Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
Hughes as Choice
 Seems Certain
ROOSEVELT HAS APPARENTLY
 LOST VETO POWER
MAY NAME HIM EARLY
The Hughes Boom Has Grown to Such Proportions Nomination on Second Ballot Would Not be Surprising Bargaining Between Rival Parties Has Ceased.


 Chicago June 2. More political | leaders are predicting the nomination l of Justice Charles Evans Hughes to- | night than at any time since the re- | publican national convention began to I assemble. They declare that unless eircumstantial evidence fails to reflect l the situation in it's true fight the nom ! ination of the justice will come even sooner than had been predicted.
 fne men who take this view are practical politicians who do not make estimates unless they are based on careful canvass of the delegates.
 Roosevelt Loses Veto Power.
 The situation is illustrated best by l the fact that conferences between leaders to discuss the availability of different candidates virtually have l ceased indicating their belief that a majority of the delegates already have reached a decision to name Justice Hughes. Convention observers find | it impossible not to be impressed by the confident predictions of these | leaders, who say that the Hughes dable proportion that Clonel Roose- | welt no longer holds the veto power | which until this afternoon had been conceded to him as part of the pro- gramme to bring the republican and progressive parties to accord
 | Four days of constant and persistent I effort to Firing the two parties togeth- I CT in which the personality of the nominee was subordinated to harmony f failed to bring the results desired. and I the trend from the outset was definite ly toward the nomination of Justice Hughes. Had Colonel Roosevelt an- nounced during this period that he would not support the justice the leaders were prepared to turn to any one of the regular republican candi- dates. The colonel remained silent, l however, and because the managers of , other candidates had fostered the :. Hughes boom, for the purpose of , eliminating Roosevelt it grew prodi- giously and even a combination of the favorite sons strength was poWerless , to cheek it. The reason for this was : that the candidacy of no other repub- 1fcan made any progress and delegates : CT presidential possibility but Justice Hughes to whom they could turn theil
 strength.
 Hughes Leaders Confident. Justice Hughes thus naturally be. I came the choice of virtually all dele. gates instructed for others. They be- came eager to go to him as soon a.
 they could secure release from othel pledges. The Hughes managers to- Z night reiterated their claim that h. 5 will have about three hundred vote
 On the first ballot. Frank H. Hitch - COCK ESpOkGSfQdn TOT. the Hugn6S IOi lowers, said, there would be be no at
 tempt to nominate the justice on tn q first ballot and that it was their de n sire to have all the favorite sons del 1t egates deliver their complimentar - votes. He believed. however, tha - the second ballot. with the release 0 a many delegates from their obligation # would swell the Hughes vote to sue
 proportions that his nomination woul
 almost certainly be made on the thir
 ballot.
 May Nominate Justice on Second Bal :. Many of the Hughes supporter
 were even more optimistic and sal
 they thought that before the result T. T. drift would be apparent to all delt ls gates and there would be enoug l- changes of votes to bring nominatic S aS ntne second ballot.
 The Hughes managers expect ArizG s ls na. second on the roll of states, = yield to New York so Governor Whi .I aIl man may place Justice Hughes 1l nomination. At one time it was sa
 Alabama would yield to New York bi e it developed the delegation was q ul uL and. having no candidate to offe ,io would pass when the state was cal .mto m ed.
 as ss No Progressive Favors Wanted.
 When the Hughes tide became a nj parent late tonight many inquiri ry were made or those Wno are suppos to to speak for him as to whether g- acceptance in case of nominatic ,st would be in any sense contingent u .re1 on a third party nomination by (
 progressives. The answer was tn its ch a contingency would Tn no VI Of be taken in consideration by 1 nl Hughes. It seems very certain tn
 the progressive national convent
 will again nominate Colonel Roosev
 as their chief standard bearer 3nd it
 not likely that Governor Hiram Joh t.a sI as1 el wh De fa1a TS RyaIt .nas 'n .