The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
FAYORITE SONS AIM
TO ELIMINATE T.R,
Also Hope to Keep Nomination
From Hughes by Com
bined Strength.
SAY THEY HOLD 100 VOTES
Roosevelt Will Not Have 65
Votes in Convention.
They Figure.
SAY THEY HOLD 100 VOTES

WAsuiNGroN. May G.-.Figures pre-.
pared here by Republican leaders idcnti-
fed with the group Of Presidential can
d!datcs known as "fayorite sons" indicate
that Theodore Roosevelt stands little oi
no chance OF landing the nomination a,
the convention TO be held IN Chicago m
June
lmpellcd ht desire 10 nominate one
OF their own number. the favorite sons
started out some weeks ago 20 stop Mi.
Roosevelt. and they claim they have i,-
complished their purpose.
According to q statement made here
to-day. MIR. Roosevelt will not nave to
exceed siNty-fve votes In the Chicago
convention, and under these circum-
stances, 1t ~ pointed out. he cannot be
named unless there is a stampede The
men who expect to run the convent ION
insist that IL there is a stampede in the
Chicago convention Justice Hughes and
not Col. Roosevelt will be the beneficiary.
According TO the statement inspired bS
one of the managers OF a favoritc son
candidate of the middle West. Elhu Root
viii go into the convention with 100
delegates pledged 70 his support, all OF
which viii stand pa, IN Their allesihnc,
a. lon. ~ thef. may To- chance -
max. him the uom,nc".
From 'hls same source IN" statement Is
made THAT the other candidates will 20
into the convention with delegates 10 the
number ~ Indicated thus
sherman. "". Roosevelt 60 Burton.
-" faIhiuhs. 40; 'ummI's 80
NIgurS. 90 - I'nle,t. - Weeks
l2o fO.d. -" iinoN, -. and du pou,. =
Tr, I" Eliminate Hughes.
The managers OF tue ilroritr son can
diiates make u" bones of the fact that
a, present they ale rudeaVorIug to elm
mate 1ust.'. Hughes a. a factor IN the
Chicago convention. They ar" hopeful
Of accomplishing this end. but conCcdr
that Justice Hughes Is running fast, with
"A prubahlit, that II. may be- named 10y
acclauitIo1 on one of the early ballots
There Will be ~ delegates IN the ch.-
cago convention \ bare majority of IN.
convention j. i31 II tn. nyurcS given
ibpv. are correct sherman, Fairbanks,
Burton and Root control t?o. There is
a suggestion here that the candidates
named are working under n community
~ interest plan and that operating In
conjunction with Senator Weeks are in
Il position 20 dominate.
bn the face OF these figures hT. RooSr-
Volt would not have even a gambler =
chance for The nomination. lustIo.
lIughr. would also seem to he eliminated
az the outset Leaders here VINO are
responsible Tor thcs. figures insist they
are confident that Nj. Roosevelt VIII uut
win hut they are not so confident that
they will he able 80 head of the Hughes
movement.
|, has been known here 'or some weeks
that certain leaders wer. busy trying 10
bln X the Roosevelt boom Statements
have been mad" that = sufficient mum
ber of delegates have ALREADY pledged
themselves TO vote against the former
President in aus and all circumstances.
Vote Ma. Go to Huxhe..
The Roosevelt men claim 20
know precisely what their delegates viii
do 30 far as Roosevelt is concerned. but
admit that these votes may go 10
Hughes OF somebody else not identified
with the "fayorite son" group.
Included IN the delegates lined up for
favorite sons are approximately go
from the South. Delegates from that
section always have been responsive To
the regular leadership In the past and
the antl-Roosevelt managers are conf
dent that they will stand pat agains,
the Colonel to the end.
\ good deal of missionary work Is
now being done in behalf OF Senator
sherman of Illinois, who has headauar-
,crs In operation In Washington a. well
as Chicago. The sherman demous,ra-
tion In Chicago during convention week
bids fair 10 be about the biggest thing
of lis kind in town
The sherman managers have arranged
10 have about 2u.0OO Sherman boomers
In chicago and through parad.s and
other forms of demonstration to i'm
press the visitors from abroad with the