Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27
HUGHES SILENCE
AIDS ROOSEVELT
AS FIGHT NEARS
Justice Will Not Fight for
G. 0. P. Nomination.
Colonel Will
MASSES AGAINST MOOSE
BD a sto1 Correspondent,

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Two ,r..,.
from today the Republican convsr,,aN
which assemblies In Chicago luna ',on, 0'.l,,
probably have completed its work I, vln .sl
promised harmony exists in the oonvar,ee 1ne
and cements the two wings OF the part, ~
the Coliseum, where 1t was rent asunds.
four years ago. usr
The outcome is just as problematical q,
1t has been for the last month, Irs,tas as
Hughes, the Sphinx and undeclared ,s,ue ca,s,
date, still leads in popular sentiment M
refusal to express himself recently on c,,..
tlons of vital moment has tended 10 ,vaai'ar
his position and the political bosses 49,,
that the popular sentiment can be tb,,,as
aside and another man named n Pos
welt should uncompromisingly deciss-
against Justice Hughes II is believed az
the bosses, seeking harmony and tbasa
selves desrous of naming another WI
with whom they could deal would annsl. ,,ssn,
the situation and agree upon a cornnroretl,
even Roosevelt. N
Big business, the Standard OIL and N.
United States Steel Trust, as well as az.
interests which centre around Wall st.na.
are reported favorable to RoosevaIi =,
their activities should become prono,,,o.s
at Chicago It would work to the bensa. ~
Hughes. W
Things are operating to defeat Ius,,..
Hughes The lines are drawn in this ws,,,
First. Colonel Roosevelt is inten,
upon preventing the nomination of ms
tice Hughes on an early ballot and do.
stroylng the Hughes suggested can. 1
didacy II he can. He is obsessed hv
the idea that he himself Is the only mar
who can surely defeat President vii.
son. i
Second. The favorite sons, the pro.
gressives declare are playing directly
into the Colonel's hands by conbinine
,IA1 nor FN1i iprr -
Hughes The Colonel's managers know
that every succeeding vote after tha
second ballot will facilitate the dIs.
inteEration of the favorite sons.
strength, delegates dividing between
Hughes and Roosevelt
Third The favorite sons are nj n !
complete standstill now, awaiting n
show of the Justice Hughes strength
IL Hughes develops greater strength
than Roosevelt on the first and second
ballots, the rush to Hughes will be
enormous. If, on the other hand.
Roosevelt is stronger, the favorite sons
figure such development will favor
one of their number.
IJDon the best authority 1t can be stated
that Justice Hughes will in no way break
his silence, either before the convention
gets down to balloting or at critical tlme
when a word might be TO his advantage
The nomination, If 1t comes to him. must
is expected, however, that Frank H. Hitch.
cock, who has assumed to lead the Hughes
movement and is resourceful politician.
will engineer move which will satisfy the
delegates.
The elections in the last week have
tended to develop more strength for
Hughes South Dakota gave Cummins a
complimentary vote with the understanding
that the Iowa delegates should support
Hughes after the first ballot. In this con-
nectlon, 1t is known that the bulk OF Cum.
Minis s4 instructed delegates are favorable
to Hughes and will support him after the
second ballot The only delegates Cum,
minis can hold for any length Of time are
those from his home State, Iowa.
Here is the list of instructed delegates
cummins Uowa, Montana, Nebraska, Min
nesota South Dakota) ..............,.. 81
Sherman (all of Illinois except D,....,.... "a
Burton (all of Oho) ..,;:,.;,:..:....:.a.; ts
La az Foiiette SNorth Dakota and is Of wis ! !
BrSmbaush SHnS -C 20 Of Pcnnsyyanias 7oJ.... %
Roossvet q Of Illinois and OF North Caro-
Total Observation-Disclosures AZ
All of the delegates except the 16 OF West
Virginia have been chosen. AS the primary
in that State is to be held on June s, the
delegates will be chosen by conventions
upon an agreement of the parties today,
and only one set of delegates will be run
by all parties in the primaries, SO that the
primaries will merely ratify the action OF
the party conventions.