Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-07

Chicago, June 6.-The republican and the progressive national conventions both assemble tomorrow without any indication that the leaders have found the common ground on which they hoped to establish unity. Three days of almost constant conferences have failed to bring the republicans and the prcgressives to an agreement on a man for the presidential nomination. A half dozen names, any one of which is a,c- ceptable to the republicans, have been rejected by the progressives, who have proposed practically no name but Col onel Roosevett's.
 The conventions assemble without an outward evidence of the possibility of agreement. Everything indicated that they are far apart.
 Enthusiasm Lacking.
 Not since the party was born has there been such a lack of leadership among the republicans, and the oldest convention observers declare they never have seen such a general lack o1 enthusiasm. There never has been a convention for which so little tlad been arranged beforehand. They plunge into their work tomorrow with practically everything undone which hitherto has been done for them in the inner coun- cfls of the leaders.
 Hughes Men Confident.
 Hughes leaders, remaining confident in their predictions that the justice will be nominated on an early ballot were lining up their forces tonight 1 surveying the effect of the drive upoT them by the allied favorite sons, ant | recruiting unpledged delegates from | the latest arrivals.
 Nomination to Be Late. Progressive leaders, unwilling t' say if they could, whether the colone would support the justice. continued t, | carry on their fight for MT. Roosevel as their frs tchoice. Today George E l Cortelyou, a former member of l Roosevelt cabinet, arrived here an l Joined William Loeb, IT,, and Georg Won L. Meyer. both former members 0 | the coFoners official family, to compris | a Roosevelt steering committee withi. the republican convention itself Tn l republican managers, pressed by tll progressives to hurry their nomination and disclose their candidates if the hope to bid for Colonel Roosevelt support and prevent a progressiv ticket from taking the field, have bee given notice by Senator Shoot tha | they can expect no nomination in tn republican convention before Friday Senator Penrose, addressing the Penn SylVania republican, state delegatio today. declared that nominations fo president will not be made before lat on Saturday.
 The most that can be said abou developments of the day is that ther has been a general tightening in tn various organizations in preparatfo for 5le test of strength now so near.
 300 for Hughes on First Ballot.
 The supporters of Hughes have bee counting noses. Speaking for then Frank H. Hitchcock estimated the jus tice would receive about 300 votes o the first ballot. He said reports ha been encouraging and predicted ths the Hughes vote would grow rapidl ] after the preliminary ballot.
 States Line Up for Hughes.
 Florida decided during the day cast, her solid vote for Hughes and
 stay with him to the end. A poll Kansas is reported to give nine vot' managers expect to get at least sever teen votes. Rhode Islands vote of te is reported solid for Hughes, and sui
 stantial gains were claimed in Cor necticut and other states.
 If a ballot could be taken tonigh
 the consensus of the several polite ? managers indicated that it would , about as follows: Hughes 261, Weel F 16O, Roosevelt 98, Cummins 81, Tai ? banks 80, Burton 70, Sherman 58, Knl a 51, Root AZ, Lafollette 2S, scatteri1
 54; total 9S3.
 NO ChoIc9 on First Ballot. . This excludes two delegates from u l District of Columbia who were LII seated by the national committee, b } will cake their case before the CT , dentials committee. The allies gene
 ally concede that MT. Hughes was
 the lead, but the fact that he occupi
 this advantageous position was not a lowed to stand in the way of their e
 forts to hold their forces in han
 5e5 fr
 pede to the Hughes column in the ho
 that delay may bring into the situ
 ton some new clement which wou . weaken him and promote the prospeC of some one of the other candidate All of the candidates were receiVil
 favorable assurances from their frien , and in view of the situation thus CT 2 ated the general opinion Is that SC ' eral ballots will precede the nomin
 tion. This opinion Is based upon t
 supposition that no surprises will z sprung and that all hands will be co ', tent to prolong the uncertainty, Much speculation has been indulg
 in with. regard to che effect of a pol q tive announcement from MT. Roos !. welt. No one counts upon anythi : from him favorable to Justice Hugh a but the day rather was characteriz # by each expectation of a declarah ;. contrary to that interest.
 s Many believe that such an expre
 sion would be fatal to Justice Hugh
 nomination because, they say, it woI 3, mean certain defeat at the polls Son
 however, advocate his nomination ev
 in the teeth of disapproval by the f. l. mer president. This element predt n the nomination of the jurist regardlc ls of circumstances,
 Bull Moose Leaders Losing ConfE e, The progressive leaders are not hl Te ing the fact that they are enbs h rassed by Jack of control over th ,d delegates and they fear that they ca ss not delay a nomination sn their e 5; vention until after the repubIica ?, acted. When told of this situation pgelisaR @aRegsEs have RIqqtly