The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-08
REPUBLICAN OLD GUARD GETS . ROOT TO POSE AS CANDIDATE
 IN SCHEME TO STOP HUGHES

New York, April s--In effort to head off the Hughes boom for the Republican nomination for President, the old Guard of the G. O. F. in this saate, with assistance from the outside, has persuaded Elihu Root to pose at least as a candidate for the nomination, and may endeavor today to get resolution through the state committee indors1ng his candidacy.
 Behind this plan, matured within the last AS hours, some of the Hughes supporters in this state see the hand of Colonel Roosevelt and recall the luncheon at which both he and MT. Root were present, but where only preparedness was discussed. The sudden revival of the Root boom IS re- garded simply as a means of crystall1z- izing at this time such sentiment l against Justice Hughes as may exist
 AbIest Living American. A statement signed by 73 men, some last night. Nineteen of the s1gners are delegates to the national conven- ton elected last Tuesday. The state ment eulog1zes Mr. Root as the ab1est living American,' and the sign CTS put themselves on record as fa- voring his nominations.
 With a copy of the statement left ~~ was a pencilled memorandum on the letterhead of a Park avenue apart ment house. The memorandum read:
 stSenator wadsworth is at the Man hattan. MT. Stirnson and Mr. Shef- field are at the Bar association Call up Robert Bacon"
 Roosevelt His Second Choice.
 Almost immediately a statement from Robert Bacon was given out It read:
 ARobert Bacon last night made the following statement:
 Having been asked by many friends to state publicy which Pres1- dentia1 candidate favor for noInlna7 ton by the Republican party, l desire to say that my first choice is El1hu Root. my second choice Theodore Roosevelt.
 T have the greatest admiration and personal esteem for them both, born of many years of close intimacy. and I believe that the election of either one of them by the Republ1- can party upon a declaration of American principles And ideals such as has been recently made by them both will bring home to the national consciousness true apprec1at1on or the countryss international obnga- tiorls and responsibilities in the per for1nance of which we have signally failed of late.
 MT Bacon is a very close friend of ICoI. Roosevelt. He also was at the luncheon at Wnlcn oniy o,.a prspe,,a 1.a edness'' was talked. Furthermofe, ne was formerly a member of the firm of J. F. Morgan & CO. so friendly at one time % Col. Roosevelt.
 ssThe next four years will be crit fcaI in the life and influence of the peopIe of the United States. New and -vitaIly important problems conIronr7 le American people. Not only the domestic squesti ons of national pros perity, of economic and industrial re- adjustment of the social welfare and of the best use of our natural re- sources are pressing for solution, but the international policy of the nation is now to be defined in terms of pres ent day needs and relations. At this time the nation requires It's pest trained, most experienced and most thoroughly tested leader in the hlgh- est executive office.
 seAfter sixteen years Of devoted n11I7lic service as Secretary or War, Secretary of State and Senator or the Tinted States Elihu Root stands pre- eminent among contemporary Amer- jeans as a constructive, far-s1ghted and forward-facing statesman While he has declined to become eano1- date for even the highest polt1cah or flee, yet if nominated for the-Presl- dency by the coming National con at lie duty must compel hiA acceptance
 GAS Americans, be1ievApg in an American policy at home and abroad, and in proper preparation to express and to defend such a policy, we Ia yor and shall support the nomination of EIihu Root for the Presideney or the United States"
 De1egates Who Signed Statement.
 The nineteen delegates whose names hQ tached to this statement are: Nicho- las Murray Butler, Elpn R. Brown, Cornelius N Bliss, Otto T. Barnard, George Cromwell J.. o. Curtis, Chaun- cey M Depew, Louis w. Emerson Job E. Hedges. William A. Prender- gast Henry l.. Stinson,a George R.. sheldon, James R. Sheffield, Henry M. Sage, B. G. Staley, Homer Snyder James w. WadswortEl, Samuel Wallln and William Watson.
 Opposite each of these names was inc word stdelegate'' on the list The other names attached to the statement were:
 James A. Burden, Jr., Francis S. Rangs. Charles H. Betts. Lyons; Jesse Brayton, Utica; J. D. Bash ford, Lyons; Samuel H. Beach, Rome ; Edward C. Blum, Brooklyn; Charles Bush, Essex County; Joseph H. Choate, Alfonso IT. Clearwater, Kings ton; R. Fulton Cutton, Henry P. Da- vison, Cyrus Durey, Fulton County; Israel T. Deyo, Binghamton; James C. fEgbert, Samuel w. Fairchild, William D. Guthrie, Right Rev. David H. Greer, s. w. Griffith, Palmyra Alexan- der. J. Hemphi1l, John Henry Ham mond, John J. Knewitz, Bronx; Thos. A. Kirby, Albion; L. E. Loree, Gates w. McGarragh, Chester B. McLaugh- lin, Port Henry; John G. Milburn, H. | c. Vaudeville, Elrnira; Arthur H. Mas ton Louis M. Martin, Clinton; John H. Mofatt, P1attsburg; Eugene H. l Outerbridge, John Parmenter, Gene va; Charles A. Peabody, Henry $. Pritchett, Edmund Platt, Poughkeep- sic; Charles B. Rogers, Utica; Rush Rhess, Rochester; the Rev. Karl Rei1- and. Congressman R. B. Sanford, John