Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-08
Party Chiefs Confidently Pre-
dict New Yorker viii Be
Nominated on Second or
Third Ballot,
R00SEVELT'S VETO
POWER VANISHES
Colonel No Longer Can Con-
troll Republican Party S
Choice, Is Strong Belief Of
Most Convention Leaders,
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Chicago June 7.--More political
leaders are predicting the nomination
Of Justice Charles Evans Hughes to-
night than at any time since the re-
publican national convention began
to assemble They declare that an
less the accumulation Of ovefwhelm-
ing oircumstantial evidence fails TO
reflect the situation in it's true light,
the nomination of the justice Will
come even sooner than has been pre-
dicted The men who take this View
are practical politicians who do not
make estimates unless they are based
on careful canvass of the delegates.
The situation is illustrated hest by the
fact that conferences between leaders
TO discuss the availability OF different
candidates practically have ceased, in
dieating their belief that a majority
Of the delegates already have reached
a decision to name Justice Hughes.
CoIoncls Veto Power Gone.
Convention observers find 1t i'm
possible not to be impressed by the
confident predictions of these leaders
who say that the Hughes boom now
has grown to such formidable proper
tions that Colonel Roosevelt no long
er holds the veto power which until
this afternoon had been conceded to
him as part of the program to bring
the republican and progressive par
ties into accord.
Four DAYS of constant and persist
ent effort to bring the two parties to-
gether, In which the personality of
the nominee was subordinated to har-
mony. failed TO bring the results de-
sired and thc trend from the outset
was definitely toward the nomination
of Justice Hughes. Had Colonel
Roosevelt announced during this pc
riod that he would not support the
Justice. the leaders were prepared TO
turn 20 any one Of the regular repnb-
llcan candidates. The colonel remain
ed silent, however, and because the
of other candidates had
fostered the Hughes boom for the
Of eliminating Roosevelt as
"A possibility 1T grew prodigiously, and
even combination Of the favorltc
son strength was powerless 10 check
1t. The reason for this was that the
Of no other republican
made any progress and delegates
to favorite sons found no other presi-
dental possibility but Justice Hughes
to whom they could turn their
Justice Hughes thus nat
urally became the choice Of practic-
ally all delegates instructed for others.
They became eager to SO to him as
soon as they could secure release
from their pledges
On second or Third BALLOT.
The Hughes managers tonight reit-
Grated their claim that he would have
about 500 votes on the first ballot.
Frank II. Hitchcock, spokesman for
the Hughes followers, said there
would be no attempt to nominate the |
Justice on the first ballot and that II |
was their desire 10 have all the fa- |
yorlte son delegates deliver their COM |
aver that the second ballot. with the |
release of many delegates from thor
would swell the Hughes |
vote to such proportions that his |
nominations would almost certainly |
be made on the third ballot. Many |
II the Hughes supporters were even
more optimistic and said they thought
hat before the result of the second !
)allot was announced the drift would
Do apparent TO all delegates and there
would be enough changes OF votes TO
bring % nomination ON the second
lallot.
AriIona To Yield.
The Hughes managers expect Arl-
ona, second on the roll of states, to
nan may place Justice Hughes in
At one time It was said ,
alabama would yield to New York,
MT it developed that the delegation
ias divided between two or more
and having no candidate
y offer, would pass when the state
'as called.
When the Hughes tide became APP
aren't late tonight many inquiries
'ere made of those who ARE supposed
, speak for him as to whether his
cceptance. in case Of nomination,
'ould be in any sense contingent upon
third party nomination by the pro-
ressivcs. The answer was that such
contingency would in no wise be
llSen into consideration 10y Mr
Iughes
Same Moose Ticket.
II seems practically certain that the II
rORrcssive convention will again
ominate Colonel Roosevelt as their
hief standard tearer and It IL not AT
i unlikely that Governor Hiram
ohnson also viii be drafted So that
leir ticket will be the same as in
l 2-Roosevelt and Johnson
Many of the progressive leaders ar
le that they have no cohi'se other y