South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
Justice is Being Impressed
With Fact That Failure to
Make Position Known
EmbarraSSeS Friends.
ROOSEVELT TO CONFER
IN CHICAGO TODAY
His Arrival Big Event of Day.
Convention Managers Start
on Fervid Week
of Labor.
lnternatIonaI News Service


WASHINGTON. May 2s.-Insis-
tent demand that ne answer two
questions prior to assembling of the
republican national convention be-
gan reaching Justice Hughes today.
Failure to make his position on
them known. he is being assured by
friends and foes alike. must serious
ly embarrass the men who look up
ON him as the Moses who can lead
the republican hosts back into the
promised land"
Up 10 the present the justice has
remained mute on the questions and
TO all INJURIES his secretary returns
the single reply
Justice Hughes is too busy with
his duties TO discuss any matters
that do not pertain to them"
the two questions. copies of which
are reaching the justice by both tel
egraph and mail. indicating concert
ed action somewhere are.
III you are nominated as the re-
publican candidate for president by
the Chicago convention, viii you ac-
cept?"
IF YOU are the nominee of the re-
publican party Will you favor such
"a degree of preparedness as will
place the United States in such po-
sition as a world power that il can
repel any effort at invasion, no mat
ter from what quarter II comes2"
First Question Important.
The great question that may in
terfere with the plans OF the men
who intend making the justice nom
inee OF his party is the fTst one.
The second, ali feel sure. will be
answered by the republican plat
form. which must be adopted before
nominations are made. But as 10
whether il nominated, the justice
would accept there is no one here
who can speak with authority.
Naturally. il is generally accepted
that no American wOlId refuse a
presidential nomination at the hands
Of one Of the great national parties.
But that is a belief that has never
openly been passed upon by Justice
Hughes. and the leaders of the
movement 70 carry the convention
for Col. Roosevelt and the managers
making the most of the fact. With
in the last as hours many delegates
favorable 10 the Hughes cause have
received kilograms calling tFe;r at
tentiOn 10 the embarrassing position
the party would be i'm should the
justice be nominated and then de
cline TO make the race. There is no
doubt that these kilograms are MAX
ing the Hughes advocates uneasy
and that they would greatly well
come an expression of intention ON
the part Of their candidate.
May Make Plans Public SOOh.
There was a growing belief in po-
Htical circles here today that the
plans Of the justice will be made
public-probably through some init
mate friend-befOre the end OF this
week IL he will agree TO accept.
his nomination is assured. That is
the Concensus OF opinion among SEN
ators and representatives here with
out regard 90 their personal feelings.
But they saw that toe longer the
announcement Is withheld the
greater the danger that the friends
or Col Roosevelt viii be able Co
dominate the convention.
Roosevelt in Chicago.
CHICAGO MAY 29-With Col.
RoosevelCs arrival this afternoon,
scheduled as the big event of the
dsy. republican convention managers
on the ground here started today
on fervid week Of labor in behalf
or the various candidates.
COL Roosevelt viii be IN Chicago
about four hours. arriving at p. m.
His friends here were busy through
out the day working up enthusiasm
and a crowd 20 give him vocifer-
Gus reception IL is expected that
thousands will storm the LaSalle 81.
station 20 greet him.
From the railroad station the
colonel will be taken 10 the l.aSalle
hotel for a political conference with
Oscar King Davis. secretary OF he
progressive national committee;
Harold Ickes. national committee
man from Illinois and others who