Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-07
BROADSIDE FROM COLONEL
EXPECTED AT OYSTER BAY
Calculated to Eliminate Hughes and
Any Other Pussy Foot"
Candidate.
THINKS OWN CHANCES GOOD
Feels Better Over Situation Today,
It Is Said, Than at Any Time
Since He Became Candidate
for Nomination.

CHICAGO, June New York
republicans supporting Justice
Hughes said today that they were
informed from reliable sources
two days ago that under no cir
cumstances would Col. Roosevelt,
support Justice Hughes if he
werenominated by the republican
convention.
The report that Col. Roosevelt
would favor third party ticket
if Hughes were the republican
nominee brought forth the state
ment from the Hughes men.
Not Considered Bad News.
Gov. Whitmar. leader of the Hughes
faction of the New York delegates,
smiled when he was told of the re.
ported Roosevelt statement.
II don't consider that bad news, dc
you?" he said. Il have thought all
along that Justice Hughes would be
nominated and elected, and 1 still
think so. We have, l understand,
within ffty-eight votes of a majority
guaranteed On the second ballot"
The governor said he knew nothing
of reports that the Justice would de-
cline to run if a third ticket were put
into the field.
Opposition Well Known.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, June 7-WhiIe
Col Roosevelt refrains from making
any public statement officially disclos-
ing his real attitude toward the polit-
ical situation in Chicago, it is well
known to his intimates here that he
is opposed to the nomination of Justice
Hughes, and it is their confident belief
that if Justice Hughes is nominated
Col Roosevelt will himself become a
candidate.
Col. Roosevelt denied positively that
he had telephoned to progressive lead
ers at Chicago authorizing them to
nominate him Tor the presidency at the
convention OF that party il the repub-
icans nominated Justice Hughes.
Denies Sending Message.
Il haven't sent any such message at
ALL" Col. Roosevelt declared en-
phatically.
He said he had nothing whatever to
say in regard to the political situation
While the natur. Of the telephone
pre-, Col. kooseveIts followers here as
sert that reports from his lieutenants
IN Chicago are favorable to the colo
neis candidacy. only the most trusted
OF the coloneis counseiors are permit
ted To talk over the wire which IL
guarded by employees OF the teIepnon.
company all along the line to prevent
any possibility oi d leak.
Discredits Hughes 81 n.
Col Roosevelt, 1t is well understood
is not at all satisfied with Justice
Hughes so-called flag speech" which
ne is said to regard as merely a Fourth
Of July address. having no value as
disclosing the Justices attitude toward
the real issues Of the day. In the words
OF his followers here, the colonel re-
CARDS the speech as further evidence
OF pussy footing, to which attitude he
Is opposed in the present crisis In the
countryS affairs.
Col. Roosevelt. it is known, feels bet.
ter today In regard to his own chances
toward Deins nominated than at any
other time. HIS followers look for q
Droadslde from him within a day OF
two which they say Will be calculated
to eliminate Justice Hughes and any
other Candidate whom the colonel re-
CARDS as representing the pussy foot
idea" The colonel feels, they say. tha
II the republicans have made up their
minds to nominate "a man representing
this idea, the one thing lett Tor him
to do Is to run himself in order to
bring before people the issue OF
straightforward Americanism"