The Washington times., 1916-04-13
Justices Supporters Express
Hope He viii Remain Silent
in Face of Effort.
INTEREST IN THOMAS STAND
Believed 1t Reflects Position Of
Democrats II Jurist Should
Be Nominated.

Political talk today was stili devoted
In considerable measure to the speech
In the Senate by Senator Works, in
which he assailed the injection OF poll
tics into the Supreme Court and took
the view that Justice Hughes should
eliminate himself.
opinion Is divided as 20 whether the
Works speech and the notice which 10
being given IL throughout the country,
Will cause Justice Hughes to issue q
statement taking himself out OF the
Presidential field.
supporters OF Justice Hughes call tine
Works speech an effort to Smoke out"
the justice, and express the hope that
he Will say nothing. 1t is pointed out
that while there is a measure of I'M
certainty as to whether Justice Hughes
| Will accept II nominated by the Repub-
lican convention, IL he continues sHene
in the face OF the criticism directed at
him on the floor OF the Senate, It will
be taken for granted he IL a receptive
candidate.
Thomas Words Significant.
Considerable significance ia attached
to the utterances OF Senator Thomas on
the floor In giving his Endorsement to
the ideas expressed by Senator Works,
Senator Thomas Is one of the Demo.
cratic leaders. Il is the view in politi-
cal circles that iE the implied criticism
which he offered against the Hughes
movement. Senator Thomas reflected the
position the Democratic leaders plaa to
take to oppose Justice Hughes IL he
should be nominated. In other wofds,
they would endeavor on the stump To
make the most OF the fact that the
HennDliCan -
from the judiciary, and especially from
the Supreme Court.
Whether Justice Hughes makes any
statement or not. II is certain that al
the "favorite SON" candidates and all
the Roosevelt sdherents are watching
him twenty-four hours per day for .
sign.
Another political DEVELOPMENT which
caused much Washington gossip today
was the pronouncement OF the New
York Tribune for Roosevelt. The Trib-
une fought him In 1912. But It declares
| for HIM as the right man for the
emergency. Roosevelt men here are
deeply pleased over the Tribune's course.
and believe 1t significant of the trend
of sentiment.
Country Needs Roosevelt"
The Tribune says editorially:
we are for Colonel Roosevelt be.
cause we believe the country needs him.
-NS ohS SAoo "Aii puiShch pulse OF In0
nation as he will quicken it. No ono
else wiz stir the conscience OF the peo-
pie as he will stir II. No one else will
inspire patriotism as he will inspire Il.
mo one else personifies the issue
which the Republican party must make
| as he personitieS 1t. No one else pre-
sents so effective an antithesis to Wilson
as he. II we are Americans. real Amer
leans, the colonel is our man. While
timtd politicians were consulting the
| census books and counting the German
| vote, he spoke and the country heatken-
| ed. He Is the leader In the fight for
| Americanism. and we don't believe in
| changing leaders when we are going to
| the front.
| I'VE are for Colonel Roosevelt, in spite
| OF the fact that we were against him
| four years ago. No one fought him
| harder than we. No one Will fight hard
| e. Tor him. 1t has not been easy to
| put aside our pride. our sense OF resent
| ment at what occurred in 1912, and the
| hundred other things that tend to Keep
| alive divisions, but we have put them
aside, and are putting them aside be-
cause we feel that they have no place
| in crisis like this. we come out for
| Colonel Roosevelt as Republican
newspaper. intending to remain Repub-
| lican. and we feel that in doing SO we
| are doing the best thing not only for
the nation, but for the Republican
| party"