The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
G. 0. P. ALLIES CLAIM
700 VOTES ALREADY
That Is Reported to Be the
Strength Against Hughes,
Roosevelt and Cummins.
MORE NJ ARRIVE

CHICAGO. May 25.-with the arrival
here to-day OF representatives Of the So
called "allIes' In the fight for the Re-
publican nomination for President II
was announced that they would control
700 votes on the first ballot.
This does not include the strength OF
Hughes, Roosevelt or Cummins, who
without the old line breastworks.
Here are the figures: Root. 100
Weeks. 200: Burton. 40: Fairbanks,
lao. Sherman. 90.
from was not made clear. but the hint
was thrown out that as 4?3 il all that
Is necessary TO nominate. the allies
might at the proper time name the
candidate. As was pointed out, how
ever. the weakness OF the alleged COM
bination is that the delegates may refuse
to be deiiy cred.
Among the early arrivals here to-day
was Charles NJ. Pepper. who will estab.
llsh Root headquarters In the Congress
Hotel. He was followed by q. W.
Mooney. custodian Of the Burton 10
mont and who will be assisted by
A. NJ. Roadway In his work Of boosting
the interests of the Ohio ex-senator.
Then came George II. Moses. ex-Min-
lister to Greece. who has the Weeks
interest in charge and who has As
his colsborer in the New England mans
vineyard one Mercer Vernon Of Massa
chuse,ts.
Fairbanks guard here WAS u
mented by the arrival Of James A.. Hem
enway. ex-Cnited States enato Sena'
tor Lawrence Y. sherman. Illinois
favorite son. has Walter Rosenheld OF
Rock Island on the ground TO sit ir
with the representatives OF the Other
"%allies."
The talent" suffered a ~dsappoin,.
ment Ivy the non-appearance Of Charlie.
u. Hilles, chairman Of the Republican
! national committee. who was to have
I arrived about the samc time as tn
booms Of the Eastern mon. n was an
nOunced that Mr.. Hilles. after tarryins
a day IN Pennsylvania. had rone 70
Ohio to SOC his mother and to gei
a breathing spell before plunging ntc
the sessions OF the natlona
committee, which viii begin June I.
II was Mr.. Moses. a delegate az larg,
from New Hampshire. who GO, the hrs'
start In boosting his candidates rnci
u'ltNfiN l' SGT tue frfFeuent or lSSulNk
a typewriter statement instead Of in
duleinc IN q ,erba, outburst tina ha.
been the practice up 20 this time will
the managers.
"Scuatur Weeks is much more thai
a 'favorit" son candidate for the nomi
nation said Mr.. Moses. ".As A matte
OF fact. the movement In his behalf ha'
it, beginning In several Of the Western
state. such A. Missouri. Oklahoma
Kansas ana along the Pacific coas,
where n. made a number Of speeche
last summer on the business Of O
m and on preparedness--tvo sui
jccts upon which he is a recosnize'
authority. having been both a bushes
man and IN his Younger days an Amer
lean naval officer.
81, is from these sections that senate
Weeks will obtain the support that vii
max. him = national rather thar
'faVo-ife son viud date befor. IN. con
vertiou. lHd tpgc.NSr with equally stronI
support - ins East. aud IN New Eng
land our candidate will enter the con
ycntiou with more votes than any othe
man"
NJ. Pepper declined 10 Civ out an
detailed interview, saying that ~
Dwight Will do the talking for the Roo
cause when he arrives. The Root force
ar" coming upon 'le alltN rdllNln
10 the former Senator in the tnal analI
Sis
As Eas, mot West and North NJ.
South in The lohhies u The hotels an
bitter rivalrics Of the former conv~r
ton tights we're renewed. talk natl
rally turned from the ''favorite sons
the dark horses and the other candid
cies AS represented by Roosevelt an
Hughes. Every boone Was candi
enough to ADMIT that Hughes is feare
I most and Roosevelt next