The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-06-05
Propaganda for Naming of Su.
pieme Justice as Standard.
Bearer Takes on Aspect of a
Genuine Boom.
MANY DELEGATIONS TO
JETTISON INSTRUCTIONS
Representatives Under Orders
to Vote for Favorite Sons
Reported to Be Ready to
Abandon Them for Jurist.

'hirapu Jun, Tn, mo, "ucui
f.r III, nomination ct IuSti,, HuEh'-
tu.a un tudd, th, ASPECTS "f gcuu-
lr, boom
uurh,. sentiment today swept over
the Republicans assembled here Tor
their national convention and amazed
ih. leaders hv is apparent strongth
dui spuutnuioiy.
Without ans authorized hcadpuar-
t.rs or recognized Slokvsmcn dele
gated 0" speak IN behalf Of Justice
tn, Republican, considered the
growth of the Hughes movement iu-
Goo . run ncdged uuom within the
last twenty -four hours force to be
reckoned with when the convention
assemblies Wednesday
Frank ~. Hitchcock. who has been
Leading the Unauthorized Hughes
movement. issued his FIRST formal
claim iuday coutcndins that the Ia
Norite sons combined would have q
strength ut only 20, votes not
enough TOT a maJority-ani predicted
thli Justice lughcs win gel more on
the utst ballot than an m" other IA
surit, sons combined aud thar his
.umiuatiou un in early ballot is IN
..tjtblo
Roosevelt leaders Gnd themselves
confronted with situation th"N are
convinced was .y'r-cstimatrd iu tho
,uunrl'. favor Republican leaders
attached tu the old euirG predict that
tho ,uIou,Is uItimht" .tt'ugth VIII
DO, joss thau goo votes.
pu, potent element ia The Bcpuu-
I.tu nomination was srtJ'i Dos the
decision uf th' Progressive national
,aum.'tr, NOT tu uum.uaj" q pr.sl-
dental candidate anti saturday and
Geo appoint "a cummitte, to confer
With thc Republicans.
Th, apparent elimination OF COL
... Roosevelt a. po-s.hl, Nominee.
however has encouraged boomers
TOR some OF the other candidate.
Ch.cf among these is tho candidacy
ct senator Weeks uf Ia~sachusrtts
Burinp the day the Weeks supporters
increased their estimates 81 nrst bal
Dot strength until they were claim
ul NOR, than 300 ON the first vote.
Leaders Interested IN Hughes let IL
%, kn"Wu today that GoNernur WHIT
miu ma his Uominat,ug speech Viii
mak, , statement outlining Justic.
Hughes political views and his rec
uri ou important lssues.
Coming from a conference with
1ustlc. Hughes IN Washington Ran
dil j Lohu'uf former Justice 81 m"
Sew YORK supr"m" court. visited
Governor whitman Like many others
who have talked with Mi iiughc-.
however Mr Lcbucuf had uu author
ity tu speak for him hut ls r"uN Iur"d
that ne would accept the nomination
II 10 came 90 him
Arriving delegations brought c.t-
d,recs If sentiment .u favor of th'
u'.-, tud men Who have been ldcr-
uti,d with the "old lunri' uf ia" re
publican party declared that many
drl,guto- Instructed iur others W'r"
ready tu turu their VOTES tu him hit'r
thr nr.t ballot
The rack of controlling leadership
ny h, men who haN" composed Ia,
uld puuId h. rmphasilcd uu cNrIv
hand rh,y express themselves as
inlmIur Justice liuAhrs because del.
gates bringing rrst-hand reports h"-
u,,, ne can bee the harmuul2cr who
can bring IN the Progressive strength
bu every hand explanations nr.
fNhkbl 'l lN' lhliNlt 'l H'llAlll'lA ''t
colonel Roosevelt tu CrystIlilc. \
N'ck ago those who opposed tn"
nomination of Roosevelt were fearful
OF "a stampede To- HIM but now II ts
said that Is impose lc Many can
not understand what wrought this
,EanEc.
Republican leaders after canvas,
TODAY declared Colonel Roosevelt a
ultimate strength was not bc more
than gao delegates, and they believe
tn, number would hc nearer l5p dcl' 70
putrs. n n asserted that the remain
ing $50 or 500 delegates would rot
vote tor him under any 'lrcun.
stances.
II was pointed out that when state
delegations were selected Il va,
known that Roosevelt would hc a
strong factor and probably caudi-
dat Men were hoscu Nhu Wor,
hrltoNcd to b, Tor harmon whi,h
l'td.rs say is not synunymuus WIN
luuscNo't and ar" regarded there.
tore ls net of the stniuped'ahlo class
Thr majority of the delegates are un-
instructed ana are counted ON to vote
lur any man who can hring ma jur-