcd
of Hughes have been doing deal oI
iploiting TO "smokc him out for ihcS
lapprchcnd that once Smoked out
the Justice would declare 1t an inn
lpropripty for member of the su
prcme court TO be considered for pc
llncal office and announce that b,
would NOT accept the nomination un
ldrr any circumstances There hav,
hccn some amusing attempts 70 sound
the Justice on his attitude, but so fai
AIS "a known, nothing has heca ac
cumplishcd save the discontinue Of
the cmissares of the plottcrs.
Not Exactly a Monk.
Justice Hughes in his judicial sanct
luary has removed himself from mortal
concerns 10 such degree that The old
guard deemed it necessary TO ap
proach him much as they would the
abbot of rrappist monastery With a
request to make a campaign speech
The old ruardsmen sent a practical
politician" to Washington 10 superin.
tend the process Through a friend
ui friend of a friend of Hughes he
conveyed to the Justice the inquiry
whether he would reign to hold con.
verse with a certain important per
sonage who could promise Mr. Hughes
| the nomination If ne would take IT,
From the friend Of the friend OF tho
friend of the Justice the practical poll
ltician received narrowing account
Iof the experience of the emissary who
Ibruachcd the proposition 10 Mr.
Hughes rhc Justice IT appears, wai
Outraged and insuted and expressed
hi sirdiration SO sulphurously az t
take ihc curse off The monkish cenccp
tion of the New York iurist Th'
cmissary did not learn that MI
Hughes would or would not accept th'
nomination If il should come 20 hin
unsolicited. hut he did receive an un
mistakablc impression that The jus
ltice would not discuss the matter Will
any body
Roosevelt a Wilson Reaction.
There are many republicans who be
Incve that hte shortcomings Of The
Wilson administration viii brins abou
the nomination of Roosevelt by hotl
Itho republican and progressive par
lies
Roosevelt said a republican aena
Iior who could not abide the colonel il
liof2 represents The blood and iron
land Wilson the milk and water
1 theory of government When the pee
plc become sufficiently disgufslo'
with milk and wafer in the admins
traiion of their affairs they viii fly l'
blood and iron We rush from on'
extreme TO the other and sometimes
| think we are more mercurial than th'
French.
"rhe sudden rise of Roosevelt
polilical stock when the Mexican ban
Idits murdered eighteen Americans
,llew weeks ago and Wilson did moth
ine bni promise more 'watehtul wait
ling was one of the most significant
political Developments ia man,
months.
Chance for Stampede.
i Il can imagine circumstances 'hal