The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-05-11
Washington Letter
tErom our Regular CorrcspondentI
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS :-

Tess 10 be seriously concerned regard
ing the uncertainty which prevails as 10
whom the Republican National Con
vention will select as its standard bear
er Just a month hence. 1t is note
worthy, however, that this anxiety is
confined almost entirely 10 Democrats
The Republican leaders are expressing
no anxiety They regard the position
Of the party as entirely encouraging.
A large number Of delegates have been
chosen, there are many iavorite sons,
in the field, there is an abundance OF
enthusiasm and complete unity Of
sentiment on essentials. The attitude
Of the vast majority Of Republicans was
we'll expressed recently by Senator
Lodge, one Of the uninstructed dele
gates-at-large from Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Lodge said: Let US one and all
address ourselves to securing the noml'
nation Of a candidate for the Presi
dency who is most certain 10 unite all
who are opposed to the present Ad-
minisuation and to an assured and
complete victory; candidate who will
fully represent Republican principles,
OF national defense, OF the protection
Of American rights everywhere, Of the
restoration OF the influence and stand
ing Of the United States among the
nations Of the earth, Of the protective
tariff, Of economic stability and OF JUS
tice to business and industrial interests
OF the country and OF those do
mestc policies Of which the Repuoli
can party has long been the exponent,
everything points to united action ac
tuated by the single purpose OF, as
Mr.. Lodge puts it, driving from
power the present Administration which
has been so injurious. to our welfare al
home and so destructive to our inan'
ence abroad"
OHIOS RLPUBLlCANISM: t. The
strength OF Ohio'S Republcanism and
the length and breadth Of President
Wilson'S unpopulaIity in the buckeye
State have proved an occasion Of the
greatest surprise and Encouragement
to the Democrats, so much so that the
members of the Democratic State Or
ganization admit their fear that they
will be able to save nothing from the
wreck Of their hopes next November.
With the returns in from something
over three .fourths Of the primary dis
tricts, it is shown that Senator Pome'
rene, Democratic candidate for reelec
ton has fallen about $4,000 votes be-
hind former Governor Cox, about
1000 votes behind former Governor
Harmon and nearly 5000 votes behind
former Governor Campbell. Further
more, out OF about $4,000 votes cast
for Democratic delegates, Frank Mon
nett, who made his race on his opposi
ton to Woodrow Wilson and his Ad'
ministration, polled nearly 5000. Il
has been knwn for some time tha
most OF the Ohio Democrats wht
made the fight for Woodrow Wilson ii
1912 have become hostile to him anC
the primary election it was noteworthy
that the vote for Monnett was heavies
in those districts where Wilson onct
was strongest, but even the most pes
simistic Democrats expected no sucl
showing as actually occurred. Indeed
no Republican had accurately gsuget
the extent OF the silent, but not les
effective, opposition which Mr.. WilSo,
and his Administration have engen
deted amongst those who only lou
years ago ideslized Mr.. Wilson an
looked forward to his Administrator
with the most pleasurable expectation
In the light Of these development:
the most sanguine Democrats no'
hope only 10 reproduce the situatio
Of 1908, when TAFT carried the Stat
but a Democrat was chosen Governoi
DEMOCRATS FUTILE EXPLANi
TIoNS:-What the Democratic part
needs at the present time, and neec
most urgently, is an explanation clerl
The general public is developin
very Irritating curiosity as to the W.