Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-30
"1E0]D|Y' READY
TO RETURN TO
REPUBLICANS JB1l J
SPECIAL DESPATCH FROM
WASHINGTON INDICATES
THAT BREACH Is HEALING.
Roosevelt OPPOSES wilson
HA4bs = 3 4 q
Believes Defeat of Democrats Of
Greater Moment Than Per-
sonal Ambition.
ROOSEVELT OPPOSES WILSON

= Chicago, March pa dispatch tc
the Herald from washington says:
Republicans are in high feather
because of their belief that Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt is in a fair way to
a speedy return to the Republican
party to the extent at least at support
Of its candidate for president. The
colonel believes the defeat of Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan ne.
cessary to safeguard the interests of
this country and to extricate it from
perils of international complications
that must prove dangerous and hurt
full. r. g, g.. il. - q
:" Red Flag. :a..s.
"There is no intention on the. part
iner PRESIDENT William. Howard Taft.
Such action urquestionably would be
the red rag to the bull so far as the
colonel is concerned. Indeed it is
known he would rather accept Will
liam Barnes, Jr., of New York, Tor
Boies Fenrose of Pennsylvania, bad
as he regards them, than, his success
sor in the White House. Local papers
here published this morning quotations
attributed to Mr.. Roosevelt in refer
ence to his attitude which are known
to be inaccurate. So far as the col.
onel has given any indications, he is
still a progressive, but he realizes the
third party has lost a great deal of
popular support. 4--
Appeal to Administration.
"He is emphatically opposed to the
administration because Of its methods
of handling questions arising out Of
the European war and in connection
with Mexico, and for this reason it is
likely he will aid in bringing about a
tliange. / s-
TIT is known here that Colonel Roos.
eIeit' has resumed recently cordial re-
laklons with q number Of former
friends among the old line Republican
1eRders from whom he has been sep.
arated since 1912.
'In his recent telegram to the SEN
ate ship purchase bill lobby investi.
eating committee, the colonel men.
toned as among those who have been
watchful of the best Interests Of the
country Senators Root, Lodge, Bur-
ton, Borah and Smoot, all pillars in
the regular Republican organization
and from whom heShad cut adrift po'
l'|''a'Y1 PRAISES Re- ublican..
tHe. gives them Credit and praise
|fdr the fight against the ship purchase
Ibtl, which$he insists had in tia war
Ifdr every interned German ship pur-
AcIased 1lnder its. sanction.
| I"Soms comment was o%ccasioned by
his inclusion of Senator Smoot in the
galaxy of honorable mention be-
cause Of his former well.remembered
bitter differences with the Utah sena:
tor whom he held as the right hand
man to Senator Aldrich in opposition
to his policies.
No Whisper Of Intentions.
"The report of the winning back or
Colone. Roosevelt brought Joy to the
few Republican leaders still here n
depression to the Democratic leaders.
The latter have been hoping for a
third party candidate to split the Re-
publican vote as in 1912, and without
Roosevelt as leader there will be no,
such party.
"There is no whisper that Colonel
Roosevelt is looking to 1916 for him