Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28

trol Ana the answer or the regulars
to this will be that the election returns
of 1896 and subsequently have shown
that the bull moose radical element is
negligible in the countrywide. and that
II they want to run away they can
keep on running until they drop over
the precipice that awaits them
s Boilers Not Popular.
The old line leaders are convinced
satiated republicans with boilers, and
that even for the coloners dear sake
they wouldn't risk another such mis-
take as the blunder of 1912.
There will be an 1900" delegation to
the bull moose convention. some with
one-fourth of vote. This city and
surrounding country holds great Roose-
welt sentiment. The bull moosers are
sparing no expense to get their people
out to make a showing Of force. They
will swell the crowds in all hotels to
influence the delegates with their
boosting of 1T. R." When the colonel
stops over here next Monday on his
tear the town wide open" with a pro-
Roosevelt whoop-up
The bull moose managers claim that in
the regular republican convention there
the colonel the first time his name comes
up for a test vote The regulars say that
there are not over 100 Roosevelt men in
their convention
Club at which were present Gov. Deneen,
Roy West Mayor Thompson Fred Up
ham, w. J. Calhoun and David E. Shana-
han. speaker of the Illinois house of rep
resentatives. a careful estimate of the
Roosevelt sentiment in the Illinois dele
cation showed that all but two of the
delegation will remain with Senator
Sherman while he is candidate-these
two having been released by him-and
that on a break not more than twelve
delegates will go to Roosevelt.
Says Delegates Will Stick.
Speaker Shanahan said to The Stars
correspondent: IF Senator Sherman is
not nominated I believe the delegation
will remain intact and cast it's vote as a
unit for whomsoever it is decided shall
a factor in national affairs and restore us
to the commanding position we occupied
before factional troubles, now being
healed elected u.s."
The principal work of the field and
the bull moosers at this time is to en-
phasize the charge that Mr. Justice
Hughes has not declared himself on the
issues of the day. They call this "smok-
ing out Mr.. hughes, although eastern
republicans tell them that a north woods
forest fire on one side and a prairie fire
on the other will not Smoke out Mr.
Hughes
1t is pointed out that neither Weeks,
Fairbanks. Burton. Cummins or Root
has thus far found it necessary to be
smoked out on general issues. nor
even to question the coloneIs self-as-
serted copyright and patent to all the
all-Americanism" patriotism latent In
the country.
The Weeks and Fairbanks booms are
making the most display of confidence
today. They are claiming more actual
delegates than any other candidates.
They admit the menace of the unknown
inherent Hughes sentiment" among
the uninstructed delegates, but say they
have their delegates in hand. Root
and Sherman are confident, but do not
show the goods" yet.
Defense Program Excites Interest.
The politicians are very much in
terested in the monster demonstration
which is to be staged here next Satur-
day in favor of preparedness
According to present indications, 1t
Will eclipse the record breaking pre-
paredness parade recently held in New
York by 100000 in the number of
marchers. There were approximately