Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-10
SHERMAN-WEEKS
RELEASE HACKERS
Withdrawal of Favorite Sons
Has Potential Influence
on Convention


Chicago, June 10. - Senator Weeks
or Massachusetts to-day released his
delegates In the balloting yesterday
Weeks had 1S5 votes.
The announcement of Senator
Weeks withdrawal followed closely on
tne news that Sherman had released
his 56 delegates. The decision of the
weeks and Sherman leaders to aban-
don their candidates and in the case of
Illinois, to support Justice Hughes. be-
came known early and had potential
influence in deciding the court of the
followers OF other favorite-son candi-
dates.
Senator Weeks announced without
hesitation that he would no longer
continue the fight, and when pressed
Tor statement, said simply that he
had informed his supporters that
while he greatly appreciated their
loyalty, he desired now that they
should cast their votes for some other
candidate.
Majority Go to Hughes
a large part of the Massachusetts
delegation indicated they would stay
with Weeks until the end. but it is un-
derstood that his supporters from
other States generally will he for Jus
tice Hughes. No one would undertake
to speak specifically for Senator Fair
banks followers, but it is quite we'll
understood that they will no longer the
senator S candidacy.
Involved in his case is the question
OF the vice-presidency and even the
Senatorial race in Indiana Two sem
ators are TO be elected in that State
this year and in whatever the Indiana
delegation does, it will have regard to
this fact. The leaders, therefore are
anxious that the former vice-presi-
dent should he again asked to allow his
name to- be used for this office, believ-
ing that with him on the national
ticket, the election of two Republican
senator's from the Hoosier State would
be practically assured. At last ac-
counts they had received nothing from
him or his closest friends indicating
that he would accept the nomination
for second place. Under the cir
cumstances we have just got to have
him and We'll make him take it," said
one of the Indiana delegates.
Senator Burton's adherents are dis
posed to go down with banners flying
Leaders were slow in getting out this
morning, but the men holding second
airy positions expressed this opinion
with derision. They declare that Ohio
is not easily influenced by. appearances
and say that at any rate nothing is to
be gained by a change at this time.
Before the time set for tn Republi-
can convention it seemed probable
that most of the New York delegates
who have cast their votes for Senator
Root will continue their allegiance to
the end. The Sherman following is
expected to go almost solidly to
Hughes and most of the Cummins
delegates, especially outside of Iowa,
will follow in this direction.
There is a peculiar contest over the
vice presidency. The two men most
prominently mentioned in this connec-
tion are Mr.. Fairbanks and Senator
! Borah, of Idaho. Neither of the men
wants the position. Senator Borah
could not he seen early to-day, but he
has consistently said that it would be
especially undesirable for him to be
named for the vice-presidency. Form
er Senator Fairbanks for several days
past has declined to allow his name to
be used in this connection.