The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19

CHICAGO. MARCIA is.--The Tribune will
say Tomorrow
William Barnes of New York IL out
u assume possession of the Republican
national convention. His candidate for
temporary chairman IL Senator George
Sutherland of Utah.
Chairman Charles ~. lilies has re.
volted at this proposition as being too
strong" and IL Is unlikely tina Mr..
Barnes will ave his way IN the SUBJ
committee OF the Republican National
Committee that Will try to name n tenn
porary chairman when 1t meets In Chi
Gags Monday.
The choice wiki Senator Sutherland
out OF 1t Seems to lie between senator
Henry cabo Lodge OF Massachusetts
ANA Senator William 4. Borah VI Idaho
Lodge IL being opposed because he has
had the keynote JOB once and he is'
feared by some because OF his known
personal friendship for Theodore RoOse.
Welt. The radical r. Il. element Ii fight
ing for tire reason that the Massachu-
sets senator has accepted a place az
candidate for delegate at large pledged
to the nomination Of hts colleague. Scna-
tor John W Weeks.
Senator Borah encounters spirited an
tagonism from managers Of the conser-
vativc wing. They indict him as a Fan
didate for the nomination himself and
AS certain to have the Idaho delegation.
They want no keynote speech from him
and a possible repetition OF the GARFIELD
business Of 1850.
I.Orimrr Trial Figures.
As a compromise senator Wesley
Jones of Washington ~ named as a
dark horse. lie was running strong In
the backstrstch Tonight until somebody
suggested quietly that Jones had voted
for I.oriiner after having heard all the
evidence as a member Of the Senate sub
committee. and the going is not so good.
These were the disclosure In the open
as subcommittee members began to ar
rive IN Chicago. They ave followed a
week OF intense political activity all
over the country and preface another
week thai doubtless will be crucial III
determining the course of the Coliseum
convention.
The week just ended was marked by
:, definite nud easily noted trend toward
justice. @,es for the Republican nonii-
nation aud . discsrriblc i.miuu,.on of
strength of the friendly wave Of Rooss-
VIEW sentiment. IN" I1ukleS thlN NdE
strengthen-d py Nell substantiated dag
nueIs vi the statements that have been
issued by Justice Hughes 10 the effect
that IN none of Ia. withdrawals of his
name wherever primary law eAigeiic'es
, compelled him to do 80. the Justice has
rot said that he would decline the ioin!-
nation Ii II came to him. There is grow
ing belief. particularly at Washington,
ira, Jus,ic. Hughes will not decline.
The Roosevelt tendency INT; with "A re-
verse "a Tie Statewide primaries held
. +, New Hampshire Tuesday. There were
five candidates fcr four places as dele
gates al large. tne was ,rowtdly Tor
T. Il. The other four We're unpledg.d.
Tn, Roosevelt candidate vas badly
beaten In :. State where there we're
prvgressiv. Republicans In l?l2.
. Etsht In Pennsylvania.
: A. viewed from this distance the
Roosevelt movement has got into trouble
in PENNSYLVANIA. where the candidacy 81
Gov Martin q; Bruinbaugh FOR IN"
Presidential nomination was
last onday This 'n-ans undoubtedly
a s,rdigh'sway tieh, betw.rn Serai"r
l'.nrose and hi, organization and ;n'
,;ovcrnor's own machine. AIDED hh0
obett.d Al, along the lin" by William
+ ilfln on il'l-i'Iies
Mr.. Finn viii GaIr = delegation or ms
own In tn. Progressive national con-
yent,on. He will have all he can get ~
IN, Republican convention instructed
cor Brumbaush. and probably ready T.
vote fo- Roosevelt "A, the drop OF the ha'
I.nrose IL aid to have wanted To lie IN
Roosevelt ION the square" IL" Is no"
preparing TO pick "A candidate TO run II
the Pennsylvania primaries hgali"'
Brumhaugh. This probably VIII ne en-
secretary Of state lhilander e. Knox
The Pennsylvania primary law r'slu're'
tina, the candidates for delegates b'
pledged 20 some individual.
senate. ALDER; T.. runinins o. Iowa
! .uters the lis; Of candidates posseSse'
Of instructed del, gates ~ virtue o; tn
Minnesota direct primaries held hs
Tuesday. Ne won practically by d.fau!'
Th, latest compilation ~ tie rrimir!
returns gave cum:n!ns 23.:io. Henry II
I,stabruoh ...Si, and william Gran
Webster OF Chicago LIS. This is sup
posed to eliminate Estabrook from 'u'
,h.r consideration 40 Il candidate
Moth Dakota votes IucSda% -"