Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
Justice Gains in Support of
Both Republicans and
Progressives.
ROOSEVELT BUSTED ?
Number of Leaders Declare
Colonel Is Already Out
Of Big Race.

Chicago, June 5.-The movement
for the nomination of Justice Hughes
today took on the aspects of a genuine
boom
Arriving delegations brought evil
dence of sentiment in favor of the
jurist and men who have been identi-
fed with the odd guard of the re-
publican party declared that many
delegates instructed for others were
ready to turn their votes to him after
the first ballot.
The lack of controlling leadership
by the men who have composed the
"old guard" is emphasized on every
hand. They express themselves as not
fayoring Justice Hughes for any rea-
son of personality but because the
delegates bringing first hand reports
of sentiment from the states believe
he can be the harmonizer who can
rehabilitate the party and bring in
the progressive strength.
T. II. Sentiment Cooling.
On every hand explanations are
sought of the failure of sentiment
for Colonel Roosevelt to crys-
talize. A week ago those who opposed
the nomination of Roosevelt were fear
full of a stampede to him but now it
is said that is impossible. Many can
not understand what brought about
| the change.
Republican leaders after a canvass
| today declared that Colonel Roose-
yelts ultimate strength would not be
more than 200 delegates at the outside
and they believe the number would be
inearer $50 delegates 1t is asserted
that the remaining $50 or 500 dele
gates would not vote for him under
any circumstances.
Chicago. June 5.-Uncertainty and
restraint were dominant factors here
today, As hours before the gavels were
scheduled to fall at the Coliseum and
the Auditorium for the opening of the
republican and progressive national
conventions.
| The republican pre-cOnvention drift
and swell of rumor, semi-official re-
port and pure gossip rolled from
/ Hughes to Roosevelt and back tC
! Hughes; then into the more quiet ed
dies Of favorite sondom; only to break
!
hour to hour this movement went or
while nothing seemed to crystalize in
to tangibility.
Leaders Show Restraint.
| Restraint of a careful, calculating
kind marked every movement of bis
and little leaders, who fitted cushions
into chairs; rolled up their sleeves,
took close scrutiny of the men oppo
site them at the big game board anC
made those minute preparations which
presage the long contest and the hare
contest
IF we can hold our crowd back IN
til Friday or Saturday" remarked ont
adroit manager of a lesser republican
candidate, we stand a mighty goot
show. Let these big fellows go out il
front and set the pace for the frs
laps. We will begin to use gasolin,
when these fellows have gone int
the fence, or to the pits for repairs.
1T is not a case, as so many seen
to think, of any man TO beat Wilson
but it is a case of the best man to re
unite the republican party. That il
the issue upon which this nomination
finally will be settled"
This was much the situation as tn
last influx of delegates, alternates ant
camp followers took place during tn
hours up to noon.
If there was one man among tn
strawhatted, cigar thou
sands that thronged into some twenty
five odd acres of hotel lobbys and cor
ridors, who had definite idea o
what would happen during the mex
two or three days in connection witt
the all-absorbing question of nomi
nee-that man was as elusive as tn
one sought by Diogenes
Roosevelt Out of Running.
Talking without a full knowledg
of the mood Of uninstructed delegates
a number Of leaders declared EN-
| Do