The sun., 1915-11-01
G. G.0.P.LEADERS
l. WILL ASK ROOT
.TOBE CANDIDATE
Ex-senator to Be Told Within,
Two Weeks Sentiment
Is for Him.
SAID TO BE STRONG IN
! PROGRESSIVE STATES


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waited upon SOON Ds certain ieaoihs
Republicans who will tell him that SEN
timept in favor Of his nomination for
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'e'opi"s '""p'essNeE ana VIII ASK
name him.
This action. which will be taken
within a week or two will be the first
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s
@i inc distinguished New Yorker.
Tho matter has not been taken up
with Mr.. Root as vet because he has
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But the Republican leaders who have
been cauvsssng the sentiment Of the
rank and I'll, Of the party say the fate
popular confidence In Mr.. Roots ability
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TIE rcsul, WINS surnrisc n oh.erver,
here. because n Indicated that among
Prorressiyes of the Nest ana middle
West Mr.. Root was strong. even in
States with favorite sons MANY OF
these expressions of opinion were quoted
At the time, tho names OF the authors
being withheld
Since then reports that have Como TO
THE sun bureau from members of Con-
gress and others who have visited WASH
ington indicate that Mr. Root is much
stronger now than he was a few months
ago. 1t il a knowledge of this fact tina I
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attempt to impress him with the i'm
portance of sanctioning the use of his
name.
Root BefOre Home Candidate.
A r,.r,hcr of the Renub,,c.n N,,iona,
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A. states which hns n favor;,s snr
ond For whor, thera 10 -, .c,ivs can'
xass ca,rs on said "a r.nressn,a,iye
~ Tur s,S a An days gao.
I'VE are for-namIng his nome cana,.
da,e--bm hoo, will be nominated II
n,,rd. ~ ~ .r,v ,sad.rs IN, - b. 'Is is
far and away the choice OF the Republi-
cans.
Take for example, the Progressivesi
In my State, the men who followed Col
Kooptyelt in 1912 Almost TO a man
they are for ex-senator Root. Popular.
ity with that class has been enhanced
Nv bis work Il, the N.w Work ConstI,u-
tior.I 1.oryan,ion .sn.cI.Iiy hy ,h,
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rurfher impetus was given 10 thc
Root talk by the statement OF Pro-
gressive from Minnesota that strone
Root sentiment had developed In that
State. In fact IA movement already Is
under way in Minnesota to give Mr.
Root the delegation from that State
Edward L. Smith Of Minneapolis ex-
Lieutenan mt Governor and State chair
man, has openly declared for Root This
Is said to mean that the fr,enda al
ax.Gov. Eberhart now n candidate for
,hs limited states senate viii nrohahIv
~ Gov NJ, Roo,
s.,..o.
The Minnesota primary early next
spring will be the first one held and
for this reason the result there Is likely
20 havo national significance. Senator
Cummins OF Iowa has started In to
build up an organization in Minnesota
and hopes to capture that delegation
and annex 1t to Iowa as beginning OF
bis boom.
Minnesota was strong Roosevelt
State. but the Bull Moose vote recently
OF the Moose. including United States
NnSaS ha