The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
REPUBLICANS PICK HUGHES:
PROGRESSlVES FOR ROOSEVELT

few hours rest after series of long
conferences, but it was evident the
pow-wows had availed nothing in the
way Of a combination to head off
Hughes. The managers of Burton
Fairbanks, Cummins and Root werl
ready to renew the battle, but thu .
had not agreed on one of the numf 8
to be the recipient OF their combi
strength
Individually, they declared it y
sible to prolong the contest by con.
tinuing as they began-each favorite
son for himself, but none was willing
to say Hughes might not win if an
attempt was made to narrow the
fight to Hughes and one favorite
son. Overtures were made during
the night by Hughes managers, first
to this favorite and then to that,
offering them the vice presidency if
it would deliver their strength to
Hughes The vice presidential bait
did not appear attractive, as all
realized the moment they began dick
ering for second place their chance
for first plpace would go glfmmer1ns
A number of definite plans were un-
der consideration by the fayorite son
managers today. One of them was to
start a movement for Senator War
ren G. Harding in the hope that the
favorite son delegates might be able
to combine on him and thus defeat
Hughes Another was to test out
the vote getting ability of one favor
ite son and then the other in an ef-
fort to discover the strongest.
Several members Of the Ohio dele
CATION said the Cummins managers
had offered to throw the Cummins
strength to Harding, provided the
Burtonites would do the same.
Uninstructed delegations were be
ing watched by the managers of every
favorite son entrant. Word was
coming in early today that first one
uninstructed state and then another
would break away and go to. Hughes.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania;
former Senator James A. Hemanway
Of Indiana; Joseph B. Healing, of In
diana; Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler,
OF New York, and former Secretary
Of the Interior Carmi Thompson OF
Ohio. were conspicuous in the night
conferences that tried to work out a
way to defeat Hughes.
w NSn oONVIoC SdUISs
[By Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Correspondent
CHICAGO, June 1O.-Justice Chas.
Evans Hughes will probably be
named republican standard bearer to-
day within not more than five roll
calls. The call of the party may
come to him on one or two ballots.
For his running mate any one of half
1. zen favorite sons may be cho sci,
This was the situation early TO-DAY.
when a night of conferences had
shown no concert Of opposition
against the justice and no possibility
of restoration of harmony between
the G. 0. P. and bull moose.
On the first ballot today. expected
to come about 11:30,. Senator Law
renee Y. Sherman. Illinois favorite
son, will lead the procession in clam
bering on the Hughes band wagon.
Defections from the other allies were
expected, eliminating in general
land slide of votes to the justice.
Frank Hitchcock, volunteer Hughes
captain, Indicated early today his be-
lief that the former New York gov
ernor might be named with one a l.
ditional roll call.
A conference of the "olive branch"
VI anu ~
gressives at 9 o'clock was the last
effort to effect a truce and in the
view of leaders, it was tcredoomed
to failure, just as a prolonged discus
sion Of the night had developed a
deadlock-the progressives standing
pat on Roosevelt as the bull moose
price of amalgamation, and the repub-
licans proffering in his stead any one
of a dozen favorite sons, dark horses
and possibilities. Last nights confer
ence adjourned at 2:30 a. M, both
sides amiable but adamant.
What has induced the republican
mitteemen to stand out strongest
against Roosevelt, was the insisnifi-
cant showing which the former pres-
dent made on the two ballots of yes
terday Only 65 votes we're cast for
him on the first roll call and only 80
on the second; Hughes polling about
four times as many delegates. Dur
ing the long day of frenzied excite |
ment and oratory 1t was noticeable !
that most of the cheering for Roose- |
velt came from the galleries and a
goodly portion of the Kisses from the !
floor whereon are seated the actual I,
voters of the meeting.
It was night Of conferences and |
not agree on any one favorite son. !
Suggestions that Sherman switch !
fifty Illinois votes which are his. TO |
broke up the conference |
shortly after a. m. None are par i
sanguine after this news OF
holding, let alone gaining in their |
delegates. The forces it became |
known, when the allies got together, |
have been sounding out every one !
Of the favorite sons on the question !
Of the vice presidency. Although |
every ally leader today Indignantly |
any acceptance of a second |
choice deal, it was nevertheless fair |
to assume that any one of at least |
four favorite sons would be perfectly |
willing to take the half loaf If it was |
proffered.
The progressive convention expect
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