Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
FIRST TO TRY OUT
NATIONAL: PRIMARY
Minnesota to Choose Dele
gates and Indicate Presi-
: Dental Choice by Ballot.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

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prospect. Choice of candidates must
be expressed by ballot, somebody in
particular must be voted for What is
worrying the republicans, and more
| especially the progressive faction, is
the question of whose name shall be
| put on the list.
| Under the law a petition with five
hundred signatures is required to put
a candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation in the running. Then, the candi-
dates for delegate to the national con-
| ventton must signify their choice of
presidential candidate and place their
| names under his. They cannot express
| preference for presidential candidate
| not on the ballot
/. Worries the Leaders.
| So what time they are not anathema-
tizing this cumbersome primary law,
| the political leaders are cogitating
whom they shall suggest to the rank
and file as presidential candidates. 1t
is especially trying to the progress
sives, because, in the first place, there
are more of them than regulars, and
for this reason in addition:
| 1t is regarded as a certainty that
there will be found 500 enthusiasts
1
| name of Theodore Roosevelt on the
| ticket, and then fun will commence.
| That will spell trouble. Minnesota re-
publicans of both factions are tired of
| fighting, and want to work for repub-
| lican victory. So strong is the senti-
ment for reunion that there is talk of
dividing the delegation equally among
the progressives and the regulars. The
l bull moosers have left the third party
almost entirely, and they want to get
together with their former brethren.
| The significance of the return of the
| bull mooser is appreciated when it is
recalled that in 1912 Roosevelt carried
this state 2 to l. over Taft and beat
| Wilson by 10000.
| If Roosevelt's name is on the primary
| ballot he will be a disturbing factor
| in this harmony program, beyond a
doubt, but in order to keep him off the
role of marplot they must have some
progressive candidate for the nomina-
tion upon whom to agree.
Cummins and Borah Considered.
| Looking over the field, they do not
think that either Cummins or Boran
will be nominated by the republican
convention, but they may have to vote
| for one or both of them in the pri-
| maries in order to get their delegates
to the convention. Cummins is strong
in Minnesota and Borah is well liked
Burton of Ohio has been here, plead
ing with both factions for support He
| made a very favorable Impression, but
did not, it is said, receive any pledges
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts is due
here soon, this being the season of
| state fairs and expositions of blooded
is keen rivalry for blue ribbons in all
| classes
! Fairbanks is not much discussed out
| this way; and Root is regarded as
! we'll, say, unavailable The impress
sion is that there will have to be in
| terchanges of views between the east
| ern and western leaders and agreement
! IN general way upon some candidate,
| or division of the regular strength
among several
Leading Campaign Features.
bitter fight over proposed statewide
prohibition and lively contest over the
United States senatorship will be fea-
| lures OF the national campaign, and the
! liquor question will also enter into the
SoVernorshlp campaign. The last legis-
latuie passed county option law which
went into effect last March Out of
/ elghty-Slx counties, fifty-four have yot ed
on local option and forty-five counties
have gone dry.
! The first bill to be introduced In the
| next legislature, the iov sr house of
which will be elected in n N3vember, 1916
| bition.
The upper house. WI Eh holds over, is
| believed to be ready to pass the subm s.
house in good faith, although the senate
| voted down similar proposition once
| before on the ground of irregularity.
| Senator Clapp comes up for renomina-
ton and reelection, both by primaries
| II is said that former Gov. a. o. Ever
I hart a scandinavian, Will the
nomination with him. 1t is intima ted that
Frank b Kellogg has aspirations for the
| toga, and also that Judge oscar Hallam
| of the supreme court is expecting to
| get into the race.
Sena tor CLApp Is pretty strongly in
| trenched in the esteem of the voters and
| IL is admitted 1t will be difficult to wrest
| the nomination from him There is no
| ground of specific complaint against him
| and he has been pretty steady worker
| for his constituents, making hay while
| some others declaimed. Senator Clapp is
expected to sympathize with the drys.
Democrats to Make a Try.
United States senator since the war al
though Charles A Towne held the office
by appointment for a brief term. The
/ democrats propose to take advantage of
the prohibition fight to make a try for
| the senatorship and the going looks good.
| Gov Hammond may enter the race.
| Republicans are compelled to admit
| that President Wilson is strong here on
account Of his handling of the war stu
/ alton, the developments of the past few
days having increased sentiment favor
| able to him to degree markedly notice
| able They do not conceal their anxiety
that if the war continues and the Pres
ident is successful in his international
dealings it will be rocky road for the
republican candidate in 1916. This senti-
ment, you recall, was found to exist in
many states Of this independent western
country by The Stars correspondent -
| / have been told personally by re-
publicans in Minnesota that as the
! cards fall now they will not enter
with much enthusiasm into fight
against President Wilson's reelection,
and some have said they would actual
lly vote for him as the easiest way out
of prospective republican factionaIism.
Colonels Fail to Change Sentiment.
Bryan has not made any headway in
Minnesota with his arguments, and by
the same token Roosevelt's recent ex-
plosons have turned sentiment against
him among his former supporters.
| There is no getting away from the
fact that the public Is following Presi-
dent Wilson's course with close atten-
tion and approval to degree which
seriously menaces party lines and div1-
| sioua