The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-08

VINO are demanding the jurist's nomin-
alton. No n will go to Washington,
said Governor Whitman, to induce
Justice Hughes to send a might before
the battle message.
Prospects for the nomination OF
Hughes are generally regarded as
strong. In the swarming corridors Of
the packed hotels. Hughes talk is up
permost. Governor Whitman, Herbert
Parsons, Frank H. Hitchcock, State
other Hughes boomers have been work
ing overtime for the last "a hours
among the delegates.
Until today a majority of the dele
gates were absent. This morning and
last night they flocked in. and nearly
all are now on the ground.
Hughes Is Handicapped.
The Hughes boom is handicapped by
the fact that his hackers cannot come
out positively n say what the JUS
tice stands for. They ann say what
he would do on the issues Roosevelt
has made paramount, Americanism and
preparedness - at least the issues
which all of the %colonel's friends in
sist are paramount. If anyone here
could on authority say just where the
Justice stands and that he is a recep-
tive candidate, it would much simplify
matters. 1t is asserted by the Hughes
leaders that managers of some of the
faVorlte sons are making advances to
them. A Hughes and Burton ticket is
much discussed.
In their declarations that they will
not accept Hughes unless he comes out
and makes a statement in which he
gives ringing approval to the red
blooded doctrines of Roosevelt on the
R~ooseveltian issues, the progressive
leaders unquestionably realize they are
putting the justice in a difficult posi-
ZION L8 Hon" q iJ1Cff0nE nf fhn nr0n9
court of the United States, deep in jul
dicial decisions this week and with his
colleagues closing up the huge volume
of business for this term of court, can
come out and give his political view
for preconvention consideration is
something no one has indicated. The
Hughes leaders are seeking a way to
meet this demand.
Hope to Force Him Out.
The fact is, of course, that neither
the u moose nor anyone else really
believes h a Justice Hughes at this
stage of the proceedings will declare
himself on the issues before the con
vention. If by taking his attitude
and sticking rigidly to it the bull moose
could force Hughes to eliminate him
self that would suit their purposes ex-
actly.
No man here knows-though some
think they know-what Hughes is go
ing to do about it. The general feel
ing is hat he will simply sit tight,
though it is intimated some prominent
man will soon be able to speak for him
to the extent of promising a %satisfac-
tory declaration if he is nominated.
Today the national committee of the
progressive party meets. From it, there
is expected to come a statement which
will set forth the bull moose position
more clearly and specifically thar if
has vet been set forth aEh
n plan seriously considered is to
send q message to Justice Hughes
which. in effect, would demand an ex-
pression from him on Americanism and
preparedness. The third party chief
tains have had this proposal under dis
cussion.
Locking For Big BIow-of.
ton is TO begin Friday or Saturday.
hat is a long way off if convention
IN" is ~rec'Soned. Much may happen
in tho meantime. A lot of folks who
are predicting nomination of Hughes
"re nevertheless standing about on
HnN foot thinking something is going
to how M. something in the shape of a
i9 cant!neter ;rrn is going to explode.
anG blast the Hughes boom to frag-
ulcnts.
f that ahnu1d occur. what then? >On
lH1ncr cant figure out how Roose-
ve't. with Hughes out of the way
would be nominated. Eu there is a
p@~Echnio"ical situation here which,
should HUGHES be forced out, would
make his nomination possible.
Gne of the numerous harmony move
ments here has been started by John
HAYS Hammond. Like many another
1917 belligerent. he is now trying to
pour oil on the waters He has made
arrangements to give a dinner at the
1 VI Sr.l ,r III, \ ~ ~ 80. -. ~.. --l
! progressive party leaders After
iacking his brain as to how he would
divide them up numerically, he con-
cluded to apportion them OF the basis
of the 1912 vote.
Nay Bring Teddy.
Bull moose leaders are today still con-
sidering whether or g to bring Colo
mel Roosevelt to Chicago.
They are divided in opinion. Repre-
sentative Gardner, of Massachusetts.
and Governor Johnson, of California,
are among the leaders eager to have
the colonel come to the scene.
They opine he would be worth a
whole corps OF leaders if he should be
turned loose to talk to the delegates.
If we can hold u crowd back until
Friday or Saturday" remarked one
adroit manager of a lesser republican
candidate, Eve stand a mighty good
show. Let these big fellows go out
IN front n set the pace for the first
laps. W. will begin to use gasoline
when those fellows have gone into til
fence or to the pits for repairs.
1t is not a case. as so many seem
to think, of any man to beat Wilson
but it is a Ease of the best mar to re-
unite the republican party. This is the
issue upon which his nomination final
ly will be settled"
Dispute Hughes Claims.
Roosevelt leaders this morning began
putting out statements to show thai
the Hughes strength has been over
stated and the Roosevelt strength
understated in a number of delegations
They laid especial stress on Maine
which the Hughes men have been
claiming.
The Roosevelt men said as a matter
of fact four of the IL Maine delegates
would be for Roosevelt on first ballot
a fifth probably and ultimately sever
would be for Roosevelt.
This" said a Roosevelt leader, sis
typical of how the situation has been