The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-02

- sng CVAkuslee spACtNIe u tuS fHto-
|;phecy OF the big politicians gather
ed at the nations capital.
BoFah Picks Justice Hughes.
Justice Hughes OF the supreme
court. VIII be nominated by thesnext
Republican convention, unless he lis
sues q prohibition stronger than any-
thing he has yet said and definitely
serves notice on the party that he
Will reject the nomination even II
| the convention formally selects him.
This prectlon was made by sena-
tor William E. Rorah, Of Idaho, upon
\ his return from a speaking tour ipj
behalf Of votes for women in New
York and Massach lsetts.
The earnestness with which Sena-
tor Borah made this prediction was
based. as he explained, upon the
striking crystal izatipn Of public SEN
tlment in favor of Hughes through
out the West. Senator Borah made .
similar declaration to this correspon
dent three months ago. but this time
he appeared still more convinced Of
the matter.
Senator Borah has himself been,
widely and fayorably suggested as.
the Republican candidate next year
and u lis on record that Col. George
Harvey. Of the North American Re-
view, who long ago picked woodrow!
Wilson for the presidency when most
people didn't know who Woodrow
Wilson was, has similarly staked hts
reputation as a prophet by naming
Borah as the RepHbl ican nominee in
1915. But Senator Borah reasserts
that he Is not a candidate and does
not except to be candi date or to!
be considered as one.
In regard to the candidacy Of
Senator John w, Weeks, the senator
from Idaho, while not abatlng his
s.satement In regard, to Hughes, re-
sorted that Weeks had made a not
ably favorable impression in the
West and had won many friends.
Senator Borah spoke OF having had
special opportunity to Judge as he
had been in Spokane and other
places short time after Senator
Weeks had appeared there.
The only other candidate. who
seems to Senator ID orah to show any
strength at this time as ex-senator
Burton, Of Ohio. Senator Borah de-
clared that Buttons Vigorous fight
against waste in river and harbor
improvements had impressed the peo-
pie of the West as being the work
of strong man. Senator Borah;
added. however, that there was as
yet no extensive organizati ion nifayor
of any one candidate, but that the
spontanepus Equalization Of popular
opinion in favor Of Justice Hughes
was the outstanding factor in the
situation.
Minnesota Goes First.
The first state to hold q presiden-
tial primary will be Minnesota and
It will be held next March. Atten-
ton to that interesting fact has been
stirred here by the rumor that sup
porters Of Elihu Root plan to give
their mans candidacy a preliminary
u try out more to see how the New
York statesman will fare at the
hands Of western Republican state
where, not SO long ago, Bull Moos-
cry was rampant. To be more exact
T. r. was rampant, for after his
candidacy Bull Moosery in that state
gave faint gasp and expired.
The proposed experiment is re-
garded as an Undertaking Of wisdom
and perspicacity by the politicians.
How Root would take with the free
thinking voters Of the West has been
the question that has been worrying
those who would like to see the nom
nation go to him. They haven't had
q doubt but the eastern wing oil
the party could be rounded up for
him, all right. Blu the West4that;s
a horse of another color. SO the
Minnesota experiment as to Root, IL
tried, will settle q problem for his
boosters and so1vetit definitely, they
las well as others believe. AS d
signal Of what is going to be under.
taken. at any rate to the national
leaders. is the fact that Edward b.
Smith state chairman and the strong
lest Individual Republican factor in
! the state, has openly declared in
favor OF Roots Nomination. This
is taken to mean that the friends Of
Ex-Governor Eberha now a candi-
ildate for the United States senate,
viii. II all tprobab ility, be for the
New Yorker. : " 755
Senator Cummins. Of Iowa, is also
going to make an experiment with
his candidacy In the Minnesota prrim-
airy next March. He lis putting an or
fganization in there and has declared
ho will rest his case on the result
| in that state; and IL he cannot win
there he cannot win at oil. He has
been looking over that state for sew
leral weeks, according to reports re-
eeiyed here, and has also been ar
ranging for organizations in Neb-
raska, Kansas, Colorado. North and
South Dakota, Washington, Oregon.
ind possibly in Montana. The Re.
suits in thase states his friends be-
lieye, will depend very largely on the
outcome Of his candidacy in the Min
nesota primary. ilt
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