American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-11-05
ALREADY FIGURING on LEADER
FOR 1916 CAMPAIGN
Leaders Of All Parties ut the Natipral
Capital Reviewing the Effects OF
the General Election.

A Washington dispatch says: On
top Of the Republican landslide, ex-
ceeding even the most optimistic pre-
dictions Of the party leaders, political
talk among leaders here consists to
a large extent ri speculation on the
Republican nominee for president in
1916.
The Republicans believe that tile
showing against the Wilson Demo.
Gratis gives them the White house two
years from now and that II only re-
mains for them to decide who will be
the man to occupy Il.
These are the possibilities mention
ed: Charles s Whitman, governor
elect OF New York; Martin II. 3rum-
baugh, governor-elect OF Pennsylva.
mia; Myron r. Herrick, former en-
bassador to France: James X. Mann,
Chicago. Republican leader OF the
house OF representatives: william Il.
Borah, United States senator from
Idaho; Charles Il. Hughes, associate
Justice OF the supreme court.
The trend OF political opinion seems
to be that Senator LaFoilette OF Wis
consin and Senator Cumnins Of Iowa,
az well as former Goveruor II 4. Had
ley OF Missouri, are ont of the running.
The Republicans--aud for that mat
ter the Democrats too-)el!eye that
Theodore Roosevelt Ii completely I'm
eclipse, and does not need 20 be con-
sidered n factor In the 1915 rae
The overwhelming victory scored
by Whitman In New York has caused
the Republican wiseacres TO do come
thinking. II is regarded That he has
an excellent opportunity 20 ! ring him
self before the national public eye.
senator Borah In a statement v
THE most significant and conclusive
fact disclosed by the election returns
In that we have In effect n reunited
Republican party. IL was ao~oarent
from the beginning thar the only meth
cd OF successful reunitlng was 10 ne
through the action IF the voters them
selves at the polls. What the leaders
tailed to do the voters have done
they have served notice on the lenders
and the leaders Will observe the no
tice.
I'm scattering instances wIi,re the
third party disclosed ZONE remain
ing strength. II was due 10 local con
ditions. An Independent ticket wouI1
" brought the same results. The
hght from this time H. between the
W old parties.
III seems To me that ev~arvtbinp
points to the complete success OF the
Republican party IN 1919. Had II not
been for the effect III the r irouenn
war he Republican trlu mn would
v been much greater. The pres-
ident liz stronger than bis party. There
was n reluctance on the part of many
people to seek to discredlt HIM be-
fore the nations of the ear;h MT n
time when we much depend n such
degree upon his poise AID JUDGMENT
10 avoid any acknowledgements with hat
conflict, The fear Of the p ,,pIe WINS
much greater than any real lancer.
nut. after all, Il vas IA c~omineudable
fear.
"The Republican party ncyor con-
rronted a situation mofe b~urdens,me
or more trying than that which viii
meet u AT the Threshold Of lts return
10 power, which | confidently eApect
10 see In 1916.
III would be n mistake. n fatal mis-
'aRe' 10 assume, AZ In likely to he as-
sumed IN some quarters. that the peo-
PIE want to swing back 70 ultra-con-
servatism, or TO some methods oc the
political past, II would be equally n
mistake to assume that the peonIe
want TO zee any Interference with tho
great fundamental principles of our
government by radical experiments.
put they do want to see. and Il viii
De a mistake II they are not permitted
20 enjoy a liberal, progressive. con-
structive policy which deals with nc
'"ai conditions The people have
simply Indicated their belief that no
'"'ru party Is necessary or practical"