The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-19
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10 In the Running Ter ths as-
publican htosmiastiea.
0y GEORGE CLINTON.

Defed that the Democrats 1t Mr.
Bryan's suggestion put into the plat.
form the declaration and We pledge
the candidate Of this convention 10
this principle" the principle beipg the
one-term principle.
Now the political rumor has II that
all the men. including. OF course, Mr..
Wilson. who think that be has Q show
Of being nominated by the Democrats
next time. are beginning to fear that
be may have George w. Goethals, the
chief engineer Of the Panama canal
and now the sone's governor, ~ an
opponent In the next campaign. Re-
publican leaders from time to time
have whispered the name Gosthals in
their conferences. It 10 perfectly true
that even some Of the members Of
the standpat faction in the Republican
party still seem to have some kind of
. hope that means will b found to
endorss Theodore Roosevelt for the
nomination. without compelling the
old party to give over the name Re
publican.
The old party chieftains seem to
think that they will be Obliged to
nominate somebody with . strong per
sonal appeal II there 10 to be any
hope Of success. because there has
been thus far no sharp evidences that
the Democrats are going to make .
mess Of things and undo themselves.
Think oosthals Has Ambitions.
1t has been intimated here and
there in Washington that men who
know tho governor Of the Panama
canal zone think he has shown some
signs of an awakening ambition to be
president. Colonel Goethals. judging
by what he has done. probably has
his share Of wisdom and while army
and navy omcers notoriously have
been hounderers when they have en-
tered the swamp OF politics, Goethals
probably might prove to be an excep-
ton. Everybody remembers Admiral
Dewey's troubles ~ soon - be
showed disposition Of willingness to
think on high civil honors.
While the Republicans have been
whispering about Goethals and the
possibility Of nominating him and
trusting to his supposed great per-
sonal popularity to pull through. it
has been told to them also in whis-
pers that t:e zones governor Is a
Progressive. In the present frame of
mind Of the Republican leaders the
fact that Goethals may be Progress
sive perhaps makes little difference.
for all they will have to do will be
to knock the capital cut, spell progress
sive with q small letter and add Re-
publican with q capital after an in.
serted hyphen.
eorah In the Running.
1t seems As certain as things can
seem SO far in advance that, unless
the Democrats make some awful blum
der. the Republican party next time
will nominate a man who has been
consistently progressive or who can
prove that he has become a progress
siye even II conversion came at 4
late hour. 1t did not take Champ
Clark's word Of prophecy to put viii.
liam e. Borah into the front rank Of
runners for the Republican prize. The
Goethals matter remains yet to be
sounded to its depths.
Within day or two Senator Borah
has declared that he does not consid.
er the third party as stable organixa-
ton. He says that as soon as Theo-
dore Roosevelt says the word the
third party will crumble Mr., Borsh
believes the colonel will say the word.
and while the senator will not 20 "A
far as this. he probably believes that
II the colonel says the word that will
dissolve the Progressive party he will
also say the word that will make him
the candidate of the Republican party.
AS for this. one only has to read
the colonel's pledge, signed. sealed
and delivered just before he went to
South America. That pledge probably
will stand against any prophesy which
the gentleman from Idaho chooses to
make, even II 1t be uttered in the
finest spirit of Idaho self.sacrifice
Colonel Roosevelt will return from
his southern speaking. hunting and
exploring trip in about four weeks.
When he returns Progressives saw
that he will repeat, If he shall deem
it necessary. the pledge which he
made before sailing.
susInsss Men Are Shy.
President Wilson has expressed him.
self As very much surprised because
business men throughout the country
have not responded in great numbers
to the invitation extended by the nd.
ministration and by the committees
Of congress to come to Washington to
enter their pleas In abatement Of the
legislation which 10 aimed against the
trusts.
1t seems that Mr.. Wilson and the
Democratic members of congress- az
pected that tho business men would
come here in . rush to make then,.
selves heard in the COMMITTEES rooms