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MOOSE THREATS
WORRY OLD GUARD
Continued from page l

covers. One not so covered is Senator
Penrose. He is opposed 10 1t, appar-
entity sincerely and vigorously. He has
stated TO friends here that he wants
q strong leader in the White House
during the next four years, since he,
Penrose. will be Senate leader and
homes TO make a reputation for states
menship, which would be impossible
with any man, however able, VINO had
not the habit of iniating politlcles and
fighting for them. This, he believes
excludes Mr.. Root. II will take severe
pressure 90 bring Penrose into line
and his own personal preferences, re-
inforced by the public sentiment IN
Pennsvlvania. are for Roosevelt.
Another weakness is that the dele
gates are mostly convinced that Root
cannot win and do not want to run
into another 1912 funeral" Many Of
the politicians behind the Root scheme,
and many of those of the munitions
crowd who are putting up the Root
money do not care. They would
rather see Wilson in the Whit House
than any one else except Root, and
are willing TO take a chance. They
fear that either Roosevelt or Hughes
might help end the war, cutting snort
their profits, and that either Of them
would see that the profits TO be made
OUT of American preparedness would
be kept low. With Wilson in they be-
leve that nothing would be done, and
that he would continue TO avoid prose
cutting trusts or interfering with wall
Street schemes. Mr.. Barnes has frank
ly stated his preference for Wilson
over Roosevelt, and there are others
in the Root camp VINO hold with him.
Scheming for Root Drive.
The fact that the convention will
not submit TO this if it Knows it makes
it necessary 10 keep the Hughes talk
going. SO far all the surface strength
here is for Hughes, and it is intended
10 keep il that way. With a part Of
the politicians the intention Is 70
switch back to Hughes II the Root
plan fails. but with the Root insiders
the idea is TO use 1t 10 hold delegates
until they are ready, and then put
Root across in one sudden drive. drop
ping Hughes altogether.
Il is to prepare for this drive that
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Giants and Poker Win
in Pre-COnpentiOn Poll
c. o. p. Delegates Shy at Politics and Play twenty-five
Cent Limit, Seeking to Dodge tlistorys
Icy Stare.

whom he feels the hand Of history on
his shoulder. The Roman senators
awaiting the entrance or the nauls 10
doubt kidded back and forth among
Themselves. There isn't DOUBT tnat
there was pleasant raillery among tne
crowd that got together to sign the
Declaration of Independence.
Even Cows Take Precedence.
Re that as it may, there can be little
doubt that the party workers OF thlS
country are ever so much more inter
ested in politics than in policies' IN
men rather than measures.
Possibly the whole theory OF parry
notifies was summed up by an ageu
gentleman whom we engaged IN
conversation in the smoking room. re
had voted for Lincoln, or "lnheld
Scott. or Blaine, or somebody a goou
while ago, and was convention VeI-
eran. The old gentleman didn't WANT 70
talk much, anyhow. He was engaged IN
his favorite occupation. Az least, ne
said he would rather look OUT Oh
train window at grazing cows Una" W
anything else in the world;
We bided our time until the bovine
alIurements had been left behind and
them we pressed the old gentleman as
10 which candidate the Republican
party ought to name, and upon """'
issue it ought to make It's ignt.
81 don't know much about that said
the old man. "but | guess were all
agreed that we oughtnt 10 maAe 'ne
mistake we did last time"
"And what was that" we asked.
Getting licked" he said, and would
comment no further, for just then the
train came upon more cows.
The only other suggestion OF pos
sible issue was made by the little man
who habitually drew to inside stralghts'
Fate Against Lone Democrat.
Uc ia still immensely wealthy, but,
seen,inolv his heart bleeds for the
,yorkinS classes and all victims OF the
high cost of living. At any rate, upon
being reminded that it was his ante he
never failed TO murmur with infinite
wistfulness "Ten loaves OF bread as
he nut up a blue chip. Each time, how
over he went on with his deal without
developing any economic theories OF
relief.
Republican voters need not be un-
duly discouraged over the fact tnat
number of their representatives seem
10 he more or less deficient IN their
knowledge of the science and tactics OF
Americas greatest game. The defect,
of course, is serious. 1t is not neces-
sarily fatal. o., u.,.
