New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-19
e,rator Sutherland Albany
leaders Man for Tenn
porary Chairman.
lodge AND BORAH
HAVE OPPOSITION
o.sr;,e Trend Toward Hughes
>, Nominee Noted as Commit
tee Gathers at Chicago.
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.....,o March ls.--William Barnes,
= Nov York. is out 20 assume
'" .,;o, % the Republican National
.r.,on. His candidate for tenn
- chairman is Senator George
Sutherland. Of Utah.
s'c.hh-i.s u Hiues, chairman. has re-
' .s' -, his proposition as being TOO
'o,... end q is unlikely that MI.
,IUHs' all have his way IN the SUP.
Fslnvi.. oe the Republican National
'o-.i,,ec that will Try 20 name
lou-.. .or,. chairman when Il meets III
Cs;raeo to-mOrroT.
IT, choice. with Senator sutherland
nv i seems 70 he between Senator
o.. " Ceho, Lodge. Of Massachusetts.
hehS eo,a+or William Z. Borah, OF
Idaho. o.od hscau.. he
- t5e KEYNOTE job once. and he IS
~ nv some because Of his known
;'a.S.S.bi, FOR Theodore Roosevelt The
ill me- 7 r element Is fighting him
~ the reason that the Massachusetts
ss,stor has accepted place as can
GSate FOR delegate st-large pledgee 10
.Le nomination OF MS NVhOosNN'
,.or John " Weeks.
senator Borsh encounters spirited
,,,asonism from managers OF the con
alive wing. They indict him as
.-.ESs.o ror the nomination himself
..s ss certain 20 have the Idaho dele
..,;or They want no keynote speech
s,n,n him and q possible repetition OF
10 Garfield business OF lsSO.
ZONES Was Dark Horse.
AZ a compromise Senator Wesley
lines. Of Washington. is named as
All horse He was running strong IN
.Se hsckstretch last night until some
l,dv suggested quietly that Jones had
,.o,ed for Lorimer after having heard
IN the evidence as a member OF the
senate subcommittee. and the going
Tb,se were the disclosures in the
nan as subcommittee members began
"a arrive in Chicago. They have fol-
ioued a week OF intense political ac-
,ivity all over the country, and preface
sno:her week that doubtless will be
crucial IN determining the course OF
the Coliseum convention.
The week Just ended was marked ~
& definite and easily noted trend toward
Ivs,ice Hughes for the Republican
,on,jnation and q discernible diminu-
Tor OF strength Of the friendly wave
81 Roosevelt sentiment The Hughes
,,l, was strengthened BY well sub
,..n,ia:ed diagnosis Of the statements
La, have been issued By Justice
Hughes. 70 the effect that in none OF
.se Withdrawals Of his name Wherever
primary law cxigencies compelled MIN
70 DO SO has the justice said that ne
would decline the nomination II IL
came 20 him. There j. growing be
LEI. particularly at Washington, thai
Justice Hughes will not decline.
The Roosevelt tendency met with
reverse IN the statewide primaries
held in New Hampshire on Tuesday
There were I'VE candidates for -FOUR
places IS delegates -st-lsrge. One was
avowedly for T. 4. The other fouf
we're unpledged The Roosevelt esndl'
date was badly beaten in a state where
here we're many Progressive Kepuo-
leans in 1912
More Trouble for 7. X.
The Roosevelt movement got into
trouble In Pennsylvania, where the can
iidscy Of Governor Martin Il. brum-
bsugh for the Presidential nation
vas announced last Monday. ms
means. undoubtedly, q straightaway
fght between Senator Penrose and MS
organization and the Governors own
machine. aided and abetted along the
Inc BY William Finn. Of Pittsburgh.
Nr. Fhnn Vill have delegation o.
rs own IN the Progressive national
convention. lie will have all ne can
gst in the Republican convention m
s.ruc,ed FOR Brumbaugh, and probably
raady % vote for Roosevelt az the Drop
o. The hat Penrose is said 20 nave
wanted 70 be for Roosevelt "on the
square He IS now preparing 70 PICK
q candidate 20 run IN the Pennsylvania
prim2ries against Brumbaugh. inns
probably Will be former Secretary OF
STATE Philander c. Knox. The Pennsyi-
rsnis primary law requires that the
csndidstes for delegates be pledged 10
some individual
Senator Albert 3. Cummins. OF Iowa,
enters the lis, OF candidates possessed
o. instructed delegate b. virtue OF
i.e Minnesota direct primaries held
AZ Tuesday. lie won practically by
default, The latest compilation Of the
primary returns gave Cummins 23,24O;
Henry u r.4abrook 52l1 and Will