Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
Especial Correspondence


Washington. Sept 2s.-Remarkable
activity among a number of republican
presidential aspirants and their friends
has been discernible here in the last
not waited on smoothing over OF the
international situation. Without aues-
ton, the chances of the reelection of
President Wilson are dependent in large
measure on international developments
But the republican candidates feel they
can not afford to wait on the changing
aspects of the International sky
1t will rot be many months until pri-
maries are on for the selection of dele
gates to the national conventions. That
being So ii behooves republican with
presidential ambitions 10 be up and do
ing. The result is that republicans
who aspire TO the 1916 nomination are
going ahead quite without reference to
whether the international situation is
going be an asset to President Wilson.
Who Will Be Nominee.
Who are the republicans going TO
nominate? No question is more freely
asked in Washington. unless IL be the
question when the war will end and
whether the United States will be
driven into it. .
Attic il is utterly impossible as yet
to forecast the nominee, there is no
doubt that political observers here feel
the republican field is going to narrow
down to FIVE or six men. Possibilities
Of dark horse are always present and
have TO be taken into account.
Former Senator Root has been dis
cussed a great deal as presidential
possibility but there is In fact little
sign that he will get the nomination.
The belief here is that the repu blicans
when they assemble in convention are
going TO name a man they think will
win. Mr.. Root. whatever his qualifca-
tons, would lose the vote of large
element of the progressive voters.
The men whose names are being seri-
ously talked here at this time include
former Senator Burton. Of Ohio: SEN
ator Weeks. OF Massachusetts: Senator
Cummins. of Iowa: Senator Borah, OF
Idaho. and former Vice President Fair
banks. Of Indiana Justice Hughes also
is talked of but his refusal TO be con-
sidere6 possibility dampens the ardor
for him. If Hughes would give a sign
that ha would accept. he would be for
midable.
Others Are Ambitious.
A number of favorite sons are being
discussed additional to these but the
odds are so heavily against them that
they can not be considered today as
actually in the running. In this con-
nection 1t may be added that II Roose-
Welt should be advanced as a repub-
lican candidate, he would have to be
think that eventually there will be a
powerful movement to name Roose-
welt.
Senator Buttons campaign is being
pushed with great energy Lately,
Governor Willis, of Ohio. has indicated
a purpose to get into the field. II ne
does. there will be battle royal for
the Ohio delegation. If the Ohio dele
cation divides. it will not help Ohio's
chances OF winning the nomination.
Senator Weeks is likewise working
with energy. He is now engaged in a
Oklahoma The question Senator
will stand for New England candi-
date.
Cumming Opportunity.
those held In the Dakotas. Minnesota
and Nebraska. states surrounding Iowa
the home OF Senator Cummins. If the
| senator from Iowa should get the most
| of the support from these states, he
| would be most powerful factor The
developments in the states about Iowa
will be watched with keen interest by
the politicians.
! Senator Sherman is trying to get the
| Illinois delegation. The feeling here.
however, is that the Fairbanks lieuten-
ants are worllng hand in glove with
| the Sherman leaders and that the
Sherman movement in reality contem-
plates the naming of delegates who in
| the showdown will vote for the former
| vice president.
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