Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-07
United Republicans Also Like
j. Root for Presidential
7 Nomination. -.
SENATOR'S AMBITION
is TO BE IN CABINET
President Wilson Generally Popular
in State, But Has German-Ameri-
can Antagenism.
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

lift1e canter through the rich Mlcnl-
gan fields we come to the home OF
th. William Alden Smith presidential
boom, The balloon, which Is not 1ully
inflated yet, Is in that big hangar over
there. The less pretentious building 10
the right IL supposed to house senator
Smiths real, honest-to-goodness amoi-
ton. which is said to be cabinet po-
sition in event of a republican victory.
The Smith presidential boom started
last spring, when his friends in the
legislature circulated a petition ana
obtained signatures from republicans
asking him to contest for the nomina-
,ion- His managers are in earnBt, and
II n expected that Michigan will send
a deleeatton to the national convention
instructed for Senator Smith for the
presidential nomination. The seieetlen
Of delegates will be under the primary
system, and his name will prooaoly DC
the only one on the ballot Anyhow,
the candidate receiving the hlghest
vote will be the choice of the party.
q, O. P. Pretty Well United.
The republican party is pretty well
united in Michigan and the state WILL
go republican in 1915, according 10
present prospects. and Senator io~n-
send returned to the Senate The ouIi
moosers have come back. although
Roosevelt carried the state by 10000
In 1912. Indicative OF the reunion AZ
the figures of the two congresslonai
elections. In 1912 the Detroit district
cast $4,000 bull moose votes: IN 1914
200 were polled. There is no repuo-
lican machine in Michigan. the prl.
mary system having serappea ,,n ina
which was built up by the late soma
tor Macmillan. There Is no towering
figure in republican politics In this
state; every man is 'ieaoer IN mo
own right.
tial boom naturally discourages talk OF
other candidates However, tho ihhu
entail republicans are keeping In teuch
with outside candidates In event that inc
smith boom fails to get across. SON
ator Root Is well liked. but 1t Is prop,
able that Burton and Fairbanks VIII
divide the Michigan strength on
showdown.
President Wilson Popular.
President Wilson is popular with all
classes except the German-AmeHcans.
and I found well defined indications OF
the same spirit prevailing In missouri
and elsewhere-that Is. fr1endliness OF
renublicans toward the President IN
csse the international crisis continues.
There is eager inquiry. however. as 70
what he will do on the sugar ta7n.
the beet sugar interests OF the state
being involved >..&,->
of the political situation-the German
American angle. There Is large pop
uIation of Teutonic ancestry in the
state. and they are very s,y, mnfn Of 1unia
ttons The feeling is bitter and the OK
preston of 1t is having the same Ell
feet reported in Missouri-that Is, 70
attract to the support OF the Presi1ent
the Americana Voters' fesafoiess
Of party Affiliations.
Judge for yourself Of the trend Of
the German-Amer1can senoheh.
was expressed in resolutions adopteo
byynS at Jackson, Mich, last Saturday.
Some quotations from the resolution
follow:
voices German-American View.
After a perfervid expression of 10y
atty to the United States and to our
country. right or wrong" the resolu-
tions go on to say:
Past things cannot be made undone.
hut the time has come when, in view
of the obstinacy and blindness of the
present occupant in the White House.
the American people must be awakened
to the threatening danger of losing
their only friend they could depend on
in times of need and distress. Now
shall we ask again the government to
he neutral. not only by prayer. but also
partment of State In Washington to the
government at Vienna has plainly
shown that Woodrow Wilson Is anx-
ious to adhere to his policy of neu-
fact-to his policy Of neutrality by
Wall streets order, rather than by the
peoples wish.
Sees Possible Complications.
Also are we not blind to the fact
that woodrow Wilson possibly sees in
the furtherance Of the contraba trade
with its vast sums of money, which re-
turn to this country. the only way out
of the business stagnation which re-
suited from the bad economic policy of
his Administration However. we
know that this contraband trade must
materially be modified. II this country
wishes TO avoid further international
complications
BE IT therefore resolved BY this
convention to urge on members Of the
stats verbund to bring pressure on their
respective congressman as well az to
work among their fellow-citixens for
our just demand, that special session
OF the Congress be called together al
the earliest possible date for tho pur-
poss Of enacting a law which will
separate the passenger traffic from tho
contraband traffic on the high seas"
German "Kultur" Urged.
Here 10 another very Significant cues
ton Of the resolutions. urging a propa-
xanda for German 'kultur" in the
United States:
BE II further resolved, That this con.
vention goes again on record AZ favor
ing the introduction Of tho study Of
the German language and literature
into the public schools for the double
purpose: First, to enable coming gen.
erations TO penetrate into the German
spirit and thought, and by that to re-
move the gross ignorance and credulity
one encounters so often In the editorial
rooms of our Anglo-American press.
second, to enable coming generations to
compete on all fields of science. arr ana
trade with the Germans, after havinS
and order, which can only be acquired
by digging into those inexhaustthIe
treasures which lie IN the knovied1a
of the German language. literature and
philosophy"
Prohibition to Be Issue.
Prohibition Is to be a burning is,u.
in the next campaign. Statewide mo-
hibition is proposed by a constitutions,
amendment TO be submitted under the
initiative and referendum plan II ts 10
be a close night. The population OF the
local option dry counties is al per