The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
WESTERN CHIEFS OF
COL FEAR COLONEL
Party Leaders Worried BY
the Muddled Political
Situation.
LOCAL ISSUES .VEX THEN

CHICAGO. Dec. ?5.-F1abbergasted 10 q
respectfully fair co~lloquialism to apply IA
the Republican Presidential situation In
tMc States that will he expected TO de.
liver a Republican majority In the etec-
toral college Of 1917.
The mid Western states--particuiarly
those east Of the Mississippi River and
some or the other stde-do not know
their political Intentions. Intense local
politics, reaching In certain states to
~dinnepsions that pass Congressional dis
trict lines. and a growing fear that Col.
Roosevelt may he a candidate before the
Republican national convention have
combined to cause worry the nation over.
In Illinois undoubtedly Senator Law.
renee Y. Sherman Ia the popular candi.
date for the Republican nomination. I'm
Or Ordinary circumstances he would
command a united and personally IA.
vofabe delegation Of ffty-eight in tho
national convention. There are local
conditions working In Chicago and
down State that may weaker the per-
sonal Sherman strength.
In Iowa undoubtedly Senator Albert
u. Cummins has "A tremendous lead In
popular Republican sentiment because
iowa has had long an ,excelient oppor-
tunity to know senator Cummins.
india ma for Fairbanks.
In Indiana ex-vice-P President Fair
banks. who held aloof successfully from
the Republican, Progressive row me per-
mitted ex-senator Albert J. Beveridge to
hold a balance Of power. Ia now produced
a. the states candidate.
In Ohio absolutely the state delegation
will be solidly for ex-senator Theodore
r. Burton. Advices from that State in
dictate that In case Of a break there will
be three divisions In the state delegation.
One element will be for Burton ION the
square" Another will be composed Of
friends of Myron T. Herrick. ex-Gov-
ernor' u the State and late Amba ssado
to Franc A third will consist OF allies
OF the present Governor and former Rep
resentatlve Frank II. Willis.
Mr.. Herrick's that he Is
. candidate for United States Senator In
opposition to the present Democratic
Senator. Atlee Il. Pomerene. may he ex-
pected at any time after the new year.
Experts In the Ohio game say that
Herrick's nomination for Senator Is a
sure thing and that he will go the route
10 a Republican. This, they say. is more
than could have been said of Burton
when he was a Cleveland Congressman
and refused to run for Senate in the
year In which Pomerene was selected.
As for Gov. Willis. the story from the
inside goes that he has been involved
in a wet and dry proposition that may
effect his denomination. but that 1t is
up to him to use his own political and
executive resources TO secure his re-
election.
NichiGan situation.
In Michigan undoubtedly the DISPOSE
ton Of the Republican Congressional
delegation. the old guard. and a WASH
ington group In which Senator William
Alden Smith has an acknowledged lead
ership. is TO give Senator smith q de-
liverable delegation.
This proposition seems to have trav-
elled easily enough until ex-Gov. Charles
s.. Osborne began to take interest In the
Michigan proceedings.
Mr.. Osborne vas one of the original
"Seven Governors" whose names were
used in ~propagating the Roosevelt move
mont In 1912. He is credited with first
hand possession of a substantial end Of
the Republican county organization in
Michigan.
lie has served notice upon Senator
Smith that he will not permit Mr.. Smith
70 be recognized as Michigan's "favorite
SON. II the delegation il to be handled in
Chicago as Senator Smith and the Wash
tngton senator might agree.