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Show PROGRESSIVE MAY SUCCEED SHERMAN New York, Nov. l. The selection of a successor toV!co President Sherman as the Republican candidate to go before be-fore the eloctoral college in January was the subject of informal dl8cii3sion yesteiday among members of tho Republican Re-publican national committee now In N'ew York Governor Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri Mis-souri has beon advanced as the choice of Beeral members of the commltK-o, but no effort has been made as vet to settle on a candidate The fact that Chairman Hilles has delayed the meeting of tho national committee until November 12 will, it is bolloved, prevent any generni agreement upon the vIcp presidential candidate until alter the results of tha election are known. Should Taft and the Republican olectors be successful, or should the election be thrown Into congress by tho failure of any candidate to secure a majority, it iu believed thp prosbure would become stronger upon the national na-tional committee to name Governor! Hadley, Senator Barah, Sonator Cummins Cum-mins or some other man who has been pi eminently identified in tha, ;$pu Progressive movement, but who did ''jfi) not join the new Progressive partv ' tlsc |