The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-10-05
WILSON WORRIES
REPUBLICAN HEADS
Popularity Of Nations Execu-
tive Causes Them To Fear
Party Line Break
CBy H. r. G. BRYANTl
Washington Staff CORRESPONDENT
lSpecial 10 The News and OhseYerl

Washington, Oct. 2-Republican
poHtlclans are worried over the popu-
larity Of President Wilson: they fear |
the breaking down of party lines in
the 1916 election.
There is real hope Of tearing from
the republican ranks men who never
fhckered before; Democratic leaders
are very much pleased with the sit,la-
ton as it now stands.
The President is sticking TO his
task; serving the people of the United
States as no other man has done in
years.
Hundreds Of Union veterans. who
were here TO attend the meeting of
the Grand Army Of the Republic. told
President Wilson as they passed
through the White House to speak to
him that they were going to break
a lifetime record and vote for him
a Democrat-for the Presidency. One
old New Enslander said: q have
never voted for a Democrat for Presi-
dent since the war, but 1 am for you,
n If | die before l vote next wear |
will ask my sons and grandsons to
support you. You are making US q
great President. and have won for us
bloodless battles.'
Republicans Sick.
1t is that sort of talk that makes
the Republicans sick. The effort to
beat up an issue has failed; the Presi-
dent is more powerful, more popular
and more courageous than ever be
fore. His policies are working out.
The Republicans cannot agree upor
a man to pit against President Wilson
They are foundering around between
William Howard Taft, the lido of the
standpatters of the North, East an(
West, M Theodore Roosevelt, tn
entire Bull Moose party. One day i
is ex-senator Root, who is more thar
three-sCore and ten, the next John w
Weeks, a high tariff advocate Of tn,
New England type of Republican. an,
occasionally the cold, clever Charlie
E. Hughes, associate justice of tn
Supreme Court.
James r. Mann, minority leader Q
the House, seeing the handwritin
upon the wall, ducked. He was in tn
race at the beginning but is out of
now. Mr.. Mann can tell the tempera
ture Of water when other experts fail
he does not think hat the presidentia
swimming pool looks good, and wi
not try it unless some change no
unexpected comes.
Elihu Root is one of the wisest me
Of his day and generation. Were h
, ten or fifteen years younger he Woul
be the dangerous man for the Demo
, Gratis because Of his cunning and hi
affiliations with big political an
financial interests. But, as it is. nc
5 even his friends seriously think tina
the Republican party will put him VI
Some of the Week. people are fOs
tering the Root boom in certain sec
2 tons of the country to hold the part
$ leaders in line for a grand rush fo
] their man at the psychological mC
ment.
n Bank On Weeks.
There is no doubt about the Weel
6 campaign being the one that RI
publican politicians bank on for r.
e suits.
The Massachusetts man has bee
Sent into the Middle West to try hin
self out. If he does Wen in exhibitic
O heats he will be grOOmed for the gre,
S race Of 1915.
y Mr.. Weeks is o powerful Republ
$ can. He has been successful in ma
d aging campaigns and in starting h
e party in the right direction on II
e portant issues. The tariff is his stro1
t, point. If he is nominated he W
m advocate q revision of the tariff
le meet the demands Of the New En-
l. land manufacturer.
re It is understood that Roosevelt "
ID work for Mr.. Weeks if he is put up
SIS carry the banner of the party;
"a former years he trained with him.
G The Democrats would welcome n
4 Weeks. They do not believe that t
Is standpat Republicans can fool t
e. Progressive, Independent voters
the West or East into supporting
III man of the Weeks, or Joe Cam
type Of Republican.
u The alacrity with which a numt
g OF Bull Moose papers nave taken
the Weeks candidacy shows VIII
way the wind is blowing Mr.. We
- launched his campaign for the nor
nation here ten days ago, by attack
the Underwood-Simmons tariff a
Many papers played up his calam
he howl, but it does not seem 70 ha
- made a lasting impression.
Have No Issue.
The Republicans have no is;
upon which to oppose the Preside
nc The has received bene
from the Democratic revision OF
tariff and every sane mar of inforn
40. lyrou-c that c a revenue proc