The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-02

until after the third ballot, and they
contend that tf This a he accom-
plished, and they believe II can be. the
strength Of the Justice will d~isintegratc
and Col. Roosevelt will run away with
the situation.
Many Of the Republican leaders, who
arrived to-day. found fault with tho
campaign conducted by the favoritc
sons. The so-called allies believe that
n they can eliminate Hughes they viii
be able to stop Roosevelt" and the Sc
lection will be made from their own
number. Tho Republican leaders char.
acterized this az SILLY" and warned the
representatives Of the allies that win
Hughes eliminated the delegates would
turn to Col. Roosevelt. who would Bob-
BILE them III IN short order.
John w. Mc,irath. COL. Roosevelts
secretary. arrived In Chicago to-day and
already has developed Into n figure OF
Importance. lie is looked upon AS 'ol
poosevelt's personal representative. au-
thorised to do the necessary dickering
with the Republican leaders Mr.. NC
0rath had no conferences to-day.
While tho general drift seemed plain
~ In the direction Of Justice Hughes
to-day IL IL apparent that many leaders
are In "a befuddlcd condition. They DO
not want either Hughes or col. Roose-
welt, but they do want to win. They
want to regain their seats at the
patronage pie counter.
Nearly all of them believe now That
only Hughes or Roosevelt can win
against President Wilson and the whoie
proposition has slmncred down TO de.
termining which is the stronger.
Roosevelts friends hav appreciated
this situation and have been busy all
day advancing arguments AS TO why Col.
Roosevelt would make n stronger can-
didate thar Hughes. All indications
seem to point. However. TO the TACT that
most OF the leaders believe Hughes
would poll moro votes and that hia nomi-
nation would 70 further toward healng
old party sores.
There is no false sentiment here In
regard to Hughes and his source OF
strength. II is purely a question or
political cxpcdiency. The Republican
leaders would turn from him In a minute
" they had any other candidate who
seemed reasonably certain, In their
opinion. Of polling as large a vote and
harinonizing the different elements OF
the party.
Tho campaign carried on by the
Roosevelt managers and by representa-
lives of tho allies to smok Justice
Hughes out seemed to have reached Its
climax yesterday. what looked like IA
reaction had set In to-day.
MOst O1 tHc ftepuDllCdH iSducTs Hdu
begun to realize that Mr.. Hughes could
not be forced into making any state
ment and many OF them condemned the
methods that were being used to smoke
him out.
Notwithstanding this feeling. another
effort was made when there was cir
culated IN the corridors In the hotels
typewriter copies OF a letter written by
Justice Hughes to GOV. Stokes Of New
Jersey on May 20. 1915. This letter WAS
published several months ago. but II was
dressed up to-day and was handed out
in the campaisn that is being carried on.
The letter reads:
MI DEAR GOVERNOR Your letter Of
May 18th has been receive' think
my statement covers the ground. 1t
seems to me very clear. as a member
OF the Supreme Court. I have no right
10 be a candidate, either openly or
pass!vely. cannot remain working
mere ana hold an e%quivocal position
before tho country. ! must. therefore.
ask that no steps be taken to bring
my name before the convention. with
cordial regards, I am, very sincerely
yours. CHARLES T.. HuGHEs.
Particular stress was laid by the oppo.
ncnts Of Justice Hughes upon the state
ment that he would not be a candidate
either openly or pass!vely. The argu-
ment was advanced that Frank II.
Hitchcock's open efforts to land dele
gates for Mr.. Hughes contemplated at
least a certain pass!vity on the part Of
Justice Hughes.
The Justices fri, nds answered this by
saying that his attitude now was exactly
what 1t has been for months, that he Is
not a candidate. has nothing To do with
Mr.. Hitchcock's efforts and does not In
9 to raise his hand in an effort to