The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-27
Uninstructed to Next National
Nominating Convention to
Be Heldby Republicans.
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/ publican national convention. A
careful canvass of the states just
completed discloses that, except in
the states where they have ..favorite
sons there prevails practically a
| unanimous sentiment that the con-
vention should be an open conven-
ton That is to say, that delegates.
| in view Of the large number OF can
.didates expected to qualify" COM
posing the convention should be left
free and untrammeled to act for
themselves, and or course their con
stituents. in accordance with their
best judgment of party conditions and
necessities. when they get on the
ground and concentrate on the bus
| mess in hand.
With very few exceptions this poin-
ion is held by a large number of
leading Republicans from West Nir-
ginia who have been Intercepted on
this subject while visiting in this
| city in recent days. One whose
prominence and influence are re-
sDected echoed the very prevalent
sentiment when he said:
! West Virginia will probably send
an uninstructed delegation TO the
lconTention. With those 1 have talked
about 1t the sentiment seems to be
strong for the open convention idea
is to leave the delegates unfettered
| by Instructions
Continuing he said Our people
convinced that the Republicans will
sweep the country in 1915, desire the
| presidential candidate TO be man
| in sympathy with the industrial.
financial and agricultural interests OF
the country. and to be man who has
the right perspective as to the vast
commerce of the United States, do
nestle and foreign. In short. they
want a business administration to-
succeed the present one. which
seems not to be in accord with the
idea OF the people of the country to-
ward business and industrial enter.
prise. They want a candidate who is
a man OF sound judgment and an adj
vocate OF wise and conservative poll:
icies.
Another argument for an unin-
structed delegation is the fact thai
there is such an abundance of pre-.
idential timber available in the Re
publican leadership. All the tenta-.
tive candidates have friends and adj
mirers in West Virginia. We be-
lieye that this convention. which
promises to besone OF the most nota-
bic in the annals of the party. will
roller methods, and after calm delib-
Grafton. will select the man whom
the rank and file OF the delegates,
representing the bestthought of their
lfdistricts, will consider to be the
strongest candidate before the peo-
pie.
West Virginia has no fayorite son
| for the nomination. Half dozen Of
those mentioned stand about equally
in favor in our state. This applies
Ito Hughes. Herrick. Fair banks. Mann
Mckinley, Of Illinois. Root and
Weeks
It is believed by Republicans Of.
prominence here that this plan of
delegation will be followed in many.
states which are not hampered by a
.favorite son. or tied UP with the
primary law. The best Judgment is
that a majority of the delegates will
go to the convention unshackled by.
lfdefinite instructions and bound only
by the general principle OF selecting a
man who will appeal to the confidence
Of Industrial and business interests.
1t is a fact. frequently mentioned,
that all of the candidates of likely
caliber conform to this requirement..
In several states the com bination of
promises to be EN- barrassing. Ohio is
an acute instance. The delegates Will
be chosen by primaries and the voters
will be called on to decide between
linstructing for 'Herrick. Burton, Gov
iernor Willis, and Senator Harding. In
Illinois the voters must choose be
tween Representative Mann. Senator
Sherman and Representative William
/, b. Mckinley.
This situation is expected to Clarity
Itself by the presentation OF oppor-
| tunityfo for shifting OF positios and
much trading. It is said that the
Fairbanks people are already count
| ing Of benehting by the divided house
hold in Illinois. Being next door
ineighbor and granted that the senti-
Ement or the state was divided among
the three native sons, Mckinley. Sher-
imam and Mann, the Fairbanks folk
are already planning to annex illinois
/ tertaincd rs to Ohio, growing out OF a
similar situation.
j One feature of the impending pres
idential campaign which is the source
tof frequent note and discussion is the
tcomplete absence Of any potential in
iafluence personal or factional. sought
Ito be brought to bear upon the selec-
iticn Of the candidate that is to say.
mo group Of managers are liable to
haze over Wecning effects upon the out
icome. The movement in behalf cf
nominating a man acceptable to bust
mess and industry is universal and not
the asset Of any particular candidate
thus far named.
The point is that there is 10 organ
3liZation OF money or managers large
enough to attempt to swing the entire
country for one man. There is even
4 lacking the old familiar tactics SO or.
ten invoked at this stage Of the pro-
ceeding Of rounding up the southern
delegates
Right there it may be added the
politicians think that the southern
delegates to the next convention will
be found mighty hard to corral in
advance. s
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