Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-05
R0QSEVELT'S PROSPECTS
ARE PLAINLY DW|NDL|NG
New Aggrcssiveness Of Coloncl's Sup
porters Yet Without Notice.
able Effect.
MAKE SHARP SHIFT IN POLICY
Now Propose to Put Third Ticket In
Field Unless Hughes Gives Out
Definite Statement On Prepared
ness and International Situation.
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
CHICAGO. Juno 4.--Almost persuad-
1 cd that Theodore Roosevelt cannot be
put over as Republican candidate for
tho presidency, hin Progressive sup
porters made sharp shift In policy
to-day. They now propose to put a
third ticket In tho field. unless Charles
H. Hughes will mako a square-tocd,
pre-convention statement on prepared
| ness and the International situation.
Tonight the Hughes prospects arc
little advanced. Those of Roosevelt
arc plainly dwindling. Tho new ag-
gressivcness Of the Roosevelt mon has
not yet had any noticeable effect
Here are tho important develop
ments to-day:
I. Colonel Roosevelt notified his fol-
lowers over the telephone that he. for
! one, would not support Hughes, I'M
I less Hughes would declare himself
( definitely. Tho Colonel said that he
had picked ono gold brick. meaning
William II. Taft, and no did not pro-
pose to pick another.
2. William Allen White, leader Of the
uncomprom,sing Progressivcs. said:
I'VE will take Hughes III he convinces
us by strnightout statement that he
Is not another wilson. We arc salts
ned with his record. but We want TO
know where no is on preparedness and
foreign policy. If he don't tell us we
won't nominate him"
3. Il. 4. Van NalkenbcrFh. editor OF
tho Philadelphia North American and
field rna.&hal in the Progressive
ranks, announced in so many words
that unless Hughes comes across with
an announcement acceptable TO TIL.
PrOQrcCg1vag rI ipt- y,c
named. with Roosevelt at the head
OF It,
I. Augustus Gardner, who ia fighting
for Roosevelt inside the convention.
announced his horror at the lack of
Roosevelt organization. He said that
| unless the Colonel comes To Chicago
! and takes charge. all is lost.
/ COLoNEL'S FOLLOWERS
PALE, but DETERMINED
/ This distracted activity OF the Roose-
! welt people was the chief feature of
| the days entertainment Tomorrow
! there will be an effort toward for
NAL conference with the Republican
leaders In which these scattered ut
ternnccs will be compressed into an
ultimatum. The Coloue!'s followers
are pale. but determined
| AS for Root or any other reaction
| ory. so pronounce arc the Progress
s!vcs In their opposition that one of
them. oscar Straus, VIII favor Pro-
| sressivo Endorsement of Wilson II such
| man is nominated.
| The Hughes men will make n con-
ccrted effort 20 get together to-mor-
4 row. All day long politicians in tho
train Of the Justice have been trying
TO check the disposition on the par, OF
the amateurs to tie Il can TO Frank
| Hitchcock. Hitchcock, It will be re-
membered, conveyed the Impression
that II Hughes is elected, he tHitch-
cock) will be head pie pa sscr for the
| administration.
This raised n row. naturally. But
the Hughes men can afford to have no
row just now. They want all factions
united
Senator Fulton, head oc the Oregon
delegation which last night sounded
the assembly 10 the Hughes men, had
long talk with Hitchcock this aT-
ternoon. Governor Whitman, OF New
York. who came in in the afternoon
also conferred with him. Tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock tho Oregonians
VIII receive all Hughes men. who will
come To talk over plans for incroas-
ing the present Hughes prospects
IT is hoped that by evening real
Hughes organization will be effected
Then the present fiction that the JUS
tice is not real candidate will be dis
continued. headquarters will be OPEN
ed. and his supporters will begin to
send for delegates and seek to throw
the halter over them.
or the 9s5 delegates. about 500 are
now in the city. OF these. GAS were
counted for Hughes II this count is
correct. the Justice will make far the
biggest showing on the first ballot
which now cannot come before Satur-
day. Whether by threat OF Il third
ticket. the supporters OF the Colonel
can keep him from the nomination. is
something which every one here prcs-
6'hirICn rI,-
to find out.
MESSAGE SHOWS COLONEL
HAS LINE on DEVELOPMENTS
The telephone message from the
Colonel came late last night. 1t was
given 10 conference attended by Wal
ter Brown, of Ohio; George w. Per-
kins. Oscar Straus Alexander Moore
OF Pittsburgh; Horace s. Wilkinson
Of Syracuse. and others OF the Fro
gressive leaders. The statements Of
William Allen White and Il. y. Van
ValkenberGh proved that the Colonel
as usual has pretty Eood line on
tho sentiments OF tho men in his party
White Is the man In the Progrcssive
party who will compromise on moth
ing. lie has tremendous influence In
the Middle West. wants nothing for
himself. and will be a power in the
convention.
There will be great difficulty in
nominating Hughes if White does not
WANT him nominated, and his demand
Of statement Is highly significant
Sunday. closing laws in Chicago
ssrictly enforced elsewhere, were not
operative against politicians. The
rowd in the lobby of the Congress.
where the delegates stand with ears
laid forward to catch the mandates
of their bosses. overlooked to Michigan
Avenue, and Presidents and Vice
Presidents were nominated all day
long.
OF the latter. the chief was Charles
W. Fairbanks. OF Indiana. Fairbanks
came hero with Il big orGaniZa ton, os-
tcnsibly for the first-place nomination,
hut he Will he contented with second
prize. And 1t is pretty certain that
no will be the ce-presidential nomi-
nee, no matter who lands the big job
Senator William e. Borah Of Idaho,
4 will arrive from Washington to-mor-
row with a draft of platform. Now