We played sanely and with no little
skill all afternoon, only to be beaten
by men who drew four cards and
caught two more aces. by three flush,
ers. inside straighters and holders or
short pairs. We Democrats may, be ao-
soluteiy correct in our theories, but the
Republicans have all the luck.
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forth by the Progressives. the Hughes
boom continued TO gain strength our
ing the day. Scores of arriving dele
gates from various parts of the country
declared the justice their choice after
the complimentary balloting. Claims
Of Hughes partisans that fully GOO
delegates are ready 70 vote Tor the
justice gained additional respect,
Governor Whitman of New York ar
rived with other members of the dele
gation from that state, and after spend
ing the afternoon preparing long
campaign boost for Hughes consigned
IL 10 the waste basket and contented
himself with issuing the following
statement:
Justice Hughes will have a ma
jority of the delegates from New York
State and there is no doubt that. he VIII
be nominated by the convention
When the Governor was informed Of
the ultimatum in regard to Hughes is
sued by the Progressives he refused to
make any comment. IL was learned
later that in discussing the attitude Of
the Progressive leaders with his asso-
ciates Mr.. Whitman said he was not
alarmed and that he was confident Jus
tice Hughes would satisfy all except
the most radical Progressives when II
became possible for him to state his
views with propriety.
The Governor had a protracted con-
ference soon after his arrival with eX-
Postmaster General Frank II. Hitcn-
cock. who has rounded up many dele
gates in Western and Southern states,
whom he stands ready to deliver 10
Hughes.
The Hughes managers also received
cheering wold from New England. Gov
ernor Beekman of Rhode Island tele-
graphed: There were 81 900 marchers
in the preparedness parade here yes
terday, and the Rhode Island delega-
ton is solid for Hughes
"Old Guard" in Doubt.
The Hughes boom mad become so
formidable by afternoon that some Of
the "old guardsmen" and the favorite
sons began to be obsessed with doubts
that his nomination could be prevented
under any circumstances. There was
conference between the managers of
Weeks. Burton and other favorite
sons and Crane and Penrose of the
"old guard" in which the estimates Of
the jurist's strength were carefully
canvassed.
One of the participants admitted
afterward that the delegate showing
for Hughes was formidable. The "old
guard" believes that if the elimina-
tion of Hughes be determined on, the
desired result can be accomplished by
precipitating a scramble from which
the justice will feel impelled to with
draw The cold guards" plan Of cam
paign. however. is to nominate Hughes
without consulting the Progressives,
unless Colonel Roosevelt will agree 10
support one of the minor candidates
OF a dark horse.
The first aim Of the "old guard" is
IN convince Roosevelt that he stands
10 chance of being nominated by the
Republican convention. Penrose, the
field marshal of the cold guard" is
handling this line Of procedure for his
stand-pat brethren. Despite the I'M
pleasantness of the last four years, he
is on better terms with the Colonel
than any other member Of the "old
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guard save. possibly. Fairbanks, who'
II happens, is assisting the Pennsyl-
vania Senator in his maneuvring.
Penrose is practically the only mem
Der of the "old guard" willing to swal-
low the humiliation involved IN nomi-
mating the man il blames for wreckng
the party in 1912. Penrose has sui
fered severe political misfortunes IN
Pennsylvania Of late, and he realizes
that if he were influential in nominal
ing and electing Roosevelt he might
sweep back into power in his state ana
achieve, perhaps. his ambition to be
chairman of the national committee and
the big boss of the party.
Count on Dislike Of Hughes.
The hope of the "old guard" that the
Colonel will concede his defeat and con-
sent TO be reasonable is founded on
the well known antipathy of Roosevelt
for Hughes. The Colonel is opposed TO
the nomination of Hughes as the situa-
tion now stands, his ostensible reason
being that the jurist has not declared
himself on the vital issues of the hour
and that no party should buy pig IN
a poke.
If the Colonel has a sufficiently keen
desire to make the nomination OF
Hughes impossible, the "old guard
offers him a means of accomplishing
the Job, but only on condition that Mr..
