The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-06
HITCHCOCK BEGAN BOOM FOR HUGHES
 WITH CARD INDEX
Hist of Politicians, Compiled While in Cabinet, Served
 Well in Campaign

Chicago, June 5.-While some of the Old Guard politicians are showing amazement at the wen-Organized Hughes Presidential boom, the story of that boom, how it was conceived, organized and developed into it's present proportions, reads unlike any thing in contemporary politics
 While the crowds are gathering for the big show which is to open in the Coliseum Wednesday, the thing that seems to strike with greatest surprIse is the impressiveness of the Hughes boom The Hughes men pretend to regard the nomination of the Justice as a certainty, and the political man agers who are against Hughes admit that whether Hughes is nominated or fails, his boom has made a remark able impression on the delegates and on the country.
 i Several of the leaders in the Hughes movement are authority for the istatement that to Frank H. Hitchcock lis due the credit for the present healthy state of the Hughes boom Hitchcock is not especially popular lin the Old Guard camp just at this time, because he is accused of steal ling the stuff,' upon which the old line /politicians always relied in for mer campaigns and which they ex- Ipected to use again this year.
 ] When they began to arrive here,
  l night, they found that Hitchcock had .sbeat them to it'' in the matter of lin ling up delegations from. various States.
 Learned the Game Young. ] Hitchcock, while still young man, gained inside experience in campaign I management during the Presidential EcanDaien of 1904. Four years alter he was made Chairman of the Repub- lican National Committee, and in that IicT1o Tai ed President and Hitchcock became Postmaster General in the Cabinet i During those years Hitchcock inn proved his opportunities for getting into close touch with the little as fwell as the big politicians who had influence in Republican affairs. Not only in New York and other Eastern fStates, but in the South and the West land out to the Pacific Coast he got a line on thesmen who could accomplish results. A list of these men was care fully compiled by Hitchcock and filed away for future reference.
 In no public manner has Justice Hughes given the slightest sign of be- ing in any way Connected with Hitch cocks activities in his behalf. A prom inent leader, long friendly both with Justice Hughes and with Hitchcock, is authority for the statement that Hitchcock never has had any conver- sation with the Justice about the boom which is to-day the talk of the coun- try.
 It is conceded that the development of the Hughes boom to it's present pro- portions has been a task of infinite la Dor and that it has cost some one g whole lot of money. The statement is made by friend of Hitchcock that the former National Chairman has per isonaIly defrayed these expenses, but this view is questioned by others, who %aiy, 1ox we clipped in to raise the funds neces- sary.
 How Hitchcock Worked.
 However that may be, the story o1 how Justice Hughes to-day finds him self conceded1y near the Presidentia. nomination without having spoken 2 word in his own behalf or lifted 2 finger to get the nomination is thu: related:
 Last December Hitchcock, whose friends say he has been very sue cessfuI in some mining operations found his old time interest in poli tics reviving. He concluded, the! say, after looking forward to thu 1916 campaign, that Justice Hughes would be the most available Repub '1ican candidate. Then he got ou his old political records, organized an office force and got into com munication with the Republicans il
 
 South, and the West who he believed could be most helpful in promoting the Hughes boom.
 His Knowledge of these men, ant their knowledge of the present da. conditions in their respective district and states, convinced Hitchcock tha the card-index system could be mad effective. The potency of the Hughe boom as it exists to-day is declare' by Hitchcock's friends to be the. re suit of the six months work he Ina carried on with great energy and witt the utmost system.
 One incident of the Hughes move ment receiving especial notice jus now involves the announcement tha the delegation from Alabama, whicl State comes first on the convention roll call, has agreed to yield to tn State of New York, so that the nom fnation of Justice Hughes can b placed first before the convention.
 This detail, it is said, was to re ceive the attention of the Old Guar leaders after they arrived here t make plans for the convention. Tn old time politicians seemed surprise when they learned that A1abam would give way to New York in tn interest of Hughes, but their surpris was increased to amazement whe1 they learned that this important de tail had been arranged by Hitchcock through AlaDdIna as long az as last January.
 During the last few days Hitchcoc has checked up with various of hi political friends, including State Chair man Tanner of New York, his detail ed information about the 985 dele gates who will sit in the conventio next week. As result he has cor vinced them that Hughes noninatio is practically assured.
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