South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-07
Can Name Candidate But Can
Not Make the Race Him
SeIf-MuSt Support
the Nominee.
THREATENS TO BOLT
IF HUGHES Is NAMED
Republican Leaders Prepare
Plans to Fight Three Cor
nered BattIe-IS T.
R. BIuffing?
Nsws Times Special Service {:

News Times Special Service:
COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June -
only Theodore Roosevelt can pre-
vent the placing in the field Of re-
publican national ticket and a pro-
gressive one for the coming cam
Laign.
If he wants 10 promise 10 sup
port the nominee OF the republican
party-and he can name that indi-
vidual so long as it is not himself
then the republicans will cooperate
with the progressives.
But if the threat sent TO the re-
publican leaders today that under
TO circumstances will he support
Justice Hughes if the latter is the
republican nominee. is in good faith
and expresses the actual feelings of
the colonel. then there will be no
peace negotiations, the republicans
will nominate the justice and de-
mand that he sacrifice himself to his
party and make the fight regardless
of consequences.
This was the position taken just as
the republican convention assem- bled
here today.
Il will bolt if you name Hughes. "
is RoOsevelt's attitude. according TO
definite word conveyed to the repub-
liCan leaders.
The republican leaders immediate
ly lined up against any conference
committee. They made il plain that
that there would be no use of nam
ing it unless the progressive party
leaders were willing to assure them
that the situation would be discussed
dispassionately and no effort made tc
insist on Roosevelt.
If the progressive chiefs show
that they can control their wild
horses" and are willing TO agree on
another candidate who actually is a
republican, then such a conference
committee may yet be named.
Are Backing Hughes.
But as the convention assembled
10 was plain that the republican
leaders had little hope that this
would be done and they were devot-
ing all their energy to influence
Justice Hughes from eliminating
himself as a candidate. While no
one tried to speak for the justice
officially. the men who say that he
must lead the republican fight were
calling attention 10 statements that
he made while governor OF New
York, that a man should be willing
10 make sacrifices for a party that
had honored him.
George w. Perkins expressed sur
prise when ne heard that word had
come that Roosevelt would run on a
third ticket if Hughes were nomi-
mated by the republicans.
Unless that is an official an
nouncement" said Perkins. lit can
be fatty denied"
It. X. is Blufiing.
Some republicans declared that
Roosevelt was blufing again and
asserted they would stand pat
Gov. Whitman met the news that
Roosevelt intended running on a
third ticket If Hughes is nominated
10y the republicans with laugh
That's no surprise" he said. Il
expected it,"
VIII IL make any change IN your
plans?" he was asked.
'Not any" was the answer.
DO you think that il will cause
Justice Hughes 10 decline the repub-
, lean nomination if it is rendered to
him ." ne was then asked.
4 can't say as 10 that" he an
swered but I don't think So"
The governor said that Hughes
viii be nominated by the repuoH-
cans probably on the second ballot
or the third ballot.