The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-29
HUGHES GIVEN
GOOD CHANCE
BY D0PESTERS
Standing With G.. O. P. May
Land Him Presidential
Nomination
SHOWS STRENGTH NATION
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent
Locates Some Demand for
Former Justice
BY n. N. 1R|ckEY,
I. e. A staff CORRESPONDENTS

N. e. A.: Staff Correspondent
Washington, May 29.-The name of
Charles Evans Hughes in connection
with the republican presidential nom
ination is being used with increasing
frequency. -. @.'s
At first blush such an outcome Of
the Chicago convention might seem
to be outside the, realm of possibil-
tiles. But when one considers the
situation in all of it's many chaotic,
not to say weird aspects, it must
be admitted that stranger things than
this have happened in politics.
. Confidential News
There is probably no group of men
in Washington better informed on
the inside moves in the great political
game that is now being played than
the newspaper correspondents. Much
Of the information which comes to
them is confidential, especially as to
its source. .2 ..,.
Also the correspondents. because
of their long and intimate experience,
are much given to lunches. -
Recently about a dozen Of the lead
ing political writer's took poll
among themselves, each one writing
on a slip of paper the names of the
three men whom lie considered to
have the best chances for the Chi
cago nomination.. r. -. 'H
| When the tabulation of the vote
was made it was found that nine
of the twelve had written. Hughes
name. The only man who got more
votes was LOwden. 5s
Politicians See Chance
confess that the, strength which
Hughes showed In this poll rather
surprised me, but ] was even more
surprised when number OF politi-
clans with whom y saHerward talked,
agreed that in theiratUpinioH the pos:
| sibility OF Hughes nomination was
quite as great as that OF any one Of
number Of frequently mentioned
dark horses" .... ...
There is this to be said for Hughes,
that while he was defeated four years
ago, he is not held personally respon:.
sible for that defeat by the party
leaders generally. v.
| 1t is held that he was the victim
| of a combination of circumstances
over. which he had little or no con-
troll.
As one of the political leaders ex-
pressed it: Hughes got dirty deal
four years ago. Against his protest
we dragged him Oft of the supreme
bench and thrust the nomination on
him. He made a clean and winning
/ G-l 1r,A fo,, hi hot q in
California would have been elected.
There are a lot of us who feel that
with republican prospects as good as
they are this year, Hughes has GER
tain claims on the party which are
entitled to consideration"
Advice Often Asked
| In estimating Hughes standing
among the dark horses" the COM
manding position which he occupies
in the innermost circle of the republi-
can party is an important factor to
| be considered. Next to Elihu Root, his
advice is more often asked and acted
upon in connection with party policies
| than that of any other man in or out
of office.
The, fact that he took his defeat
| four years age gamely, notwith-
standing the fact that it was the
! bitterest of disappointments to him,
saved him from that loss of prestige
which is usually the lot of defeated
candidates.
The past four years have been the
busiest and in many respects the most
profitable of Hughes life.
Immediately after his defeat, he
resumed the practice of law in New
York and today he holds at least
equal rank with any other lawyer in
his position at the bar.
Nears Bar Leadership
If he has not already attained the
leadership of the American bar, a
position which by consent Root has
held for many years, he probably
soon will, owing to the latter's gradual
withdrawal owing to advancing age.
His service as counsel in important
cases involving constitutional ques-
tions are in greater demand than
those of any other American lawyer.
The fact that Hughes made vigor-
Gus protest against the action of the
New York legislature in throwing
out it's Socialist members and that
still more recently he was retained
by the mine workers to defend them
at indianapolis against the charge of
conspiracy. shows that his activities
and sympathies are not confined to
the interests of big business.
Politically speaking Hughes should
be classified as conservative with
progressive leanings.
. Type Many Like
This is the type of man that the
majority of republican leaders would
like to nominate.
1t is the type of man that is likely
to be nominated if the convention
gets into a deadlock which can be
broken only by compromise between
the old guard and the Johnson pro-
gressives.
Given this situation, Hughes nomi-
nation is by no means an impossible
ity.