The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-09
IT ALL HELPS 7. R.
Every Day That Wilson Waivers
Teddy Gains Support.
Oscar BeeIer Tells of the Senti-
ment Among TOpekans.
EAST RALLYIHG To COLONEL
''They Are Wild About Him."
Says Jos. LOngshOre.
Right Man to Handle the Poll
cies of the Nation.

Every day Wilson waivers in TAX
ing decisive action in the Mexican or
German situations, makes Teddy's
election just that much more certain.
number of friends were at my home
last night. All but one of them were
for T. R. He left boosting for Roose-
Welt"
That is the expression of man out
side the upper crust in politics-one
of the millions of men who go to the
polls on election day and votes his
sentiment because of personal convic-
tons or patriotism and not because
of factiona1 organization. The state
ment was made by Oscar Beeler. 1913
Central avenue. a stereotyper in the
State Journal office, when he read to-
days press dispatches concerning de-
velopments in the Mexican situation
and the news of the presidents latest
note to Germany.
L may not know as much about the
inside game of politics as party lead
ers, but when your friends get togeth-
er and the sentiment is virtually I'M
animous for man, know that means
something" said Beeler. That was
the situation in my home last night
when number of us incidentally dis
cussed the presidential situation.
am Republican and l am for Roose-
welt. -Four years ago, after the Chi
cago convention, my father-in-law was
most bitter against Roosevelt In the
present situation, he believes he is the
logical man and is for him.
Sentiment in East
Eastern sentiment has moulded rap
idly for Roosevelt for the presidency
and the colonel will enter the fight as
| a dor TsN,-
the first ballot. That is the Judgment
OF j. 5. Iongshore, former state oil
inspector, who recently returned from
trip to New York, Pennsylvania and
other eastern states.
LOngShOre is an ardent Roosevelt
supporter. He supported the colonel
following the break in the Republican
national convention in 1912. Two
years ago, however, Longshore was a
Republican and refused to line u
with third party forces in this state
although most of his old political as
sociates had gone into the Bull Moose
camp.
Il have for several months been
confident Roosevelt would be Z rcal
factor in the Republican national COR
vention," said Longshore. Now l ret
only feel that my early convictions
were true, but 1 believe he will win
the nomination. The east is simply
wild about him. I don't believe Justice
Hughes will ever go into the fight and
that will mean that the east will jump
to the colonel just as soon as the ia
vcrite sons are out of the way.
Support Remarkable.
| "Roosevelt's support in the east is
remarka BILE. 1t isn't the Progressive
faction of two or four years ago who
| make the greatest demands for his
/ nomination. 1t is the old standpat
| crowd-the crowd that fought Roose-
welt to the last ditch four years ago
ANY one who has felt the growing SEN
| timent of the east can not help but
realize that Roosevelt is a great factor
before the coming convention"
George Godfrey Moore of Topeka
today declared for Colonel Roosevelt
He has favored the nomination of JUS
tice Hughes. he said but in view OF
the delicate foreign situation believed
the colonel the logical man to meet the
| issue.
Il am not a politician and I dom
know much about the game, but
have my personal preference for the
presidential nomination" said Moore
For some time 1 have felt that 1 be
1ieVed Justice Hughes was the best be
for first choice before the Chicag go
convention, with Roosevelt as SECOND
choice. Now I am inclined to change
my mind. Roosevelt is good enough
for me in view of the present situa
ton and l think he is the right mai
to handle the nations foreign poll
cies.''
| Mrs Oaks-Certainly not Wher