The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-09
PRESIDENT DION 7
SAYHE WOULOA' I
Be CANDIDATE
Told Members Of Committee Dem
OCrats Were Sure to Win
TARIFF ONLY G. 0. P. ARGUMENT
Constructive Work of Administra-
tion Can't Be Stopped, Says
Chief Executive.

Washington, Dec. S-TfeSldenl VII
| sons tacit acquiescence in the invita-
/ tion of the Democratic national com
| mittee TO become IL candidate for re-
| election is seen by Democratic poll
| ticians in todays developments, The
president entertained the national
committee at an elaborate luncheon
in the White House and made a
peech predicting party successes
in the 1916 campaign.
Members OF the committee said
after the luncheon that they did rot
expect any further announcement
from the president on his candidacy
for reelection They interpreted the
presidents action in entertaining
the committee and addressing them
upon the subject of party successes
following so closely on the adoption
of formal resolution urging him To
be candidate as nothing less than
his entry into the national campaign.
The committee nominated him
last night" said leading national
committeeman, and II there had
been any doubt in his mind as to
what he was going to do about it he
certainly would have Indicated it TO
day. | predict that there will be no
formal announcement from the presi-
dent as to his willingness to be the
standard bearer OF the party next
year We have taken that Tor grant
ed right along and his failure TODAY
to say anything in disapproya' OF the
action OF last nightSls pron' positive
that he. like all OF us, regards the &c
tion OF the next national convention
as foregone conclusion.
The entertainment of the Demo
cratic committee at the White House
was a gala occasion marked by the
presence of the marine band and
much apparent jubilation on tue part
of the party leaders, All hands de
clared themselves pleased with the
smooth fashion in which the meeting
of the national committee had gone
off and the bright promise held out
for a frictionless campaign so far as
party machinery is concerned.
The president remarked that he
STAYED alone so much at the White
House or else was so continuously
borne down upon by the duties of his
Office that he seldom had an oppor-
tunity to get things off his chest
He said he welcomed the opportunity
to speak frankly and unconventional
ly of the prospects which he believes
% be ahead of the Democracy
81 want to say that if any republi-
cans believe they are going to be
successful in heading off this ire
pressible movement for Democratic
success next year they have got an
other guess coming" was another re-
mark attributed to the president by
one of the visitors after the lunch
con.
The president told the committee
that the Republicans had no issue for
the next campaign except the tariff
and that Democracy was certain to
win
Our constructive work has started
an irresistible movement which can
not be stopped" he declared. Any
one who tells you otherwise is talk
ing through his hat
Throughout his talk, which dealt
with subjects ranging from Demo
cratic chances of victory to features
of the isolated life of a chief eX
ecutive, the presidents speech was
informal Taking his place at the
head of the table, he thrust his hands
into his trousers pockets, cast aside
what he termed his dress parade"
language, and talked freely and con-
fidentially.