Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-18 | Page 12 | "Hughes or Roosevelt," View in Washington

Hughes or Roosevelt View in Washington I WASHINGTON Feb 18 WashIng 18 Washing ton politicians have not changed their opinion that Associate Justice Charles E. E Hughes of the United States su supreme supreme supreme su- su preme court Is today the most likely to be nominated by the Republican T party for president despite his letter to Representative C. C Bascomb Slemp of Virginia in which he said that he was totally opposed to the use of his name in connection with the nomina nomina- tion Although In the same letter which was written on February 4 Justice Hughes said he was opposed even to the selection or instruction of an any delegates dele dele- gates eates ates' ates in his interest either directly or remotely and also that he was entirely entirely en en entirely out of politics he lie did not say he ic would not accept the nomination If it Ift it t were tendered to him There is nothing new hew in the latest Hughes letter in the opinion of Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans here He has said before that that hat he was not a candidate and Ins insisted In Insisted In- In s sted that his name name be taken ot off primary primary primary mary ballots However the movement to bring about his nomination has has' been growing every day Tl Tile e denials of Frank H. H Hitchcock and Governor Whitman of New York that they are engaged in a movement to o corral Southern delegates for Mr 11 Hughes coupled couple with their personal statements that they regard him as thes thea man for the nomination have lave served only to add new impetus to tc o the Hughes Hughes' boom Politicians of all aU parties in WashIngton Washington Wash- Wash ington agree that Hughes will be stronger before the convention if It he has no Instructed delegates than if It he allows his friends to make a canvass s for or r him The impression Is gaining ground here lere that either Justice Hughes or Theodore Roosevelt will be nominated at Chicago They are undoubtedly the only men who have been mentioned thus hus far who are gaining any real strength It is pretty generally believed that the he Roosevelt anti-Roosevelt element in the party will be for Hughes especially since George W. W Perkins chairman of the executive committee of the Progressive party sarty and spokesman for Mr 11 Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt has let it be known that the Progressives Progressives Progressives Pro Pro- will be glad to join with the Republicans in favor of such a nominee nominee nominee nomi nomi- nee as Justice Hughes