Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-16
OHIO MANS FRIENDS SAY HE
COULD BRING REPUBLICAN
FACTIONS TOGETHER.
pRosREssivEs NOT YET
READY TO coNcEDE IT
Burton Held TO Be Acceptable to Con-
sentative East While Holding Pro-
srsssivs Views on Some Questions
Candidacy Must Be Removed From
Suspicion Of Old Gusrd Dominance.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, March 16-Announce-
ment from Cleveland that Senator
Theodore E. Burton Is being doomed
as presidential candidate by his
friends and admirers in that city, in
GLIDING large element Of the business
men Of Cleveland, has Nserved to direct
attention anew to the possibilities of
Mr., Burton as factor in the 1916 con-
test.
Recently 1t was given out that Mr..
Burton, who retired from the senate
March 4, and who then ended career
Of twenty-five years in congress, would
soon sail for South America, wouldre-
main abroad for ten months, and that
when he returned to this country the
probabilities were that he would find
a we'll developed movement for his
nomination as the republican candl-
date for president under way.
The reports of the activity OF his
friends in Cleveland are conf1rmatory
of what has been understood to be the
case in Washington for some weeks.
that Mr4Burton would have to be seri-
ously considered as a presidential hS-
ure.
Iowa Visit Significant.
Within the past few days Mr.. Bur-
ton has been in Iowa He went there
to visit his brother at Grinnell and
spoke to the students of Grinnell Col
lege. where he formerly attended
school. He was met by Senator Ken
yon and was shown much considera-
ton while in Iowa.. Altho his Iowa
mission was not political, nevertheless
his visit to his old college was not
without significance. Grinnen College
has wide circle Of alumni in the
middle west who are we'll disposed to-
ward Burton and their influence would
be helpful in a close presidential strug-
gle.
Wilson Has Right Of Way.
The democratic political situation
has been developed. President Wilson
will be the nominee Of his party for
another term. Other democratic lead
ers who have cast longing eyes at the
nomination for 1915 must swallow their
disappointments and their resentments.
They will have to wait until 1920 for
their chance unless things shift thru
accident or the unexpected. But the
republican situation is different. 1t is
largely undeveloped. Any political
leader II he talked frankly will say that
the 1916 lightning may hit any one OF
dozen men. It is likely to be months
before it is possible accurately to
gauge who will be the names which are
seriously considered at the finish.
Progressives Suspicious.
Lately, there has been great deal
of talk that business men proposed
to take an active hand in the republic
can situation and do their utmost to
nominate man to their liking. This
has caused considerable apprehension
among progressive republicans who
have not hesitated to say that If man
was put up with the brand Of big bust
ness on he would find it impossible
to unite the republican party behind
him and draw the votes Of any large
element Of the bull moose.
Progressive republicans are already
looking with much suspicion on several
booms which are being fostered, based
on New England support and the sup
port Of various old guard republican
elements.
Must Unite to Win.
1t is apparent that if republican
candidate Is to sweep the country in
1916 he will have to command the sup
port both Of conservative republicans
and progressive republicans alike. He
VIII nave 10 nave Tic support VI DuSl-
ness elements in the republican party
and at the same time not be obnoxious
to the progressive republicans. espec-
tally to the vigorous progressive re-
puhlicans of the middle west.
Friends Of Burton insist he IL in
position to fulfill these requirements.
They say that as a geographical propo-
sitien his candidacy is likely to prove
strong. He is not far enough east to
make the west feel that he is removed
from It and foreign to 1t and on the
other hand he is conservative enough
to satisfy the east.
Whether progressive republicans will