The Detroit times., 1916-06-06
NOMINATION OF
HUGHES ON EARLY
BALLOT CERTAIN
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lie pronsr 10 the Progressives today
Secure in It's own belief that IL can
control the votes OF majority OF the
delegates, the dominant forces OF
RepublicaniSm want Hughes. But
they only want Hughes II they are
convinced he can be a winner next
November. Therefore, their pre-
liminary feeler 10 the Progressives
was 10 ascertain whether an agree.
ment could not be possible with
Hughes as a candidate. running on
any sort OF q platform which the
Progressives might require.
The Old Guard isn't belittling the
power which II feels the Progress
sives can swing. and its plant went
further than a mere suggestion that
agreement come about on Hughes
II went so far as TO embrace
scheme by which the Progressives
might be able later TO say they
were the ones who put Hughes over
The scheme fostered by the Old
Guard was 20 have the Progressiyes
meet Wednesday and not later than
Thursday night, 70 nominate
Hughes Then. by Friday or Sat.
urday. the Republican convention
would choose the same standard
bearer. The Progressives could
very we'll point with pride" TO the
fact that BY their action in naming
Hughes they had forced the G c.
P. into selecting the same leader.
The Progressive leaders. who
have been awaiting some sort al
an olive branch suggestion. made
i, known today they were first for
Roosevelt--and only for Hughes II
some sort Of 4 satisfactory stale
ment OF principles could be extract
ed from the justice. Failing thar
they Haunted the dig stick of a third
ticket
There appeared very little doub'
today that Hughes can BE- nominal
81 II the Big Three-Penrose
Barnes and Crsne--says so. Bur
the Big Three does not want 10 say
80 until they can he assured OF
uailed party behind Hughes They
do not think Roosevelt can possibiy
draw all the votes OF reunited
party. They do not think any OF
the "favorite sons" are we'll enough
known nationally. or are OF suft-
cient potency 10 defeat Wilson.
without Progressive support. In
other words. the Old Guard was in
the anomalous position OF having
control. but not knowing what 10
do with the control
One counter suggestion advance
by the uncompromising Progressiye
group was for the Republicans 20
20 ahead and nominate Hughes and
the Progressives 10 choose Roos'-
welt Then II the acceptance state
meut by Hughes sufficiently sup
ports the Roossy eltian brand OF prr
paredness and Americanism. Il Is
figured COL Roosevelt will with
draw acceptance Of the Progressive
nomination and throw support 10
the justice II was pointed out to-
day that the colonel has all along
maintained that he vas fighting for
a certain set OF principles; that in
his ST. Louis speech. for instance,
be said he accepted support solely
in the knowledge that this support
cane through approval OF the priu-
ciples for which he stood, and not
necessarily OF approval OF him per
sonally.
Practically all Republican
and Progressive-have about given
mp hope OF penetrating Justice
Hughss' silence before the ballot.
ing comes in the G o. p. meeting.
The allies hope OF defeating him
in the balloting comes through a be-
lief that II the roll calls can be
prolonged through half dozen or
more times, the justice might for.
mally withdraw
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