Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-15
POLITICAL DOPE
WITH ALDRICH'S
Old Line Republicans Said to
Be RaHying Around the
New York Banner
Rhode Island Man Thinks That Re.
publicans Can Elect Anybody
They Choose to Nominate.

Gin the last edition of the Saturday
News was printed some dope from
a Washington correspondent to the
effect that the republican politicians
assume that Roosevelt will either
lead the fight in 1916 or that ne vii.
practically dictate the nominee. To-
day another yieW is presented, indi-
eating that the old-line republicans
have agreed upon Root. Possibly
neither view is correct, inasmuch as
Washington correspondents must
have something to talk about IN the
absence of cpngress.-Editor.)
Washington, D. C.-Republican mol
iticians are making medicine" for the
1916 presidential campaign. Reac-
t4onaries, raliying around former
Senator Nelson A. Aldrich, have de-
cided that the state of the public
mind is such that they can nominate
and elect whomsoever they please.
Aldrich has issued the edict that Eli
HUI Root shall be the republican nomi-
nee for president.
progressive republicans are still
{ looking to Colonel Roosevelt to name
"a man who a make a successful
a against President Wilson.
That the G. O. ~P.2progressiye fus-
zion is not complete is shown by the
fact 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 fAtiies.
Former Senator Aldricn slipped
quietly into Washington d few days
ago on his yacht and at q Inner
4 aboard the yacht he gar1ered Jogeth-
er all of his old allies In the senate
whos,are in Washington and laid down
his plan for capturing the republican
national convention next year.
MT. Aldrich, it is said, Informed
the company that he is convinced by
the returns of the November elections
and BY reports from business men
that the reaction against reform ts
SO strong that the republicans can
name and elect any n they please
as president
Asrees to Deliver Root.
WhenFdoubt was expressed whether
Senator Root viii accept the nomina-
ton, former Senator Aldrieh said he
will undertake to deliver AT. Root at
the proper time. Before the dinner
eended, it Is said an understanding
was reached that Mr.. Root will be
nominated and that the 1916 eonven-
ton will be controlled by the same
machine that ran the steam roller
over Roosevelt in1912.
krox and cumrnins Seek Job.
Phflander sc. Knox, secretary of
state under President Taft. and At
t0rIfey general under President Roose.
vslt, it is reported lis looking for
support, not from the mex who put
3Taftsoyer'' in the Chicago convention.
hut from Colonel Roosevelt. 1t is a.
matter eof general knowledge that Mr.
Knox shas many letters written to him
BY ColoneS Roosevelt which make a
strong case Of him as a progressive
repuBaican, Cummins Of Iowa also
is reported a receptive candidate.
FiBanciers object to Bourne.
The break in the publicity commit
came between Senator Galiingeri
of New Hampshire and former Sen
.ator Bourne OF Oregon. 1t is report
ed that big New York f1nanciers had
refused to give their support to the.
committee SO long as Mr.. Bourne was
allowed to Mold d responsible position
The reactionary element has ON
promised that MI. Bourne should be
sidetracked, but when the news was
conveyed to him that he was not
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