Arizona republican., 1916-06-07

most encouraging and predicted that
the Hughes vote would grow rapidly
after the preliminary ballot
Florida decided during the day to
cast her solid vote for Hughes and to
stay with him to the end. A poll of
Kansas is reported to give nine votes
for Hughes
From New Jersey Hughes managers
expect to get at least II votes, the
Rhode Island delegation of 10 is re-
ported solid for Hughes and sub
stantial gains were claimed in Con-
necticut and other states.
Disagreement among the Ohio dele
gates in caucus tonight resulted in
withdrawal Of a resolution proposing
that the delegation be hound to vote
for Former Senator Burton until re-
leased by him. Ohio delegates were
divided regarding what effect the dis
agreement would have on Mr.. Burton's
candidacy.
Michigans republican delegation in
caucus tonight decided to vote fer
Henry Ford in accordance with the
expression of the state primary.
Another development in the favor
tie son situation was Il statement by
Senator Borah of Idaho that he did
not believe his name would he pre-
scented. He said he had asked the
Idaho delegation not 10 place him in
nomination
If ballot could be taken tonight
the following consensus of the seteral
political managers indicated that it
would be about as follows:
Hughes. 261; Weeks, 100; Roose-
welt. IS; Cummins, 81: Fairbanks, so;
Burton, 20; Sherman, So; Knox, 81:
Root, Az Lafollette, %; scattering,
81 Total, 9S3.
This excluded two delegates from
the District of Columbia who were
unseated by the national committee
but will take their case before the
credentials committee.
The allies generally conceded that
Mr.. Hughes was in the lead but the
fact that he occupies this adyanta
geous position was not allowed to
stand in the way of their efforts to
hold their forces in hand
Their plan is to prevent an early
stampede to the Hughes column, in
the hope that delay may bring into
the situation some new element which
would weaken him and promote the
prospects of some one of the other
candidates
All of the candidates were receiv-
ing favorable assurances from theil
! friends. and in view of the situation
/ thus created the general opinion is
1 that several ballots will precede the
nomination. This opinion is based
upon the suppostion that no sur
prises will be sprung and that al
/ hands will be content to prolong The
uncertainty.
Much speculation has been INDUCED
in with regard to the effect of a pos
tive pronouncement from Mr. Roose
welt No one counts upon anything
| from him favorable to Justice Hughes
but the day rather was characterized
by expectation of a declaration con
trary to that interest.
Many believe that SUCH an expires
sion would be fatal to Justice Hughe
/ BetttuSe, they Sdy, II NOuI'
mean certain defeat at the polls
Some, however, advocate his nomin
alton even in the teeth of disap
prevail by the former president Thi
element predicts the nomination Q
the jurist regardless of circumstance:
The progressive leaders are not hid
ing the fact that they are embar
raised by lack of control over the
delegates and they fear that the
cannot delay nomination in thei
convention until after the republi
cans have acted When told of thi
situation republican managers hay
!, bluntly replied that this predicamer
is the progressives own affair.
Although the progressive manager
have been COMPOUNDED by their de
egates getting out of hand, they hay
: capitalized the situation to the e,
| tent of using it as an argument swit
q the republican managers for an ear
nomination in the Coliseum. The
o have told the republicans that the
+ fully realize uncomfortable qualiti
# among the Roosevelt enthusiasts
t which they fear will result in Il
v quick nomination of the colonel wi
the possibility of disrupting plans f
e a reunited party.
S The republican managers reiterat
e that they cannot be held responSib
k for a condition which the progressi
o leaders have created and which nc
is plaguing them.
IF II developed today that there is
st growing disposition to evolve co
N sentative progressiveism as opposed