Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-18
Republicans Say Their Candi-
date for Presidency Must
Be Practical.
THEORISTS TO BE BARRED
FROM CONGRESS ALSO
Full Dinner Pail Slogan Likely
to Be Put Forward in 1916
Campaign.

,r,ninence who are expected to have
influence in the final selection or the
republican candidate are convergins IN
their views on the characteristics OF
their desired candidate il not his per-
sonality They are agreeing what ne
ought to be if not certain as to Whom
he will be.
This analysis of requisite attributes
in their coming champion is resulting
in a process of elimination, 1t IF salo.
of those mentioned and a fixing OF
standards up to which the winner Will
be expected to measure Subnmat1nS
the well known views of some OF these
potential factors in President-maklng
politics, a composite sketch of the can
didate they seek might be described as
follows:
An individual whose dominant char
acteristic will show him to be broad
minded man of affairs, conversant with
business, alive to the needs of present.
day methods of business; free from IN
sular prejudices against capital ana
industry, employer and labor; mlnoIui
of world conditions of trade and need,
full of the necessity of broadening world
markets for the products OF the United
States; able to grasp the significance
of the revolutionary changes expected
to grow out of the readjustment Of
tement of the European war
Theorists Barred.
The republicans, it is said, do not
want a theorist; they demand an ex-
ecutive in all that the word implies.
They are not SO keen for profound
legal ability as for practical business
acumen in the man of their prospective
choice.
Another qualification demanded of
their ideal by these men who are cast
ing far and wide for the candidate OF
e certain mold will be the personal
work. with Congress. One of the es-
sential features of the next republican
national campaign is to be the very
careful selection of nominees for the
House of Representatives. 1t is pro-
posed to exercise utmost Judgment so
far as possible through advice and
otherwise in the effort to send to Con-
sress men who are familiar with at
1airs and representative OF the solid
thought of their communities.
Feel Sure Of House.
Fully confident that they will elect a
majority i'll the next House Of Repre-
sentatives, the republican leaders de-
sire that body to be made up of men
of constructive capacity and in sympa-
thy with the material as well as the
moral welfare of the nation. Profess
sional reformers, theoretical dema-
Sosues and unframed enthusiasts will
be discouraged in their efforts to float
into the law-making branch of the
government on the anticipated repub-
lican tidal wave.
To express the idea In few words.
there is firm intention on the part of
men high in power in the republican
party to put the government into the
hands of business men. In this effort
they expect to be Joined by business
men of other parties. The movement
10 this end is we'll under way. is thor
oughly understood in political circles
and is the subject OF daily discussion
between political leaders and men af-
filiated with the conduct of great busi-
ness enterprises.
Business men tell the politicians that
as soon as the European war ends, the
commerce of the world will begin an era
of activity as marked as has been the
profound depression since last August
Commercial rivalry of a keenness hither-
TO inexperienced will rage among the
leading nations.
THE United States must have its stall
in the market place is the demand of the
business men. and it is not expressing a
partisan statement to say that many of
the men of this country in that category
frame the constructive legislation and ef-
feet the conserving administration to full
fll this demand.
Democrats Resent Position.
Naturally the democrats resent this
suggestion, which they term an arroga-
tion by the republican party unto itself
Of all the virtues of government. but new
ertheless and withstanding such is the
position at this time Of the leaders of the
republican party. which, stated, they
tereSts
The republican leaders are taking into
very careful confederation the human
side" Of all the candidates now under OBJ
servation and dissection. They declare
they do not want as their President a man
who is likely to hold himself superior to
either his party or to the Coordinate
branches OF the government. They do
rot want President who. in cloistered
aioofness. will arrange the policies of the
party and dictate It's legislation
They will welcome suggestion, for
indeed they are seeking candidate
who will have the breadth of vision TO
perceive and judgment to initiate but
they do not crave attempted display of
wisdom superior to the combined sa :
gac!ty of the legislative. judicial and
executive branches. Welcoming a gen
eral manager they will, 1t is suggested
reject would-be car.
That the next campaign is to be
"aged by the republicans along ma
terialistic lines is therefore plainly in
dicated and admitted by all the lead
ers in point of fact. 1t is said that
there Is very little in the field Of Ito
plan endeavor left unfurrowed. that
few reforms have been overlooked by
Roosevelt. Taft and Wilson Anybow
they believe, whether mistaken or not
that the time Is ripe to appeal to the
country with campaign of utilitarian-
ism and that the hour has rolled around
when the full dinner pail" slogan is
likely again TO be attractive to the
voters.
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