New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-13
o,roited Party Certain to
nefeat the Democrats
Next Fall.
,uRBANKS ONLY
CHOICE OF STATE
.s. Friends Insist He Will Be
y.rinated in June and Elected
in November.
., HOWARD ID. HADLEI.


4 r-sisuspolis. March IL ne tuinu4'
i .,op-inr O. Indiana's first direct
election having died away, and
4 l.i,o.s with their complicated first
:. second choice provisions, having
.,r,.ed. the voters of the grand
4 - uoosier state have had time to
- things over a bit and take ae-
=, Of stock. u is always true that
3sH,.ions made three months ahead
H. national convention and eight
3-,,.ss prior 10 Election Day are sub
- TX. a railroad time table. to
s,,re without notice. Never in the
1 - thirty years or more has this been
-.,. true than this year.
IA. ~ water will 90 over the dam
80 Jupe Z. and still more will run
s,,,ie bridge before November. But
~. ss--es Of the voting IN the Pm
80 b,re last Tuesday and other es-
.,,lisbed facts tend very strongly 70
| '.ow several things.
'irs,srs will be found in the Repub-
r.,n column when the votes are
.,~,,sd next November.
r. Procressiyes have left the Pro
---..ivs party and returned 70 the
80 whence they came-the Repubh-
T.rrv s. New has plurality Of sub
,.s--isilv 5000 over James I. Watson
~ i'rited States Senator, and will be
..-;,stsd AZ the Republican State
cc-vsrtion on April 5, the law requir-
- the nomination 20 be made by the
Invention m case no candidate has
-sioritv Of the first choice votes in
he primary.
Two Senators in Sight.
The condition Of Senator Shively's
,.,i-b. which has been growing more
Nd more alarming for months, Is con-
.s5s5 70 be hopeless. and there is every
location that Indiana within year
I'm bs represented in the United
s.a,ss Senate by two Republicans, in
,.ssd o. the two Democrats now there,
ssesuss nothing is more certain pc
adcsnv than that Harry New will de-
s,st Senator Kern next fall at the
1oils
There IS every prospect that the
-segation from Indiana IN the lower
t-srch OF Congress, instead CT stand
= eleven Democrats and two Repub-
H,a-r a. now. will number 81 least
u7sa Republicans and not over sir
Democrats IN any reasonable estimate,
vtt 8 very good chance Of the Re
p-s'icsns getting eleven OF the thir-
.ssr and s fair possibility OF elect
-ss solid Republican delegation, as
as been done in years gone by.
Last, but BY 70 means least, the
STATE o. Indiana mas real candidate
'cr President Of the United States IN
Charles Warren Fairbanks, for whom
i Kill fight until the last and who
!, honestly and firmly believes stands
a least as good q chance TO be named
ss any man in tire Republican or Pro
Frsssive party. When the Republi-
ans Of Indiana say they are for Fair
banks they doa't sag IL with ths'r fin
T.rs crossed or with any mental RESET
rstons. They have 10 second choice.
hey ere proud Of Fairbanks, and
re? want everybody 20 know IL They
I'll sincerely hope % nominate him.
AID q large number Of them firmly
Believe they are going 70 be able 20
's,rins:e hin e. Chicago and elect him
!, November.
Kentucky, Indiana Republicans say,
= for Fairbanks. and there are ind
cations that this is fact. More
over they assert. the Republicans Of
Missouri wan. Fairbanks named for
President. They claim, and apparent
. vith good reasons for the claim
,,at Fairbanks viii have votes from
Eiins. New Hampshire, Connecticut,
N'T Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Kan
ns, Oklahoma. Tennessee Colorado,
Wyoming, Nevada, Washington and
.sliiornia between $50 and $50 votes,
''s7 say, a. least on the first ballot.
Call Him Second Mckinley.
TIE Hoo iers refer % Fairbanks
io1ily a. q second Mckinley" They
r'.ti % his twelve years in the United
s4iss Senate. his four years IN the
'iee-Presidert's chair. his years Of
AVE al over the world, where he
s.-cied foreign affairs 81 first hand
ii vide acquaintance In this and other
.,-nifes With public men, his success
{" man % affairs. his tact and
'plorsey. al combining. they urge,
. make hin ne most competent man
t'aA&ole % guide the destinies Of
lh country during me next four
.sSn. They point out that he Is from
grest Middle West, where he IS
s.petla!ly strong and popular with the
9sfs' and ir New York. where the
battle, ~ usual. will be fought.
hepuolcans o. Indiana assert stoutly
az ne nomination % Fairbanks will
az Indiana. Illinois. Kentucky and
.tsour. from the list Of doubtful
.1iss and make them safely Repub-
ar. They have 10 doubt, either, OF
ABILITY % beat Wilson in New York.
fsnger things have happened than
domination o. Fairbanks al Chicago
D ne history % The reuniting Of the
.'oz'ssslves and old line Republican
inelana is most interesting. Aftcr
.pfeayal and consequent disaster
siI the Indiana Republicans set
~ % put their political house IN OF
y vaf clear that the old days o.
psi,tan politics for which Indiana
toNr.o1s were gone forever. New
80 "a, accordingly brought into tho
- central Committee. William ;.
81 a. able, tactful, clean and ener-
,-N yo.rg lawyer, was made chair
-, sna L. ". Henley. an experienced
re hzgte Newspaper man. was mad =
fsiary q the state committee, with
ssihsntnt sl-the-yesr-round head
f.sftsfs.
Foy'tssives Invited 10 Return.
q. fafiieaiiy fhe frat move made vss
.fi's about one hundred Of the
,1,hs member - the Progressive
a.. dinner here In the SEVERN
me ProgTessiyes were invited
..iS.sin tle Republican party and take
80. ~. shs help build Up a militant Pro
ne Republican party In the state.
80 rfD2ftstiVes we're assured IN
,'.''''s2lly that there was every dis
~ .eh - wipe The slate clean. forge.
"a basis.
80 ffCyrcrslye leaders .ook the Pc