New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-05
HUGHES SURELY,
SAYS WHITMAN
mo Doubt That the Justice
Will Be Nominated"
Governor Asserts.
DECLARES BURTON
HIS SECOND CHOICE
Barnes Will Make Fight to Re.
tain Seat, So as to Name
Successor.
From STAT Correspondent Of Tie Tribune,

From a siar Correspondent OF Tie Tribune
Chicago, June 4.-Governor Charles
S. Whitman arrived with the New York
delegation at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon, and Immediately went into con-
ference with Frank II. Hitchcock, Colo
mel William Hayward and Chairman
Frederick G. Tanner. who met him at
the station. Four hours later he IS
sued this typewriter statement;
"Justice Hughes will have a majority
Of the delegates from New York State,
and there is no doubt that he will be
dominated by the convention
Previous 20 the conference Governor
Whitman was more communicative. On
the train he told the reporters that he
was certain to piece Justice Hughes in
nomination.
Says Hughes Leads.
at does not matter" said he,
whether Alabama yields TO New York
or not, ! will place Justice Hughes IN
nomination. Most of the New York
delegates and the bulk of the Republi-
cans of New York are for him.
have been getting pretty much all over
the state and | know what | am talking
about. For example, in Buffalo, where
I was yesterday, everybody is for him.
81 do not find any Roosevelt senti-
ment among Republicans. | think a
great many Democrats are for him, and
| know that there is a lot of noise,
but that is all. 1t will be Hughes not
later than the sixth ballot"
What number of the New York dele
CATION is for Hughes Governor Whit
man did not attempt TO estimate, but
he was certain it was something more
than a majority. Hughes failing, he
thought ex-senator Burton, OF Onlo'
would be an excellent candidate.
Fight On in Earnest.
The bitter factional fight over Root
and Hughes delegates to the conven-
ton, the craftsmanship of the delega-
ton and the states place on the Ma
tional Committee began in earnest to-
day with the arrival of the special
train.
From headquarters in the Black
stone Hotel Governor Whitman dl-
rected the charge for Hughes dele.
gates and urged the candidacy or
Herbert Parsons for national commit
teeman TO succeed William Barnes, as
we'll as his own candidacy for the
leadership of the state delegation to
the convention. He was fanked by
Frank II. Hitchcock, former Postmas-
ter General. and Frederick A. Tanner,
chairman Of the New York Republl-
can State Committee; Colonel Will
lam Hayward, of New York, and Will
lam NJ. Ward Westchester County
leader.
On the same floor with the Cover
nor Elon X. Brown, Republican leader
of the Senate and the Root lieutenant
of the delegation, held forth. lie
saw few persons, though the real con-
ferences Of the Root adherents were
held in the rooms of William Barnes,
a short distance down Michigan Ave
nue., in the Congress Hotel. Mr..
Barnes had a busy day of confer
ences. lie was kept busy rushing be-
tween his two rooms, comforting with
delegates and others. He had moth
ing TO say for publication.
The Governor smiled when the
Progressive statement that Justice
Hughes would be acceptable to them
only If he made his position on GER
tain national issues clear was repeat
ed 70 him.
81 hope the Progressives will sup
port Justice Hughes" he remarked.
Supporters of Justice Hughes made
no attempt to conceal their pleasure
over the Governor and Mr.. Hitchcock
getting together on apparently the
most amicable terms upon the Gov
errors arrival. Rumors of jealousy
between them over who should be the
real leader of the Hughes movement
in the convention have been current
within the last few days.
Governor Whitman boarded the train
in Buffalo early in the morning, with
ex-senator William II. Tully. of Steu-
committee, for whom Justice Hughes
conducted the insurance investigation,
and William B. Wilcox, whom Hughes
made Public Service Commissioner.
Tully breakfasted with him and stuck
pretty close until Chicago was reached.
In the station Frank Hitchcock and
Messrs. Tanner and Hayward were
awaiting him, and the three, with Mrs.
Hitchcock and Private Secretary Orr,
drove to the Blackstone.
William L. Ward, the Westchester
boss, whose position, as usual. has been
somewhat uncertain, called on Govern
or Whitman. Later Herbert Parsons,
who is slated to be national commit
teeman, in place Of Barnes, arrived.
County Chairman Samuel S. Koenig
also called.
Straus Sees Whitman.
The revised figures of the New
Workers placed the New York delega-