Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-14

pliable and affable president I evei
knew was total failure"
The one blot on Buftons political
escutcneon is his failure to run again
for the senate. The same congress.
man who praised him so highly ahoy Z
said 1T was Il case " cold feet Bur.
ton thought he could not he elected
He was in the dumps ON his state pa
tronage The Panama tolls bin was
unpopular. The radicals had over
run the whole state He simply go
cold feet and quit. This fact viii uol
help MIN next year because people
don't admire gutter"
West Of ohio there are two ancien
and honorable but yet unhuried can
didacies awaiting their cerement, thos,
of Charles w. Fairbanks and Alber
Baird Cummins. Neither OF these met
is a possibility under the present cir
cumstances. but neither will conced'
it untll he has been licked again an,
each will most likely control his stat,
delegation, but eventually see Il "
olsewhose.
Illinois Ia Offer Mann.
Illinois has never had prcslden
since Lincoln. She has had two can
didates VINO thought they looked an,
acted like Lincoln. The people di,
not take TO either Cullom or Cannon
so Illinois has switched To "A TOTALLY
different type, James Il. Mann. Lin
coin was long and thin Mann is shor
and disposed to be rotund. Idncoh
could bring a man over with a goo,
story, Mann can drive seventeen ava,
with "A verbal iah Lincoln WI
loved Mann is feared Lincoln VA
president Mann never will he. Ill
will lust have the Illinois delegation
This Is a good deal for Mann.
Ienroot Talk in Wisconsin.
I'D IN Wisconsin there Is some tall
about Ienroot, but il is premature
Lenroot Is "A growing man, a positive
force In the republican party, but no
body looks for his nomination now
There are two others who are pro
iecking" around. These are William
Alden Smith. of Michigan, and WI
liam r. Borah. of Idaho. Neithe
one looks like a president Borah y
short and squat, with hair like ~
herb doctor. William Alden has tbs
manner of rush order drummer 70
hardware.
But william Alden is a mighty az
fable entertainer. has some money an,
boundless ambition.
Borah Is n big Drained man, grea
lawyer. a magnificent dehater and
liberal progressive In his IDEAS. lie
the man who made all the heavy talk
for Roosevelt before the national com
mittee i'm 1912 and Yet refused 10 fol
low Teddy out of the party.
Borah will probably bring down tn
pelts of the mountain states, but wha
he win do with them In the conven
ton is a problem. He will have 4
deliver them somewhere. Smith, Fair
banks. Cummins and Weeks will hav
TO do The same. The ultimate destina
ton of these favorite son delegation
will determine the issue.
Three Possible solutions.
There are three possible solutions
First, that whitman may max
good In the governors chair and com
pei the nomination to come to Ne'
York. This is possible, but not prob
able.
Second, Whitman may fail and the
there is no inherent improbahility q
the choice falling on Burton. He ca
afford to wait. He will not be a hur
rah candidate, but If he Is nominate
il will be through trench warfare tina
conquers one state delegation afte
another until his boom is ready 70
the final charge.
The third solution Is contingent o
the failure of all of these candidate
to impress themselves on the conven
ton and deadlock to be broken b
the nomination of Associate Justic
Hughes, of the supreme court. Dozen
= laaIaxig tnnlr for I'M
very result. They alsa look for =
easy campaign il Hughes accepts. III
high character and the glamor ina
still clings around his administrallo
in New York make them believe tina
with Hughes the fancy of the coun
try is already captivated and Wllso
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