Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-08

Majority OF Delegates Relieved to
Have Reached Decision to
Name Justice.
MAY WIN ON SECOND BALLOT
Boom .ittains Such Proportions That
Roosevelt Fails to Hold Veto Pow
er-ColoncI VIII Probably Be Pro-
Sressive's Stnndardbcarer.
CHICAGO, June More political
leaders are predicting the nomination
OF Justice Charles Evans Hughes to-
night than at any time since the Re
publican National Convention began
To assemble. They declare that unless
the accumulation of overwh Ginning cir
cumstantial evidence fails to reflect the
situation In its true light, the noml-
nation Of tho Justice will come even
sooner than has been predicted The
men who take this view are practical
politicians, whose estimates are based
on careful canvass of the Delegates
The situation is illustrated best by
the fact that conferences between
leaders to discuss the availability OF
different candidates practically have
IL
majority OF the delegates already have
reached decision to name Justice
Hughes.
Convention observers find it impos-
sible not to be impressed by the con-
hdcnt predictions OF these leaders who
say that the Hughes boom now has
grown TO such formidable proportions
that Colonel Roosevelt no longer holds
ternoon, bad been conceded TO him as
part of the program TO bring the Re-
publican and Progressive parties into
accord.
TREND DEFINITELY
Is TOWARD HUGHES
-Four days OF constant and persist
ent effort 10 bring the two parties to-
gether, in which the personality of the
nominee was subordnated to harmony
FAILED to bring the results desired, and
the trend from the outset was DEFINITE
ly toward the nomination OF Justice
hughes. Had Colonel Roosevelt an
nounced during this period that he
would not support the Justice, the lead
ers were prepared TO turn to any ono
Of the regular Republican candidates.
The Colonel remained silent, however.
didacies had fostered the Hughes hoom
for the purpose OF eliminating Roosc-
welt as possibility, it grew prodi-
Eiously, and even combination of the
favorite sons strength was powerless
to check 1t. The reason for this was
that the candidacy OF no other ReDub-
lican made any progress. and delegates
pledged to favorite sons found no other
presidential possibility but Justice
Hughes, TO whom they could turn their
strength: Justice Hughes TINS natur-
ally became the choice OF practically
all delegates instructed for others.
They became eager to 30 TO him as
soon as they could secure release from
their pledges.
The Hughes managers tonight reit
Grated their claim that he will have
about 800 votes on the first ballot.
Frank IL. Hitchcock, spokesman for
the Hughes followers. said there would
be no attempt to nominate the Justice
on the first ballot, and that il was
their desire to have all the favorit..
son delegates deliver their comp|i-
mentary votes. He believed, however
that the second ballot. with the release
OF many delegates from their obliga-
tions, would swell the Hughes votes
to such proportions that his nomina-
tion would almost certainly he made
ON tho third ballot. Many of the
Hughes supporters were even more on
timistic. and said they thought that
before the result of tho second ballot
was announced the drift would be ap-
parent 10 all delegates. and there
would be enough changes of votes TO
bring nomination on the second bal
lot.
WHITMAN TO PLACE
HUGHES IN NOMINATION
Inc HuSheS managers expect Ari-
Zoha' second on the roll OF states. 10
yield 10 New York, so Governor Whit
man may place Justice hughes in nom
inaton. A!abama's delegation is di-
Vided and, having no candidate to Of
10 atL..l