The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-01
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named II is no longer any secret that
Tho collection uf favorite sons Fair
banks of Indiana, sherman Of Illinois.
Mccall Of Massachusetts among them
viii mass their forces At n given signal
and attempt 10 drive through the con-
veniion n candidate acceptable to the In
'eros,s that we're dominant In tat2.
Failing that, politicians here pretty gem
orally agree II Will he Hughcs-Hughes
accepted with y grifnace
Continuing to regard the situation
from n Old Guard viewpoint. the sitta-
ton revealed 10y the array ~ delegates.
Instructed and unif~trucied, chosen by
the primaries or conventions Of thirty
six states and possessions Is that Col.
Roosevelt l,cks the strength 10 enforce
his "a tydidacy. Even the Old Guard ad-
NIT that II about all hat Is revealed. but
for their purposes II is sufficiently graft
flying.
The Old Guard have now in hand.
fairly well roped and tied. ?77 delegates
instructed for favoritc sons While there
are al delegates uninstructed, n canvass
has shown that the great majority OF
those are not for Roosevelt. OF the us
delegates that have been chosen up to
this time Roosevelt is allowed probably
$50 when the f~avorite sons give up the
fight and the real battling begins. Jus
tice Hughes IL credited with a following
of 277. Not in the history OF the Re
publican rarity has such an opportunity
for dickeftng and Trading and scheming
been presented.
How DeIerutes Are Divided.
As matters stand. Cummins will 60
into the convention with the delegates
from Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and
Iowa, - Burton will have the Ohio del
epxftOn Eatrha nEa 0rt1t haSc lodi
ana's delegates and part Of KentuckC's.
40; Sherman will have "a Of Illinois's
IS. La Toilette will have %. Is from
Wisconsin and all OF North Dakota's
Ford will have Michigan's 80 and du
Pont will have Delaware's 8.
scrutiny Of the situation In State dele
cations already selected is apparently
pleasing TO the Old Guard. Alaska. with
. delegates, is figured 30 be against
Roosevelt. Arkansas 10 are uninstructed.
Connecticut's delegation 10 believed to
stand 8 for Hughes and 4 for Burton.
Delaware will he for du Pont until the
breakup and will then. presumably. favor
Roosevelt. Florida's & are accredited to
Hughes. Georgia has two sets. both un-
instructed. and the action OF the creden-
tails committed will determine whether
Roosevelt or u standpat candidate gets
the II. Idaho's s are for Senator Borah
first. and may then 60 to Roosevelt.
Ininols's 5S si'nd 81 for sherman, 4
for Roosevelt. but on the break would
divide pretty evenly between Hughes and
Roosevelt. lndiana's 30, pledged 10 Fair
banks. Will also divide about equally
when Fairbanks quits the race. lowa's
20. now for Cummins. are supposed 10 be
fairly divided between Hughes and
Roosevelt, With Cunmins out OF II. Kan
sas Is all for Hughes. with her 20, " he
will only say yes. With Fairbanks out
OF II, Kentucky would give Hughes the
majority OF her rs. though Roosevelt
would nave u number. perhaps 10.
There are two sets from Louisiana
ready to go before the credentials COM
mittee. and It's decision will determine
how many OF the 1e Roosevelt will get.
Names uDinstructed IL are for Hughes.
Massachtsctts's uninstructed 80 are for
Mccall or Weeks, except I. Minnesota's
- might go 10 Roosevelt at the last.
The majority ~ Missouris 3s are for
Weeks, but there Is much Hughes senti-
ment. Montana's =, instructed for Cum
mi'ls. might divide among Hughes. Root
and Roosevelt. Sehraska's Ii are f-
Roosevelt or Root after tummins bows
out. Nevada. with 4. fayots Hughes.
New H~ampshire's S prefer Hughes.
New Works eighty-seven arc u mys.
FERROUS factor. Undoubtedly the real
choice Of tho majority is Root. though
GOV. Whitman insists that he can swing
tho majority Of tho delegation for
Hughes. Twelve of the delegates are be-
lieved to favor Roosevelt. Two OF New
Jerseys twenty-eight arc piedged 10
Roosevelt. but Root is first choice Of the