The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-18
Justice Likely to Be Named
Early in the Bal
loting
LODGE TURNS
TO HIM NOW
Laugh at the Idea of a Ca
vorite Son" Coalition
Against Him

Washington. May ls.-Cordial express
sions from old line Republican leaders on
the prospect Of the nomination of Su.
preme Court Justice Charles E. Hughes
came yesterday as a further indication
that the justice is likely to be nominated
early in the balloting at Chicago. Yes
terday the prophecy among Republican
leaders in Congress and Republican party
managers was that Justice Hughes will
be nominated before the 10th ballot.
The attempt on the part OF some OF
the managers for the favorite sons to
eliminate Justice Hughes by coalition
appears to have demonstrated its fulfil
ity. There is good reason to believe that
some of the fa~,rite sons now most
prominently in the running are prepared
to throw their support to the justice
when their own strength in the conven-
tion has reached a maximum. Among
those who are said thus to be prepared
to support Justice Hughes are two, pos
sbly three, from the Middle West and
one from New England. The prospect is
now that there will be scramble among
the favorite sons for the vice presiden
cy.
One of the most interesting reports |
heard at the capitol yesterday was that
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is strongly |
in favor of the nomination of Justice
Hughes. Senator Lodge is said to be 60
ing on the theory that the demand for
Justice Hughes Springs from the grass
roots" and that the demand is too spe-
cific and obvious to be thwarted. Sen.
ator Lodge holds, it is rumored, that
there are only two real possibilities be-
fore the country to-day. Theodore Roose-
welt and Justice Hughes. The senator is
said to be convinced that the people are
Justice Hughes in preference
to Col. Roosevelt because Of the Justices
more stable temperament.
Caustic and semi Humorous observa.
lions are heard in old guard circles rela-
tive to the attempt Of the favorite sons
10 hog tie their delegates. 1t is sig
nificant that their attempt to combine
heir interests is keenly resented among
members OF the old guard.
One OF the most prominent of the reg
liar Republican leaders In the Senate c
aid yesterday:
II vouch for the statement that there
$ no antagonism among the regular
eaders of the Republican party. II does d
o talk about, but it doesn't exist Be n
ause Mr.. Root may be the first choice of 4
ome is not proof that Justice Hughes I
would be an unweleome candidate. It
ooks as though Justice Hughes would
,e nominated.
AS far as any coalition on the part Of
he favorite SONS is concerned. ii is neg
igible If not ludicrous. The fact is the
avorite sons can't hold their delegates
fter the complimentary balloting. They
annot bring about q deadlock and thus
orce compromise on one OF their own
lumber. As the situation stands. it is
lard to see that anything can happen to
'vercome the very marked lead OF Jus.
ice Hughes"
While the move OF the favorite sons
o combine has aroused some bad feeling,
heir strength, as sized up yesterday, is
ot feared by any OF the regular leaders,
Who seem convinced that after the dem
for Col Roosevelt has spent
itself and after the maximum Root
trength has been recorded. the nomina
ion will go to Justice Hughes The lead
RS are, in fact, convinced that instead
! n IhNtilbc SoH COMMUNICATION against Tue
lstice the favorite sons will fall over
themselves in a scramble TO support the
peoples candidate"
The report of an offer made by some
len who pretend to have been represent.
lg Col. Roosevelt has caused some in
,resting reflections by politicians at the
lpitol. This report is that some leading
desire to have Col Roose
Fit address the Republican convention
fore the platform is adopted as token
complete and inalienable reunion.