The Republican journal., 1916-06-15
HUGHES AND FAIRBANKS.

After four days sessions tae Republi-
can and Progressive conventions at Chi
cago completed their deliberations last
Saturday, the Republicans nominating
Hughes and Fairbanks and the Progress
sives Roosevelt and Parker, after in
effectual efforts to bring about COM
promise by which the two parties could
agree upon one ticket. In the last
stages Roosevelt, who had kept in close
touch with Chicago from Oyster Bay,
suggested Senator Lodge, but the Re
publican convention was for Hughes
from the start. and only the earnest eff
forts of Roosevelt's lieutenants IN the
Progressive convention prevented his
nomination on the first day. When mott
fed of his nomination Saturday Roose-
welt at once wired the committee that he
should not accept then, but would wait
to hear from Hughes, thus leaving the
matter open; but to the newspaper men
who called upon him at Oyster Bay that
although it is intimated that he may take
the stump for Hughes. The stand he
has taken will do much to re;nstate him
in the estimation of those who have been
bitter against him for wrecking the Re-
publican party four years ago. Of course
he could see that with the Republican
party again divided the almost. certain
result would be the reelection of Wilson,
and that he could not poll the vote he
had in 1912.
When Justice Hughes was notified of
his nomination he sent his resignation as
a member of the Supreme Court of the
United States to President Wilson, who
accepted it, to take effect at once. Mr..
Hughes then sent to the committee and
gave to the press a statement defining
his position on the questions of the day,
in which he said, in part:
~ stand for the firm and unfinching
maintenance of all the rights of Ameri-
can citizens on land and sea.
Il stand for an Americanism that
knows no Interior purpose; for patriot
ism that is single and complete. We do
not for an instant tolerate any division
of allegiance.
II believe in making prompt provision
to assure absolutely our national secur-
ity. We must have the strength which
self respect demands, the strength of an
efficient nation ready for every emer-
gency.
"Our preparation must be industrial
and economic. as we'll as military. We
must make fair and wise readjustment
of the tariff. We must conserve the
just interests of labor. We must still
be Jealous to assure the foundations of
honest business.
"Particularly must we seek the ex-
pansion of foreign trade. We must not
throttle American enterprises, here or
abroad. ezy,,ra
We shall publish the statement in full,
and the platf orm, next week. This de-
claration from the Republican candidate
should be satisfactory to every patriotic
American, Republican, Democrat or Pro-
gressive.
The nomination of Hughes was a re-
markable and unusual instance of the
office seeking the man. Mr.. Hughes did
not seek the office; in fact, did not want
it, preferring to remain upon the bench.
He had no headquarters, no literary
bureau, and refused to be drawn into
any public statement-a reticence that
his opponents sought to use against him.
If reports from Chicago are to be credit.
ed what is called the "old guard" was
opposed to Hughes from the start. As
Col Harvey of the North American Re.
view said some time ago: Nobody is for
Hughes but the people, and the people,
and not the politicians, certainly con-
troled the convention; and it is a signifi-
cant and gratifying fact that every State
was included in the vote that gave
Hughes the nomination.
The Republican nominee for Vice
President, Charles Warren Fairbanks of
Indianapolis, was not only not candi-
date but had asked that his name
should not be presented to the con-
vention, and in his case, as in that
of the nominee for president, the office
sought the man. Mr.. Fairbanks was
elected vice president with Theodore
Roosevelt in 1904, and Is very strong in
his home State and in the middle west.
He was nominated by reclamation and
his nomination as we'll as that of Hughes
was made unanimous.
Henry Allen of Kansas, one of the
leaders at the Progressive convention. in
Chicago last Sunday declared that be
would support Hughes. He asserted
that Hughes and Fairbanks would carry
Kansas and would win in November. A
number of the Roosevelt delegates to
the Republican convention have called
on Mr.. Hitchcock to pledge their sup
port.
The Boston Globe suggests that Pres;-
dent Wilson should nominate VIM. Fl.
Taft to succeed Hughes on the Supreme