The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-15
Lining Up to Prevent Hughes
or Roosevelt Rush In Con-
ventlon.
POLITICAL ARENA FEvERIsH
Burton Hobnobblng With New
York Old Guard in Effort to
Win Support.

condition OF feverish acuVlty anu
anxiety 10 beginning to make ITSELF
manifest In the political arena.
The Republican convention 10 but
three weeks away. Candidates and poll
ticians are uncertain and excited. IL
looks like anybody's fight. and rumors
and facts are filling the air as another
week opens.
In the parlanee Of baseball. here are
some of the Differs Of the day" In
big league politics today:
Former Senator Depew. who will be
q delegate at Chicago, says the ia
vorite sons have a majority OF the
convention now. but probably will not
be able to hold It beyond a few bal
lots. He says the Republicans should
name Root
The New York Old Guard chiefs are
split on the question OF nominating Jus
tice Hughes, according to advices from
Gotham today. There may be two Old
Guard factions ut Chicago. one working
for Justice Hughes and the other OPP
posing the Justice. except as a last re-
sort.
Two hundred Americans now sojourn-
ing At Tamplco. Mex. have sent cable
message to Guy Emerson. OF the Roose-
welt Non-Partissn League. expressing
approval OF the Roosevelt movement.
The temporary Tampicoites are send
ing funds to boost along the Roosevelt
Former Senator Burton. of Ohio. has
been hobnobbing with Old Guard
leaders in New York State.
Looks With Favor On Burton.
The Old Guard looks upon Mr.. Burton
with considerable favor. but It has not
revealed what Roadway he made In
New York.
ayers are trying to persuade New York
70 turn to the Ohioan as soon as the
candidacy OF Mr.. Root begins to lag
II It does lag-at Chicago.
With the backing OF New York. Mr..
Burton would become a formidable
factor in the convention.
There are indications that the favor
ate sons" are about to form q defensive
e sSsa to
Managers for the several 'favorite SON.
booms have been In conference With q
Wow Of holding the lines intact. TIE ar
gument being that any one Of the favor
itos 10 likely t. DO benefited II con-
vention stampede In avoided. r.
In other words. the "favorite sons
ans .snst dark sSnss ean
man, Weeks, Fairbanks and C'immrns
are believed to be- forming a defensive
Regarding the split in the Old Guard
regarding Justice Hughes, the New
York Press makes the following COM
ment today; -
The attitude of Barnes toward
pinch Hughes 10 preferable to Roose-
welt. but that both are Objectionable.
one only slightly less so than the
othcr: neither to be nominated when
Root. p Theodore dn ' .. Burton. 's Samuel W.
Mccall. and others. Barnes does no,
hold the view that the Republicans
have to name Hughes In order to beat
"Formsr senator Crane, on the other
hand. Is said to think Of Hughes as an
Crane favored Hughes for President
hack in 1908. when Taft was nominated
Reostveit the e Old Guard dressed Sp rank.
and stood like a stone wall barring the
rcnd. Not even an invitation by big
business.' as represented in the Gary
get 1872 and rally around the colone
a. the candidate OF a reunited party
was able to shake the decision OF the
Old Guard leaders.
T. r. Peril Ended.
"Frcm the time when their fears OF
q possible Roosevelt stampede in the
Republican national convention frs,
were aroused the Old Guard leaders
have been working as a unit. until quite
recently. The break In their ranks did
not como until the peril OF Roosevelt,
stampede seemed definitely averted.
'"To the friends of Justice Hughes
the Adhesion Of an element of tho Old
Guard Is merely n recognition by pclit
icni experts OF the Justices superior
availability which they regard as OBJ
strength of the Huhges movement they
soy, that among the Old Guard leader.
who oppose Hughes the fear OF 9
Hughes stampede in Chicago seems Il
have displaced the fear previously helc
OF an attempt to stampede the conven'
ton for Roosevelt"