The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-02-10
FAVOR|TE SON SUPPORT
ERS PUT 7. R. SECOND
WEEKS, CuMNl\S. GllE>
MEN SAYS IT'S THEIR MEN
AND THE E\-PRESlDF\T
Special to Daily Leader.

Washington. u. G.. Feb 10 The
contest for the republican nommaton
for president has narrowed down 10
two candidates, according to the unani
nous opinion OF all the supporters of
all the aspirants for the honor. You
can demonstrate this important po
litieal development to your own sails'
faction II you will take the trouble TO
consult the managers of the various
campaign for the nominations under
way in these parts and elsewhere
II you approach the custodian of the
Cummns boom for president IN n sui
fieiently deferential manner he Will
converse most informatively apon the
qualifications of the senator who once
was carpenter and is now the grca
man of Iowa who incubated The Iowa
idea and wrote into legislation the
conception of the regulation nl big
business that Roosevelt only talked
about. The drawing you aside and
lowering his voice to confidential
whisper, he will impart the following
intelligence.
"The race is now between CGmmins
and Roosevelt"
Grand Old Man OF Ohio
II you happen upon the asiuic indi
vldual who Is garnering the delegates
for the grand old man of ONO when
he is in a communicative mood. which
Is between a. m. and II y ~. he
will deliver an exordium on i'rton
the scholar and peroration -. Bur
ton the foe of the pork barrel and
then closing the door and glancing al
the transom finish you off with This
Although we are not advertising the
fact for good and sufficient reasons
the truth is that there are only two
candidates left in this figh' Burton
and Roosevelt"
If you are a glutton for facts yon
surely will look up the political man
ager Of Senator Weeks Of Massachu
sets. who will impress You as Q per
son who believes IL wise 10 be frank
and open on every matter. even at The
expense OF his patrons best interests
He will lull you to repose with dis
course upon the need OF a business
man like Weeks to run the govern
ment and Of an Annapolis graduate
like Weeks to solve the problems OF
national defense. and then wake you
up with this exclamation:
''It simply comes down 10 his a
choice between Weeks and Roosevelt
Unanimous Alternate.
Similarly you will discover that the
only two candidates left in the field
are Senator Sherman Of Illinois and
Roosevelt, former Senator Root Of
New York and Roosevelt former Sen
ator Fairbanks Of Indiana and Roose-
welt. Senator William Alden Smith Of
Michigan and Roosevelt, Senator
Borah OF Idaho and Roos evel' Sen
ator La Toilette OF Wisconsin and
Roosevelt. and Associate Justice
Hughes Of the supreme cour- and
Roosevelt.
There you have t. Nothing could
be slmpIar Who in the world could
have called the republican presi
DENTAL contest mess Of scrambled
political eggs Nobody but iesty
democrat or an unregeneratsd bull
rooser. Of course
Speaking Of Hughes.
Speaking Of HUH s--Teit who
isn't speaking Of Hughes 1hess days
And unless that political 'Dninx
breaks his silence folks viii % OF I
speaking OF him mere and more. II
one may Judge by the discussion
wherever republicans foregaiher TO
take stock OF the situation
How long Justice Hughes can con-
template the paroxysms Of mental
anguish his enigmatie attitude IA oc-
casioning among republican poliii-