Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06
: ! 1--WE FOR HUGHES
is TAKING FORM
OF GENUINE BOOM
Sentiment for Nomination of the
Justice Grows with the Arrival
of Each State Dele
CATION.
THEY BRING ORDERS FROM HOME
Men Back in Trenches, Who Do the
Voting, Believe Hughes Man
Who Can Bring Harmony.
ROOSEVELT sTENGTH WANING

ROOSEVELT STENGTH WANING
Chicago, III, June s.--EIughes sem
timent oday swept over the republic
ans assembled here for their national
convention and amazed the leaders by
its apparent strength and stoptaneity.
Without any authorized headquar-
ters Ir recognized spokesmen dele
gated to speak IL behalf OF the jus-
tice, the republicans considered the
growth Of the Hughes movement into
a full-hedged boom within the last
twenty-iour hours a force to be reck-
oned with when the convention as
sembles Wednesday.
Frank IA, Hitchcock, who has been
leading the unorganized Hughes
movement, issued his first formal
claim today, contending that the ia-
vorite sons combined would have a
strength of only 345 votes--not
enough for a majority--and predicted
that Justice Hughes will get more
votes on the first ballot than all the
other favorite sons combined, and
that his nomination on an carly ballot
is inevitable.
Won't Get Two Hundred.
Roosevelt leaders, still fighting for
the colone's nomination, find them
selves confronted with a situation
they are convinced was over-estimat.
ed in the rolonel's favor and the re-
publican leaders attached to the old
guard predict that the coloncl's ulri-
mate strength in the balloting will
be less than 200 votes.
One potent element in the repub-
ican nomination toward which all the
leaders were looking with some APP
prehcnsion was settled by the deci-
sion Of the progressive national COM
mittee not to nominate presidential
candidate until Saturday and 10 ap-
point a committee to confer with the
republicans.
The apparent elimination Of Colo
mel Roosevelt as possible nominee
has encouraged boomers for some of
the other candidates Many OF them
profess to believe they will be the
beneficiaries Of the waning Roose-
welt strength, and that an effort now
will be made to concentrate oil plan
TO eliminate Hughes. Chief among
these is the candidacy Of Senator
Weeks OF Massachusetts. He is on
the ground and as fast as delegates
arrive all those who are willing arc
taken TO the Weeks headquarters.
During the day the Weeks supporters
increased their estimates from time
to time OF the probable first ballot
strength of their candidate until they
were claiming more than 800 on the
first ballot.
Although abandonment Of any plan
TO get a prc-convention statement
from Justice Hughes has been an
nouneed, delegates nevertheless in
quire for some authoritative state
ment OF his political views and his
stand on important issues.
Leaders interested in Hughes lei il
be known today that Governor Whit
man in his nominating speech will
make statement outlining Justice
Hughes political views and his rec
Ask About Views.
ord on important issues
Among those opposed to Justice
Hughes, a report was circulated to-
day that he had gained the dsfavor
OF labor through the supreme courts
decision in the Danbury Hatters ease
IN January, 1915 Investigation oi the
report developed the decision OF the
court was unanimous, all the justices
participating, and was delivered by
Justice Holmes
Coming from conference with
Justice Hughes IN Washington. Ran.
dal y lie Boeui, former Justice OF
the New York supreme court. visited
Governor Whitman Like many 9th
ers, who have talked with Mr.
Hughes, however, Mr. lie Boeui had
no authority 10 speak ior him. but is
convinced that be Wuub accept the
nomination ii il came l1 him.
Chicago. luur lhr movement
fer the nomination az Justice Hughes
today iook un the aspects ol a genu.
inr boom.
Arriving delegations brought eyN
dcnces oi sentiment m ilvur III the
inftst and men Whn baEe hten iifB-
ui'ed eilh tbs 'old guard ~ che NJ.
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