The Washington times., 1916-06-05
Many Mentioned, Fem
Willing, For Second
Post on @. O. p. Ticket
Here Is Story About the Vice Presidency But Not the
Quadrennial Urgencies About Restoring the
Place to Its Erstwhile, Etc.
BY JUDSoN C. wELLIvER.

may be something that these poll
lticians would be willing to pilfer. but
not the Vice Presidential nomination.
face about the fact that about one
third of the President of the United
States from the beginning to date,
served nrst as Vice President; and
serve as President in case there Is an an
insistent national demand. Possibly
excepting Mr.. Justice Hughes. He
hasn't said yet.
Booming Charles Nagel.
However. the time is at hand, any
how. when the people who don't want
II are beginning to dodge and those
who do want IL are pretending to
dodge in order that they may keep
their existence in mind. The Missouri
advance guard burst in town with a
be shown how TO get the nomination
for Charles Nagei, who. under the
Taft Administration. was Secretary Of
Commerce. They pointed out how
nate a man who served with Taft.
II would be a further testimony that
reconciliation was complete; and may
be Il would strengthen the party. too,
in Utah and Vermont. That seemed
powerful argument. Just how Mr..
Nagel felt about Il, or whether he had
been warned of the job his supposed
friends were setting up on him was
not disclosed.
Among Those Receptive.
There are others In Just as bad a
scrape. Common report-a very ami
mated old lady In a place like this
the rest, Of these publicists:
Charles w. Fairbanks, former Vice
President. and now candidate for the
S,r,a. Ioash p,-lot, forc,or Soro
tor from Nebraska.
Mr.. Burkett has the Nebraska and
Iowa delegations instructed for him for
second place. and Is understood. In the
absence of authoritative denial, actually
| to want the place.
Senator Cumnins of Iowa.
Senator Kenyon OF Iowa,
Former Senator Burton OF Ohio.
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts.
| Senator Borah of Idaho.
Senator Works OF California
Henry d. Estabrookc, Of New YORK.
Mr.. Estabrooke Is the mysterious
came a candidate for President and
made quite a campaign. He enjoys
the distinction OF being full-fledget
| candidate for some months without
He has one Vice Presidential qualifca.
| tion OF first Importance, however.
roll. Not so big a roll. II Is reputet
as before he started his voteless cam
/
Myron T. Herrick OF Ohio.
| T. Coleman du Pont. OF Delaware
Mr.. du Pont also Is prodigiously solv'
ent. and has been a good deal OF Q
politician in his time.
Add Others Ad Lib.
/, There Is room enough to expand
this list ad lib.: write In the name
OF any friend you want to compliment
reproduce this story in your home
town. and feel.that you have done the
nice thing. As the cook books say
Add seasoning to suit the taste. and
stir" The first thing that can be SCI
right in the class with death. taxes
and the certainty that Ormsby Nc
Harg Will be at any national conven
tion with somebody's boom under hi
wing-is that no Senator Will willing
ly consent to have this Vice Presi
Dental tin can hitched to him. Nobod!
entertains so expansive contemp
for the Vice Presidential function
and ali that stuff. You know. A Sen
ator enjoys the proud privilege o
talking as long as his voice VIII hol'
out; a Vice President can be calle'
down BY Senator wnndss If he get gets stn tn
ators don't want to trade places. How
ever somebody has got to be nom
mated. l don't know why. but it.
Sus ssssd always ssss hSs
which, on the basis OF actual expert
ence tables, justifies the presumptio
that somebody always will be.
Personally / entertain so kindly
feeling for the gentlemen who's
names have been mentioned in thi
piece that l must decline to ventur
which one or whether any one o
them seems to have the best chance
which they would doubtless thin
meant the worst chance-to be nom
mated. It wouldn't be fair to pa
any grudges by boosting anybody.
might start a boom for him.