Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-28
HARVEY BOOSTS HUGHES

Tn his characteristic and always in
teresting way Colonel George Har-
vey. the original Wilson man, is out
in the May issue of the North Ameri-
can Review for Justice Charles Evans
Hughes as the man of the people for
President He discusses the political
situation from Dan to Beersheba and,
after pointing out Colonel Roosevelt's s
alleged shortcomings and the attitude
of the influential leaders of the coun-
try toward Root and others, Colonel
Harvey declares that nobody wants
Hughes-''nobody but the people," He
suggests that the Colonel has over
played the "frightfulness" policy in
dealing with Wilson and has not
profited from the knowledge that it
was not the prodigal son who pos
sessed the fatted calf This in allu-
sion to the proposed getting together
OF the progressive and stalwart wings
OF the Republican party. He further
declares that while Hughes is opposed
by political leaders and others, he is
essentially the choice of the people,
Notwithstanding the effort to create an
impression antagonistic to his selection
on account of his judicial position.
Again referring to Roosevelt, he says:
Whoever says. Our Colonel is
candidate is a liar. He is no hill
climber, He is Mahomet. II the
Mountain sees fit to come to him, it
may bask in the glories of Heaven;
II not, 1t can go to He'll.
Thus Colonel Harvey discusses at
length the Roosevelt element of the
situation, basing his conclusions upon
the rather doubtful attitude of many
voters in different parts of the country.
Contrary to the view of Joseph H.
Choate, he thinks the nomination of
Justice Hughes would be far more
likely TO clarity the muddy turmoil of
politics than TO bespatter the judicial
ermine-a consummation devoutly to
be wished"
Manifestly Colonel Harvey. pursuing
the role of prophet as in the period
preceding the nomination of President
Wilson, proposes to throw about his
prophesies as many safeguards as pos
sible. so that there may not be another
bareback such as followed the election
of President Wilson and his reputation
of Colonel Harvey.
Throughout the Hughes boom, as
staged by the distinguished editor of
the North Am erican Review, there is
repeatedly thrown upon the screen his
epigrammatic and rapid-fire comment
regarding the especial availability of
the candidate of the people" There is,
in fact, throughout the whole editorial
his argument summed up in the sug-
gestion that Justice Hughes is hold
ing to the old-fashioned idea that the
responsibilities of the Presidency are
so great that 1t is not to be sought and
must not he declined"
And there you have Colonel Harvey's
latest inspiration and his conviction
that 'the overpowering issue will be
Of fidelity, but above all of character"
He believes that it will be Hughes or
Wilson and that patriotism must die
tate a choice between the two.
But Notwithstanding Colonel Har-
veys analysis of the situation the Re
publican sentiment of the country
seems more and more to be crystalliz-
ing around the one proposition that
the party will unitedly support the
nominee of the Chicago convention
whether his name be Hughes, Root,
Knox. Brumbaugh or any other of the
"favorite sons"