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Newspaper Page TextTHE CORNING OREGONIATT, TUESDAY. MAY 23, 1916. HUGHES APPEARS TO LEAD ALL IN FIELD Lack of Spontaneous Enthu siasm for Any of Favorite Sons Is Noteworthy. COLONEL STRONG FACTOR Possibility That Roosevelt -Vole -Will Be Swung to Hughes Is Seriously Considered Defeat Wilson, T. lt.'s Slogan. (Continued From First Page. some Republicans were prone to be lieve that anybody could beat Wilson. That fet-ling n" longer exists.. It is acknowledged in both parties that President Wilson, even today, is far stronger than his own party, and it also is acknowledged that not every Itepublican can beat Wilson. The man for the job is the man who can re unite the Republican party. .Such a man ought to beat Wilson, on the lace of the returns in 1912, and on the record made by the Democratic Ad ministration during tne past four JiJrs. Situation Is Peculiar. The situation in the Republican party today is without precedent. The strong est mm in the. field today is not a candidate and has not sought the nomination. Sentiment for him is countrywide: it is found in the North and the South; in the Kast and in the West. - Yet nowhere has he a cam paign manager; nowhere has he an organization, and he would have re pudiated either leader or organization, had one sprung up. In contrast, there is no real enthu siasm; certainly no wild enthusiasm for a single one of the favorite sons that is, the avowed candidates, some with only their own states behind them; others with some support out side their own states. Among these. Senator Cummins of Iowa, is the strongest, measured by the number of Instructed delegates behind him, but his strength is not much of a nucleus around which to build a winning boom. Yet Senator Cummins has Iowa, Min nesota, Montana and Nebraska at bis command. Measured numericaly. Senator Sher man, of Illinois, is the next strongest favorite son, if instructed delegates are to be taken as an indication of (strength. Senator Sherman, however, has not the solid support of Illinois; he has 54 of the 58. Tnen comes Senator Burton, of Ohio, with tl e entire 4S delegates from Ohio, a delegation that promises to be loyal to thi end and one that probably will hold! out as long as there is the faint est possibility of nominating their candidate. But Burton, though he has campaigned extensively, has carried no tstate but his own. E-i-Viee-President Fairbanks looms up behind Burton, having the 30 dele gates from Indiana and 10 from. Ken tucky. But the Fairbanks supporters, though they have worked untiringly for weeks, have failed to win any in structed delegates beyond the 40 from the home state and 10 from the state adjoining on the south. As for the Ford. La Follctte and DuPont delegates, from Michigan, Wis consin, North Dakota and Delaware, they are not to be regarded as factors, save for trading purposes. They will be among the first to desert when the break begins. Colonel Roosevelt Second Factor. T'.io second biggest factor in the Chicago Convention promises to be Theodore Roosevelt. Like Justice Hughe.1, the Colonel is not an avowed candidate that i3 to say, he has re fused to .sanction the placing of-his name on the ballot in any state hav ing the Presidential primary and no delegates have been instructed for him. But an.ong tha 9S5 delegates assembled In the Republican Convention will be anyv. here from 150 to 250 men who are friendly to the Colonel men who "would like to see him nominated and would prefer him to any other, but who will be strongly disposed to fol low the line of action which he event ually indicates. Colonel Roosevelt, however, will not bo able to deliver his block of dele gates, whatever their number, to any one of the candidates in the field. There are among his followers some who would not go to Root; others who would not be delivered into the Fair banks camp; still others who would decline to support Burton: and others who would not swing to Cummins. Th're seems to be no reason to doubt, howtver. that the Colonel, if so dis posed, could swinr his full block of delegates to Hughes, and after a few rounds of balloting, he may do that very thing. If Colonel Roosevelt, at a psycholog ical moment, does swing his strength to Hughes, a stampede will follow that will never be checked. For the so called Roosevelt-delegates, added to the hundreds, whose first choice is Hughes, unquestionably would make a ma joritv of the convention and no com- GREAT OLD REMEDY FOR SKIN DISEASES S. S. S. Drives Poison From the 'System. Get it fixed in' your mind that skin eruptions. 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If yours is a special case, write lor expert medical advice to Swift Spe cific Co.. Atlanta. Ga. Connecticut ....14 Delaware .................... 6 Florida . g Georgia 17 Idaho .'...'..'.''.'