Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-07
Apparition Of Roosevelt at
Convention Will Not
Down
SITUATION MUDDLED
Hughes Leaders Express Confidence
But Jurist is Far Short of Num-
ber Of Votes

Chicago, June THE Repub!i
can and the Progressive National
Conventions both assembled today
without any indication that the d.
ers have found the common ground
on which they hoped to establish
unity. Three days of aln'ts constant
conferences have failed to bring the
Republicans and the Progressiyes +
an agreement on man for the Presl
Dental nomination.
A half dozen names any one o.
which IS acceptable to the Republi
cans have been rejected fy the Pro-
gressives, who have proposed prac-
tically no name but Colonel Roosevelt
Not since the party was born, has
there beer such a lack of cohesive
leadership among the Republicans, and
the oldest convention observers de
clare they never have seen such :
general lack of enthusiasm.
Hughes leaders, remaining con-
f:dent in their predictions that the
Justice will be nominated OH an early
ballot. were lining u2 their forces
.ast night, Surveying tue effect of the
drive upon them by TIE allied IA
write sons. and recruiting anplsds-
cd delegates from the latest arrivals.
-. Progressive leaders, unwilling to
say, if they could, whether the Col.
would support the Justice, continc
ell to carry en- their irst choice for
Mr.. Roosevelt as their first cholcc.
Yesterday George B. Cortelyou, a
former member of Roosevelt Cab.
nci, arrived here and joined Will'sm
Loeb, Jr., arJ George Ven l.. Meyer
nn,h former members O. the Colonels
official family, to comprise Roosa'
vt,t steering committee within tn:
Republican convention itself.
The Republican managers, pressed
by the Progressives tc hurry theJ.
ominat:Drs and disclose their can
didate if they hope to biz: For Colonel
Roosevelt support and prevent PRO
sressive tic'let from taking the field,
have beengiyen notice through Sena.
tor Smoot that they can expect no
nomination in the Republican conven-
i'm before Friday. Senator Percose
addressing th. Pennsylvania delega-
Sion today, dc clared that nominations
FOR President would not be made Ls-
zee late on Saturday.
The most that can be said ahoui
developments of the day is that th:re
hes been a general Tightening in Tho
various organizations in preparation
for the test of strength rot SO near.
Ire supporters of Hughes have bar
counting noses. Speaking for them
Frank H. Hitchcock estimated the
Justice would receive about 300 vote:
on the first ballot, and predicted thai
the Hughes vote would grow rapidly
after the preliminary ballot.
Florida decided during the day Il
cast her solid vote for Hughes ant
stay with him to the end. A poll o,
Kansas is reported to give nine vote!
for Hughes. From New Jersey
Hughes managers expect to get a
least II votes, the Rhode Island de
legation of 10 is reported solid fo
Hughes. and substantial gain wer
claimed in Connecticut and othe
states.
If ballot had been taken las
night the consensus of opinion j
would be about as follows: Hughes
PIG; Weeks, l6O; Roosevelt, 50; Cum
Minis, 81; Fairbanks, 80; Burton, 70
Sherman, 5S; Knox, 81; Root, AZ; La
toilette, %; Scattering, 54; Total 9SS
This excludes two delegates fror
the District of Columbia who wer
unseated by the National Committe
hut will take their case before tn
Credentials Committee.
The allies generally concede tina
: Mr.. Hughes was in the lead, but til
fact that he occupies this advantag,
Gus position was not allowed to stan
in the way of their efforts to hol
their forces in hand. Their plan
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