Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-15
SATURDAY JANUARY Is, 1916
HUGHES AND TIDE PRESIDENCY

samuel @. blythe Is out In another
~ his political articles this time
giving a general summing up Of what
he has Learned rcgarding the repub-
lean situation nresldontially
His conclusion Is that none OF the
favorite sons will have "look-n' at
the republican convention, and that
the country has failed'to respond TO
the effort 20 boost Elihu Root but
has responded with decided endorse
ment Of Associate Justice Charles
j.. Hughes. not because of any en-.
thusiasm for Hughes but because he
il negatively strong, whore all
of the other men mentioned are pos
itiveiy weak--except OF course, Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt
but Blythe points out that tho fact
that Hughes is member of the SUI
nreme bench IL drawback which
may be decidedly embarrassing. So
far as We know now. no man has
ever gone from the supreme bench
to resume the practice Of law or to
become a candidate for any kind Of
office. II IL life position which the
occupant quits only because Of old
age or death
The members Of the supreme
court. Mr. Blythe believes. would
strenuously object 10 the resignation
~ Justice Hughes for any purpose
but especially would they object 70
his retirement TO become n eand-
date for the presidency And It is
probable that Mr. Hughes holds the
same sort of oppion--thnt for him
to yield 10 the ailurement Of the
White House would be to set
precedent which might work meal
cuIable harm to the highest judicial
power In all the world,
Hut. while the politicians recog.
nlze the negative strength OF Justice
Hughes. they would much prefer
some other candidate. They don't
like his way Of doing things polit-
cally His record as governor Of a
great state and as associate justice n
the United states supreme court are
well known II ~ q highly honora-
tie record both AS "a clean politics
and hieh aud straight thinking. nut
If is remembered that Mr. Hughes
left his party when he Quit the cap
itol al Albany absolutely disrupted
There wasn't another republican gov
efnor 81 New YORK until Whitman
WIS elected q year ago In November.
Hughes represents the highest
ideals in poniics, ana he is unyieid-
ine when he has thought out
policy and his party Leaders or the
legislature viii not support him, he
carries the matter straight to the
people such men might make
good president but Ne never would
be a successful party leader and that
fact is we'll known to the republican
party bosses.
Blylhe n Of opinion that If Roose-
welt does not stampede the cnnven-
ton. Governor Samuel ". Mccall. Of
Massachusetts. will Dc the republican
nominee. And he may be rieht Nc.
Call, however. has record Of kick
inR over the party traces now and
then. though as member Of con.
eress he could Voc depended upon to
stand hitehed" generally
But McCalrs ambitions run ath
wart those Of Senator Weeks who
has announced. or had his friends
announce for him. and lnay have the
Massachusetts delegaiion, just as
Sherman VIII have the Illinois dele
cation. Fairbanks the Indiana dele
cation. Cummins the Iowa delegation
and the DELEGATIONS oil sumo Of the
states bordering on Iowa. nofah Will
have the Idaho endorsement and
Hadley Is trying Tor the Missouri deli
egation. and may get H.
Burton, 81 the favoriie sons. seems
70 have the best oreaHized machine
back Of him, but he has been able
e. make no appreciate dents In the
sentiment Of other states
The national figures are Roosevelt.
Root and Hughes with the chances
thar both Root and Hughes will elm
mate themselves before the eonven-
ton meets. Mccall may come in as
A dark horse. as Blythe suggests
But the straws point TO Roosevelt as
the next republican nominee