. ..8 Illinois Indiana Iowa .58 .30 .26 HOW DELEGATES TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION STAND ON BASIS OF LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THEM. Alabama ..16 Arizona 6 'TJninstructed. Arkansas 15 TJninstructed. California t 26 TJninstructed: probably for Hughes. Colorado 12 TJninstructed; probably 6 for Roose velt, others dividing among Root, Hughes and Cummins. TJninstructed; 8 for hughes and 4 for Burton. Instructed for DuPont; lean towards Roosevelt on second choice. TJninstructed; lean toward Hughes. Two contesting delegations: one for Roosevelt, the other for anyone, but Roosevelt, but will swing to the apparent winner. ' TJninstructed; for Borah, but prob ably swing to. Hughes if Borah has no chance. Instructed for Sherman; on break, 30 for Roosevelt, 25 for Hughes. Instructed for Fairbanks: second choice, 16 Roosevelt. 14 Hughes. Instructed for Cummins; second choice will divide between Roose velt and Hughes. TJninstructed; for Hughes if he will accept; 6 personally favor Weeks; 4 Root. Ten instructed for Fairbanks: 8 favor Fairbanks, 4 favor Roose velt and 4 Hughes. Two contesting delegations, each favoring Roosevelt. TJninstructed; favor Hughes. TJninstructed; opposed to Roosevelt: divided sentiment as between Weeks, Hughes. Burton and Borah. TJninstructed: likely split between Weeks and McCall; if Hughes looms up, 25 swing to him. Instructed for Ford; second choice, split between Roosevelt and Hughes. Instructed for Cummins; second choice, Roosevelt. TJninstructed: for any winner. TJninstructed; personal preference. Weeks 14, Fairbanks 12, Hughes 5, Root 5. . Instructed for Cummins; second choice, Hughes 4, Root "2, Roose- . velt 2. Instructed for Cummins; second - choice, Hughes. TJninstructed; probably 4 for Hughes. TJninstructed; divided between . Hughes and Weeks. TJninstructed: 2 for Roosevelt; both Hughes and Root sentiment; will ". be for winner. CONGRESS GETS 110 AID IN GRANT CASE Supreme Court Will Not be Able to Interpret Its De cision This Season. TRIAL JUDGE ASKS HELP Kansas ...... Kentucky .... Louisiana .... Maine ....... Maryland .... Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota . . . . Mississippi ... Missouri 20 ...26 ............. 2 12 16 36 V -30 24 ..,12 36 Montana 8 Nebraska .16 Nevada 6 New Hampshire 8 New Jersey .......... ...... ...28 New Mexico 6 New York 87 North Carolina 21 North Dakota. .10 Ohio 48 Oklahoma ....20 Oregon Pennsylvania .10 .76 Rhode Island 8 South Carolina 11 Tennessee ................... .21 Utah 8 Vermont 8 Virginia 15 Washington " 14 Wisconsin 26 Wyoming 6 Alaska 2 Philippines ..... .r .......... . 2 Porto Rico 2 Hawaii 2 District of Columbia.. .. 2 TJninstructed; 30 are Root men; 12 for Roosevelt: all would swing to Hughes if his nomination seemed probable. TJninstructed; band-wagon delegates, 11 leaning to Roosevelt, 10 to Hughes. Instructed for LaFolIette; likely 6 for Hughes. 4 for Roosevelt. Instructed for Burton; will stick. TJninstructed; probably 14 Hughes and 6 Roosevelt. Instructed for Hughes. Considerable Hughes sentiment among uninstructed delegates; Roosevelt has some delegates. TJninstructed; Hughes first choice; Root next. TJninstructed: lean to Hughes; Roosevelt second choice. TJninstructed; divided between Hughes and Roosevelt. TJninstructed; Smoot delegation pre ferring Root, but will get on the band-wagon. For Hughes. Organization, but leaning to Hughes. TJninstructed; 2 for Weeks, others dividing between Hughes, Roose velt and Root. Fifteen instructed for LaFolIette, 11 for Hughes: LaFolIette delegates divide between Hughes and Roose velt. TJninstructed: 2 for Borah; all even tually for Hughes. TJninstructed; anti-Roosevelt. No vote. No vote. No vote. Two contesting delegations; one for Roosevelt: one for anybody but Roosevelt, preferably Root. Seven Questions Regarding Status of Oregon and California Land Case Put to Highest Trib nnal Appeal Halted. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, " May 22. (Special.) Congress will be compelled to legislate for the dispositions of the Oregon & Califor nia land grant without knowing more than it knows now as to the meaning of the decision of the United States Supreme Court in this casei Today the Supreme Court - received from the United States Circuit Court at San Francisco a certificate of seven questions on which that court wishes enlightenment before passing on the railroad company's appeal from Judge Wolverton's last decree. The case has not yet been docketed, but in any event cannot be heard by the Supreme Court this term, and no answer to the ques tions propounded 'will be made before the October term. This means not only that Congress will get from the Su preme Court no interpretation of its decision of last June, but that the ap peal of the railroad company is halted. " Rights of Company At(ed. Among the questions propounded by the Circuit Court are these: "Was the decree of the