The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
BIG TIME COMING.
No One Attempts Prediction on
G.. D. p. Convention.
Democrats and Pr0gressives
One-Candidate Parties.
IS POSSIBILITIES LOOM UP
Await Oregon Primary to
Show Hughes Strength.
Expect Old-FashiOned, Rip
Roaring Battle at Chicago.
IS POSSIBILITIES LOOM UP
BY PERRY ARNOLD.

New York, May 15.-In less than
one month will come the cheers. the
blare of bands, the tumult of shout
| ing. the scheming of leaders heralding
the opening of that quadrennial talk
| fest-the national conventions.
The Republican and Progressives
concIave will come to- order on We'd
nesday, June I, in Chicago-the for
mer at the Coliseum, the latter at the
Auditorium. A week later will come
the Democratic meet at ST. Louis In
the Republican and Progressive camp
not leader is making any thirty day
predictions as to what may happen.
The Progressives are practically unit
for Roosevelt but they are standing
pat awaiting developments before
making any admissions as to their re-
turn to the Republican fold. The Re-
publicans are hopeful of smoking
OUT Justice Hughes when the Oregon
primaries of May 10 shall have estab-
lished a line on his strength. His name
| will be before primary voters in that
! state because of a court ruling and de-
spite the Justices own protest In the
meantime eighteen candidates, recep-
tive or not, are looking. conscious
when the presidential nomination is
mentioned in their presence-the eigh-
| teen include:
1S Candidates.
| Hughes, Roosevelt, Burton. Weeks,
Cummins, Borah, Ford, Fairbanks,
Estabrook, General Dupont. General
| Leonard Wood. Governor Brumbaugh
| of Pennsylvania, Ex-Governor Hadley
| ifornia, P. c. Knox. Senator Sherman
| and Senator Harding.
National Chairman Hilles expects to
| call the subcommittee on arrange
ments of the national committee to-
gether about June 8.
This committee will discuss perma-
nent chairman as will meeting of the
| full national committee to be held
probably June 6. No contests really
amounting to anything are expected
in the delegations so there will be an
utter absence of the bitterness and
strife which marked the pre-conven-
ton days of 1912.
But judging from gossip of political
| leaders here, the convention itself will
| develop first class, old-tinne, free
| for-an, anybody's fight sort of a bat
tie of the ballots. The very fact that
there is almost an unprecedented
number of those mentioned" for the
nomination, indicates the politicians
here say, considerable jockeying and
probably several ballots.
Big Contest Thursday.
In all probability all the Republi-
j g.,
to meet, organize and listen to the
| opening speech by National Chairman
Hilles- Then adjournment will be
taken until Thursday, when Senator
Hardin of Ohio. temporary chairman
will deliver his keynote address
This will take up the greater part OF
the day and it is probable the con-
vention will adjourn until Friday. The
resolutions committee, however, may
be ready to report its draft of a plat
form Thursday afternoon. in which
case the convention will probably i'm
mediately get down to the work OF
approving it. From all indications, the
convention will adopt a platform be.
fore choosing a candidate.
; On Friday will come the battle OF
the votes for the standard bearers
Probably it will be long session ant
the general belief here is that Il briei
session Saturday will be required t.
round up the convention proceeding.
, by naming of a vice presidential nom
inee