New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-03
Presidents Friends Re
gard His denomination
as a Certainty.
HOPE ROOSEVELT
WILL BE RIVAL
Republicans at Capital Turn to
the Justice as Best Man TO
Unite the Party.

roN' year. 40 official announcement
o. this viii he made trom the White
House, bu, from persons "in ,hc know
. is learned that plans are being for
~a'ated by the Presidents friends &c
bring about his denomination and re-
election.
Thus far no active opposition TO the
renomination OF President Wilson has
cropped up in the Democratic party
snd IL is expected that his name Will
he the only one 10 60 before the Demo
cratic convention and that he will be
rsnominated by acclamation.
President Wilson's friends here re-
gard his denomination as matter Of
course and are bending the greater
rart Of their efforts toward bringing
about his reelection. One Of the
things Democrats are counting on to
reIp along in this respect is the nomi-
ration os a Progressive candidate for
President. Many Washington politi-
clans have been under the impression
that the Progressive party was on its
last legs and would he unheard Of, so
far as national issues are concerned,
next wear. But the Democrats don't
believe anything of the sort. They as
scrt that II is practically certain there
will be three candidates for the Presi-
doncy next year, and herein one may
md the reasons for the appointment
of so many Progressives by the present
administration, although the Presl-
dents friends assert that they have
had nothing to do with resurrecting the
Progressive movement.
Hone Roosevelt Will Run.
Personally Democratic leaders here
would like to see Colonel Roosevelt
,uu again as the Progressive candidate
+or President. They don't believe, OF
course. that he could be elected. They
say. however, that they believe he
would pull enough votes away from the
Republicans to re-elect President Will
son. However. the Democrats don't
think the Colonel will run. They say
Governor Johnson or some other prom
.ncnt Progressive will be a candidate
for President next year and that Colo
ECl Roosevelt viii have TO support the
ticket whether he likes II or not.
While 1t is true, { say, that there
las been considerable talk-most of it
i1s ired-thet Mr. Roosevelt will be
back in the Republican party next fall,
the Democrats declare that if Mr..
Roosevelt did return TO the Republican
party, with a Progressive candidate in
tie field his influence would count for
ns1ght.
In q nutshell, Democratic leaders
here say there will be a Progressive
candidate for President next year and
III Il G lionel Roosevelt will have TO sup
port him, thus opening up the breach
between Progressives and Republicans
witch many politicians thought was al
most healed. Herein lies at least one
Of the most important things on which
'hC Democrats Nopc o re-elect Presl-
dent Wilson
But rlen Democrats begin to talk
abuut the Presidential election next
year there is one name which, when
mentioned as that of the possible Re
publican candidate, causes them to Sc
uously ponder That IS the name OF
Justice Char L. Hughes, and he Is
th- one man who he Democrats at the
pr sent time frankly admit would be
the most dangerous opponent President
wilson could have.
Hughes To BE Considered.
IE Justice Hughes is a candidate for
'.e Republican nomination for Presl-
dent. no one here knows IT, tie doesn't
discuss politics. hi friends SAP. But
friends Of President Wilson here De-
eve the Republican convention will
,ousiJcr Justice Hughes's name very
seriously. They point Ou. that the JUS
'lCC mas always been a Republican, and
'ha. wnen he was first elected Governor
OF New York he showed he was bigger
'han the Republican party, because he
wa The only Republican candidate
elected in the state that year
In addition, it is pointed out, Gov
oruor Hughes proved 10 be pretty
independent executive. and insisted on
keeping all Of the promises he had
made 20 the people on the stump. In
fac'. Justice Hughes is Just the kind
of Republican candidate Colonel Roo G.
welt would find il convenient to sup
port boz place Of "a Progressive, because
despite Mr.. Rooseyelts testimony a:
Syracuse that he sided with Barnes's
reasons for opposing Hughes's renom-
ination. he admitted that Hughes was
an extremely popular man and had
the voters with him. No fault was
found by Mr. Roosevelt with the record
Of Governor Hughes, and IT is believed
here that secretly ne approved it.
Thus it is that the Democrats are
worried lest Mr.. Hughes be nominated
FOR President by the Republicans. for
they frankly admit that he would be
candidate who would appeal 10 Pro
grcssiyes and Republicans alike
couple Of months ago some OF the
old line Republicans here were saying
that almost any Republican could be
dominated and elected President mex:
year. Several oldtimers were talked
about as possible candidates, but most
Of them have been eliminated. Old line
Republicans are talking Hughes now,
although many Of them say they hate
20 do il.
Conditions in Washington, however,
have been changing rapidly. Business
mas been going forward, and many
things are happening which will tend
20 make the defeat Of President Will
son a hard task. Just what will nap
pen between now and the Presidential
election in 1916 no one will prophesy,
but there is one thing that most ever
one will admit-that President Will
sons popularity has increased very
much over what IL was year ago.
Hatfield Out for Hughes.
Governor H. d. Hatfield % West Vir-
ginis, who is in Washington, announced
himself to-day for Justice Hughes for
the Republican candidate. Governor
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