Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-21
IN spite of Pfotestations Of
Supreme Court Justice
Weeks Developments Show
No Falling Off in Strength
ROOT TALK INCREASED
BY BARNES WARNING
G, 0. P. Leaders Realize Me-
cesSity Of Carrying New
York as Part of Plan for
Anything to Beat Wilson, .
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washington, April 20.--While the
talk favorable to Roosevelt mas m
creased in the last week, nevertheless
the sentiment for Justice Hughes---a
sentiment existing among the masses
has not diminished. The attempt of
senator Works and other progTessives
to smoke out" Justice Hughes has
not succeeded and he. with Colonel
Roosevelt, leads the republican race.
Republican leaders have come to a
fun realization that the next cam
paign will be the most stubborn con-
test the republicans have had for
wears They know their early posi-
ton, that any republican can beat
Wilson" is idle talk, and are now
willing to name any one who can de-
feat the president. If that man is
Roosevelt he will be the nominee, but
the practical leaders say he has great
elements of weakness, whereas JUS
tice Hughes is conceded to be strong
er with a certain element than the ex-
things, he is less militant.
The keynote of the republican party
cannot be the tariff alone, as Senator
Harding asserted in his speech in Chi
eago last week. The tariff. of course,
will be compelling issue, but the
foreign policy will figure as never be-
fore IN national campaign.
American men--and women, too,
for the vote of American women will
count heavily in the next presidential
election--are talking not about the
tariff. but about Mexico and Germany.
And 1t is recognized that President
Wilson's position on both Mexico and
Germany Is finding hearty response
among a large proportion of the
American people. Mr.. Wilson'S policy
10 avoid Intervention in Mexico, as
well as to avert actual hostility with
Germany, is his strongest hold on
popular government.
1t is this frank recognition of Mr..
Wilson's strength with the voters that
makes the trend in the republican
party toward Mr.. Hughes so strong,
because both Colonel Roosevelt and
Mr. Root have expressed sentiments
which ar interpreted as a demand
for war Barnes insists on the nomi-
nation of Root, and warns republicans
That they are unwise to stake repub-
llcan success on the possibility that
hughes may accept the nomination.
Ills warning of collapse if Hughes
should refuse is not without force.
Strength of Roosevelt. 4
There win be at least dozen, and
possibly even twenty delegates from
New York who will be devoted to
koosevelt's interests, ready to seize
any opportunity to stampede the con-
sehtion Tor him, and certain of sup
port from Roosevelt men from the
west. But the great majority of New
iork delegates are Hughes men, and
'hls fact is emphasized because the
voice Of New York must be needed
y the next republican convention.
win Mr.. Wilson'S undoubted
strength, it would be suicide to ignore
New York as one of the most import
ant factors in the problem of electing
republican president. Be it Root,
roosevelt, Hughes or any of the other
candidates, the choice OF the republi-
van consensus must be man who
VIII carry New York. for il the demo-
rats carry New York they carry the
country
ine electoral college contains 531
members, so that 266 are necessary to
= cnolce This is April, but eleven
states OF the far south may be consd-
s'eu as having already cast their bal
Us us contributing 1875 votes for Mr..
I" nsoE' This is exclusive of the states
u Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri,