New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-03
Ex-senator First of the
Old Guard to Push the
Justices Cause.
FAILS TO OBTAIN
HELP OF PENROSE
Favoritc Sons Waking Up to tie
Importance of the Pre-
paredness Issue.

Justice Charles r. hughes u! the NJ
publican convention received its first
substantial support from the "old
Guard" to-day, when ex-senator W.
Murray Crane, of Massachusetts, ar
rived here and assumed charge OF the
Hughes campaign.
Mr.. Crane did not hang any sign on
the door Of his suite announcing this
fact; nor did he make any public an
nouncement Of his advocacy OF the Su-
preme Court Justices nomination; nor
did he open headquarters. What he
did was to get in touch with as many
leaders as he could to urge on them the
nomination of Justice Hughes, because,
lie declared, he believed the justice TO
be the best vote -getter in the Repub'
lican party. Mr.. Crane will hold
further conferences TO "try to get TO-
gether" for the nomination Of Hughes.
Ex-senator Cranes advocacy OF Jus
tice Hughes has stirred up considerable
feeling among the friends of Senator
Weeks, who have been pleading with
the ex-senator 10 allow the Massa-
chusetts delegation to support Weeks
for at least three ballots. Mr.. Crane
however. has been adamsnt 10 their
pleas, and is standing firmly by the
plan to have the Massachusetts, dele
oates vote for Weeks or the first ballot
as e compliment and then swing 10 JUS
tice Hughes. The ex-senator believes
that Hughes is the logical solution Of
the situation, and thus far he has re-
fused 10 change that opinion. He mas
been for the nomination Of Hughes
since last December. not because ne is
especially fond of the justice. but be-
cause he thinks he can get the most
votes on Election Day.
Fails to Move Penrose.
One Of the rocks that Mr.. Crane ran
against, however, was the refusal Of
Senator Penrose, OF Pennsylvania, TO
get on the Hughes band wagon. Mr..
Crane saw the Pennsylvania Senator
TODAY and received the same answer
from him that he had many times be
fore-that Mr.. Penrose was here with
an open mind, that he was not Tor or
against any Of the candidates, and that
he purposed to talk things over with
the delegates when they arrived and be
guided by the wishes Of the majority.
The Massachusetts ex-senator was un-
daunted, however. and will continue his
endeavors to convince Mr.. Penrose tina:
Justice Hughes is the logical candidate.
Senator Penrose is not against the
nomination of Colonel Roosevelt, nor
is he for it. He insists that he has no
choice When asked the direct CUES
tion to-day whether he was against
the nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt, he
said:
Il am not against any man, neither
am ! for any man. We nave played
a fair and open game IN Pennsylvanla,
and We have come here with open mlnds
20 do the same thing
"In 1912" Mr. Penrose was reminded,
"you told US that Theodore Roosevelt
could not be nominated, although ne
had 800 delegates pledged TO him. Can
YOU say the same thing now!'
"No." was the reply Conditions
we're very much different then. We
we're tied up to Taft and had to nom
mate him. This time We are not
bound 20 any one. ! don't think there
is a candidate who has more than 200
votes =.
"Whst do you find as the result OF
your talks with the men who are
here ." the Pennsylvania Senator was
asked.
No Time for Dissension.
81 find that there is a desire TO wait
and see what the other delegates
think" Mr.. Penrose answered. THE
party has been rent by internal dlt-
ferences This is no time 20 come here
with steam rollers and the bitterness
Of former differences
Senator Penrose seemed 70 find con
siderable amusement in the claims OF
the Brumbaugh men that they aad
forty-one Of the seyenty-sIX delegates
from Pennsylvania. and that the Gov
crnor Of Pennsylvania was being taken
seriously as Presidential candidate.
1T Is silly said Mr.. Penrose.
"Brumbaugh may get twenty-five votes
IN the convention. but no more. he
majority Of the delegates will vote for
Mr.. Knox on the first ballot-yes, the
greater number Of them. Roosevelt
may get four or five. and Hughes prob
ably two from Lancaster County"
hAre there any members OF your del
egaton who will decline 10 vote for
Roosevelt's nomination ." was asked.
IL don't know: there may be some,
Mr.. Ponrose answered. John Wanna
maker you know, was 4 Taft delegate
four years ago. / don't know what he
Will do
Senator Penrose, however, persisted
in his declaration that the delegates
would nominate the candidate, and that
If sentiment for Colonel Roosevelt was
widespread, nothing could stop him.
The same. he said. applied equally 10
the other candidates.
Penrose Much Sought After.
Senator Penrose arrived here to-day,
and soon was the most sought after
man IN Chicago In addition 20 eX-
Senator Crane, he had rs his callers
Mayor William II. Thompson, a Sher-
man boomer. and Joseph b. Healing and
ex-senator James A. Hemingway. Of
Indiana. hard and fast supporters OF
Charles W. Fairbanks.
That most of the members OF the
"old guard" are holding Justice Hughes
as their trump card TO prevent the
nomination Of Colonel Roosevelt was
more apparent than ever to-day. VIII.
lam Barnes believes this, and will do
nothing 10 stop il. The New York
leader of the "old guard was still
confined 10 his bed to-day from an at
tack of indigestion. but he declared
that.h had not changed his opinion
that the tight was between Hughes and
Root, the former admittedly being the
better vote getter.
Occasionally one finds an "old
ruardsmnnn who helieveS that both