The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-17
". H. N.
Gives u Few Pointers on the COnVen.
tion-Says Roosevelt VIII Not
Re Nominated.


Editor Public Ledger:
So many stirring events has been
filling the headlines of the papers in
such rapid succession that the people
can hardly realize that the national
Presidential Convention is only a
month of. Although party politics
this year has not been the biggest
thing before us, yet in the last two
weeks political interest is assuming
that interest that might very properly
he called interest. The Republican
Convention will meet June the 7th in
the Coliseum in the great City of Chi
cago. One would have to be a prophet
indeed to foretell who the Republicans
in their wisdom will select for their
standard bearer in this approaching
battle of ballots However there is
always a few indications that show
which way the political wind is blow
ing. For the first time both the Dem
ocrat and Republican parties will have
a majority of their delegates chosen by
primary.
The number of Republican delegates
will this year be 9S5. The Democrats
at st. Louis will have a voting delega-
ton of 1883. The purpose Of this let
ter is to give to the many readers of
the Ledger so far as our united judg-
ment enables us to do so, the real
sentiment of the people as to who is
their preference among the presiden-
tial candidates to be selected at the
Republican Convention at Chicago.
Mr. Roosevelt's name has been con-
spicuOus among the headlines of many
papers, but in that manner. that no
one could say that he was really being
boosted for the nomination at the Re
publican Convention, in fact there is
a large element of the rank and lies OF
the Republican party, as well as some
very able and prominent men of the
party who think il remarkably strong
that Mr.. Roosevelt should seek a nom
ination at the hands of a Republican
Convention. He still has a party Of
his own unless he has resertcd it, and
they met in Convention at Columbus
only few days ago to select delegates
to their National Convention at Chi
cago which by the way meets on the
same day and date as does the Repub-
lican Convention.
In their convention at Columbus
they reat'irmed their allegiance to the
Progressive party, and Mr.. Garford in
a rOusinG speech declared that the
Progressive party stood for every
plank that was written in their plat
form four years ago, and further said
that there could be no alliance be-
tween the Progressive party and the
Republicans if one single plank of
the Progressive platform of four years
ago was eliminated and the Bull Moose
Hhecred him to the echo. Mr.. Roose-
velts popularity judging from the ex-
preston of the masses of the people
who we meet is decidingly on the wane.
and this is further evidenced by the
expression of the voters at the pri-
mary. II is true Mr.. Roosevelt has
not authorized his name to be put on
the primary ballot, but neither did
Henry Ford and here in Ohio where
four years ago Mr.. Roosevelt was a
power. Mr. Ford who never made a
single effort beat him two TO one and
then some. We have recently been in
many Of the larger cities of Iowa, III.
'nois. Missouri and Indiana, and be-
vond the question ~ a doubt Mr.
Roosevelt is not thought of in those
states as a presidential possibility by
ne Republican party There is one
'yHfin still unsolved with Mr. Roose-
yel''s candidacy, no one has yet been
able 10 understand the significance of
hat dinner given in New York early
m this year at which Mr.. Roosevelt
was the guest Of honor. II Is hardly
to conclude that the gem
lemen who thus honored Mr.. Roose-
'elt was prompted by any social en-
oyment 20 be derived from an even
ng spent in Mr.. Roosevelt's company.
hese distinguished gentlemen had
.ome other object In view besides pop
ng Chamgaign Corks, and embibing
few cocktails The very fact that
fifteen of these gentlemen own wealth