The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-03
PRESIDENTIAL Possibilities
Seems Likely that Wilson and Roose
welt will Oppose Each Other
Nineteen-Sixteen

yineteen-Sixteen
Washington, June 3.-Washing-
ton is beginning to speculate serious
1y over 1916 presidential possibii-
ties. Incoming political bees from
Indiana, New York, Idaho, Wiscon-l
sin, Iowa and Kansas are beginning
to arouse the capital, which for
weeks has been honeycombed with |
possibilities of war.
| That President Wilson, his health |
permitting, will be urged by many |
second nomination is conceded. That
Colonel Roosevelt, fresh from his /
conquest in South America, will get
his hat in the ring, is considered |
good bet. Former President Taft is
out of all races for republican party
honors is admitted by his best
/ friends.
/ Should these indications become
L facts Wilson will be pitted against
the progressive leader again. But in
the next campaign, the colonel's
friends privately hope, Roosevelt
will be the presidential choice of
both progressiyes and republicans.
h There is a little beehive of politi
their utmost to eliminate both Will
lson and Roosevelt. Some of them
for instance-of course they are all
loyal to their present party chiefs
are supporters of Majority Leader
} Underwood of Alabama, Speaker
. Clark, Chief Counsel Folk of the in
Iterstate commerce commission, Gov
ernor Glynn, of New York and Sec
J lretary of State Bryan. Such is the
lineup of democratic posi- bilities.
!. Then when 1t comes time for the
Bull Moose to meet in national con-
. vention, Governor Johnson, of Cali
fornia, former Senator Beveridge, of
Indiana and other progressives
probably will find their supporters
llined up against T. r., maintaining
Z that that party will stand a better
show with the colonel as "backer"
than would T. R. as a candidate.
The race the republicans will have
to select from will have a wide
range. Senators Borah, LaFollette,
and CumInins are already being con-
sidered strong possibilities. Some
Indiana republicans think the nomi-
tnation should go to former Vice
President Fairbanks.
AS the situation is today there will
be little shifting in the real strength
l of the possibilities until the elections
) this fall. Whichever party carries
= the greatest number of Congression-
. al districts will in measure have a
. fair claim to ascendancy. As far as
: individual candidates are concerned
Ella great deal of Beveridge's future
. he makes against Senator Shiverly
: for the senatorial toga from Indiana
81 Governor Glynn's future Dis in q
. measure wrapped up in the cam
paign in that state which will prob
slably be the hottest contest since th<
el1912 presidential campaign. Under
. woods real strength will develop
: probably after he reaches the senate
= Folks prospects rests upon his pros
: ecution of the New Haven Railroad
Inquiry.
ID In the meantime the speculation
which is just being heard in Wash
ington will begin to grow as the var
ious states send their reports here
for Washington is the political filter
ing plant Of the country. Boom
don't get very far until they hav,
>, made some Roadway in Washington
= and then returned to other parts o
1.-THE nation.
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