The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

be introduced before the resolutions
| committee of each.
Chairman Hilles, of the republican
national committee has rendered q
list of five speakers to the suffra-
gettes.
Clifford Pinchot will address the
convention for the progressives; Dud-
ley Field Malone of New York.. for the
democrats and probably former Gov
ernor Sulzer of New York for the pro-
hibitionists.
Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho,
it was announced today. will lead the
fight for suffrage plank at the re-
publican convention. He has prom
Used Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi-
dent of the National American Wom-
ans Suffrage association to direct
this fight, Mrs. Gait said today.
Roosevelt is Candidate.
by Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Correspondent
3 CHICAGO, June 1.-The campaign
of Frank Hitchcock for Justice
Charles Hughes appeared today to
have united the anti-Hughes elements
in the standpat republican ranks with
the Roosevelt republicans in a con-
certed attack on Hughes with a pos.
sible agreement on Roosevelt in the
offing.
Around candidates row at the ho-
tells today there was every indication
that combine against Hughes is I'M
der way.
The situation, however, was mud
died a bit by the. arrival today Of VIM.
Barnes Jr., OF New York, foe of the
colonel.
Barnes, it is said, may hold the key
to the situation.
The arrival here of Senator Boise
Penrose of Pennsylvania, was anxious
ly awaited. There was an undercur-
rent of feeling that Penrose, even
more than Barnes. holds the situation
in his hands. If he jumps to Roose-
welt, as it has been rumored he would,
the battle is over, politicians say; if
he fights against the colonel, then it
is free for all.
Barnes on arrival, was planning to
jump into the thick of the fray this
afternoon, announcing that he was 60
ing to the committee meeting at the
Coliseum.
Il won't say anything now" he
snapped. Maybe I'll talk later"
Roosevelt, himself, is ready to CO.
operate with any. one who is for him.
This was emphasized today by John
McGrath, the colonePs private secre-
tary, who reached Chicago today after
accompanying the colonel on his trip
to st. Louis.
II am merely here to cooperate
with all persons of whatever party,
supporting Roosevelt" McGrath said.
is Mr. Roosevelt a candidate?" Nc
Grath was asked.
Most assuredly he is" he replied.
There was a pronounced feeling to-
day that nothing would heal the
breach between Roosevelt and the old
guard more quickly than Hitchcocks
efforts for Hughes.
The former postmaster general was
accused by republicans today Of try
ing to capitalize his card catalogue"
Hitchcock has a complete card In.
dex of southern voters and delegates,
it was stated. 1t was rumored today
that Coleman Dupont of Delaware,
would withdraw from the race in IA
vor OF Justice Hughes, swinging six
Delaware delegates to- the Hughes
column.
Two new presidential headquarters
were opened along Candidates Row
today. Paul Furman and H. ]. Was
son, claiming thirty-seven out Of the
seyenty-six Pennsylvania delegates,
brought the boom for Governor Brum-
baugh of Pennsylvania to the Com
gress hotel.
Headquarters for Senator Cummins,
Iowa's favorite son candidate, were
opened by c. A. Rawson, OF Des
Moines, Iowa, the Iowa state republi-
can chairman.
Howard j. Clark, delegate at large
from Iowa and J. NJ. Jameson and /.
C. Kurtz, were also members of the
Cummins delegation. They are conn
dent the Iowan will stand well among
the favorite sons in the final show
down.
The Sherman movement today was
under the personal direction of VIM.
B. Mckinley, former chairman OF the
republican congressional committee,
who arrived in Chicago today.
cts becoming more evident daily,
said Mckinley, that the republican
nominee will come from the central
west. Sentiment for Senator Sher-
man has grown steadily during the
last week"
Mckinley said the fight among New
York and other eastern delegates
over Root, Hughes and Roosevelt
would center attraction finally on
Sherman or some other favorite son.