The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-05
BAIT Held OUT
FOR MOOSERS
BY old GUARD
First Definite Proposition Made
by Republicans.
If PrOgressives VIII Support
Hughes They'll COncede.
ANOTHER SPLIT IN SIGHT
If G. O. p. Unites With Bull
sasa. Moose on Roosevelt.
x-President Taft Will Seek
Out a New Vote.
AZ PERRY ARNoLD.

szzs,~bica 90 Time 5.-The Old Guard
$40 i+s first definite prefer to the
sp~oo-ressive today. Secure in its own
z.sliaf that it can control the votes of
iEx.s-ns ioritv of the delegates, the domi-
znt forces of Repubfcanism want
ssf,1ghes But they only want Hughes
-. thew can be convinced he can be
tzssnner next November Therefore
their preliminary feeler to the Pro-
7gressives was to ascertain whether an
agreement could not be possible with
,zF4Fghes as a candidate, running on any
sort of a platform. which the FRO
gressives might require.
The Old Guard isn't belittllng the
power which it feels the Progresslves
can swing and its plan went further
than a mere suggestion that agreement
come about on Hughes. 1t went so far
as to embrace a scheme by which the
h5rogressives might be able later to say
they were the ones VINO put hughes
Moosers ..Point With Pride"
s. The scheme fostered by the Old
Guard was to have the Progressives
meet Wednesday and not later than
Thursday night to nominate Hughes.
Then by Friday or Saturday. the Re
tpoblican committee would choose the
ssarne standard bearer. The Progress
5sives could very we'll point with
pride" to the fact that by their action
in naming Hughes they had forced the
o. P. into selecting the same leader
The Progressive leaders, who nave
been waiting some sort of an olive
branch suggestion, made it known to-
day they were first for Roosevelt
and only for Hughes if some sort of
satisfactory statement of principles
could be extracted from the justice
Failing that. they Haunted the big
stick of third ticket
Old Guards Control.
There appeared very little doubt to-
o. day that Hughes can be nominated II
the Big Three-PenroseS Barnes and
-Crane-says So-but the Big Three
does not want to say 50 until they can
be assured of a united party behind
Hughes. They do not think Roosevelt
can possibly draw all the votes of a
reunited party They do not think
any of the ''favorite sons are well
enough known nationally or are of
sufficient potency to defeat Wilson
without Progressive support In other
words. the Old Guard was in the posi-
tion of having control. but not know
ing what to do with the control.
What, Teddy Withdraw!
y fOne counter suggestion advanced by
THE uncompromising Progressives was
for the Republicans to go ahead and
nominate Hughes and the ProgreSsives
to choose Roosevelt Then if the ac-
tceptance statement by Hughes Suffi-
GENTLY supports the Rooseveltian
brand of preparedness and American
ism, it is figured Colonel Roosevelt
will withdraw acceptance of the Pro-
gressive nomination and throw sup
port to the justice. 1t was pointed out
today that the colonel has all along
maintained that he was fighting for a
certain set of principles; that in his
st Louis speech for instance he said
he accepted support solely in the
knowledge that this support came
Through approval of the principles for
which he stood, and not necessarily of
approval of him personally.
Hughes Still Silent
Practically all 1eaders-Republican
and greSsiVe-have about given 1lp
hope of penetrating Justice Hughes
silence before the balloting comes in
the G. o. P. meeting. The Allies hope
of defeating him in the balloting comes
Through a belief that if the roll calls
can be prolonged through half a dozen
or more times, the justice might form
ally withdraw
Fairbanks Work.
1T developed today that the Fair
banks representatives are PLAYING the
vice presidential game clear across
the board, to use race track parlance
The Root supporters let it be known
they had been approached on the cues
ton of whether the Indiana statesman
would be acceptable as a running mate
and had agreed The Hughes forces it
vas ascertained had heard a similar
Scheme with Hughes as the preSiden-
ual nominee and it is known that the
Weeks campaign managers and
even the Roosevelt Republican COM
Inittee had received tentative sugges-
lions to the same effect
This afternoon attempt was to be
gnade by Frank Hitchcock disavowed
tEughes representative here. but never
stheless still plugging away at the
Hughes game, to hold a get-together
injecting of the Hughes delegates so
far rounded up. The favorite son lieu
tenants are puzzled in trying to figure
where they stand on the alternatives
before the Republican convention.
They are all hopeful of a lack of uu-
Sderstanding between the Republicans
land Progressive over Hughes which
will force Hughes out of the way and
leave the track clear for some favor
lite SON."
81 Must Be for Preparedness
But at the same time they were
saware today of the drift of sentiment
Toward the justice and of the Progress
isive view that Hughes would be
agreeable, if he spoke enthusiastically
enough about Americanism and pre-
sparedness. Therefore most of them