Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-19
AS TO INSTRUCTIONS
Question in Regard to Repub-'
lican Delegates.
GOV. VAN SAINTS VIEW
WILL URGE INsTRUCTING THOSE
AT LARGE FOR ROOSEVELT.
Policy of the Anti-Roosevelt Faction
to Send Uninstructed Dele
cations and Why.
GOV. VAN SAINTS VIEW

The question most freely discussed among
republican politicians 1T the Capital is
whet her republican delegations to the ma
tional convention shall be sent with in
structions not. Some OF President
Roosevelt's friends are urging the wlsoom'
and, indeed, the necessity, according 10
their view of going right into the field
and insisting upon instructed delegations
Gov. Van SAINT of Minnesota. who has
been in Washington day or two, told his
friends at the Capitol today that when he
went home he intended to talk to the state
chairman and urge the calling OF conven-
ton for the election OF delegates -at-large
early in March, and to insist upon instruct
ing them for Rooseveits denomination. 1t
is said that Gov. Van Sint, as u result OF
his talks with politicians in Washington,
reached the conclusion that the anti
Roosevelt sentiment is strong among the
political managers, ard thai unless v gorous
STEPS are taken the machipat ons or polltl-
clans might result in defeating what he be-
lieyes TO be the wish of the mass of the re-
publicanS at Ia 8e-
Hope of Anti-Roosevelt Faction.
II is said by politicians that one of the
reasons which have deferred the anti-Roose-
Welt sentiment from putting forward can
didate has been disnclinaton 10 create a
factional dispute in the republican party
on the eve of what promises to be the hard
est battle of many years. One way In
which this could be avoided. and which also
might serve as means of selecting another
candidate would be 10 send uninstructed
DELEGATIONS to the national convention
Then, if it should appear to be the general
sentiment of these uninStructed OeiegdtlonS,
presenting any, hing Ike unaHinity OF opn-
ion, that some one else than Rooseveit
would make a better Candidate, there would
be no occas. on for split in the party over
his rejection. Politicians know how easy
it would be in a comparatively small gath
ering to diffUSe the idea that another man
might be more acceptable.
View of Presidents Friends.
The main hope of the anti-Roosevelt rae
tion, therefore, seems TO be in the sending
of ,rninstructed delegations. The Presi-
dents friends are not blind to this situ-
alton. 1t caInot be said that the word has
gone out from the White House to insist
uI ON Instructions but it is considered quite
likely that the Presidents friends In all OF
the states will soon come to the view that
it would be desirable to cl.nch his nominal
ton by ihStructing the delegates IN ao-
vance.
There is little doubt, 1t rs said, that the
general sentiment of the country favorable
to the Presidents denomination will respond
If called upon. 1t is just question OF
pl actical politics which has not yet been
decided whether it would be wise to push
the contest to an issue. In individual cases
such as the instance furnished by Governor
Van SAINTS proposed action delegations may
be instructed especially where the senti-
ment of the state is admitted to be over
whelmingly in favor of the President.