South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
ROOT LEADS ALL
c. D. P. ENTRIES
FOR PRESIDENT.
Canvass Made by Washington
Politicians Finds New York
Made FaVOrite in All
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By ellison Gardner.


WASHINGTON, July Is. - Elihu
Root is easily IN the lead as republic
an candidate for the presidential nom
nation. Neither Roosevelt nor Taft
are being considered by the party
managers.
This IS the conclusion Of q canvass
made recently by washington politi-
cans. The latter have been writing
70 members OF the party I'm all parts
of the country, seeking a line on pub
lie sentiment and asking about polit-
teal activities. The replies are re-
markable in their unanimity. With
hardly an exception Root is named as
the favorite for the standpat G. o. p.
nomination. and other candidates are
named IN the following order-Weeks,
Burton. Fairbanks and Mann. There
are occasional mentions of BOrah, and
in some cases the writer suggests that
II would be wise If "A progressive re-
publican of the type of CUmmtns'
were named. but practically all take
il for granted that the party managers
will not name a progressive Of the
type OF Cummins, but will name some
one OF the pronounced standpat order
and that someone they believe TO be
Root
EmbOdies Party Ideals.
II Is the idea OF the party managers
that Root -enIbOdies the policies of the
republican. party as no other candl-
date does. He is a conservative
whose long public career has been
uniformly consistent with the ideals
Of the standpat republican cOnserva-
tive. He It was who presided at the
Chicago convention where Taft re
ceived his second nomination. lie
was secretary OF war and secretary OF
state I'm ROOsevelt's cabinet lie mas
served one term of six years in the
United States senate, during which
term he voted regularly with the high
tariff. conservative wing Of the SEN
ate. Before c Altering public life Root
was in active law practice In New
York city Heibecame well known in
connection with his work in organic
ing the Tobacco trust and other large
corporations. He is at present the
presiding officer Of the convention en-
gagged in revising the constitution of
the statesof New York.
Those who favor Root believe he
would be regarded as a safe man TO
handle the foreign affairs Of the gov
eminent having been ripened by his
experience Of state and in public life.
including hiSttrip. to South American
countries as the special commercial
envoy from the United States. Root
favOrs increases in the army and navy
and he is further approved as a man
in whom big business could have un-
bounded confidence. The only doubt
raised in connection with the Root en-
dOrsement arises from the fact that
he is 10 years oil, and would be
- years old when he entered the
white house. Root has declared
himself to be too old TO undertake.
the burden OF the presidential cam
paign and the strain Of the preSiden-
tial office If elected. on the other
hand, those who favor Root point to
the fact that he is in perfect vigor
and health and In fact looks 10
years younger than his age.
Favorite Sons To Rule.
The republican convention Is TO be
OF the good old fashioned trade-in-
the back room variety. "FavOrite
sons are TO bring IN the delegations
from their respective states, and the
nomination IS to be the result OF a
diczer among the leaders and dele
for instance, will come to the conven-
ton as the favorite son candidate Of
the Indiana delegation. Sherman or
Mann viii have Illinois. William Al
den Smith win have Michigan. Bur
ton or HerrickeNvil have Ohio. Knox
viii be the PENNSYLVANIA favOrite son.
Borah wills have the little delegation
from Idaho with possibly others
CunInins wilk represent Iowa: Weeks
viii have the Massachusetts delega-
ton: Root Will be backed by New
York and possibly 4other states. The
republicans national committee will
probably control the delegates from
the southern states and the latter will
play lareg part in whatever trade
IS agreed upon by the leaders.
In the face Of these plans, there is
less taiiSeof prospective amalgamatiOn
OF working harmony between the old
line republicans and tho progressives
The latter are becoming more and
more disposed TO go ahead with their
own convention and name their own
candidate. the latter. very likely. Gov.
Hiram johnson OF California with
possibly Clifford PinchOt OF Pennsyl-