The Detroit times., 1916-06-05
NOMINATION OF
HUGHES ON EARLY
BALLOT CERTAIN
tCe.tiauea FIRE. PaEs O.s,

lite proffer to the Progressives today
Secure in it's own belief that II can
control the votes Of q majority of the
delegates, the dominant forces OF
Republicanism want Hughes. But
they only want Hughes II they are
convinced he can be . winner next
November. Therefore, their pre-
liminary feeler TO the Progressives
was 10 ascertain whether an agree
ment could not be possible with
Hughes as candidate. running on
any sort OF a platform which the
Progressives might require.
The Old Guard isn't belittling the
power which II feels the Progress
sives can swing, and its plant went
further than q mere suggestion that
agreement come about on Hughes,
Ii went so far as TO embrace a
scheme by which the Progressives
might be able later to say they
were the ones who put Hughes over.
The scheme fostered by the Old
Guard was 10 have the Progressives
meet Wednesday and not later than
Thursday night, to nominate
Hughes. Then. by Friday or Sat
urday. the Republican convention
would choose the same standard
bearer. The Progressives could
very we'll point with pride" to the
fact that by their action in naming
Hughes they had forced the G. o.
p. into selecting the same leader.
The Progressive leaders, who
have been awaiting some sort of
an olive branch suggestion. made
it known today they were first for
Roosevelt-and only for Hughes il
some sort of satisfactory" state
ment OF principles could be extract
ed from the justice. Failing that
they Haunted the pig stick of third
ticket
There appeared very little doubt
today that Hughes can be nominal
ed il the Big Three-Penrose,
Barnes and Crane-says so. But
the Big Three does not want TO say
so until they can be assured OF a
united party behind Hughes. They
do not think Roosevelt can possibly
draw all the votes OF reunited
party. They do not think any of
the "favorite sons" are we'll enough
known nationally, or are OF suffi-
cient potency to defeat Wilson.
without Progressive support. In
other words. the Old Guard was in
the anomalous position of having
control. but not knowing what TO
do with the control.
One counter suggestion advanced
by the uncompromising Progressive
group was for the Republicans 10
go ahead and nominate Hughes and
the Progressives TO choose Roose-
welt Then, IL the acceptance state
ment by Hughes sufficiently sup
ports the Rooseveltian brand OF pre-
paredness and Americanism. II Is
figured Col. Roosevelt will with
draw acceptance OF the Progressive
nomination and throw support to
the justice. II was pointed out to-
day that the colonel has all along
maintained that he was fighting for
certain set OF principles; that in
his st. Louis speech, for instance.
he said he accepted support solely
in the knowledge that this support
came through approval OF the prin-
ciples for which he stood, and not
necessarily OF approval OF him per
sonally.
Practically all Observation-Disclosures
and representative about given
up hope OF penetrating Justice
Hughes silence before the ballot
ing comes In the G.. o. p. meeting.
The allies hope OF defeating him
In the balloting comes through be-
lief that IL the roll calls can be
prolonged through half dozen or
more times, the justice might for.
mally withdraw.