Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-07
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Drift Il All 10 Hugass.

Boston Herald. That Is poor observer q
the times who does not realize that the republicans
Of the country have already made up their nlnds
70 nominate Hughes and that II II utterly futile for
The machine politicians 70 think they can prevent
" In Maine the other day the convention proved by
tho testimony OF al o1seryers for hughes and ~.
body else. In New Hampshire. while ls eight dele.
gates are keeping discreetly silent the real choice
Of clear majority IL Hughes Vermont IA Hughes
state and Inns been from the start The Burlington
Free Press IL calling aloud Tor hls nomination. In
Hhodo island whore Senator Lpptt early attempted
70 swing ~ least q complimentary ballot for sena.
tor WsekR, sentiment ~ enthusiastically for Hughes
who happens TO be aufnnUs Of Brown university
and ~ most distinguished trustee Connecticut VIM
vots with New YORK IN The convention, After Ire
compliments hsye been passed around and sofne III.
tsmpts made 70 aseuage the feelings Of The poll.
teans these states viii Join in the PROGRESSION The
Nebfsakans on whose ballot Hughes refused 70 allow
his name 10 49, viii ny TO write N IN lead pencil
IN Minnesota and elsewhere IN The northwest the
sentiment n the PoinRs ~ straw votes every.
Where have disclosed bot one result~Hughes the
choice of the great body of republican, and Hughes
and Hoosevet The only two who wero seriously re-
Rsrded Of suitable sizs
aorneoDe may ask what about Senator Weeks
ana Governor MeCal7 ~ whose aspirations the Herald
has always spoken with friendly approval They are
both excellent fnfh We could not be better pleaseJ
IN this corner ~ The land than by the republicans
We know ili6y not going 70 DO H. hnd We DO not
Ike 70 have The stats forfeit rs arRor Influence ~
hopping ~ % agitation which lacks any real ring
of sincerity Nj Weeks II good senator, Mr. Nc.
cat u good governor, But neither has enjoyed
IN his office . pfe-eHnoncs comparable with thai
~ other occupants ~ the same B6y state posts Of
honor. MI Weeks h serving his first tsrp@witb
marked credit 70 30 Aufe-but contrast hia hold re
people ~ Massachusetts with That on Charles Gum.
par and 0eorge y Ifosr not 70 mention the GIANTS
Of the great past Mr. Mccall hiss had eonsplcu.
Gus service N two decades IN congress ana hiss n9s
n ereditable start ~ governor But We ought 70 be
honest enough with ourselves, admirers Of these
Two public servants, 70 acknowledge that they have
moi yet come 10 those attainaoHts Ia party service
which give man q hight 10 expect 70 enter the
White House This IL true of other 0sprants for
lie republican nominat0nin fact IL true of perhaps
al N them except Root, Hughes ami Roosevelt
VIZ feel that The leraIds past commendation of
measfa Mccall and weeks IN their respective offices
has been sufficiently warm 70 justify this measure
Of ff0bkntB today. These are occasions IN which
we should not fool ourselves IN the convention ~
Chicago this state and sHotion have great respond.
blilly ~ well as n great privilege VIZ should not
ffitier II away IN idle compliments Al who pufpose
10 10 from the old BAY state delegates, whether
on the unpcdged or on the Hooseyelt slate, should
get together In harmonious agreement Charles y
Hughes, M the mnB 10 whom all the conditions ~
the day and time unmistakably point ~ The one
Ideally fitted standard -bearcr ~ renDited repub-
eaB party in 4 1omenions contest