Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18

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can national convention Of 1915 VIII
not be Blaine convention, nor Nc
Kinley convention, but rather like the
Hayes convention Of 1876. which was
q sort Of free-for-au and working
off Of favorite sons. A careful student
Of national politics making survey OF
the situation recently pointed out that
as matters now stand 1t is going to
be Impossible there should be any cam
didate with overwhelming support
from all parts Of the country or with
any large and solid body Of unyield-
ing supporters such as the Grant in
vincibles or the Blaine phalanx. There
will be Big bunch OF candidates,
among them:
Cummins Of Iowa.
Borah Of Idaho.
Burton of Ohio.
Smith Of Michigan.
Weeks Of Massachusetts.
Whitman OF New York.
Sherman or Mann Of Illinois.
1t is inconceivable that any one OF
these can go into national convention
prepared to carry off the prize by
storm. That way Of getting nomina-
ton Is out Of date. 1t will not WORK
next year. And SO the prospect is that
when the convention meets there VIII
be a number of candidates fairly dl-
viding the strength and when the finish
comes there will be a break gradually
toward some one who will be second
choice for many OF the delegations, and
there will therefore be an outcome
more nearly in according with the
honest judgment of the delegates than
is usual.
Now the old time supporters OF SEN
ator Cummins, who hope to be In
position to see that his name is fairly
presented to the delegates, have 1t in
mind that the senator should Keep
himself in position so that he may be
the recipient of the favors OF many
of the delegates who have favored
home candidates. but who first and
above all else desire to have made
that will mean success for
their party. That is the whole politi-
cal situation.
Ohio will go to the national conven-
ton prepared to make great demon
stration in favor of an Ohio candidate.
This probab bly, will be Burton. 1t might
be some other. Just at present Bur-
ton is the available man. But whoever
1t is Ohio will be solidly back of him.
State pride gees a long way in Ohio.
And there is also the fact that Ohio
people realize fully what it means to
have an Ohio man for president They
have a keen appreciation Of this from
the fact that they have had several !
presidents and they know what great
advantage |, is to their state. They
know, for instance, that there are sew
eral hundred federal positions to each
state on an average that any adminis-
tration may give out; but that II Ohio
has a president then no matter what
faction he may have belonged to ONO
will get four or five times its share OF
the good places. They make OF poll
tics a business and they are all loyal
to their own. Hence the Ohio demand
for an Ohio man for president Is going |
to be very loud at the next conven-
ton.
In like manner. tho possibly not with
80 much show of earnestness. Massa-
chuse.ts will back up Weeks as the
and New England can
didate for the nomination. And New
York will have candidate In much
the same wsy and back him loyalty.
The Weeks candidacy has been fully
launched. The writer has received a
sent out from Boston telling
just why Weeks is the logical man for
the nomination. Mr.. Weeks is finan-
cially al BILE to handle his own campaign
and is doing it. But he Is not very
well known nor IS he personally
very strong character Burton is bet
ter known but too well known In some
quarters, which will bring him positive
hi iv,
A strange situation is that in 1lli-
nois. There IL said to be wavering as
between Sherman and Mann. The lat
ter has the lead at home. He is dis
tinctly reactionary; but leading bull
moose progressives in other states are
favoring him as against Sherman. who
is anything but a reactionary. II Ili-
nois should unite upon Sherman he
would be formidable candidate and
more than merely home favorite.
But" says the writer's informant,
mot one OF these candidates can be
regarded as in any sense H.s.oH2!! !
candidate
Senator Cummins stands as good a
show, or better, for the republican
nomination., as any OIL lHe Iueu VIII
are under consideration, and II nomi-
mated he will be elected without a
doubt" So stated Chairman Woods,
of the republican national congress
sional comittee, recently. That is a de-
liberate conclusion based on much
more thorough investigation than any
one on the outside would suppose.
The strength of Cummins lies in the
fact that nearly every nc has had
any study of the situation recognizes
that if nominated he would be a
stronger candidate than any other. From
the republican standpoint the real
question is how to make nomination
that would be strongest against Presi-
dent Wilson. The republicans believe
they can win. If only they will make
that will command the
support Of all the party.
That in Senator Cummins which
gives him strength today and would
be his greatest asset in the campaign
Of a year hence is his individualism.
his intense earnestness in advocacy OF
the rights Of persons his loyalty to
the thought Of the foundation principle
Of the equality Of rights Of all men.
Out OF this has grown his position
on the tariff on corporations, on in
dustriai issues, Gil foreign relations.
This is what makes him especially
strong all thru New England where
they still preserve the old traditions
which wers fixed by the Fanuel hall
meetings. In spite OF anything, there
VII! be delegates from New England