Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-22
MANN REPORTED
OUT Of CONTEST
FOR PRESIDENT
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with Senator weeks Of Calfornia for
second choice. Nevertheless. Il IS
Conceivable that political factors
would bring Hawaii's support hsthe.
next Republican convention 70 an llii-
nois man.
The Chicago Tribune Of September
10 contains the following article.
KANKAKEE. IN, Sept 9Senator
Sherman gets the Illinois delegation
to the 1916 Republican national con-
ventiOn without . fight James r.
Mann shortly win announce that he
does mot care to become an active
candidate for the presidency at this
time, and win have the full support
of Illinois Republicans far the speak,
ership IN Congress, which will be de-,
eided In November, 1916. ii. , ssa
These two highly important politi-
cal probabilities we're determined de-
finitely last night ct a. conferences In
the, residenee OF Congressman William
b. Mckinley at Champaign, at which
were present Mr.. Mckinley, Uncle
joe Cannon, Speaker David E. Shan
ahan. and between 30 and 40 Repuhli.
cans from the eastern Illinois terri ]
tory. ,.... j. -.l,Zss - e.
The news was conveyed quietly to-
day to 800 Illinois Republican leaders
who gathered for Republican day att
the Kankakee ,fair--the real curtain
raiser for the, Illinois 1916 campaign
and preliminary to the big roundup
which will be staged at Springfield
during the state fair.
coneede Mann Is out. -,
It was important because the con.
cession is general. politically, that
Congressman Mann has no chance to-
get Illinois unless such of the old
timers as Cannon and Mckinley are
willing to get out and fight in their
districts against Sherman. a.
There was q stfaightout count of
noses at Champaign The sentiment
was. all one way and 1t was favorable
10 Sherman. The decision reached
was that all Illinois Republicans. re-
CARELESS of faction, must now get be-
hind Sherman and ION the sauares
go the limit In putting the senator
into the presidential going as the II
lin0is candidate and let the rest OF the
country know II at the earliest mo.
nnent, for strategical purposes.
Mr.. Mann,s position, as reported to
the conference, is that he has at no
time been q candidate for the nresi-
dency. The general opinion was that
be will be elected speaker OF the 1917
house IL 1t Is Republican, and upon
this understanding 1t Is q safe forecast
that Mr. Mann very shortly will issue
. formal statement eliminating him
self as aaBresid dental candidate at. this |
time. s3sas. So. -,
This news brought intense satisfac.
ton to. the flock Of state ticket candi
dates who were In Kankakee today,
L was accepted as eliminating the
immediate chance or involving the
presidential contest in the pnverrdrs
ership campaign. To q considerable /
sxtent it relocated the contest be.
tween Roy o.. West and Mayor VII. |
lam Hale Thompson for the repnbli.
1an national committeeshfb To seeon-
iafy consideration.
That viii be settled by tie Illinois /
delegation in the national convention
which, under present plans, win be a /
contingent Of So. repre-.
sentative de- all wings and elements |
ind containing in. It's personnel the
'eeognized party spokesmen Of the
state. 50 - ,as 5. e
sovernorship the Bone
With this prospects the governor.
hip contest became the political live
wire in the. state It was intensified
by the tacit word from Medin MeCor-
nick who VAS very much among
hose present, in the republican fes-
iyities. that he IS likely to become q
,aHdidate fer governor.
Mr.. Mccormick did not saw so in
old words of announcement but II is
! safe bet that he VIII hare to be fgs
lred with as Q eandid date This intel
igence, sent flying through the ranks
If the politicians. served to depraeiate
the stock of former State /
Senator, Hugh S..sMagill and former
State Senator Losan Hay, bath os
sDringfleld. 4 s.Gs-t.sssf5S a. ~ ~
Both have been named as gaberRa
orial proba bilitlesa looking forward tes
of the 1912 and 1914 Pre-
sressiNe vote by the republican. party }
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