The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-28

| iNins VI cOunSeI TOT william Barne
announced this afternoon that an al
peal would be taken from the vel
dict of the jury at Syracuse whic
found in favor of Theodore Roose
welt in the trial of libel suit brough
by Mr.. Barnes against the forme
President.
From Golfers Weekly.
The events of the past few week
inevitably have a powerful bearin,
on the 1916 Presidential situation
The new status thus created nigh
conceivably be expressed in this as
sertion: The next President of tn,
United States will be the man who
by his actions most effectively and
accurately expresses the national
feeling of the people with regard to
their relations with foreign countries.
Compared to this issue the tariff and
other issues are likely to be insig-
nifcant.
| rs 10 bOFan.
The most remarkable aspect of the
! situation among the Republican Pres
idential possibilities is the heightened
position of Senator Borah of Idaho
There has been no political talk in
any newspaper more interesting or
accurate than this from Boston Tran
script Persons who live outside
New England may need to be told
that the Transcript" is the sober
three-cent evening paper of Boston.
and is supposed to express the views
or about the most cautious and care
full conservatives in the country:
What does this call for Borah
mean? II is coming from all parts
OF the country. 1t is apparently
spontaneous. Here is a.Senator who
has neither an organization nor abun-
dant wealth. He has not announced
his candidacy for the Presidency:
many doubt whether he will. Yet
hundreds of Republicans and Pro-
gressives are discussing Borah and
many of them are writing to him or
the newspapers about him. Neither
Mr.. Taft nor Mr.. Roosevelt are back
ing -Borah, yet both say they will
take the stump for him gladly. If he |
is nominated. Yves, of the Mississ-
ippi river he is looked upon by MANY |
as the "favorite son" of that whole |
section. Republican leaders in Maine
have been trying for two months TO |
get him TO make a trip with them
through the State. The ralical SEN
ator Norris OF Nebraska declares
for the Republican nomination. Elihu
Root and Henry Cabot Lodge are not
yet ready to say that Borah will be
nominated, yet both have his hearty
admirers and neither will be sur
prised at his nomination.
How comes 1T than within a few
months and without the semblance
If an effort On his own part or that
II his friends, Senator Borah looms
Up from out of the West with
trength as Presidential pos sibility
'reater than any two of the avowed
n receptive candidates for the Re-
publican nomination? Are the peo-
lie really doing their own thinking
bout the matter? Is the call for t
sorah significant of a widespread
arty sentiment in favor of a Presi- l
entail nomination forced upon the 7
eaders by the rank and file? It is =
erhaps too early to say, but the
orah boom must receive a swift and
ertain check if the next Republican Y
'ational Convention is to be the c
favorite-son" gathering which pow a
rful party leaders are diligently
orking for today in the hope of u
eeping the nomination in their own
ands and TO be disposed of at the
psychological moment to the candi- L
ate of their own choice. Meantime r
lie disposition in New England to re- Ell
ard Borah as very desirable Sec p
I'd choice thru his section, if not =
timately first of several States, is
owing.
Senator Borah, of course. profits n
UGH by the announcement of Jus III
,e Hughes that he will under no or
accept the nomination. m
9TH these men represent the liberal
ng of the Progressive party. Those
'publicans who are SC istandpat as n
regard Senator Borah as too pro- r,
essive, SO far as they are center n,
on anyone, may be said to be dis NJ
sed to look with favor on Senator
Irton, of Ohio.