Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-03

| Whitman is expected to issue a statement
| soon after his arrival showing why Justice
| Hughes should be named and also insisting
that he will accept the nomination. Efforts
| of the 'favorlte son" and Roosevelt boom
| ers to eliminate Hughes from the race on
the declaration by him through his secre-
| tary that neither Frank Hitchcock nor any
| one else was authorized to represent him
In Chicago helped, instead of hurt, the
Hughes movement Hitchcock referred to
| II as confirming his own statements, while
| the other Hughes leaders showed that there
was nothing in the statement which had
| not been said for the Justice several times
recently and then used 1t to prove their
contention that Hughes will accept the NOM
inatlon.
Had he intended to eliminate himself,
they pointed out, he would have accom-.
panied his statement with a demand on
Governor Whitman that the latter do not
present his name to the convention No
SUCH demand has been made and the Whit
man nominating speech, to be made so soon
as Alabama gives way to New York at the
opening or the rollcall Is in the pocket of
William Orr, secretary to Governor Whit.
man. who Is on the ground here.
1t is understood Governor Whitman will
assure all OF the delegates when he reaches
mere that Hughes will accept the nomIna.
uon II rendered and will explain that any
pubic expression dealing with his candi.
X
pected. No Ca
The Weeks supporters were Inorsasad to-
day with the arrival from the East Of a
Dand or delegates. They hocked IN tba
headquarters OF their candidate and wera
Immediately assigned to go out and whoon
thihgs up Tor the Senator. All suggestions
that Weeks eliminate himself as a candi-
date prior to the convention have dehnitsI,,
oeen rejected following conference be-
tween the Senator and w Murray Crane
The latter is known TO favor the nonina-
tion or Justice Hughes when Weeks ia
tha ehLalrIhated, Dut the figures shown him at
the conference convinced him that WeelTs
mad an outside chance and he agreed 10
90 all In his power to force his nomination
AS the result OF the work Crane and
others are doing, there were Indications 70
day that Weeks probably would be amono,
the leaders on the frst ballot But even
In the Weeks camp there is a strong hsItae
that this strength will not long be main.
tanned. '''''i-
SHERMAN MEN INsIsrENr.
The hackers OF Senator Sherman. Of n
linois, also were insistent in their eIaIn,a
today. His campaign manager Waitsr NJ
Rosenfeld. strongly denied the claims tha.
the candidacy had been conducted with r.
gard 20 State political considerations rathsr
than TO national. Promises of support ana
money to defray campaign expenses wars
Soinihs IN py every mall. he said and thew
had promises OF support from delegstss
which when made known will prove snr1
prising. 'S sur-
IN this connection the Sherman man ara
making every possible use of the popularitv
OF Representative William b. MeESinIa,y
VINO Is keeping the Sherman name to ne
rront Mckinley, through his friends is
calling attention that eight years ago he
put Sunny Jim" Sherman, OF Utica ~ w
across for Vice President; that four 49,.
ago he at all times predicted the noInlna-
tion OF Taft. This proves, they saw tha.
sherman, OF Illinois. has a chance with me
Mckinley backing.
BURTON AS SECOND CHOICE.
The advocates OF the nomination OF rhAo-
dore Burton. OF Ohio, were making the
most OF his Endorsement by union Iahos
leaders. The Burton boom Is being csvs
fully managed. No extravagant claims ~
being made and no personalities are halns
INDUCED in. The Burton people viii 49,
their big effort jdst before the eonvan,tor
meets and are deyoting ali their efforts ~
present 70 have the former Senator r,s,5s
the second choice OF the old instructsd ds1s1
gates. There are few buttons In sIFh, ~,
the general Impression In the hotel oor-
ridors Is that the Root movement Is doomed
for. 0-ilso
While the campaign managers co,.,,..,..
with their work OF creating ssntI,nent ~.
hati0nal Committee n lts headollarts, =.
the Convention Building, continued - ,,,'.s'
q listening - the contests But thess a.
sanittediy unimpoEtant, and Bln havs
little effeet upon the fortunes q an, -
the candidates. Il VS. expected thsi eos- -
tests would b out q the way = No.
aay nlehs. eaQ then the last preIi.,i7e-s
2 the actual ltart * 1he conszazlse -.
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