The Washington times., 1916-05-25
RUSH VOTE SOUGHT
TO 0UTW|T HUGHES
Friends Hear Old Guard Plans
Presidential Ballot for Sec-
ond Day Of Convention.
By p. T. RELLIHAN.

by r. u. hEDlsldAN.
NEW YORK. May 1.-The Old Guard
will try 10 slip one over" on justice,
Hughes in Chicago. according to q re-
port that has reached the Hughes
leaders. They did not know whether
TO give full credence "a. the report. but
there was enough to II TO disturb them.
II was said the Old Guard leaders,
n they ma conditions favorable 70
their plan. will cut short the usual con-
vention preliminaries and force .
vote for President before the friends
of Justice Hughes have an opportunity
to do any effective. missionary WORK
among the delegates.
The general supposition has been that
the FIRST convention day-Wednesday,
June 7-would be devoted to the ad-
dress of the temporary chairman and
that probably there would be no ballot
ing FOR President before Friday %
Saturday.
Vote On Second Day.
Instead of waiting until Friday. u
IL said the Old Guard leaders plan 10
go to a vote on Thursday. Such q step.
II In said, undoubtedly would md the
Hughes men not more than half pre-
pared for the fight: The Hughes men
all along have assumed the FIRST three
or four, ballots would be distributed
among "favorite sons" after which
they believed there would be q concen-
tration on Hughes. when It had been
demonstrated no favorite son could
win.
This quick decision plan which the
Old Guard leaders are said to have In
| tagol Of shutting out the Rooseveit prop
| agandists to q great extent. Tho
Hughes men. however. believe II to be
Simed at their men rsths. thu h,s et the
leaders do not any longer fear the
Colonel will be named.
Hughes Men Confer.
A conference OF Justice Hughes
friends that was held in the Office Of
| Frederick c. Tanner. New York State
delegate-at-large and leader OF the
Hughes forces in this State, Is under
| stood to have discussed the reported
Old Guard plan. II was said last night
leaders 70 counterfeit the Old Gisrd
| plot" The. coming national conven-
ton. II was said. will not be one that
viii stand for anything like q snap
| II was semi-ofnciaiiv announced the
friends Of Justice Hughes would not
seek to get from him between now
and the meeting OF the convention any
| assurance that he would accept II noci-
mated. The SMOKING out process has
been carried to q point where It u
feared IL the Justice were to make an
tive the work Of his friends. Al The
same time the Hughes leaders are con-
WINGED that II the convention calls him
he will accept.
| There was a report that William ].
FULLY former State senator from
Steuben county. always a close friend
| OF the Justice and stfons Supporter
p m sns s wnsId h OF Governor HSshes
| who would he In position to assure
delegates OF Justice Hughes. readiness
to accept the party nomination for
| President. 'F1
Believes Hughes Will Accept.
| mo. will have to throw down that
report" the former Senator. said, when
asked about It. II am not important
enough to hold anv such commission,
but for that matter do not believe any
man will be commissioned to speak for
Hughes. express only my individual
opinion when i say believe he will ac-
cept have not seen him for long
| time"
r. Fulton Cutting, former head o,
the Citizens Union. is out for Elihu
Root, In letter to DR. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler. cutting says:
I'm my Judgment the country needs
| Mr.. Root In the white House, and
believe the people will put him there
II he Is nominated. I cannot think
the Progressives will contest his cleo
ton"
Henry g. Pritchett, president Of the
Carnegie Foundation, also declared for
Root. DR.. Prchett said a great deal
| OF transformation regarding sentiment
In the middle West is being dissemina-
ted In the East. one prevalent fallacy
being that Root Is not popular with mid
die West voters. Nothing, he asserts.
Is further from the truth. and he makes
the assertion as q man who halls from
that section Of the country.
Texans Indorse T. r.
George Won l.. Meyer. chairman of
the Roosevelt Republican committee.
announced with qualification tho In
dorsement of Roosevelt by the Republi-
can State convention in Texas. Old
line Republicans. however, said the con-
vention resolutions have, no binding
force on the Texas delegates to Chicago.
who were chosen in advance of the con
vention and are unpledged.
Colonel Roosevelts friends in the
Biltmore also gave out a letter from
Frederick Trevor Hill. lawyer and au-
thor. who took the view that for the
Chicago convention to nominate Hughes.
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court. would be to strike blow at tho
reputation of that tribunal which ever
after would be open to the suspicion
that its members were not wholly re-
moved from political influence.