Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-14
OHIO MAN MAKING MOST vlGOR.
Gus CAMPAIGN FOR PREsI.
DENTAL HoNoRs.
MORE ACTIVE THAN
OTHER CANDIDATES
Known to Be Acceptable to Old Guard,
Burton Is Seeking to Corral Support
From Progressive Wing = Basis
Claims on Fact That He Resides in
ohio-orsanized Labor Opposes.
[specal correspondence.]

Washington, Sept. IA. - Senator
Theodore Burton, of Ohio, is working
assiduously for the republican nomi-
nation for pr esident. How assiduously'
perhaps. is not generally appreciated.
But those who are keeping in the
that Burton is more active than any
of the other candidates. Lately, Bur-
ton has been in Washington. His cam
paign manager, Granville Mooney, of
Ohio, former speaker of the house in
that state, came with him. His friends
began giving it out that the Burton
boom was making progress and that,
among other things, he would get
much second choice strength.
The plan on which the Burton lead
ers are operating is an asttute one
and there is no use denying the fact
that he is likely to be most formida-
BILE candidate. They start with the
knowledge that Senator Burton is
known to be acceptable to the old
guard. 1t is true he has been known
in congress as something of an inde-
pendent. He had something of rep
utation of that sort in the house. In
the senate, he was known in some re-
spects as an independent. But it was
based almost wholly, on mis- opposition.
to the .'porl. barrel features Of the
river and harbor bill.
Ciassed as Old Guard.
But apart from that, those who have
studied the record of Senator Burton
know fully that he has IS rule lined
up with the old guard. He is clean
man personally and man of broad
information But nobody who knows
Mr. Burton ever accused him of init
ating any vigorous progressive legisla-
ton with respect to the railroads or
the corporations or the big interests
generally.
Satisfactory TO the old guard. Mr.
Burtons plan is to appeal to the pro-
gressive republicans, not, indeed. as
one of them. but as being from Ohio
a state west of the Alleghenies. and
as less Objectionable than men like
Root, Weeks and some others OF the
standpat wing of the republican party.
Latterly. Senator Burton has been
planning some speeches in the middle
west and far west. He intends, II pos
sible. 10 make inroads on the Cummins
candidacy il Colorado, in Nebraska
and elsewhere.
Personally man OF high character
II is nevertheless fact that by some
of the progressive republican leaders
in congress, ir a position to know. Mr
Burton is regarded as more conserVa-
tive than either Weeks or Root or even
Fairbanks Under the circumstances
it may be expected that if the Bur
ton boom continues to manifest
strength it will stir up tine row
within the republican party.
One Of the elements of weakness OF
Senator Burton, should he get the
nomination, would be in the camp OF
organized labor 1t is question
whether organized labor would not
make hitter war on him. No man in
congress, perhaps. fought the LaFoi-
lette seamen's bill more bitterly than
he. This is the bill. in the interest of
American seamen. which shipping in
terests did their best to defeat In con-
gress and. when it was passed. did
their utmost to hamstring. With the
aid of a ruling of the Wilson admin
istratio attorney general, 1t mas
been pretty badly han;strnng