Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-23

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bility and the Hughes men choose to
be just as sanguine of their chances.
With the convention only two weeks
off, interviewers were impressed yes
terday by the fact that men known
TO be out and out Root men men,
toned the name of Justice Hughes in
a way to indicate that results in some
of the western States have convinced
them that Justice Hughes may be the
candidate despite the old guards con-
troll of the convention and the de-
sire to get some one else if it is pos
sible.
Should the Hughes boom continue
to grow during the next two weeks
further manifestations of kindliness
toward him are expected In the
opinion of many observers the Repub-
lican leaders in both the Root and
Hughes camps. are training them
selves up to the minute to accept an
election winner.
Republicans generally are taking a
lively interest in the probable platform
to be adopted. Outside of its orthodox
Endorsements the platform is expected
to be spirited and progressive in tone,
especially in its definition of Amer
icanism" as discussed in recent
speeches delivered by Colonel Roose-
Welt.
1t is the general expectation that
the instrument in the main will be
written by Senator Lodge, who is un-
derstood to he slated for the chair
manship of the committee on resolu-
tions. Mr.. Lodge, who is a close
friend of Mr.. Roosevelt is expected
to tone down utterances on this sub
ject that may be submitted by the
former President for incorporation in
the platform. All of this is based on
the hypthesis OF course that Mr.
Roosevelt will fall in line with his old
party in the event that he fails TO land
the nomination.
Roosevelt AS Dictator
Republican leaders appear to be in
accord in the view that, though Theo-
dore Roosevelt may not be named as
the Republican nominee in Chicago in
June. his will be the controlling voice
in the choice to be made.
For the sake of party harmony the
regular leaders are willing to listen to
Colonel Roosevelt's counsel in the Sc
lection of a candidate, and they will
let him dictate in large measure the
principal feature of the party plat
form. They will concede this much
to the former President, but will re-
sist to the utmost, at whatever cost,
any endeavor that may be made to
nominate him.
The favorite sons have practically
lost hope that Mr.. Roosevelt will o. K.
any of this particular group when the
time comes-as they believe It will
come-for Mr. Roosevelt to realize
that under no circumstances can he
hope to snatch the nomination from
the Republican convention They be-
lieve that Colonel Roosevelt person
ally might favor Elihu Root. but they
fear he would have difficulty in per-
suading his Progressive following to
accept the former Senator. They are
of the opinion that Mr.. Roosevelt will
interpose no objection to Associate
Justice Hughes
There is not mothers son in the
group of the State favorites who would
relish nomination with the knowI-
edge that such action by the conven-
tion would result in a bolt headed by
the Colonel. The Colonel and his
managers have no love for the favo-
rite sons. It was the managers OF
the favorite sons who boasted weeks
ago that while none of them might
land the nomination, they had fixed
II so that under no circumstances
could Colonel Roosevelt grab the
honors.
Twenty-four Republicans of promi-
nence in various walks of life, some
of them delegates to the Republican
National Convention and many who