The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-06
MORE FOR HUGHES
BUT NOT ENOUGH
FOR NOMINATION
Backers Of the Justice VIII Get
Busy Today With Button
holing Operations
SENATOR LODGE COMES
OUT AGAINST HUGHES
Declaration Leads Hughes Men
to Believe He Is Acting With
Roosevelt in Effort to Block
Nomination
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE.

Chicago June -es-The- outstanding
facts In today's skirmish for the ad-
vantage at the start OF the Republic
can presidential race were these:
There are more votes for Hughes
than for any other candidate. but not
enough to nominate the justice"
In an effort to recruit sufficient dele
gates to win, the Hughes men get to-
gether and effected a loose organiza
ton today. They will meet again to-
morrow. pass out badges and begin
TO button-hole delegates.
They have given up all disposition
To row among themselves. Frank
Hitchcock and Governor Whitman, of
New York. made pleas for harmony.
Whitman spoke about 2,o00 words,
Hitchcock about twenty-five. SO
much Tor the Hughes hopes, Now
for the other side OF the case.
Senator Borah. OF Idaho, who had
been counted on to come TO the con-
ference and take the leadership. came
20 Chicago, but not TO the conference,
Henry Cabot Lodge Balks.
Senator Henry Cahv, Lodge. of
Massachusetts,, confidently counted on
~ support Hughes after Weeks shall
fts eliminated. deposited a fiy i'll the
Hughes ointment by declaring that he
Is against Hughes.
The Hughes people think that this
means he is for Roosevelt.
They even see in Lodges change OF
champions a dark plot on the part
OF the Colonel 20 block the Hughes
candidacy. This they would rot put
pas, either Lodge or the Colonel
Meanwhile the favorite sons have
been eliminated Fairbanks. the
stronges, 81 them VIII. il ia known.
be serenely contented with the vice.
presidential nomination His friends
saw that Fairbanks was born for this
Office: that no man in the universe
| is so perfectly qualified TO fill II. Cum
minis, Of Iowa. with many delegates,
has been used merely 20 mask the
PURPOSES OF the State leaders.
Eliminating Minor Figures.
He IL out of it, Burton has failed
to rouse any enthusiasm.
Weeks will disappear after the first
ballot, bar a miracle.
In the event Of the failure Of Hughes
TO receive the nomination. there is
a growing possibility that Warren C.
Harding. OF Ohio may he selected
Harding is highly regarded by all fac
tions. His adherents believe that he
will be the strongest man before the
country He will be temporary chair
mand. and in the sounding of the
keynote he will have an opportunity
to impress his personality upon dele
gates.
The Progressives continue FESTIVE.
Talk OF a third ticket wakes louder
among them. Today they refused alb
solutely to appoint any committee to
confer with the Republicans. Only
stern restraint on the part OF their
leaders keeps them from nominating
Roosevelt and Fastening home.
r. This attitude the old guard leaders
regard as a bluff. Nevertheless. there
Is real fear OF third ticket. and
this fear will continue Roosevelt as a
possibility right up TO the hour of
halloting.
To Put Hughes Out of Running.
Thus far the fun effort Of the
Roosevelt people has been to put
Hughes out Of the running.
The Hughes people got together at
l. the request OF former Senator Charles
w Fulton. az chairman of the Ore
gon delegation. The States represent
ed were New York. Maryland. Var
mont. Washington. Georgia. Kentucky
Missouri and Alabama-eight in all
Extraordinary efforts had been
made by all the leaders to be able to
electrify the meeting by some clarion
call from Justice Hughes. but these
la2fforts met with great unsuccess. In
response to half dozen impassioned
appeals by telegraph volumes OF ST.
lence flowed back over the wire.
A rumor that Governor Whitman
would be able to tell the delegates
| 1ust where the justice stood proved
groundless Whitman confessed be-
| fore ne went into the meeting that he
was still in the dark. To the Hughes
men he made a fervent talk. asserting
that he felt sure that the whole con-
yention should and would follow the
lead Of Oregon and line solidly up
behind Justice Hughes as the only
man who could VIM
Senator Fulton, chairman of the
Oregon delegation. called the meeting
10 order, and John J. Anetzka, of
Maryland. was made chairman.
Frank H. Hitchcock. whose activi-
ties in the Hughes interest were once
regarded by the Justices followers as
distinctly pernicious. drifted in late
IN the session and was welcomed like
A predigal son. He said:
Believes Hughes Winner.
ssYou know I don't speak. l have
4ust this to say: am for Hughes be-
5rau1e he IL winner. He is going to
ke nominated and he il going to be
S1ected." 1t was Hitchcock's speech.
md It made terrific hit. He divided
~ handshaking with Governor Whit
&C., fOonffnued q seeoonA HaGe.&s So