Evening star., 1915-11-20
Strongest Republican Posi-
biIity for Presidency, De-
cIares Mr.. Mccormick.
BELIEVES ELIHU ROOT
is "LEAST AVAILABLE"
Thinks Course of Bull Moose Party
Will Depend Upon Action of
G. o. P. Convention.

| Medill Mccormick. former vice chair
| man of the national committee of the
bull moose party, but at this time act
ing with the republican party in Illi-
| nois. spent yesterday with Col. Roose
velt at Oyster Bay, with whom he
| talked politics, but of which discussion
he had nothing to say.
On the general political situation,
however, Mr.. Mccormick had some def
mite views of his own, formulated after
trip across the country and confer
ences with republicans of many states,
which he expressed to interviewers be-
fore leaving New York.
There is more general sentiment for
Charles E. Hughes throughout the
country said Mr. Mccormick, than
for any other republican mentioned for
the presidential nomination. just as
there is more opposition to former Sem
ator Root than to any other republican
mentioned.
The republicans would clear the po-
litical atmosphere at once if they nom
mated Mr.. Hughes in their national
convention"
Depends on Action Of Convention.
Mr.. Mccormick was OF the opinion
that the course of the bull moose party
will depend entirely upon the2 action
of the republican convention in no1ni-
mating a candidate and framing plat
form The bull moose will hold it's
convention after the two old parties
have held theirs. He beliyed that be-
tween President Wilson and re-
dictionary republication candidate, or
Elihu Root, the bull moose would vote
hA nA11 Hnr
Il expect to continue to act with the
republicans" said Mr. Mccormick,
though my stand in national politics
will depend a good deal on what the
as yet no way of determining how pro-
gressive the republican party has be-
come. In Massachusetts, where the
progressives large supported Mr.. Nc
Call, there is evidence that the repub
licans have mollifed the progressives,
and elsewhere there have been efforts
to come around to the progressives
way of thinking.
will hazard a guess that there
won't be Q great difference in the next
convention in the number of delegates
who are standpatters and those who
are progressively inclined. Many un-
Instructed delegates will be there, and
as no candidate will have an outright
will determine what the platform and
who the candidate will be- Every
thing. as I say, hangs on the conven-
ton.
Mr.. Root Least Available.
MIR. Root is the least available of
the conspicuous candidates for the re-
publican nomination and not merely
because the proposed New York consti-
tuition was beaten by catastrophe
vote. The bull moose regard him as the
engineer of the steam roller of which
Barnes and Penrose were just stokers.
1t Was under his guidance that in 1912
the republican ma chine defeated the
republican voters.
president Wilson is strong through
out the country. He is not boisterously
popular, but he is strong, partly
through lack of concert of opinion and
of action among the opposition.
cannot find any general appreciation Of
the McAdoo merchant marine scheme
The people are not for the proposed
undemocratic continental army or for
half measures. Most of them are for
preparedness and some against it. They
are against the present tariff and for
tariff commission"