The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
MOOSE ATTACKS ON
HUGHES ARE BEGUN
Not Fitted for Presidency at
Thi, Time. Says W. II. Childs
in Statement.
THREAT TO REPUBLICANS

TIN, the leaders of the Progressive
,,-.y have begun a movement 20 elm
mate Justice Hughes ~ a Presidential
possibility Is the belief Of political Dbl
.erysrs who have been trying to study
o,, the meaning Of the statement issued
lac, Wednesday night after the Pro-
s-essive conference, followed as II has
been By statements from col. Roosevelt,
and william Hamlin Childs. From now
Al, II 4. expected that there will I've
r-ea, deal Of literature from the
Progressive camp on the subject of the
Hughes candidacy.
Organization Republicans believe tina,
he i'rogressives have seen the orpor-
unity that les IN the fact hat behind
,he sen,imen: for Justice Hughes there
a reservation Of considerable iinpor-
lance. The Progressives have realized
ina, even the ~ou,spoken Hughes men are
handicapped in having to admit that
,h,ir favorte Is an ideal rather than
personality. that the enthusiasm for
HIM is founded on belief rather than
on knowledge. These Progressives APP
pear also 20 have learned that within
The Republican delegations. from New
York state, ~ ieast. ana presumably
the same thing holds true OF other
delegations. there are "A umo OF men
who Will r'tuSe absolutely 10 vote Tor
Justice Hughes as the candidate be-
Gore they know dehnI'eiy ana fully
where he STANDS on the ISSUES OF the
day Not wanting Justice Hughes any
more than the strong organization men
do. the IrogrssSINes = ar TO be TAX
rc advantage OF the uncertainty
caused by justice hughes's silence.
To Put Accent on "1f."
HUGHES mon hare s,v III. p. f,.a, of
,,s,i.. u,gh.s IN mae anv nn,,,h,oi
'@.a,,.o,,or, 1. ,aiinr 60 Lis s.r.n,,s
80.
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VI" r. 'e"t.o"
S" .'-p' !" 1f'e'u '"e I'M
i.''''oh ,N"' 'he sentiment IN FAVOR
~ H. "''''''''"H u ai"''''h.ouS' mere
ore my axe n,dh'". no eHort 10 gt
MN % ar''are hlihSer " their Theory
. 'o're't' th"h the OBJECT OF the FRO
s'essiHas VINO II yer were FOR him and
never VII Il" WITH any heartiness. Is
20 gu; INTO the well laid plans Of these
Hughes men and drive the Justice into
tn open.
That, at least. was .he opinion en-
pressed a; Root Headquarters yesterday
b. men vino discussed the Colonies
.'a,smen, and that of MIR. childs. 4, is
ttN-y.d there that having So, Mr.
iIusle, up ~ "A possibility with an
~ the l'ro.,essiyes will now nrn,saa
20 pg, tn. acccn, on IN. "ir" sbouij
Jg,,lc. Hughes hv som oueo, ,nan..i
h,;o-e cony.n;ion tim. T., - av,,rad h..
Root men and half hearted Hughes men
That the frogressives Will then proceed
70 show his unavailability.
Indeed, Mr.. Childs. In a statement
issued yesterday. proceeded TO SHOW
fuw unavoidable Justice Hughes Is. and
o,ioTed this with was interpreted
a. a threat TO The Republicans that they
might ~ well choose now between TAX
as The colonel as their candidate or
'ag,rg sure defeat through the presence
Z a 'h,rd ticket in the field again. lie
'gggest, that the third ticket would
ATTY the candidates ~ Il Roosevelt
party" a. distinguished from the Pro-
.ressire party. Here is the way Mr..
chills inquired 1t out
The i.l1u,UOU voters who voted for
Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 thought they
were right at that time from the devel-
opmen,s Of the last fifteen months they
ae sure they are right now. OF the
$4,000" votes east for Mr.. Taft, a very
.drse proportion would be cast for Mr..
Roosevelt II nominated by the Republi-
AN part. II is possible that a few
aho put revenge above patriotism would
vote '"r Nj. Wilson, blu only a small
limber If the choice were between
| Roosevelt and Wilson.
sees y" nance for Root.
ear ~. =. ano ,oo ,o,.s .s. ,or A.,
Wis. in i",o an ~ III. &c. n.
,cl1J.d ,b.,a.,, ,n-donh,.d,y ,,n,,i, ,,,e
? p,n,a,.l. ,n ,o,e ~ -. 80
ynLsr ~. w.. - ~
wilson IN t,,a Iii ,.," s,- Th.aanr.