Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-10
Does Not Believe Taft viii
Again Be Party Nominee,
Though He Made a Great
President,
PROSPERITY TO BE MAIN
PLANK OF PLATFORM
Plenty Of Good Material
Among Republicans for
Standard Bearer; Roosevelt
Powerful Factor,
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fspectAt coRaEsPoHpeseG TO MORNING JOURNAL
Washington. April 9--Senator Wes-
lev L. Jones is one of the hardest hit
ters and frankest takers in the re-
publican party. Three years ago he
supported William II Taft for re-
election because he said Mr. Taft de-
served it. He made hundreds of en-
emies at home by his stand His re-
election TO the senate was doubtful
until he went back home and eX-
planned what he had done. Then he
was reelected for term that will not
expire until 1928. The people OF
Washington had sense enough to see
that the man was honest from the
ground up and deserved their conf
dence, Notwithstanding his independ-
ence Of view. Roosevelt carried
Washington for the bull moose ticket,
but Jones came back to the senate.
Earns Name as Fighter.
During the past two years Senator
Jones has stood up for his people on
the coast manfully. Almost single
handed he brought up the Alaska rail-
road bill in the senate and compelled
its passage. He was arm-in-arm with
the administration on this PROPOSE
ton, but they soon parted company
and no senator threw heavier ordi-
nance against tolls repeal than Jones.
Later he joined the filibuster on the
ship purchase bill and stood up
against II for one twelve-hour
stretch
Expects G. o. l.. 20 Come Back"
Senator Jones has complete conf
dence that the republican party will
be returned to power in 1917 and that
the tariff will be readiusted on pro-
lection basis He says that just now
the people are thinking of nothing so
hard as they are of the imperative need
Df getting the democrats out of power
on account of their general incom-
potency to run the government AT
the same time he does not think the
republicans can afford to assume that
any old candidate will do, the cleo
tion being safe.
Prosperity to BE Issue.
Asked today what he thought of
the campaign next year and the issues
between the parties. he said:
The prospects are for a republican
victory. The issues will be prosper
lty and protection against eXtrava-
gance and incompetency The cry Will
be the imperative need of putting the
democratic party out of power. On
this issue the republican party simply
cannot lose"
Not even if it puts up a reaction
airy candidate on the theory that the
election is safe anyway"
Plenty of Material.
The senator thought a moment and
replied: ut will not do that We
cannot just elect anyone next year
The people want the republicans re-
turned to power but they are voting
with discrimination and Will not hes-
itate to give us another lesson at their
own Inconvenience if they think we
need it, But it will not be needed.
The delegates next year will represent
the people and not the so-called
bosses They will act for the success
OF the party and the good of the
country"
who do you think will be the
nominee?p
No one can tell, but party with
such men as Borah, Weeks, Cummlns
whitman, EIadley, Fairbanks, La Fol
lette, Burton, Mann, Herrick and
many others to chose from hardly
can go amss'
Believes Taft Is Out.
What about Taft? VIII he be q
candidate again? Do you think there
Is any chance of his being brought
out?"
NO, I don't. Taft made good
president AS the years go by he vii
pe better appreciated and what he
ald will be more correctly appraised
But he will not be considered FOL
president again. He has had his in
ming"
Roosevelt Powerful Factor.
WIN Colonel Roosevelt be fac
tor?"
TO be sure. H is a factor in any
thlng he takes an interest in. | don
tHlnk he will figure as a candidate
ne and his friends who believed II
nm but did not follow him out of. the
party in 1912 can absolutely dominate
the next republican convention. l.
ne viii follow the dictates of his owl
patriotic judgment and the wishes o
those who sincerely desire to see hin
take the place in American history
that his patriotism and Americanisn
deserve, he will declare that he will
not seek the nomination, but will dt
al IN his power for a candidate OF
platform meeting the present inn
perative demands. If he would do
that right now confidence and stabil