The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-09
When Republican Leaders Dis
pair of Reunion With Progress
sives, Boom For Supreme Court
Justice Is Revived and Spreads
ENTHUSIASM IS LACKING
BE- AT OPENING or CLASSIC
National Committeeman Sends
Telegram To Roosevelt To Go
To Chicago and Harmonic
Bull Moose and Old Party

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|HICAG0, June S.--When the po-
u litical leaders ceased talking and
working last night it appeared
certain that the Republican convention
is steadily swinging toward Hughes,
and equally certain that the Progress
sives have determined 10 nominate
Roosevelt, with Hiram w. johnson as
his running mate.
More political leaders were predicting
the nomination of Justice Hughes than
at any time since the Republicans be-
gan assembling in this city for the
pre.eonvention discussions of possibih-
ties. Conservative leaders, who never
venture on formal statements of the
trend of public opinion until they have
carefully weighed all the indications,
declared last night that the strength
of Hughes has increased markedly dur
ing the last few hours, and that un-
less the accumulation of Overwhefm-
ing circumstantial evidence fails to
truly reflect the real situation the JUS
tice will be nominated even sooner than
they had expected when the convention
opened yesterday.
Conferences Have Ceased
The men who take this view are the
Apractical politicians---hard headed men,
case-hardened to conventions--who have
been basing their estimates upon a care
full canvass of the delegates here. They
pointed out that the conferences which
the leadArs of the various factions have
been holding to decide upon the most
available man have ceased, and. de-
clared that this. in their opinion, indi-
Gates feeling that the majority have
already swung into the Hughes column.
Four days of constant and persistent
effort on the part of the Republican
leaders to unite the two parties, have
utterly failed to produce results. The
leaders admit that they have been un-
able to move the PrOgressives from
their stand for Roosevelt, and they
have made no progress with other can.
didates.
Hughes On Third Ballot
The delegates pledged to the favorite
sons have discovered, apparently, that
there is no one but Hughes to whom
they might throw their strength and
they accordingly have come into the
Hughes band wagon. This movement
il is asserted in many quarters, is well
marked, and upon it some of the lead
ers are basing their declaration that
Hughes will be nominated on the third
ballot.
Neither party has yet appointed q
peace conference committee to dea
with the rival organization, but thil
may be done this morning. soon aftel
the convention gets down to business
The credentials committee yesterday
eOncuTred in the recommendation thai
the delegates from Hawaii and thu
Philippines be seated.
b Last night former Senator Jackson
national committeeman of Maryland
sent q telegram to Colonel Roosevelt
asking him to come to Chicago imme
diately Gin the interests of harmony,
promising to do his utmost in case tn
former President saw fit to accept hi
offer, TO secure for the former Presi
dent the privilege of the convention
floor. -
National Interest Demands Reunior
In his telegram Mr. Jackson sal
that "national interest demands tn
complete reunion Of the two faction
OF the split Republican party, unhaI
PLY divided in 1917 He also sal
that national preparedness in spirit
in arms and in industry, such as urge
by YOU" is the keynote of the situi
ton.
The Republicans assembled for thei
national convention in the ColiseuI
shortly before noon yesterday morning
without enthusiasm and without sensi
ton. There was the usual noise 4
Thousands upon thousands of person
gathered in one great building, adde
to by the blaring of many brass band
but there was little of the demo nstri
tive racket of former conventions
the big convention hall.
The session lasted for two and on
half hours, most of which time va
taken up by the keynote speech d
livered by Temporary Chairman W.
Harding of Ohio, and the conventio
adjourned for the day to meet today I
eleven O'Clock.
Temporary Chairman Harding spoil
for more than an hour His speech WI
punetuated with cheers, while his 50
/ hes against the Democrats provoke
laughter.
Senator Harding's speech was large
devoted 20 an appeal TO the delegat
TO forget faetiOnai differences, to =
store party unity and thus regain part
power, He also declared. that the Uni
cd States should have a navy "whi'
will fear no power on earth" and tn
declaration was heartily aPPlaude