Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-05
GROWING BELIEF
THAT REPUBLICANS
| WON'T NAME 7. R.
Many of Colonel's Closest
Friends Hold to
This View.
WIDESPREAD CONVICTION
| AMONG PARTY LEADERS
Hughes Regarded as Man Who
Can Bring Progressives
Back Into Fold.
EiAY NOT EVEN WIN NOMINATION
LAY NOT EVEN WIN NOMINATION
iituation Which This Condition
Presents Is Enprece-
dcntcd.

| dcntcd.
| CHICAGO, June +.--Thcre is a grow
Ing conviction tonight among both
Republican and Progressive leaders as
8l"mbled here for the national conVen
lions that Colonel Roosevelt Will not
pc nominated by tho older party. No
leason or explanation iy offered. but
lrnonS those who hold to this view
ire many OF The Coloners closest
lriends. who. none the less. are not
living mp the fight
The leaders who take this view OF
he situation seem 70 think that Jus
licc Hughes is the man who could
trinE the Republican and Progressive
hart!cs together, and present a solid
front TO the Democratic opposition.
lvcn though they are not convinced
HAT tho justice can win the nomi-
baticn
| The situation which this condition
presents is unprecedented. None OF
he leaders on the ground processes
IT, have any idea OF what Will happen.
II is notable that all the speculation
y far has been principally among the
oadcrs probably less than fifty OF!
hem and that the delegates have had
cry little part IN II. Little more
har half :he delegates 10 the Re
publican convention had reached Chi
Iagc tonight Those who arc here
Ire uncertain of the attitude OF other
In.n from their States.
.nosENEI.T COULD HAVE
| PROGRESSIVE NOMINATIONS
y seemed certain tina, Colonel
Ituuscyclt could have the Progressive
=, domination at once II lac would say the
word and still leave the way open to
withdraw his candidacy il the Repub
ram convention nominated man
,hou he was willing 10 support.
| One faction among ,hc Progressives
Ealors nominating Colonel Roosevelt
Iu ,he first day of tn. convention and
ihen await the action Of tho Republ!-
Iaus Another faction would prefer to
bake no nomination until after II was
known what the Republicans proposed
10 do
I on every hand tonight there Is spec
hlatiou as to what the members OF the
bid Guard wIll do If they succeed In
defeating Colonel Roosevelt, for the
Nomination: whether they would 60 the
kvhulc distance and nominate man of
tl.cir number. such as Root Fairbanks.
Weeks or Burton; or whether they
Ivuuid attempt to cnuc!lia-c the Pro
Ercssiycs by choosing :, man whom the
Halter nigh, support. The name OF
hus,icc Hughes is the only ono that
has been brought forward - far a.
having such possibilities
/; Among the rank and til. Of The Re
hIihlicans there are Indications OF
e.nuinc effort 10 draw the ProGressivcs
back into the old party. Apparently
LII factions learned a lesson from the
Il disastrous consequences following
Eplit four years ago. and as result
hothrE Is heard in the nature OF
braggadocio or defiance. The supporters
bf candidates Familiarity called "favoritc
sons are firm in their arguments. but
are inclined 10 far greater degree
ihun ordinarily 70 cNtoli their candi-
hates without dctractius from others.
TAKE POSITIVE POSITION
/ AGAINST ROOSEVELT
/ Most OF the delegates who came i'll
Today were OF the element that stood
put for party solidarity In 1912. and. al
Ehough some OF them speak without
'ancor Of Colonel Roosevelt, they take
d positive position against his cam
hidacy. While they contend that his
domination is impossible. they agree
That the influence OF his supporters
jnay he paramount in naming the cam
hidate and shaping the platform. Many
bf them are willing to concede that in
I.smuch as their first desire Is Il united
Party they are willing TO go to tho
lsacrifice OF letting Colonel Roosevelt
bick the candidate il that will insure
harmony among the Republicans and
win the support of the Progressives.
| Those who are opposing nominating
lIusticc hughes lay their principal COM
blaint against his failure TO announce
his position on current issues. This
criticism comes from both Republicans
lnd Progressives. There was wide
lipread report Tonight that Colonel
Roosevelt himself had declared that he
h ould not support the justice unless
he made such n statement The Pro-
lEressve leaders here made no secret Of
khcr intention TO demand Il satisfac-
| DRY pronounccment before they would
give their support.
supporters OF Hughes contended that
# he was nominated by the Republicans
Ec could be depended upon to send
eiegram OF acceptance that would meoI
with the approval of delegates. Even
some Of the PrOgressives agreed that
lhcy could not hope for an advance
|s,atement from Mr.. Hughes. in view OF
tine fact that he never has admitted
Ehat he was n candidate. Some of them
went SO far as TO say that IL he was
dominated by the Republicans and i'm
medfately declared his position in
satisfactory manner. that the Progress
Ssives, with the consent Of Colonel
Roosevelt, would indorse the justice.
Tho Hughes antagonists. however,
!profted by the fact that there is no
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