Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-10
HUGHES AGAIN ASKS
NAME NOT BE USED
Letter to This Effect from Justice
Of Supreme Court Made
Public.
WRITTEN TO CONGRESSMAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Repre-
sentative Slemp, chairman of the
Virginia republican committee, to-
day made public letter from JUS
tice Hughes declaring;
II am totally opposed TO the use
of my name in connection with the
nomination and to the selection or
instruction of any delegate in my
interest directly or remotely"
Justice Hughes letter, made pub
lie with his consent, was in reply to
letter from Mr., slemp. which in
formed the Justice that Frank H.
Hitchcock, postmaster general un-
der President Taft, had inaugurated
a movement in the south favoring
the justice for the republican pres
idential nomination.
Letter Advocates Attack.
Chairman Slemp's letter said that Mr.
Hitchcock had gathered around him ~
the movement in Virginia va few of his
old appointees." among them g. Brown
Allen, postmaster at Staunton. Chair.
man Slemp enclosed a letter which he
said which written by Colonel S. Brown
Allen to one OF slemp's friends. This
letter, Slemp pointed out, advocated an
attack on him as state chairman.
II am not willing that I should be
placed In the attitude of opposing you
as a candidate for the presidency
Slemp's letter said. neither do / think
It is right for a fight to be inaugurated
in our state against me and others. upor
the suppostion that we oppose you
Justice Hugbes' Letter.
Justice Hughes replied:
My Dear Mr.. Slemp-Your letter oi
February has been received. l am en-.
tirely out of politics and know nothing
of the matters to which you refer
am totally opposed to the use of my
name in connection with the nomination
and to the selection or instruction Of any
delegates in my interest, either directly
or remotely. Very sincerely yours,
CHAS. L. HUGHES -
The letter which Congressman slemT
enclosed, written by Colonel Allen. was
also made public. Allen wrote that he
had been called on the long distance
telephone from New York by Mr.. Hitch.
cock and advised to go to Richmond &c
confer with Mr.. Cabell.
send for Hitchcock.
"Mr. Cabell laid before me the letter,
Aliens letter said. which is as follows
The friends Of Justice Hughes. will
Governor Whitman at the head, got TO
gether and sent to Mr.. Hitchcock, whc
was, as l suppose you know. about tn,
best politician in the country, and ar
ranged TO place him in full charge o.
the Hushes campaign. The arrangement
Is not TO antagonize Roosevelt, becaus,
1t will be surely Hughes or Roosevelt
and, under the arrangement, Hitchcock
OF course. will be postmaster general o
the next administration. He will b,
made at Chicago chairman OF the ma
tional committee. in place of Hills. an,
will be in full charge Of the convention
until the vote is counted after the No
vember election
The reference in Aliens letter whicl
prompted Congressman siemp TO com
municste With Justice Hughes. was a
follows
They know TOO full well. that tn
persons who assume TO speak for the or
ganization here are dead against eithe
! Hughes or Roosevelt. and persons look
ing for recognition under the next ad
ministration would do well 10 put
black mark through their names on al
endorsement"