Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-02
Republican Chiefs Hope for
Few Instructions as Posi-
Bile When Time Comes to
Nominate National Ticket
HUGHES SENTIMENT
PROMOTED BY HITCHCOCK
Belief That Justice Would De-
cline to Allow Use of His
Name Is Fast Disappearing
at Capital,

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS TO MORNING JOURNAL
Washington, April While be-
tween 100 and 10 delegates to the re-
publican national convention have
been chosen oniy seventy-siX are
known to be instructed. These are
the twenty-four from Minnesota for
Cummins the ten from North Dako-
ia for La Toilette and the thirty from
Indiana and ten more from Kentucky
for Fairbanks.
These candidates, however, and
others have assured delegations down
to date as follows;
Cummins, Iowa and Minnesota, so.
Fairbanks, Indiana and Kentucky,
40.
La Toilette, North Dakota, 10.
Burton, Ohio. As.
Sherman, Illinois, So.
In April primary delegate elections
Will be held in ten states choosing S6S
delegates. These with the delegates
elected through the convention sys-
TEN will bring the total by the end of
April up to two-thirds of the conyen-
ton.
Primaries Still 10 Come.
The primaries still to come are.
California, second Tuesday in May,
%: Illinois. first Tuesday in April
rs: Iowa, second Monday in April,
20: Maryland first Monday in May,
10: Massachusetts,, last Tuesday in
April, 3G Michigan. first Monday in
April, 32; Nebraska. 6; New Jersey,
fourth Tuesday in May, Is; New York.
first Tuesday in April, SO; Ohio, sec
ond Tuesday in May AS; Oregon, fifth
day before first Monday in May, 10;
Pennsylvania, third Tuesday in May,
76: South Dakota first Tuesday in
June 10. West Virginia, first Tues
day in June, 10, and Wisconsin, first
Tuesday in April, &c.
By far the greater number of the
han3egates already elected will go to
Chicago unhampered by instructions.
These uninstructcd delegates really
form nucleus of the main army that
viii be lined up at Chicago in June.
Watch Ininstructed Delegates.
The national leaders are particular
" interested at this stage in the tenn
per of these uninstructed representa-
tives of the republican electorate be-
cause II will depend on them whether
one of the active candidates for the
presidential nomination, or Hughes
Roosevelt or an absolutely dark
horse" is to be the standard bearer
Of the party against Wilson
What the so-called national leaders
want above everything else is can
didate for president who bears what
is known as an organization stamp.
This does not refer in any sinister way
to what some may be pleased to call
machine man. but refers solely to
an availability which has shown
steadfast participation in active party
affairs and realizes the obligation due
to organizations that perform the
campaign work
Fear Move for Roosevelt.
1t is believed by many of the strate-
gsts that if the friends and support
ers of the active candidates in the
field can come to an agreement re-
garding one of their own number, the
220 delegates from the south and Ok
lahoma, and many score OF other UNI
instructed delegates in the far west
and here and there throughout the
country, Will come to their support.
otherwise. it is felt that the undercur-
rent of hughes sentiment, or, if that
is shattered through some means or
other, the Roosevelt propaganda may
carry things by storm.
Senator sherman Of Illinois is
likely to lead on paper, with the solid
delegation Of fifty-eight from his own
state, a possible scattering of instruct
ed on a personally pledged outside
strength, and the known good will of
several uninstructed delegates, as well
a considerable second following
Alarm and resentment among the
favorite sons over the Hughes boom
has reached the point where the man
ayers of the fayorite sons are talking