Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-02
ROOT BIDDING FOR
PROGRESSIVE AID
CANDIDATE OF OLD GUARD OF.
FERs TO coNcEpE SECOND
PLACE ON TICKET.
lNcREplsLE APPEARING
INcEEpIsLE APPEARING
SCHEME HAS SUPPORT
Root Crowd Claims TO Havs Assur.
anees Of Support From Both Fac
iions-Hiay Force Another sP!i. ii
Convention Unless Prosrss.ives Sur.
render-Situation Critical.
Especial correspondence

Washington, Nov. Friends of
Senator Elihu Root, of New York. are
passing along the word that his boom
for the republican presidential NOM
nation next year will have to be TAX
en- seriously. Moreover, they are en-
gagged in trying to show that the Root
strength turnout the country is much
greater than might be supposed and
includes the support of many of the
repu blicanS who are regarded as pro-
gressive republicans.
The Washington view Of the Root
movement has been that it would not
result in his nomination and would not
be pressed very hard because of the
objections of progressive minded vot-
ers to the former secretary of state
and senator. But the Investigations of
some able politicians who have BOXED
into the situation of late indicate the
Root movement will have to be con-
sidered. 1t appears that some of the
most powerful OF the conservative re-
publican leaders in various parts OF
the country are working hard for Root.
They profess to be making such prog
ress that many of the progressive re-
are Say IiS tlicS VIII SuPPoAt
him If he is named.
Incredible as it may seem that the
man who was chairman of the con-
vention in which William H Taft was
renominated and who carried thru the
parliamentary program for the TAFT
forces could be nominated and get the
support OF the progressive elements
OF the republican party, there IL no
.f,o 1ao5 ha1 fold
in some quarters. that the republicans
OF all brands will unite next year in
support of any strong man whether
are banking a great deal on talk OF
this kind.
Bid Fer Progressive Vote.
What the leaders who are promoting
the Root boom mean to do If they can
ticket and put into second place some
man known as a progressive repub-
lican like Borah. Of Idaho. or Hadley.
OF Missouri. They are making the APP
peal for Root on the ground that the
country needs an extremely strong
mar to act as CHIEF executive in the
mex. administrator, in the period. pre-
sumably. when tia world VIII have
stopped the war and started or re-
construction ard rehabilitation period,
One Of the difficulties in the way OF
the Root movement is that II the old
guard should succeed in naming him,
the democrats would at once proceed
to make a nationwide attack on the
ticket on the ground that it represented
an effort Of the reactionaries to return
to power. This would be made to drive
progressive republicans and progress
sivesaway from the republican ticket.
1t would unquestionably cost the re-
publican party votes How many. is a
matter Of opinion. That it would also
enable the progressive party to make
a vigorous campaign IS clear. The Root
nomination would be such nomina-
ton as would enable the bull moose to
con tinue in the field and make large
; showing Of votes
Another Split Possible.
Whether the old guard leaders name
one Of the men who is entirely salts
factory to them will depend largely on
the attitude of the progressive
republican leaders When the conven-
ton is held. no one candidate will have
anything like a majority Of delegates.
! A lot Of conferences and pow-wows
!, will be held In these conferences
unless the progressive republicans
/, fatty announce that the nomination oi
one OF the old guard candidates will
mean a split, the old guard will prob
/ ably proceed as it chooses.