Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-15
p POLITIC GA I DOPE
LINKSR OOY SHAME
WITH ALDRICH'S
Old Line Republicans Said to
Be Rallying Around the
New Y ork Banner
Rhode Island Man Thinks That He
publicans Can Elect Anybody
They Choose TO Nominate.

In the last edition of the Saturday
News was printed some dope from
Washington correspondent to the
effect that the republican politicians
assume that Roosevelt will either
lead the fight in 1916 or that he will
practicalI.g dictate the nominee. To
day another view is presented, indi-
eating that the old-line republ blicans
have agreed upon Root. Possibly
neither view is correct, inasmuch as
Washington correspondent must
have something to talk about in the
1 absence Of congress. Editor0
Washington, D. C.-R Republican nol-
iticians are making medicine" for the
1916 presidential campaign. Reac-
tsonaries, rallying around former
Senator Nelson A. iAldrich, have de-
cided that the state of the public
! mind is such that they can nominate
and elect whomsoeyer they please.
Aldrich has issued the edict that Eli
y hu Root shall be the republican non5i-
nee for president.
Progressive republicans are still
{ looking to Colonel Roosevelt to name
: a man who can make successful
race against President Wilson.
That the CT @. P,-progressive fus-
Eion is not complete is shown by the
,Iact that there is a row in the nation
al republican committee, widely her
aided at its formation two months
age as the amalgamation of regular
republicans and progressive secession
lists. #
Aldrich Gathers Afiies.
Former Senator Aldrich slipped
quietly into Washin gton few days
ago on his yacht u and at dinner
I aboard the yacht he garnered togeth-
er all of his old allies in the senate
who are in Washington and laid down
his plan for capturing the republican
national convention next year.
Mr.. Aldrieh, it is said, Informed
the company that he is convinced by
the retslrns of the November elections
and BY reports from business men
that the reaction against reform is
so strong that the republicans can
name and elect any one they please
:asI president. s
Agrees to Deliver Root.
When. doubt was expressed whether
Senator Root will accept the nominar
s.tion. former Senator Aldrieh said he
will undertake to deliver at, Root at
the proper time. Before the dinner
senied it lis said an understanding
was reached that Mr.. Root will be
nominated and that the 1916 eonyen-
.tion will be controlled by the same
machine that ran the steam roller
over Roosevelt in 1912.
Knox and cunannins Seek Job.
Philander G. Knox, secretary of
state under President Taft, and At
tOrney general under President Roose.
i vslt, lit is reported lis looking for
support, not from the men who put
Tart over in the Chicago convention,
but from Colonel Roosevelt 1t is a
nlatser 9of general knowledge that Mr..
Knox has many letters written To him
by csoIones Roosevelt which make q
strong case of him as a progressive
repnHsican. Cummins of Iowa also
7 is reported q receptive candidate. n
Financiers Object to Bourne.
& The break in the publicity commit
tee came between Senator Galhnger
of New Hampshire and former Sen
sator Bourne OF Oregon. 1t is report
ed that big New York financiers had
refused to give their support to the
committee so long as Mr.. Bourne was
allowed to hold "a responsible position
The reactionary element has com
promised that Mr.. Bourne should be
sitIetracked, but when the news was
8ronyeyed to him that he was not
wanted Bourne refused to- resign.