The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-01
HUGHES BOOM
ON WANE;ST0CK
OF 7. R. RISING
Old Guard and Allied Favorite
Sons "Drive' Hurts
Justices Chances.

WASHINGTON, June ! with fepuh-
licans flocMng out of Washington 10 tako
part In the conferences preliminary TO-
the assembling OF the national con'cn'
to next week, the leaders admit that al
calculations IN regard TO the nomination
ol candidate for president have hccn
ursct by developments In the last l'~
duyH
The drive" hy the old guard aud
the allied iayOTitc SONS, aided Hud
Allotted by the Roosevelt managers.
against the movements to nominate
Associate Judge Hughes of tho su-
preme court. which Is beginning io
show telling effect
The rcrtudcaccucr of th" Euut'-
Welt boom which hna sent linn.rNrIt
stock up as much as lIughoa stock
has gon" down
Trying TO Avoid Split
Although the contest that is Shaping
ur Is devoid Of the extreme hii"tu' %
which u. .hcrod In the convention of i'l2.
republican leaders are rntcrtnluing mis-
gyings that unless the utmost care 10
exercised a situation win develop IN 'h"
iNlNllllk lfNl N''hs WIN 70 "h'f'' ..'
split the pufty ~ nt least leave IT, anli.
darity bady impaired
Republican Old guatdsmcn have been
greatly surprised by the results oi the
recent hrtlOnnI muuouyrriug for which
In part thol were responsible Alarmed
l., m, progress NJ the Roosevelt move
mcut few weeks ago. th' old guard
encouraged the Hughes movement ior
The purpose of putting IN, colonel uui u'
the Woo The move W1s fuUrc iul. inl
Roosevelt vas thrown 90 i1r into the
shade that republican leaders every
vhoro regarded the nomination ut llushu.
practically certainty
Tho old Euutd regarded the Roosevelt
movement permanently disabled and NHs
satisfied with that particular result n
wa uut a.4ilAicd ulll alhc "bn1rsuiUN,
Il srlo.ci 900 the hughes movemanr IN,
old guard does not like Hughes. merely
prefers him Ia 7 r.. and bad huu.t,l
Inn nul, 10 Kin IN Roosevelt n
did not intend ~ allow i,,sfra tD Iu
away with the nomination
So N" old guard turned IN to uui the
Hughes boom In leash, 10 prevent On,
movement in behalf Ot th, Justice from
becoming tuo formidable. set keeping u
hand, to fall bnck ou iu the convention
n Roosevelt again should h',um, O. duu
r'rous factor m. tllDi ftyufiir .un.
Joined the auti.Ilurh,, drive nuI nf-
THngcmcnts were made with m, power.
Who control the delegate In hold down
~" llurEcs vote ON the Oiai ballot
CriticiIes tunhes' silence
\hout that time Colonel Roosevelt got
husl 40 hIs own uD,nunt and h,sid,t
beating the TOM toms took shot ~ the
Justice for his rrppist silence ou the i..
suc, oi the hour
ioorf" won lonEcfkc Never nud h.
new Roosevelt republican committee E.f
lusy with o gigantic propaganda VI &C..
utioua urd letters 10 delegate. from tU,
plain people planning 'or M, uomuH
ton NJ tho colonel with me organization
ut Roosevelt pnBd's tui with plrfim.
ages o' udmifcrs ~ the home uf th,
martial sage NJ oyster Raw
l.l ~ this mnncuycrur hni us effect
There Was NO doubt about n. the Imrhrs
loom suffered setback
Gossip roIng the rounds h,fr is ir the
effect that Justice liueh,s s mr rum
satisfied with tho prospect ~ p fsh'
over hi4 nomination aud b. Likely 'u
iCrbid the rfc'rntiIiuu OF hIH um, tu tho
convention
Justice Hurhce could uu' b. reached
" regard to this report Ne hts taken
'tnciuary completed, and h.s erf,ts,
snid ho would receive uu ono seeking 10
hsk him any questions relating to roll.
ties.