District Court of December 9, 1915. in accord ance with the opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States? "If not. should the District Court have entered a decree as proposed by the defendants? "I I q vo tlio i1fAfliita whilA rot a in ing titl to the lands, the right to cut and remove timber or mineral from the grant lands? "Is the expression 'all the value of the granting acts conferred upon the grantees' or anything else in the deci sion of the Supreme Court to be taken as meaning that the grantees have only an equity in the proceeds of the sales to the extent of $2.50 per acre?' Aairmmrnt Instructions Asked. The Circuit Court also wants to know whether Judge Wolverton's in junction against the cutting or sale of timber conforms with the purpose of the Supreme Court and asks whether in his decree he should have made pro vision for terminating the injunction when Congress acts. Instructions also are asked as to the proper assessment of costs.. Court officials said today-there is no possible way of getting any opinion this term on the questions propounded. The court will sit only on two or three more Mondays, and then only to render opinions. bination among the favorite sons would be able to check such a stam pede, once it should start. Whether Colonel Roosevelt wants to add further to his long record of political achieve ments by stampeding the Chicago con vention to Hughes must, for some few days, remain a matter for speculation. Colonel Roosevelt never made it a practice to lay bare his political plans advance of the time he put them into operation. There is always the possibility that the itepublican Convention may be stampeded to Colonel Roosevelt, but the belief is quite common that a Roosevelt stampede is unlikely. If not beyond attainment. It is a factor, however, that cannot be entirely over looked and it would be most likely to be attempted if the unexpected should happen and Justice Hughes should, in some positive way, inform the con vention that "under no circumstances" vould he accept the nomination. Such a pronouncement from Justice Hughes is not looked for, and if it docs not materialize, a Roosevelt stampede would be most difficult to put over. Favorite Sons to Be Complimented. Some believe that Justice Hughes, although no delegates have been in structed for htm sava the 10 from Oregon, will take the lead on the first baUot. Many uninstructed delegates, however, havn promised to support "ariouc favurite sons with compli mentary votes, ard this may prevent Hughes from leading from the start. There is a strong trend toward Hughes in Minnesota., where formerly Colonel Roosevelt was regarded as second choice, and there also is considerable Hughes sentiment among the unin- HOW INSTRUCTED DELE- t GATKS STATS D. Cummins (Minnesota, Mon tana, Nebraska and Iowa) Sherman (all of Illinois but 4, who are favorable to Roosevelt) 54 Burton (Ohio complete) Fairbanks (Indiana and 10 of Kentucky's 26) Ford (Michigan) La Follette (North Dakota and 15 of Wisconsin's 26) Hughes (Oregon) Du Pont (all of Delaware).. 74 48 40 30 25 10 6 Total . .287 VOTE HELD SIGNIFICANT WASHINGTON PAPERS DR6ARI) VIC TORY FOR HUGHES IMPORTANT. Free Lessons in Lamp . Shade Making Sixth Floor cJ-Mei man waue vo vxx "MercHnc2io of J Merit Only" Try Our Special 25c Hot Lunch in the Basement 109 Gut-of -the -Ordinary Suits That Sold Up to $35 Until Today KING OF METAL POLISH no ammonia, nothing injurious. Clean and poliuhe. Qnickestof all. Impart brilliant, luting luster to doorknob, brass railings and all briftht metals. Sold In two size can by all Grocery, Hardware and Drue Store. utuiror in raota laa r structed delegates from Pennsylvania. Juf.t how great the initial strength of Hughes will be cannot be forecast accurately, but careful polls, which are only partially complete, indicate that between 300 and 400 delegates en-ti.-tain a prefer nee for Hughes, or profess to harbor such a preference. Doubtless- there are among this num ber some who voiced a preference for Hughes, knowing Hughes' popularity among the voters, b-it if Hughes at the outset should receive only 250 votes, he probably would be far ahead of all others in the race. On the first ballot at Chicago the favorite sons will shorw up their par tial strength. The second ballot likely will develop their full strength, unless the showing on the rnitial ballot is such as to pave the way for. a second and fLnaJ ballot on the Presidential nomination a thing that is not impos sible. But if there be a series of bal lots the break is likely to begin to come on the thirvl or fourth rollcall. Breatc May- Come Karly. The delegates ba-cking Sherman will not long stand back of the Illinois fa vorite, nor will 'the Ford, the La Fol- letto or the DuPont delegates standthe last of the 885. hitches for long. The Burton, Cum mins and Fairbanks delegates will be the last to give way. with the