The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-29

second wind the eastern leaders aro
beginning to look on Hughes as n
llfo saver. much as they dislike him.
With the Progressive nomination as.
sured. Roosevelt. It is foresee /,
might become formidable antagor
ist should Justice Hughes suddenly
knock the props from under his own
boom.
Hence sundry Republican politl-
clans OF the old school hereahout are
hoping Hughes will stay in the raca
until Roosevelt is disposed of, acd
then, IL Hughes will not decentlw
withdraw, the old guard will accept
him with appropriate relief in escap-
ing Roosevelt, but with misgivlngs Of
the future.
Dispute Over Hughes Intentions
There has been good deal OF gcs-
sip here in the last day or two to tho
effect that Justice Huges does not
intend to allow his name to go b.
fore the convention and has confided
to friends that he regards Colonel
Roosevelt the logical nominee. All
Of these tales are emphaticnlly do.
llNl Wy hut IluBISN uOOlutlas
1t is asserted by Republicans who
profess to know the attitude of Mr..
Hughes that he will not withdraw
his name from consideration by tb :
conv ention unless there should de-
velop an unBeemly struggle for dele
gates in which justice of the SUI
preme court would be made appear
as n contestant for the honor.
According to the Hughes men tho
justice will utter no word before tho
convention meets to indicate whether
he will or will not accept the nomt-
nation. His silence will be interpret
ed as acqulescence in the program TO
hand him the nomination by an over.
whelming vote.
Want Hughes or Roosevelt.
Hughes Ia still far and away the
leading possible nominee with Roosr-
welt second. Reports from all over
tho country disclose that Hughes and
Roosevelt are the only men SER
iously considered by the Republicans
The Hughes boomers are more cor
fident than ever that the justice will
be nominated on the second or third
ballot and they even are talking nov
OF the chance on putting him over
on the first ballot. Frank Hitchcock
has bunch of southern delegates
and It il said that he lnten1s 10 throw
them to Hughes OF the FIRST ballot.
beginning with AlcbalIa and Arizona.
T'La: is to be thu siYGaI for the rush
To NIc.cS
Root To the nrst :Gr, O! Ghe ole
;uardsm1 Tho7, eastc:s leaders
who occasionally gnl'rtH west OF tho
An"ga.1.a opine TN. - Tould he
;::,rty 8 .ide to name Eact. But
u - l rnes and IS following are in
.ia:;ar on 1t.
KH 81. Big FIHrI tor Enot
FROM sew York C3..p' TIE account
OF a recent conference Of war bride
milllonaires with several old guard
leaders at which the munition fnau-
ciers subscribed fund Of $50. 000,-
GEO to be expended in nominating
and electing Root.
It is alleged that some Of this fund
already has been expended In buying
UP purchaseable delegates, chiefly
from southern states. There appears
to have been some complaint that the
delegates so purchased. were moi
"staying bought" One block Of dele
gates 1t has been necessary to pur-
chase three times. With the fund
raised to $4,000, 900 however. price
has been put on delegates that no
other buyer in the market can top.
These particular schemers to put
over Root are talking Of Burton for
his running mate. They think Burton
would add that tinge Of progressive
ness, without dangerous radicalism. to
the ticket which Mr.. Root cannot con-
tribute.
Report Burton VIII withdraw.
There were rumors today that ono
OF the trio composed OF Cummins,
Weeks, and Burton will withdraw from
the contest before the convention.
Burton is believed to be the one re.
ferred to. 1t is known that he con-
siders himself out of serious consider
alton and his friends are booming him
now chiefly as vice presidential pos
sibility.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
and former Senator Crane Of Massa-
chusetts have not joined with the old
guard leaders promoting the Root
boom. Crane is for Hughes and PEN
rose is holding aloof Penrose doubts
the ability of attempting to name Root
and is impressed by the widespread
sentiment for Hughes.
Penrose has issued a statement
declaring that the Chicago convention
will be an Embossed gathering that
was interpreted as notice to his fellow
old guardsmen that he will not be a
party to the tactics OF 1912 to put over