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canism which would satisfy the
people. The progressive leaders
were asked to read it carefully and
accept il as an evidence OF just
where Hughes stands. But Victor
Murdoch. George w. Perkins. Henry
Allen White, Johnson, Pinchot and
the others scorned such a suggestion.
They declared that if the justice
could come through as far as he had
with yelled illusions, there was
nothing in the way 10 prevent him
openly setting his views before the
convention. And they openly de-
clared. with an emphasis that left
little TO the imagination, that they
were unalterably opposed to the jus
tice as a candidate.
Hughes Still Leading.
Hughes still was the leading can
didate. Unless the leaders shall be
able 10 agree on a single candidate
10 oppose him within the next 50
hours. his nomination on the second
or third ballot is a certainty. The
Jump. They are becoming con-
WINGED that Hughes is in the lead
and are preparing TO come out into
the open for him.
The Oregon Hughes delegates say
they have secured pledges from
practically all of the northwestern
states so that most of the unin-
structed votes from that section will
go to Hughes on the first ballot. sen.
William +. Borah of Idaho, himself
a candidate with his state delegation
instructed for him, released all of
his delegates from their instructions
today. He declined to suggest who
they should vote for, telling the
Idaho leaders who conferred with
linn that the delegates should follow
their own choice, and that he did not
desire To embarrass any of the can
Gidates by coming out for an indi-
vidual. But the Borah votes are to
go for Hughes right from the outset,
and while the senator declines to be
interviewed, it is known that he
considers the naming of Hughes as
being a certainty.
Fairbanks Men Optimistic.
The Fairbanks followers still
" ere claiming that their candidate
Nill get the Roosevelt support final
~ This too. in the face OF the fiat
rejection by the colonel of the re-
quest that he come 10 the aid of the
Hoosier statesman. Fairbanks lead
ers circulated mysteriously in the
hotel rooms, while their delegates
cheered and shouted in the Hobbies.
Burton managers also were working
for second choice support in the
hope that a long drawn out series OF
roll calls finally would place their
man in a strategic position.
A number of progressive dele
gates from Illinois were working for
Sen. Sherman of Illinois. They urged
his claims on George w. Perkins last
night. but he was noncOm initial on
the subject and today insisted that
none of the avowed candidates
measured up to the Roosevelt stand
ard.
Very few details of just what
transpired at last nights conference
between Perkins, Lodge, Crane, Pen
rose and SmOOt were permitted to
be divulged. II is known that Mr..
Perkins for nearly an hour recited
why he believed Roosevelt should
be accepted by the republicans He
was told by Crane that this was out
of the question and this opinion was
Joined in by Penrose and Smoot.
Crane Voices Opinion.
After an impassioned appeal by
Perkins, Crane voiced the opinion of
the leaders as follows:
I'VE cannot deliver this cOnVen-
ton to Theodore Roosevelt We
might pocket our own feelings and
agree to support him. But we can
not deliver the delegates. The ma
jority of the delegates 10 this con
vention are against Col. Roosevelt.
Four years from now all probably
would be for him if he turned in and
showed that he was again the party
leader and a real republican. But
not now. 1t is too early and there
are animOsities that have not yet
been healed