Roosevelt declares himself out of the
contest and enters into an agreement
20 support another candidate salts
factory alike to the cold guard and
the Colonel. The Republican leaders
would expect the Progressive conyen-
ton TO indorse any candidate named as
a result of such agreement
If the Colonel is willing TO make
peace on the basis of the elimination
of both himself and Justice Hughes, he
virtually can name the candidate. The
"old guard" will present him with an
extensive list of possibilities and in
vie him TO choose. On that list VIII
be the names of Fairbanks, Burton,
sherman. Weeks, Mccall, Root, Knox,
Cummins, Borah. Whitman and Hard
ing.
Although the "old guard" has CON
certed this scheme TO put over candi-
date more acceptable TO the standpat
element than either Hughes or Roose-
welt, there does not appear to be any
deep or widespread confidence among
the old line leaders that it will succeed.
They are prepared to receive n fiat re-
lection of the proposition by Roose-
Welt. In that event the "old guard" IS
prepared to turn in and accomplish the
nomination of Hughes without further
dickering with Roosevelt or the other
Progressives.
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favor among Progressive leaders to-
night, and it is thought probable that
such an arrangement will be made.
One plan being considered, among
others, is to have the Progressive con-
vention express its intention to nomi-
nate Colonel Roosevelt and recess until
action is taken by the Republicans. II
the Republicans nominate Justice
Hughes the Progressives, according TO
the plan, would wait until Colonel
Roosevelt expressed his willingness 10
support Justice Hughes. in which case
the Progressives, according to the plan,
would be expected to line up behind
him.
Another plan suggested was that If
there is n deadlock over a candidate
both conventions can accept each will
appoint a conference committee &c find
i more acceptable one TO both.
Straus Suggests Wilson.
Oscar S. S,raus, Of New York, Pro-
gressive delegate, declared that if the
Republican convention did not nomi-
nate Colonel Roosevelt the Progress
sives might formally indorse President
Wilson for reelection and adjourn
without further action.
president Wilson has many friends
among the Progressives," said Mr..
Straus. 81 would not be surprised if
the Republicans named some candidate
so unsatisfactory that we might Indorse
President Wilson. | am for Roosevelt
first, and | sincerely hope the Republic
cans will name him. Hughes, | think,
would be acceptable to many Progress
siyes. The only argument against him
is dragging the Supreme Court into
politics. Ii would establish dangerous
precedent Some of the most powerful
arguments agains. his running under
the circumstances are his own public
statements on the subject"
Clifford Pinchot, Of Pennsylvania,
spent much time among leaders at Re-
publican headquarters. lie could see
only one result in the Republican con-
vention. and that was the nomination
OF Roosevelt. Asked whethehr Pro-
gressives would support Hughes If
named by the Republicans, Mr.. Pin
chot said:
For myself, I would not go any
where for anything without knowing
just what it was. | do not think that
a national convention should be made
a grab bag"
Mr.. Pnchot said that no matter
whether the Republican convention
named Colonel Roosevelt or some one
else, he felt that the Progressive party
should be held together and keep its
own identity.
1t was said tonight that Walter
Brown, of Ohio, PROBABLY would be de-
cided on as permanent chairman of the
Progressive convention.
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FAIRBANKS AIMS
ATSECOND PLACE
Agrees to Trade His Dele
gates to Hughes, Root
and Roosevelt.
fF-n star corrspocd.n, of n. r-sm.i

From star Correspocd.r, II TIE r-hwel
Chicago, June 4 Charles Warren
Fairbanks stands great chance OF be-
coming the nominee for Nice-lrcs-
dent, according TO reports here to-day,
which are verified in well-informed
places, though warmly denied by his
managers. lie seems 20 have over
looked no bet. and the vote, which he
has engaged 70 deliver, will have 10 be
split three ways.
First, there has been & deal with the
Hughes people. Mr.. Fairbanks has
offered to head a break for Hughes,
giving over his SO Indiana delegates
and about 80 more wnom ms managers
claim they can control from Kentucky
or elsewhere, if the Hughes forces viii
support him for Vice-Pres dent. Sew.
eral of the Hughes leaders have agreed
70 this, and say confidently that FAR
banks will win.
Second. Mr.. Fairbanks has not over
looked the possibility that the Roo;
scheme may 90 through, unlikely as !.
seemed till the last few days. Here
too, his delegates have been peddled
at the same price Here, too, ap-
parently, they have been accepted.
