Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-28
ROOSEVELT READY
70 AID CUkk|NS
WILL NOT De CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENCY UNLESS FORCED
TO ACCEPT. 4
BULL MOOSE PLAYING
WAITING POLITICAL GAME
Third Party Will Endorse Republican
Candidate Provided Progressive Man
Is Nornin ated--Washinston View 10
That Field Has Narrowed to Three
Men, cummins, Hughes, Roosevelt.
rsnecial Correspondence


Washington, Dec 2s.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt will not enter the republican
primaries as a presidential candidate.
This is the information which has
reached Washington thru reliable
sources. from men in close touch with
the colonel and on intimate terms with
general political developments in the
republican and progressive parties.
Despite flood of rumors which has
been pouring forth since the Gary din
ner that Mr.. Roosevelt would enter the
field as an active candidate for the re-
publican nomination, 1t can be said that
he has no such intention at this time
Moreover. 1t is extremely unlikely that
he will change his mind.
This does not mean that the former
president will not willingly and per-
haps more than willingly take the re-
publican nomination under certain cir
cumstances. But IL the nomination
goes to him, ii viii go to him because
of the situation in the republican con-
vention at Chicago and not because OF
the fact he has gone into the primar-
les and corraled j bunch of delegates.
From the first, there has been sceptic-
.ss:n here of gossip, following the Gary
dinner. that the Roosevelt hat would be
thrown into the ring as a candidate for
the republican nomination in the pri-
maries.
That he will not enter the republican
primaries. however, Is known for rea-
sons which to many will be more con-
vincing than statements made by men
who are close to him.
Hold Club Over Republicans.
These reasons concern the part
which the bull moose organization is
going to play In the 1916 situation.
That part will be made more clear
after the forthcoming moose confer
ence at Chicago.
That conference will show that Ii Is
the purpose of the bull moose leaders
to hold a club over the republican
party until after the Chicago conyen-
tom and force the republicans to nom
mate n man whom the progressives can
support under penalty Of having the
bull moose nominate a separate ticket
headed by Roosevelt or some strong
man and thus defeating the republicans
as IN 1919.
II is not the intention of the bull
moose party leaders to 70 Into the re-
publican primaries and then. II things
do not go TO suit them at Chicago. bolt
again. Nor Is this the purpose of Roose-
Welt, from the facts as they are dis.
closed here. i
The bull moose plan Is TO hold aloof
from the republican primaries and
convention but to serve pretty definite
notice on the republicans what they
will stand for and what they will not.
Would Endorse Suitable Nominee.
II the republicans nominate for pres
/ ident a suitable man on suitable plat
form, then the bull moose plan, as now
worked out. is to nominate the saln-
man.
The bull moose leaders have at least
| partially made UP their minds whom
they VIII support and whom they will
not. So has Colonel Roosevelt made up
! his mind. 1t can be said that certain
of the republican presidential candf-
dates who are looked on as reactionary
| by the colonel and by the bull moose
| leaders will not only be unacceptable
| but they will be refused endorsement
! and VIII iicnd athird ticket put up to
bar their way to election.
| Summed up. the colonel still has a
big stick on the mantel and he intends
to use 1t to drive the republican party
into nomination of man satisfactory
to himself This man may be the col
onel. but not necessarily.
| 1t Is certain as anything can be in
/ in politics that the colonel will not
| support Root or Weeks or Burton OIL
Fairbanks or any of the men in the re-
dictionary class. He would support
Cummins and do so gladly and with
enthusiasm Probably he would sup
port Hughes. tho there is reason t
| believe there would be no great en-
| thusiasm over 1t.
The republican convention can take
4 into account the desires of the bull