Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-07
SUPPORTERS OF HUGHES
NOW CLAIM 418 VOTES
"eciare This Number Will BE Cast
for Him Not Later THIN
Second Ballot.
ROOSEVELT MEN DETERMINED
differences Held All Day, but Lit
& no Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ut Meeting, Decide Against Any
Attempt at Making DECKER.
ny JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

CHICAGO. June 6.-On the eve OF
IN" Republican National Convention,
"h'ch goes into action at 10 o'clock
"-.morto" morning. the supporters Of
'iHtice Charles Il. Hughes have
rpunted +ls votes. which. they assert,
VIII DC east for him not later than the
second ballot These votes come from
c''H'E-seren states. They are seventy
I've snort OF the number he Will re-
lhire before he can become the cam
"iuote or the convention.
fhe hughes candidacy now has two
"Iru!eS TO take before II can succeed
fiFst. the scvcntg-hvc Republican
H"!eSates must be convinced either that
'hc plain determination Of the Pro-
essiVes to nominate Roosevelt is a
"'tH, or that Koosevelts nomination
>Fil! make no difference.
second. scventy-fve delegates must
H'hnd hrm against the earnest per-
suasions Of the old guard" leaders TO
unite on another candidate. probably
warren .. Harding, Of OHIO. or James
W. Wadsworth. Of New York as can
r'dltes who can unite both factions Of
M party to their support.
me battle TO nominate Roosevelt is
determined. but divided. His support
crs met In tn" Florentine Room OF the
Motel Congress. the birthplace OF their
? party. and loudly declared their de-
roosevelt without the aid or consent
oil any other party on earth. 1t was
4 bigger meeting than the one which
Drought the Progressive movement
INTO being.
ARE NOT LIKELY
TO CONSENT TO HUGHES
], "!ll require more than persuasion
70 bring these men to consent TO
hughes. Tho more conservative of tho
Progressive leaders almost have de-
sNaircd OF suoh an outcome.
The Harding movement was con-
cd la RI, No. 1.t, Ipd
heavily holted doors. Eut IL continued
actively throughout the da.. Alarmed
hF the strength OF the Hughes forces
ii" old guard" leaders are dragging
gp their heaviest artillery.
Word has gone out TO bring In all
{ me BOYS VINO are regular and talk
Turkey 10 them. Tn watchword il
y "Thts" long-horn Proeressives are
going to run GU, on US anyway. Per-
N!as can't stop them Neither can
any one else. We don't want Hughes.
and as long rs we can't bring the Pro-
eressires into camp with him. We
might as vel! name a stronger mnn.
90 "ut and boost for Harding"
Conferences were held al! day.
across the border ana within fractional
families. Few OF them got anywhere.
Senator'S Lodge. Smoot. Crane and
'cnr"se represented the old guard. to-
! gvther with astut" brethren from In
diana who positively refuse TO 20 nome
without some Kind OF nomination
Tor Charley Fairbanks.
| win these gentlemen Mr.. Perkins
SIid others OF the conservative Pro-
a ..r-sSives talked and talked and talked.
4 'at nothing resulted IN the way OF
ran Ia promote unarim:ty o: opiu-
! ION. Meanwhile. The Hughes peupl"
were doing some busy recruiting and
reported great progress.
Frank II. Hitchcock whose services
! 70 upset the Hughes calculations. was
4 The most prominent halter thrower in
!. the room. While he was extremely
\ conservative about announcing State
! delegates he said that at least nun
4 dTeG delegates had hecn brought into
,hr corral during III. dag. He was
4 rnnfiden' that the convention viii he
N over after tho third ballot so far as
i ,i- presidency is concerned.
4 nvIrArIo> rARTf
| FAILS TO PAN OUT
y Tho oregon Invitation party FOR
i'lughrs delegates didn't pan out
| heavily. But two delegates were add
ri TO The 1--WE mat showed the day be-
/ fore
4 There was some speech-mak;ng. and,
4 after the meeting. delegates all over
4 the hotel lobbies brought out big red
Iuud gold badges FOR Hughes. which
lthAd been supplied them
I Senator Borah sent word that he was
too busy working FOR hughes 10 come
I over. But Governor Beckman. OF
! Rhode Island. made a little talk and
1 what the meeting lacked in attendance
4 i, made up in enthusiastic three cheer
4 inC.
/ Incidentally. the first indication OF
4 any olive branch stuff from the Repub-
4 leans came in the announcement of
1 Edward J. Brennan, OF Hudson Coun-
4 IS. " j., that he had q resolution for
4 croSs-the- border conference. Bren-
mans resolution, which the New .Ier-
Fsoy delegation wants the convention
Il to adopt. declares that the Republicans
II and Progressivcs ought 10 get together
\ eu candidates and platforms and calls
! Tor conference committee. In the
/ present mood OF the rroGrcssivcs, the
domination of Roosevelt will he over
A md done long before any such resu-
Il luton even can be voted upon.
4 MEETING PRESIDED OVER
II by VICTOR MURDOCH
The most significant and by far the
Al most exciting feature of the day was
II tho Fiorentine room meeting OF the
II Progressives. Victor Murdoch presiG-
II ed. and among the speakers were Hi
j ram Johnson. Governor OF California:
SWilliam Allen White and John B.
H Parker, OF Louisiana. II was the sense
H Of tho meeting that II would be utterly