Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
Republicans of West Not
Booming Any Particular
Presidential Candidate.
PARTY SEEMS CONFIDENT
OF ELECTING ITS NOMINEE
Edgar C. Snyder's Review Of Politi-
cal Conditions in Number
of the States. .

,rdo,r Z, SNYDER. correspondent of the Oma ha
Bee has returned from trip through the west
taking in half dozen states,
.In tour of some 5000 miles, wnich
took me through much of the mlooie
west. meeting hundreds OF repuencahs'
especially in the states OF Nebraska
and Colorado, l can truth1ully say tisae
1 met with no crystalliZed presidential
sentiment" said Mr.. Snyder. Here ana
there friendly boost was given oeh-
ator Root or Justice Hughes, with now
and then some kindly reference 10 eA-
Senator Burton
.I bappened to be in Omaha during
the recent state bankers conventioh'
which brought some 500 bankers 10 the
Gate city from every district OF We
braska, and it was there l learned that
Senator Weeks was looked upon Win
favor as a presidential possibility. But
many of the bankers frankly admitteo
that the statesman from Massachusetts
was not known to the rank and nile OF
the PARTY and that campaign OF edu-
cation would have to be made in order
to familiarize republicans with his
name.
"What surprised me most was the
lack of any crystallized sentiment for
Senator Cummins of Iowa, VINO IS
neighbor, many Nebraskans having
moved from the Hawkeye state INTO the
: Prairie state and have kept up their
: old relationship with the older com
monwealth. In the course of my trip
1 met Carmi Thompson, former secre-
tary to President Taft, now a resident
of Minnesota. Mr.. Thompson stated
there was considerable Cummins sent1-
ment in Minnesota, but just how ex-
tensive this sentiment was he was not
advised.
Nebraskans Possible Contenders.
Before 1 left Nebraska 1 learned that
ex-senator Burkett was seriously con-
sidering getting into the presidential
race, not with any idea of being NOM
mated. but for the purpose Of controil-
ing the delegation, and by the same
token Senator Norris may permit the
use of his name at the presidential
primaries.
speech in Omaha November 10, when
his boom will be launched. either be-
fore the Commercial Club or at re-
ception to be rendered him by the
Mckinley Club.
81 had also the pleasure of witness
so-called 'bill-posters' candidate Henry
d. Estabrook, native son OF Ne
braska and now a well known attorney
of New York city. Mr.. Estabrook
came west to claim the delegation
from Nebraska and formally opened
headquarters in Omaha for this pur-
pose. OF course there is some senti-
mental regard for such a distinguished
son. but / do not believe the republic
cans of Nebraska are going to commit
themselves to the Estabrook cause any
more than they are to Burton or Cum
Minis Party solidarity may demand
that the republicans get behind Justice
Hughes, Senator Weeks or Senator
Root for the purpose of controlling the
delegation. but up to this time there is
no loud demand for any one of the
gentlemen mentioned.
The west-and particularly is this
true of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
fs bursting with plenty. Never has
there been such wheat, corn, oats and
hay crops as these states are now har-
vesting. and in consequence the farm
ers have not had time to think of poll
tics: but just soon as the crops are
garnered you may be sure that poll
tics viii commence to be discussed