Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-07
Republican Leaders Believe Il
Unwise 10 Give President
Chance 10 Name Another
Member Of Supreme Court
ROOSEVELT TIDE is
THOUGHT RECEDlNG
People Who Followed Rough.
Riders Social Reform Pro-
gram Are Not for His War.
Program,

faescikl cokHssresnsnes 70 sossna JOURNAL
Washington. Feb. Gilt IL the set.
tied conviction Of q good many re-
publicanA that the nomination Of
Louis -. Brandcle for seat on the
supreme bench has brought 10 an
end all prospect Of the nomination OF
Justice Charles T.. Hughes for the
presidency II is believed that no
step viii be left untaken which will
tend 20 keep President Wilson from
filling another vacancy In the sii-
preme court The fear is keen that
he might find another Hrandeis
ono uf those who believe the Bran
dcls nomination has taken Justice
Hughes out OF the presidential rnce
is a former congressman. who was
one Of the ablest men OF the house
and one Of the best informed. He
thinks II q certainty that those who
are behind the Hughes movement
now will ccaee their efforts knowing
that the republican leaders absolute
~ will decline TO have a hand In
creating another vacancy on the gu
premc bench.
Sees Roosevelt Boom Weakening.
u would not say that this Will have
m effect upon the possibility or Col
unel Rooaevelt's nomination. eaid
this former congressman. "A while
ago, / would have thought II would
help the Roosevelt movement. But
II seems 90 me now that the Hoose-
welt wave has reached It's crest and
broken. For time think the
colonel really had them going. He
has the support Of many men who
were against him -four years ago. He
has the support of men who never
before had any use for him But he
has lost a good share of his following
OF 1912. The dreamers, social re-
formers and political thcusophlsts,
who fell naturally into the Roosevelt
social Justice campaign, are not war
like folks Tho last thing on earth
they desire Is war Therefore they
have not been able to follow the col
onei In his present bcllgercnt atti-
tude.
..AeAaf course. Il Ia not safe 20 predict
that Colonel Roosevelt VIII not be
nominated. but | do ray that 60 me
M this time Il looks ns IL his boom
had begun 90 wnne, It seems as If
his friends had started IL too soon.
Yet II may be In the end that ! am
wrong. that he will be nominated
and that his nomination may be
traecd directly to the selection Of
Mr. Brandels for n place on the SUI
premc bench.
Hughes Dcclinatlon Predicted
Il have talked with men who ex-
peet 10 see Justice Hughes presently
take himself out Of tho race In some
way which viii be decisive and final
OF course. he may not lac moved 10y
the Brandeis nomination, Whatever
course he may pursue. ! am sure his
motive viii be entirely worthy But
from what / hrnf the support which
would have been With the Justice,
under other circumstances. viii he
Withdrawn because the Judgment uf
the president In filling places on the
supreme bench is not respected That
seems To be the situation"
OF the republican associate Justices
remaining on the bench. rumora OF
voluntary retirement have touched
two In the recent past. These are
Justice g. w Holmes. aged 1b, and
Justice Joseph Mekenna. aged 7S. II
rs asserted now that neither VIII
think 81 retiring voluntarily as long
as Mr. Wilson is president Whether
this assertion ia founded on fact IL
something which can not be ascer-
taiued. but Il II being made with o
show of positiveness that is meant to
be convincing