Fair banks followers heading the proces sion, because of the fact that Fair banks is believed again to wish for vice-Presidential honors, and to be con tent wtih second place, if he can get it. Speaking of .Fairbanks, the conven tion likely will ponder seriously over the advisability of naming him for sec ond place on the ticket. Indiana is al ways a doubtful state, now as much as ever. What is more, there are two United States Senators to be elected In Indiana this year, and the Republi cans, if they arc to elect the next President and the next House, must make the maximum gains in the Sen ate in order to control both branches of Congress. With Fairbanks on the ticket, even in second place. Imliana would be more likely to go Republican than if the state is overlooked entirely, and those two Senate seats will loom up very large in the eyes of tried and experienced politicians in the National field. Bandwagon Men Also There. The coming convention at Chicago, like every other convention of the past, will have among its delegates a cer tain number who are "bandwagon" men delegates who will be disposed, at the outset, to hold off and watch developments. But these bandwagon delegates frequently are shrewd poli ticians; they are men who like o be on the winning side, and to be there as quickly as they can determine which side is most likely to win. This ele ment among the delegates will be quick to observe any serious trend in the di rection of some one delegate, and the minute a stampede starts if it does start the bandwagon boys will be way out in front trying to lead, the pro cession. If. as seems to be borne out by rather extensive polls that have been made thus far. something like 400 delegates to the Chicago convention are truly Hughes men. and if these 400 dele gates go Into the convention deter mined to stand by Hughes as long as there is a possibility of nominating him. and if it can be demonstrated by a few trial ballots that the Hughes strength cannot be scattered, then the break may be expected from the other side, and there is no element in the convention more likely to swing to Hughes "en bloc" than the Roosevelt group. If the Colonel is satisfied that the convention is beyond his own grasp. Colonel Haa Much Power. Colonel Roosevelt named his own successor and then unmade him. He decidedly lias it in his power to short en the work of the approaching con vention at Chicago and making cer tain the nomination of Charles E. Hughes of his own state. If he does this he will place himself in a posi tion of highest favor with the next Ad ministration, and Mr. Hughes, in the White House, would not and could not be unmindful of the service rendered him by the Colonel at Chicago. Next to being the Republican nomi nee, there is no honor to be had from the Chicago convention equal to that of having forced the nomination of the man who was chosen, and Colonel Roosevelt is not shortsighted. This also is to be said of Colonel Roosevelt: He harbors th ebitterest animosity to ward President ilson and the Demo cratic Administration : he wants, above all else, to accomplish President Wil son's defeat next November, and he ought to be something of a judge of the man best fitted to attempt that tasK. South Dakota will elect 10 and Texas 26 delegates next Tuesday, and the day before the convention assembles West irginia will choose her 16 delegates. Expression Clearly From People, V n 1 n -flaencrd by Ordinary Campaign Method. Slao of Strength. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 22. The following edi torial reference was made today by Washington papers to the Oregon pri mary: The Star "The Oregon result dem onstrates a good deal. Without organ ization or authority, the Hughes men were so numerous and determined, they carried the primary o-er two candi dates who were actively in the race. The expression was clearly from the people, uninfluenced by the ordinary methods of political campaigns. "It is to bg noted, too, that Oregon follows Vermont, another state where the Hughes boom is booming. The width of the continent divides the two states, so that on both the Atlantic and the Pacific slopes popular sentiment, expressing itself without spur or man ipulation, shows the same thing and between the two slopes in the middle country, yie Hughes boom is booming." The Times "Mr. Justice Hughes, by carrying Oregon. unquestionably strengthens himself; perhaps, he has brought himself into the .dangerous position of leading candidate against whom all the others will feel compelled to -unite to prevent hia success on an early vote." BAKER COURTS IN CONFLICT Foe of Schools Jailed, Itclcascd and Arrested Agairi. BAKER. Or.. May 22. (Special.) As the result of a "pardon" given by County Judge Messick, Frank Schrack, sentenced to 10 days in the county jail by Justice of the Peace F. 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