The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-30
HUGHES MAY NOT
LET HIS Name 60
TO CONVENTION
Washington Hears He VIII Not
Consider Nomination.
The FavOrite Sons May. Unite
on a Dark Horse.
ROOT IS LOOMING UP STRONGER
Would He Be Acceptable to
Progressive Republicans!
Roosevelt Is To Be Consulted in
All Things Done.
ROOT is LOOMING UP STRONGER
Would He Be Acceptable to
Progressive Republicans!
Roosevelt Is To Be Consulted in
All Things Done.

Washington, May S0.-ln the mouse
and senate the report was circulate
Monday that Justice Hughes viii Is
sue letter to a friend in a few days
forbidding the use of his name before
the Chicago convention.
The Information, it was said. came
from quarter close to Justice Hughes
and was in response to most urgent
representations that he give authority
to his supporters for the Repuoncah
nomination for president to state that
if named by the Chicago convention ne
would accept.
Opinion about the nomination is
more chaotic in Republican circles at
the capitol than it has been at any
time. Uncertainty concerning Colonel
Roosevelt's plans is assigned as the
reason. "Standpat" senators are an
deavoriEg 10 create the impression
Hughes ana former Senator Root and
that Colonel Roosevelt has no chance
of winning the nomination.
The "standpat" ticket that would be
satisfa Glory to the "old guard" was
said to be:
For president. Hughes or Root.
For vice president, Burton or Fair
banks.
A Progressive Platform.
All concede that the platform will
be to Roosevelts liking and that he
would influence the selection of the
licans declare he will be able to con-
troll the nomination even if he does
not secure it for himself.
Hope has returned to the camps OF
the favorite sons in the view of some
sena tors. 1t was declared today they
could unite on a candidate and force
his nomination The ''faVorite sons
it was said, were for neither Hughes
nor Roosevelt and prefer one of them
selves but it is within the range of
possibility that they may pass by Bur-
ton and Fairbanks, rated as in the
go to Senator Borah, Idaho or some
other dark horse.
Colonel Roosevelt's advice will be
asked on all important matters before
the convention. it was stated. Nothing
VIII be done or attempted to offend
him, ''standpat' senators declared, and
1t was said if the former president
viii accept this and support Mr.. Root,
as the Republican candidate. there
would be no obstacle as to his coming
back in 1920.
Roots Stand
Mr.. Root, they said, stands for pre-
cisely the same kind of ''Americanisn'
that Colonel Roosevelt has advocated.
He is for complete preparedness and
has denounced the present admins
tration's Mexican policy. Mr.. Root
also would be acceptable to the Pro-
gressive Republicans, these senators
said, on his legislative record. He was
said to have participated in the franz
ing of the federal employers liability
act, to have supported workmen's COM
pensation measures and to have taken
a progressive and constructive stand
with the New York constitutional con-
Nention.
Progressive Republicans said, how
ever. Mr.. Root would not be acceptable
to them because better men for the
nomination were available.
Senators and representatives are
seculating as to what the Progressive,
party convention in Chicago will do
The consensus of opinion appears to
be that if the Republican convention
dominates a candidate other than but
acceptable to Colonel Roosevelt, the
Progressive convention will make no
nomination but will keep its organ
iZation intact and mark time as a third
party until 1920.
Harding's Chance.
The fundamental weakness of the
opponents of Colonel Roosevelt was
said to be the fact that they have no
candidate upon whom they can unite.
Some close observers of DEVELOPMENTS
in the past two weeks said it was pos
sible that if Senator Warren G. Hard
ing, of Ohio, who will be temporary
and possibly permanent chairman,
makes keynote speech that sweeps
the convention and finds enthusiastic
response throughout the country, the
convention may turn to him for stand
dard bearer.
Practical politicians are circulating
stories calculated to- damage Justice
Hughes's candidacy. One of these is
that Job Hedges, prominent New York
Repu blican. was an enthusiastic sup
porter of Hughes for governor of New
York and worked zealously for his
election After the election Mr.. Hedges
nd Said he Aa
er before asked for an office but de-
sired to be state insurance commits
sioner. Mr.. Hughes is reported to
have answered: Hedges. you were
too active in the campaign. 1 cannot
appoint you