Evening star., 1916-05-31
MR.. HUGHES STAND
BURNING QUESTION
''FieId'' Against Justice Won
ders if 1t Can Bluff
Him Out.
NOW TAKING CRACK
AT FRANK HITCHCOCK
Old Guard Processes to Be Not
Alarmed by Demonstrations
for Roosevelt.
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

t BY N. o. MESSENGER.
CHICAGO, May 3I-The burn
ing question today in the camps
of the allies, the field" against
Mr.. Justice Hughes, is what is
Mr.. Hughes going to do?' Hav-
ing failed to smoke him out, y
they are now wondering how far
they may be successful in bluff
ing" and soaring him out.
Can any one down your way enlight-
en- them? They are standing around
the lobbies and hobnobbing in their
headquarters. listening for the long
distance phone to ring or an extra
edition of the papers announcing some
move on the part of the sphinx of 18th
street. In spare moments they take a
crack at Frank Hitchcock. whose lot is
not happy one just at present. Repu-
dating authority to speak for Mr.. JUS
tice Hughes and unable to wear a
Hughes bouquet. he yet must stand as
the target for brickbats.
Last night report was circulated
that Mr.. Hitchcock had darkly hinted
to delegates that he would be in a posi-
ton. if Mr.. Hughes is elected. to dis
pense valuable patronage. 1t was we'll
understood also that such a report
would affect Mr.. Hughes.
Hitchcock in Denial.
Absolute fabrication, without a scin-
tilla of TRUTH said Mr.. Hitchcock,
who refused to even get mad or to use
the shorter and uglier word made SO
famous by the man he once served so
well, the colonel.
l rather opine that Mr.. Hitchcock is
sorry he came out here among these
rude westerners, with their Donny-
brook fair manner of waging politics,
which. OF course, is on the principle or
whenever you see head, hit it,
Meanwhile. above the buzz and
humming of the tittle-tattle and whis-
pering of corridor and conference
closet, drifts in on the southern breeze
an ecno of that deep aiapason of ac-
on his Missouri trip. 1t goes in one
ear and out the other of the assem-
oled old guard leaders here. however
One thing ut 4 time" they say. Let s
I,
once he is out o. the way. we Will
take IL up with the colonel!
Roosevelt People Content.
AS for the Roosevelt people. they are
content. They say that the allies are
doing for the colonel the first neces-
sary work preliminary to the Roose-
yelt campaign, pioneer work, clearing
away the underbrush for a Roosevelt
drive, they put it. meaning thereby
weakening Ga the Hughes strength.
Kindly first aid" efforts for the
colonel also are being made by the
German Americans, who, in convention
assembled, turned thumbs down" on
Roosevelt as a possible nominee and
served notice on republican leaders to
that effect. The action unquestlonabIy
has served to turn sentiment OF "A char
acter Tar from negligible 10 the colonel
Some of the German-AmerIcan papers.
notably. leading publication in Mil
waukee, insist that the movement was
III ADVISED and refused to sanction IL.
Today comes out the Chicago Herald,
one OF the great influential daiIles of
the middle west, tiat-footedly for the
colonel as the best man the republi-
cans could nominate. This course was
predicted after the organization yes
terday of committee of republicans
limos, to forward the Roosevelt cam
dldacy among regular republicans
Ihus far the Tribune, which was for
Roosevelt tour years ago. mas remain
ed silent. The Evening Post is entnu-
sIastically for the colonel
Old Guard Not Alarmed.
The old guard profess to be not
alarmed by developments or demon
strations They pin their faith in the
hand-picked" delegates of the east
and the top-layer delegates sent by the
primaries, many of whom were chosen
with careful consideration of their
predictions. They also say they are
not worried over the Roosevelt demon
strations. comparing them to the popu-
lar outbursts for Bryan in 1896 and
1900. when it seemed that wherever he
spoke everybody would be for Bryan
at the polls.
Delegates are arriving singly and
in small groups. mostly the leaders in
the states and districts. the class of
men who are taken into council. Each
rival candidate camp claims recruits
today as these men come in The wise
old owls among the leaders, however.
take with a grain of salt all claims
from the rival headquarters.
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The newspaper men dodge behind a
pillar when they see the enthusiastic press
agents bearing down upon them with
typewritten claims of strength IR addi-
ton to the long lists of candidates who
will actually be voted upon in the con-
vention there are some ringers" whom
the national committee has had to dis
qualify The committee has refused to
recognize as presidential candidates no
less than seven men under the procedure
a candidate is allowed twenty convention
tickets which are now worth about $3.50
each Seven enterprising gentlemen were
willing to endure the humiliation of being
by the convention in order to get
hold of these tickets. but Chairman Hilles
has given them a stony glare.
OF all the men bringing up the
rear of the candidatorial procession
Gen. Du Pont of Delaware is the only
one regular. He is genuine candiN
date, for he has six instructed dele
gates for him. OF course the tickets
are of no consequence to him, as he
can afford to light his cigars with them
If so disposed. He will be placed In
and voted for.
District May Not Get Vote.
Some of the republican national com-
nitteemen are discussing a proposition
10 refuse to recognize either of the