Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-29
ROOSEVELT GAMER
I ne WINS OR LOSES
OARNgs quit ON TRIAL IN NEW
yoRk REJuvENArEs COLONEL
IN EYES OF NATION.
ENEAEs ADMIT BARNES
NUMBERED in ACTION
ssrnss Has Nothing to Gain and
y Much to Less in Libel Aetien-spIsn-
did Advertising For Roosevelt and
Places Him a. Factor in National AZ
fairs Evsn IL Not Candidate.
Especial Correspondence.l

tAtfo Evon u NOT q Candidate.
Especial Correspondence.1
Washington, April 20. o. 1t is any
oody's privilege to guess how the jury
will turn In the Barnes Roosevelt case,
but without much reference to the ac-
tuaI verdict in this celebrated conten-
ton the politicians In Washington are
al disposed to say The colonel has got
the best OF It.
The colonies large crop Of enemies.
many Of whom thrive in these parts,
are not slow to express wonderment as
ito just what Barnes was thinking
about when he brought this suit. or,
having brought it. did not drop 1t in
stead Of pushing it to trial. They opine
that Barnes must have been misled
into thinking the colonel has lost his
old time power to break on the first
page Of the newspapers under large
headlines. Az for tho coloners friends,
well-they are Just going about chuck
ling and saying: II told you So"
Good Advertising For Colonel. -
It is being pretty generally calcu-
lated here that the colonel could well
afford to pay moderate fms and costs
for the advertising he has got out Of
this. Moreover, this Is case where
he has not voluntarily entered into the
limelight but has been forced into 1t
by his opponents.
A lot Of republican leaders in the
early stages Of the controversy were
walking about as Il on eggs and were
whispering that this was likely to hurt
the republican party. Lately, there
has been less Of such apprehension ex-
pressed. For one thing, it Is likely the
controversy Of Barnes versus Roosevelt
will be largely forgotten by this time
next year. For another thing, accord
ing to the Washington view, II Barnes
loses his suit it will make little differ
ence to the party, tho it will weaken
the prestige of Barnes. II Roosevelt
should lose. his admirers will still go
on declaring that he was justified in
what he wrote and there is thus far
no signs an adverse verdict would at.
feet his popularity.
Barnes Has All to Lose.
Failure Of Barnes to get q verdict
will leave him in the position Of hav-E
ing been yoked up with Murphy. Politi-
cal leaders here think the effect of
this would be to tend to undermine
hts influence In New York state. It
has been pretty well understood here
for some time that Barnes has been
trying to promote the candidacy Of one
of the old guard for president. Obvious
~, II Barnes loses his case, his prestige
as maker Of presidents will suffer,
and under such circumstances he can
not expect to have much Of q grip on
the next republican national conven-
ton. Should Barnes win. undoubtedly
he will feel warranted in prosecuting
his plan to get an old guard
member nominated for president.
Roosevelt Himself Again.
In the present trial, Roosevelt has
himself again. He appears TO be none
periences. and to have got all the
his system. To q large extent, he is
portrayed to the country as the same
old fighting Roosevelt and the politi-
clans here don't know Just how the
country Is going to take 1t, but they
are satisfied that on the whole the
colonel IL coming thru the ordeal
stronger politically than he went into
1t.
Factor II Not Candidate.
Little probability exists, as geenrally
viewed here, that Colonel Roosevelt
will get the republican nomination next
year. He has given some Of his close
friends to understand he does not ex-
pect to run. But II looks as II he were
getting into position to be big fac
tor in the nomination. This will be the
case especially II he goes to the re-
publican convention as a delegate from
his state as 1t Is the understanding he
hopes to do.
Also, In view Of the campaign he
made. in 1912, It may be assumed safely
that the colonel will insist on q plat
form which 10 Of q progressive nature
and which is not reactionary. The pro-
gressives and progressive republicans
VIII be impelled to make a fight for
vigorous platform Of sort which will
meet sanction of most Of the men who
voted for him In 1919.
Barnes Suit Helps.
It seems to get down to the PROPOSE.
ton that the Barnes suit has enabled
the colonel to- get Just the requisite
amount of publicity 10 make It a Ger.
tainty he will be large element In
the next republican convention. and in
the next campaign. probably much
larger element than he would have
been had Barnes simply let him rest.
Later on, the colonel plans to 90 to
Canada and return thru this country.
making |: se:!es cs speeches as he re-
turns. This does not exactly comport
with the notion he - not seeking the
1916 nominA ton. Nevertheless. 1t is be-
lieved here he IL not working for It
but seeking mainly 20 keep himself in
such strategical position that the re-
publican leaders will have to consult
with him next year before they name
Me candidate or write the platform.
This is not saying the colonel would
put the nomination past him II It came
his way. Scarcely any one here thinks
that.
CHARLTON TRIAL DELAYED.
Italian Courts Slow in Reaching Case
VI 81 Accused American.