The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-17
ROOSEVELT PLANS TO
GET 1919 PRIMARIES
Conviction Is Settled That lie
Is After Republican
Nomination.
G. 0. p. LEADERS WORRIED
Cummins Says This Falls Ma
tiOnal Conference Must
BE Hastened.
g. O. p. LEADERS WORRIED

WASHINGTON, Aug rs. - Republican
leaders In Congress. progressives as well
as regulars. have come to the conclusion
that Theodore Roosevelt will enter the
Republican Presidential primaries In 1915
, In the hope Of capturing the Republican
nomination.
J This conviction has gradually been
! settling down on everybody here. but II
was not until recently that the leaders
began to show evidence Of grave concern.
They acknowledge now that the work OF
recognising the party must not be long
delayed II the Roosevelt nomination is to
be avoided.
Senator CummIns Of Iowa said to-day
| that unless Congress adjourns by Sep
! tember / the instructions Of the recent
session Of the Republican national
| executive committee In Washington for
| the calling Of the national committee
within sixty days after the adjournment
Of Congress- would not be strictly OBJ
served. but that movement would be
started at once for calling the committee
together looking to a national convention
or conference.
| Senator Cummins is OF the opinion
| that the matter Is Of too much Importance
to be delayed waiting for Congress to
adjourn.
Republicans 10 Make haste.
In view Of the fact that there Is no pos
sibility OF the adjournment OF Congress
until after September II appears to be a
foreGOne conclusion that the Republican
National Committee will be asked to meet
in October or November to discuss plans
for rehabiiitating the organization.
Whether or not the growing impression
among Republicans in Congress that Col
Roosevelt wants to capture the party
nomination in 1915 has hastened the plans
looking to reorsanising and rebuilding the
party cannot be definitely stated. OF
course the Republican leaders would not
admit to-day that the Coloners suspected
pians have moved them to renewed energy.
But there has been much discussion. cspe.
cially in the Senate. within the last week
Of the activity Of Rooseveits friends and
its possible Significance.
Ormsby McHars's Activities.
Ormsby McHarg. who has been travel.
ling IN the middle West giving OF inter-
views to the effect that the Republicans
ought to get together and nominate Roose-
welt as the only means Of reunitinE the
party for victory may he pursuing per-
sonal and private business matters, but
ne Is suspected here Of being the personal
envoy Of George w. Perkins
1t will be recalled that Mr.. Mc1arg went
through the South and West on a recon-
NOTHING expedition for Mr. Perkins be.
fore Col. Roosevelt announced his purpose
to be candidate against President Taft.
The plans OF the Bull Moose followers in
Chicago for dinner to Col. Roosevelt
about September 1 are not without sig.
nihcance to politicians In Washington.
Leading Republicans admit that Col.
Roosevelt will prove a dangerous factor
In the situation II he can force his name
on the ballot In the Presidential primary
States. The popularity Of the Presiden- |
tial primary Is growing and II 10 believed
here that practically all the States will
provide for the election of delegates to the
national convention in 1915 by popular
vote.
To Capture Primartes.
Unless some way can be found to keep
Roosevelt's followers In the campaign OF
1915 from participating in the primaries
II Is conceded here that ne will control the
situation in a number Of important States. |
The men who followed his fortunes into
the new Progressive party In 1912 proba- |
bly, will not be averse to enlisting under
his banner again and many OF them may
prefer to vote for him as nominal Re-
publican than as a third party man.
Politicians In Congress never have with
held their confidence In Col. Roosevelt as
n shrewd politician. They say he must
be aware Of the fact that the third party
movement Is crumbling. Wherever cleo
tions have been held its support has been
neglible. 1t Ia the opinion here that Col.
Roosevelt must either 20 out Of politics
or tack to catch the political breeze. |
They say he IL more likely to do the latter.
He has been quoted recently by friends |
as saying that he never left the Repub-
lican party but that the Republican party
left him. His friends In Congress still
contend that he would have been the Re-
publican candidate In 1912 Of the regularly
called Republican convention II he had
not been "swindled" out Of II and that
the results Of the election showed he had
majority Of the Republican party with
him.
Regulars Are Worried.
The regular Republicans OF the old
school admit that the outlook 10 not en-
couraging. They realize that there Is not
to-day In the Republican party any man
who could make strong race In the Re-
publican primaries against Roosevelt for
the Presidency. provided some way can
not be found to keep the men who fol. |
lowed Roosevelt into the new party last
year from participating In the primaries.
A way must be found to keep Ro0se- |
velt's name of the ballot. Not even this |
would make II necessary to offend prob |
ably = majority Of former Republicans In |
such important States ~ Pennsylvania, |
Illinois. Indiana. California. Massachu- |
setts and the Far West. Added to the
complication 10 the fact that several Pro-
gressive Republican Senhtors look for
ward to the perfection Of the Roosevelt
plan a. their own political salvation.
Men like Senator Bristow Of Kansas.
who come up for reelection next year
and md themselves embarrassed by the
fact that they are practically without . |
party" would hnd In the Roosevelt can.
didacy = chance to regain party rsgu-
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