New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04
rr;ends of Each Claim Ma.
lority of Empire State
Delegation.
TANNER SEES CLEAR
ROAD FOR JUSTICE
vsdsworth Equally Confident
Ex-senator Will Win and
Talks Of Cancellation.

,r,,- sia- Correspondent o. IN, Tntunsl
r.icaso. June g. With all the New
v,rk leaders. excepting Governor
whitman. on the firing line, the fight
A,.veer the friends Of Justice Hughes
,,5 ex-senator Root FOR a majority OF
u. New York delegation began in
..-nest to-day. Governor Whitman,
18th the members Of the delegation. is
.,se6inr toward this city on special
rain. but this did not prevent the
,rs leaders from issuing statements
cleaning a majority Of the delegates
from the Empire State for their re-
,pectiye candidates.
Senator James Wadsworth. j.,
.,okesman for the Root boom, declared
,nphsueslly that the ex-senator was
,,r;sin 10 have the votes Of more New
York delegates than Justice Hughes.
Frederick c. Tanner, chairman Of the
Republican State Committee, was
EQUALLY vigorous in asserting that JUS
zee Hughes had a clear majority OF
.se delegates.
Governor Whitman and the delegates
are due here tomorrow afternoon.
From then until the convention opens
The fight promises 70 be merry. The
Hughes men declare that the justice
viii receive az least forty-nine votes
from the Empire state delegates, but
the Root men dispute this. Senator
Zion r. Brown is helping Senator
Wsdsworth nurse the Root boom. while
Colonel William Hayward is one Of the
most active custodisns Of the Hughes
propaganda.
Says Hughes Will Be Nominated.
Justice Hughes will have clear
majority OF the delegates from New
York" Chairman Tanner said. and he
win he nominated. ] don't expect that
more than two or three ballots Will be
taken
Senator Wadsworth, however. insisted
that Mr.. Roots name viii be presented
with the backing Of a majority of the
Ner York delegates.
Mr. Roots name viii be presented
20 the convention by 2 majority Of the
New York delegation he said. HIS
candidacy means no attack on any
other candidate or group. The men
urging 10 arc profoundly convinced that
he is eminently N 70 be President.
When we consider the trying times
which undoubtedly viii overtake the
country during the next four years, we
must come 20 the conclusion that We
shall need in the Presidential Office all
the wisdom. courage and strength
which Mr. Root can bring 70 II, and he
is prominently the man 70 nominate
Mr. Wadsworth also declared that,
= nominated. Mr.. Root would carry
New York by a big majority, and
ADDED:
Of do not think that there is going
30 be any difficulty in the party get
ing together on both the platform and
ne candidate Their is q very marked
sTirit Of Cancellation everywhere
Parsons Shows Confidence.
The confident feeling OF the Hughes
men was further reflected IN state
ment by Herbert Parsons that Gov
enor Whitman would be chosen chair
nan o. the delegation and that he him
self would be elected national commit
iecman 20 succeed William Barnes. Mr..
Parsons had q conference to-day with
Barnes he declared. however, that he
had merely called on the "old guard
leader % get some tickets. and had in
cdertsl'y discussed the merits Of the
various candidates for President. with
considerable emphasis on the selection
Of Justice J. JChcs.