The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-03-02
THE REPUBLICAN SITUATION.

Oregonan Republican leaders in Massachusetts, have taken
action which will aid powerfully In clearing up the party sit
nation in the whole country How this will about can
he seen from plain recital of recent events In that and
Joining states.
Senator Weeks was an avowed and Governor Mccall was
receptive candidate for the presidential nomination when
resenative Gardner Speaker Gushing of the state lower
house. Charles Bird who was Progressive candidate for
governor in 1914 and Robert NJ Washburn announced their
candidacy for delegates large support OF Theodore Roo
ves nomination. Their action calculated to bring about
precisely that which not only the odne leaders, but Colonel
Roosevelt himself wished to avodnamey fight for dele
gates and the nomination. The object which all have
view is the defeat of President Wilson, and fight premn
the nomination would obsruct attainment of that
by causing bitterness between the newly reunited elements
Colonel Roosevelt less that the other leaders, holds that
mo personality should be emphasized In the preconvenO
campaign Each is careful not to offend rrate the other
The Boston Transcript says the Colonel has nmated strong
lily that nomination might be worthless to him if it
the result of fight Saying that both the Colonel and the
old guard convinced that the president be defeated
only through friendly conference at Chicago of leading Re
pubcans and Progessves who the end would agree upon
la ticket, the Transcript explains
No old guard leader of prominence has declared that this
would not be headed by Roosevet while the Roosevelt
side from the Colonel down. all hands have been careful
that possible for the Republican convention
Republican whom the Colonel and his Progressive followers
would support This program at point has been ncons
ent with admitted facts that the old guard do not want
Roosevelt nomnaed second, that Roosevelt does want
else nominated Both sides have known their hearts
that might be compelled to take the other and that the
losing side would acquiesce and support ticket serious
friction could be avoided during the preliminary campaign
In conformity with this tac understanding unpledged dele
gates have been elected in various districts throughout the
country though they favored candidate or another and
resolutions ndorsng candidate have been defeated With
this idea New York refused norse Root and will elect I'M
pledged delegates So have will the other New England
states Into this harmonious situation Mr. Gardiner and his
associates have plunged the personal Roosevelt issue which
may, to use the transcripts Words split the mass into
throatcuttng factions and allow political enemies of all
OF them to walk away with the spoils.'
10 prevent this disaster and to harmony the old
line Republicans OF Massachusetts, have got together Senator
Lodge was pledged to support his colleague Senator Weeks
but has been released The two have Joined Governor
Mccall and ex-senator Crane in announcing themselves as
candidates Tor delegates at large with the following deca
alton:
whatever commal any one of us may have been under
any particular candidate for the presidency has bee wholly
leased ana cancelled Ii the Republicans of the commonwealth
see Ut 10 commission us to represent them shall eneavor
the best OF ability to action by the convention
as shall seem at the time most likely unity the party
restore the country to Republican control We stand
iuely unpledged either for against any candidate,
This announcement taken by the pro Wilson Springfield
republican to indicate intention permit mo favore son
business TO comphcate the struggle the primaries and
make them "a knockdown fight Mr. Roosevelt That
journal sees signs that the conservative leaders apr
hensve that the Colonel would sar something and are
forming combination against him. Mr. Roots New York
speech is interpreted by the Springfield paper as can effort
to steal T. r. S thunder The Boston Herald however con-
srues the declaration of the Bay states sbg four, as evil
dence OF desire to join the of New England in sending
TO chicago delegations fee to work for te hest oba;nab
results on the ground IN the light of the best interests
party and the country By sinking the ambitions of Mr.
Mccall and Mr. Weeks and by declaring themselves unpedg
"a either for or against any candidate the big four avoid the
appearance OF opposition to Colonel Roosevelt and hope
deprive the Gardner ticket of any pretext for beno in the
leld unless it be personal ambition
Wth New York and New England free from ties to any
hoioate nucleus OF 1870 unpledged delegates would
ne convention This would be about one-fth of the total
lumber With several popuous northern states neutrazng
acn other by pedgng their delegates avore sons these
So delegates and the they be able draw to them
would be able to dictate the nomination Should doo;dod
OF the instructed delegates prove be for Hughes or
oner strong candidate the unpdged may settle the cues
on the nrs ballot by throwing their to that cand
10 risk of defeat at the election l. - e y. -