River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
COME MINNESOTA'S CANDl-
DATE FOR PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINATION..
SUGGESTS G. O. P. IN STATE
UNITE ON SENATOR BURTON
Manager of Cummins Campaign in
North Star State Looks With Sus-
picon on Proposal That Northrop
Become Candidate-Fears
1t Is a Root Movement.

Minneapolis, Dec 28.-A delegation
of Republicans called on Dr. Cyrus
NorthrOp at his home and asked him
to become Minnesota's 'favorite son"
candidate for the Republican preSiden-
tial nomination with the object of cir
cumventing the entanglements of Min
nesotas new presidential preference
primary law.
DR.. NorthrOp's ultimate answer was
that should the Minnesota field be left
practically to himself, and should the
call be made upon him by fair repre-
sentation of all the factions of the Re-
publican party in the state, he would
give to the proposition calm delibera-
tion."
Northrop Endorses Burton.
Those who called upon DR.. Northrop
were Walter N. Carroll, who original
ed the idea; Edward E. Smith, former
lieutenant governor and former chair.
man of the Republican state central
committee and former Mayor William
Henry Eustis.
Knowing the purpose of the visit
DR.. North%op opened up the discussion
by asking a few pointed questions
about the primary law which the Re-
publican leaders term an absurd piece
of legislation"
Il have a better plan in view, l be-
lieve," said DR.. Northrop. Il suggest
for your consideration that, instead Of
selecting me as a 'favorite son, the
Republicans of Minnesota unite on The
odore Burton of Ohio and send dele
cation to Chicago under his banner.
Would Hardly Serve Purpose.
MIR. Burton is an able man and he
stands for much that | stand for,
though / do not think there is any
likelihood of his nomination. After
sticking by him so long as he might
be a possibility before the convention,
our delegation could then use it's judg-
ment in casting the Minnesota votes
for the ablest candidate to be found"
It was explained to DR.. Northrop
that Burton being an Ohio man and
one for whom there is no great senti-
ment in Minnesota, he would hardly
serve the purpose.
The One Man in Minnesota.
''The names of the men who really
are possibilities for the Republican
nomination probably will not be on the
Minnesota ballot" said Mr. Eustis.
Furthermore, in that event, no sup
porter of any of these men may be-
come a candidate for delegate. Can
didacy is limited to the supporters of
those whose names are on the ballot.
Further, the whole plan is pointed to-
ward party strife rather than toward
party unity. We come to you as the
one man In Minnesota under whose
banner the voters of this state would
unite"
Dr. Northrop made his final state
ment-that if the field practiC ally is
cleared and if the various factions of
Minnesota Republicanism are in favor
of his so doing, he will take under
calm deliberation" the proposal that
he become presidential candidate.
Cummins Manager Suspects Plan.
I. A. Caswell, manager of the Cum.
Minis campaign in Minnesota, looks
with suspicion now on the proposal
that DR.. Northrop become a candidate.
He fears it is a Root movement. One
of Senator La Follette's supporters
also expressed a similar fear