Third, Roosevelt. The Indiana dele
cation has let 10 be known mat % ls
willing 70 accept the 1904 ticket OF
Roosevelt and Fairbanks. They have
minated that the Kentuckians and
the rest would come along. And some
of the Roosevelt men have lntlmated,
also. that if the Fairbanks break came
at the psychological moment they
would be ready TO reciprocate.
Granville Mooney says that Fairbanks
has not yet opened negotiations with
the Burton men.
Mr. Fairbanks" said an old polit-
clan when this situation became clear
to-day, "evidently believes in the Cd
joke that "a politician is a man who
finds out which way the crowd .
going. and follows with loud whoops
Il will be a good idea to watch that
Fairbanks crowd. They have a good
deal 10 win by guessing right and
jumping in time"
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OLD GUARD ASKS
TRIO WITHDRAW
Offers in Return TO Force
Justice Hughes Out of
the Running.
WILL THEN AGREE
ON ANOTHER MAN
Progressives Divided on Accept
ance of Any Candidate
Except Roosevelt.
IRIS telegraph to The Tnhunel


Chicago. June 4.-The "old guard
made overtures to-day TO Colonel
Roosevelt. Arthur Sears Henning says
in "The Chicago Tribune" to enter into
a treaty Of amity and concord based on
the following terms:
The withdrawal of Colonel Roosevelt,
as a candidate for the nomination for
. President in the Republican and Pro-
gressive conventions.
The elimination of Justice Hughes in
the Republican convention by defeat or
enforced withdrawal.
The agreement Of Roosevelt and the
"old guard" on the nomination Of one
Of the minor Republican candidates,
with the understanding that this agree
ment shall carry with it the indorse-
ment Of the nominee by the Progress
sive convention.
This is part of the plan Of cam
paien of the "olo guard" to name n
candidate other than Colonel Roosevelt.
The Colonel has been informed by the
"old guard" that If ne does not enter
into this agreement the bars will be
let down and the nomination Of Hughes
permitted early in the balloting next
Friday.
"Old Guards" Ultimstum.
This is virtually the ultimatum of
the "old guard" calling on Roosevelt
to come into camp on the "old guards
terms. The Colonel has taken the
proposition under Amusement pending
the further revelation of his own
chances to win the nomination despite
the Vaccinations of the "old guard
The cold guard" ultimatum was met
by another, emanating from the camp
Of the uncompromising Rooseveltians.
When the intelligence Of the demands
made on the Colonel flashed down Can
didates' Row the Progressive leaders
served notice that third ticket would
be placed in the field unless the nomi-
nee Of the Republican convention be
Colonel Roosevelt or Republican
whose attitude was satisfactory on pub
lie issues, particularly the questions Of
preparedness against war and Of
Amercanism.
The Progressive leaders asserted
natly that they would not accept justice
Hughes unless he made a satisfactory
statement on these issues. As Mr..
Hughes is opposed to making any such
bid for the nomination, an uncompro-
missing attitude by the Progressives
probably would cause the justice TO
withdraw mis- name from consideration
by the Republicans.
1t is apparent. however. that the Pro-
orressives are far from united on the
policy outlined by their leaders, and
that large and influential element Of
the convention will be disposed 10 &C
ccpt assurances concerning the jurists
attitude on current issues.
The nomination of the justice by the
Republicans on a platform satisfactory
to the Progressives and the acceptance
of the platform by Mr. Hughes would
20 far toward winning the Endorsement
of the candidate by the third party.
Despite the counter ultimatum put
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ton as: Hughes, A; Root, 40; Roose-
welt, 3.
Just after o'clock Oscar Straus,
who is one Of the most radical Roose-
welt men in Chicago. saw Mr.. Whit
man for a few minutes, the two re-
turning to the lobby together There
Mr.. Whitman joined Hitchcock, Tan
ner and Orr, and went for what Mr.
Orr said vas pleasure Jaunt through
the Park.
Some of the delegates on the train
who talked with Governor Whitman
declared that he felt il TO be of the
greatest Importance 10 his personal
Dolitical fortunes that Hughes be
named for President. Hughes, he be-
levos, is the only Republican that Is
sure 10 carry New York by big ma
ioritv. He believes that he will be re-
elected Governor, no matter who IS a,
The head Of the ticket, but, as a mat
.er of safety first, he would like 70
see the man ne regards as the strong
est vote-getter named.
