The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-07
Each Republican Faction Has Man 1t Claims Can
 Beat Wilson
 
LACK OF UNION IS
 CLEARLY APPARENT
Bryan Is Sole Thorn in the Flesh of the Wilson Partisans But They
 Do Not Think That He Will Bolt Party

Washington, August 6.-tspecinlD Nh spite of the delicate foreign situa- sion with Germany arising out of the J.usitania disaster and with Great Iiritian because of her orders In council am mnny American commodities dcs- Sined for ncutrnis, national politics rontinue to simmer In Washington with signs of greater activity coming in the near future.
 C. o. P. boosters are however for the most part in hostile camps. They all profess to see victory for the party of Lincoln in spite of the fact that they cheerfully acknowledge the Presidents great personal popularity. Their hostility arises not out of any disagreement along these lines, but is inspired by the ambi- tions of favorite sons. If "the right man is nominated" by the republicans. they contend there will be nothing to it." The Presidents popularity. they argue, cannot overcome the misdeeds of the party in power-they willingly concede that the chief executive is stronger than his party, but not strong enough to carry that party with him to victory.
 Each Camp Has FavOrite Son
 or course. each separate little camp with the fag of it's fayorite son aforesaid float ing over it is ready and willing to dess- nate the right man to lead the repnb- lican party to the green pastures of party success. In any opposite camp of the same political complexion, however, We are told emphatiealy that the views of the former camp are all wrong," and that the hope of wringing government control from the democrats rests in a reunited republican party doing the sensible thing by nominat- Ing their men, who alone can win
 In other words republican boosters have not arrived al the conclusion that just any old republican can win" Individ- naly they are willing to say that a cer tain statesman can unquestionably defeat Wilson. But there is a wide divergence of opinion about who this certain statesman is. One crowd will insist that Burton is 1he only man to turn the trick; others de- clare that Burton will be easy for Wilson, and that Weeks IS the man. SDll others declare that if the republicans hope to win it will be folly to nominate either Weeks or Burton. Thus the democrats can console themselves with a situation that no matter who is nominated such nomina- ton will instantly fill the followers of the remaining candidates, of which there are a score or more, with gloom and despair because they have already adInitted that there will be no hope of success
 No Opposition for Wilson
 The democrats however, seem equally as confident that no one the republicans may choose can defeat the President. It by the way seems to be a foregone con- cluson that President Wilson will not even be opposed fol the nomination. All thought of serious opposition by Bryan has apparently been dissolved in some c.r- cles; whether this is whstling as they pass the grave ward or not remains to be seen. Those political observers not so VitaliN .n- terested declare that Bryan is certain to be heard from. and that there is strong reas- on to believe that he will be- as he has been since lS96 not onlA huge factor in the democratic convention, but he re- ceptive. if not an active candidate Cor the nomination himself.
 Bryan Cannot Defeat Him