The Washington times., 1915-03-14
Should Retired SoIon Get Back
ing Of Ohio His Candidacy
May Be Formidable.
BUSINESS MEN ARE FOR HIM
Work He Did in Congress to
Abolish "Pork BarreT' Mdae
Him Popular.

Announcement from Cleveland that
Senator Theodore e. Burton is being
doomed as a Presidential candidate by
his friends and admirers in thak city
including a large element of theseusi-
ness men OF Cleveland, has served to
of Mr.. Burton as a factor in the 1916
contest
Recently il was given out that MI
Burton, who retired from the Senate
March a. and who then ended a career
of twenty-five years in Congress, would
soon sail for South America, would re-
main abroad for ten months. and that
when he returned to this country the
probabilities were that he would find a
well developed movement for his nomi-
nation as the Republican candidate for
President under way.
The reports of the activity of his
friends in Cleveland are confirmatory OF
what has been understood to be the
case in Washington for some weeks.
that Mr.. Burton would have to be se-'
| riously considered as Presidential fig
urc.
Greeted in Iowa.
Within the last few days. Mr.. Bur
ton has been in Iowa. He went there
to visit his brother at Grinnell, and
spoke to the students of Grinncll Col
lego, where he formerly attended school
He was met by Senator Kenyon and
was shown much consideration while in
Iowa. Although his Iowa mission was
| not political, nevertheless his visit to
his old college was not without signf-
canoe. Grinnell College has wide cir
Gle OF alumni in the Middle West. VIII"
arc well disposed toward Burton, and
close Presidential struggle.
The Democratic political situation has
been developed. President Wilson will
| be the nominee of his party for appthcr
term. other Democratic leaders who
have cast longing eyes at the nomina-
ton for 1916 must swallow their dis
They will have to wait until 1920 for
their chance. unless things shift
through accident.
But the Republican situation, is diff
, political leader II he talks frankly, will
say that the 1916 lightning may hit any
one of a dozen men. 1t is likely to be
months before it is possible accurately
| to gauge who will be the names which
arc seriously considered at the finish
Business Men to Fore.
Lately. there has been q great dcs
| VI talk lHdl busilSSS men proposed 10
take an active hand in the Republican
! situation and do their utmost to nomi-
| nate q man to their liking. THIS ha,
| caused considerable apprehension
among progressive Republicans who have
not hesitated to say that If man
was put up with the brand Of hig busi-
ness on him 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 arc already
looking with much SUSPICION on seV-
| eral booms which are being fostered,
| based on New England support and the
support of various old guard Republ
| can elements.
| 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
ness elements in the Republican party
and at the same time not be obnoxious
to the progressive Republicans. especial
~ to the vigorous progressive Repub-
| licans of the Middle West
| Friends of Burton insist he is in DO
| sitlon to fulfill these requirements, They
say that as geographical proposition
ms candidacy Is likely to prove strong.
| He is not far enough East to make the
| West feel that he is removed from il
| and foreign TO it and on the other hand
| ne is conservative enough to satisfy
| the East.
In Senate Six Years.
Burton was i'll the House sixteen
years and in the Senate six years IIr
has been a conse ervative Republican,
but on the other hand has displayed
unusual independence at times lie
was never liked by the old Cannon ma
chine in the House because he was too
independent. lie for
chairman of the House Rivers and far-
borS Committee, and later member or
the Senate Commerce CunHnittce.
The big work he did in Congress was
in his night to abolish the pork barrel
system of river and harbor appropra-
tions. The fight he waged successfully
Congress to defeat the pork barrel
river and harbor bill was one OF the
most remarkable ever made in the Sen
ate. 1t earned for Burton tho widest
CONNIE ndatiom from the public with
out regard to party. IL his Presidential
candidacy develops, the war OF Burton
on the pork barrel" will be cne of his
Although Burton is conservative, no
has never been considered ono OF the
standpdt Old Guard Repuhhcans OF
Congress. His integrity. his HkCaho
/ ersonality, his remarkable fund of in
formation and his indispostion To
stoop TO small machine politics haV"
given him high standing among all ole
merts in House and Senate. he is an
authority on finance. has written vari-
Gus monetary and economic works, -
a deep student of history and affairs
and is one OF the most polished and
educated men who ever sat in the Sen
ate or the House. How far his boom
will progress remains to be seen. 1t
is not to be overlooked that Ohio has
other Republican Presidential timbs- IN
Myron 7. Icrrick and Governor Willis.
Should Burton get the backing OF
Ohio his candidacy will unquestlonahly
become formidable.
Plan A. B. c. Conference.
RIO JANEIRO, March H-Dr Laurs
Mmller RraZilidn minlSI,r of InrelGN