Barnes viii Make Fight.
william Barnes will not surrender
.he national committee membership
he holds without fight. This much
was decided to-day, when Barprs let
II be known that he will seek TO have
the election of his successor post
roned from tomorrow night, which IS
the Whitman programme, until ad-
iournment of the convention.
The Whitman men, who declare they
have sixty-two Of the eighty-seven
DELEGATES lined up for Herbert Par
sons cav that Parsons will be elected
tomorrow night, whether Barnes likes
I or not They believe they have the
place cinched now. and for that rea-
SON do not care TO take any chances
o. developments in the convention
which might give Barnes power TO
name mis- successor.
Senator James W Wadsworth, who
hos been mentioned as a possible
Barnes candidate for the place. said
tonight that he would not oppose
me election of Parsons.
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the conferences are being held, since
il is not vet clear that even with the
big majority of hand-picked delegates
this plan can be put through without
the most careful manipulation. Every
thing has been carefully arranged for
it. however, and as the "old guard
finds from the incoming delegates how
perfectly the plan has worked CON
fidence in success increases. There
are practically no instructed Hughes
delegates. The guardsmen raised the
Hughes cry in the states, but under
the Justices own statements no one
could be instructed for him, and the
men chosen were far from being real
Hughes men. Thus the Hughes
strength is utterly hollow: it can be
used for his nomination if necessary,
but it can also be punctured and made
to collapse like child's balloon.
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The revised figures of the New
Workers placed the New York delega-
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TIP ON HARRY K. THAW
Lawyer Says He'll Board Moose Special
at CleYclanh.

Perhaps it won't happen, but if it
does. it proves that Frank johnson,
one of the army Of lawyers who at
one time or another were Thaw retain
ers. has inside information on Harry
X. Thaw's intentions.
Johnson, who went to Chicago on the
Progressive special yesterday, said that
the slayer Of Stanford White would
board the special at Cleveland and &C
company the New York State delega-
ton TO the Progressive convention.
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Plan 10 Delay Action.

The plan suggested last week by
George W. Perkins, Of New YORK, that
the Progressive convention delay max
ing any nominations until after the Re,
publicans have taken action -ound
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By HAYWOOD BROUN.
lBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune ]

Chicago, June 4.-The delegate who
sat under the guns said that he be-
lioved in genuine preparedness. Demo-
cratic halfway measures and shams'
he asserted, were worse than useless.
Saying which, he stood pat on treys
and deuces.
There were four men In the game
who will have something TO say as TO
which candidate shall be selected as
the choice of the Republican party for
President. We can only hope that 1t
will not narrow down to such an ex-
tent that the decision will rest with
the upstate little fellow who always
draws to interior straights.
Moreover, we trust that the plank
demanding a non-partisan commission
to revise the tariff on scientific lines
will not be drawn by the fellow who
said that he could see no good reason
why he shouldn't try for three Pushes.
Judged casually from twenty-fcur-
hour travel acquaintance, the members
of the New York delegation TO the Re-
publican convention are God-fearing
men who keep the game down to a
twenty-five-ccnt limit with fifty cents
on a whangdoodle.
Giants Run a Close Second.
Seemingly there is no direct rela-
tionship between politics and poker.
OF all the politicians whom we OBJ
served on the train to-day there was
not one who could make even reason
able living if set 10 the task of swing
ing blue chips instead of votes.
OF course il must not be inferred
that all the men who were on their
way TO take part in one of the most
momentous gatherings in American
history spent their time in exclaiming
"all green" or "all pink" as the wnlm-
sy struck them. That would be unfair.
There was much discussion of the
chances of the Giants. Some favor the
brooklyn Robins, but they fear that
Uncle Wilbert cannot carry the West
A few of the more familiar stories
of the it-seems- there-was-an-l
type were counted. There was casual
comment on the trend of the market.
constructive criticism of the climate
and possibly word or two about the
big sea fight over there. Nobody said
much about politics. We remember,
however, one man who tried to drum
up sentiment for Hughes by doggedly
maintaining that he had seen the JUS
tice buy and drink a Scotch highball
not more than n year ago.
II should not be assumed that the
delegates do not take their duties Sc
riously. Man always feels self-con-
scious and tries to laugh off gravity