The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-13
He Is Willing to Support
Any Decent" Re-
publican
WOULDN'T FAVOR
A "REACTIONARY"
He Does Not Suggest Any
Particular Can
didate

New York, July l3.--Leaving for Cali
forna Sunday night, says The Tribune
Colonel Roosevelt made clear that he re
CARDS the country in such serious situa
ton through the mistakes of the Wilson
administration that he will support any
decent Republican who runs against him
by which is meant Republican whose
reactionary faint and tendency is not OF
the ultimate or the penultimate degree
To the colonel's mind, Wilson has shown
himself to be Second Buchanan" The
attitude Of the administration on foreign
matters has been to the colonel "incon-
ceiyable"; and, more important still, the
failure of the administrations to make
military and naval preparation for the
crisis that it now faces is, in his own
cogent phrase, nothing less than Grim
inal"
Roosevelt has not gone back to the Re-
publican party. He resents that misin-
depreciation OF his attitude. He believes
that it is not a time for men to worry
about political ties. At the same time
he regards il as not impossible that the
Republican party may make the mistake
OF putting up some man of so reaction
AIRY character that it would be impos
sible for him to support the Republican.
But if the Republicans do not make the
mistake of putting up some man who is
a slap in the face at the 100000 who
voted for him in 1912, Roosevelt will
Il 80. :. l.. 4 1.
he calls the second Buchanan.
His attention was called TO the recent
forecast of Hilles, McCombs and Perkins,
the national chsirmen OF the Republican,
Democratic and Progressive parties. All
agreed that there would be four candi-
dates in the field in 1915. and all agreed
that three Of them would he Wilson.
Bryan and Roosevelt. The colonel, how
ever. was not inclined to take these
statements yer yseriously. He does not
believe the Bryan movement is impor
ant. Moreover, he does not want TO see
20 many tickets in the field that there !
will be danger Of Wilson winning. 81
I'M thinking of the country That Is
he way the colonel sums up his position.
md that is what he has told a number |
Il men who have seen him during the |
asst week and tried TO interest him in
,urely political discussions.
Aside from the hope that the Republi.
ans will nominate a man he can sup
ort, and that the issue viii thereby be
clear one between Wilson and those in
avor OF a vigorous American policy, the
olonel is indulging in no political specu-
atoms. Men who have tried TO interest
i'm in state politics have had this one
esponse. He feeA chat he did his share
oward clarifying the state situation
hen he made his fight against Barnes
l the courts ats yracuse That fight. IL
not generally known. cost him $4,000.
here are not many men in the state
no have spent $4,000 out Of their own
ockets to expose the bosses When the
llonel went on the stand at Syracuse
2 felt that a majority OF the jury were
gainst him. Why they were is not so
nportant as the fact that seven men
a OF u were inclined TO believe that.
ter all. William Barnes was not an "un.
asirable" Having spent what 10 any
an would be a large sum Of money. Z
.e colonel thinks that the next move i ]
, 90 the voters. The colonel l. by no 9
cans a rich man. and. as he said a year =
10 after there had been rather heavy !
aims on his income, There are few :
miles that can afford shooting. a ii.
! suit and a wedding in one year and I
4 feel it, n