The sun., 1916-02-07
|FAYORITE SONS
CLOUD G. 0. P. RACE
National Convention Expected
to Be "BOsscd'' as Before
Primary System.
FAIRBANKS LEADS OFF

wAsHINGroN. Feb s--Within u
month the first primary election will be
held 10 choose delegates for. the Re-
publican national convention. This Will
be- in Indiana.
Interest in IL is passive. because the
state has favoritc son, Charles w.
Fairbanks, who will have the support OF
his State without opposition from other
candidates. Immediately following the
Indiana primaries will come the New
Hampshire and Minnesota events. New
Hampshire Is expected to elect dele
gates who will support Senator Weeks
and Minnesota will choose delegates
instructed for Senator Cummins OF Iowa.
The North Dakota primaries viii also
he held carly and IL II the belief here
that since senator tummins has given
away so LA Follett" there the Senator
from Wisconsin Will carry that State
AS he carried It four years ago over
both Taft and Roosevelt Thus the early
March primaries will put four candi-
dates for the Republican nomination
in the field practically without opposl-
,ion.
In Minnesota Henry n. Esiabrock will
he voted for, but 1t IL generally conceded
that Cummins viii carry the state.
4 Hn1y Outlook.
Never before in the history of politics.
say the old line politicians, has 50 lttle
definite Information been obtsinahle as
30 the trend of politics within I'VE
months OF a convention.
Everybody In the Republican camp
secnu, satisfied and hopeful \ lot OF
politicians wink knowingly and say the
outlook is just what is desired. THIS is
,ruo OF the progressive Republicans as
well as the regulars. and the friends "f
the several candidates are apparently as
cheerful as honeymvOncrs.
II il very certain that there Will tie
no Republican choice before the cunvcn-
tiun meets. The Presidential primary.
winch was expected to result in the
people making a choice in advance Of the
convention and in tho delegates meeting
simply to record the popular VIII, has
operated just the other way.
Favorite sons are obtaining tho in
dor~einent Of their respective states
without a struggle. Tho delegates after
they have discharged their duty to the
horne talent" will be free 10 accept the
advice Of the leaders or "bOsses." as they
have been referred to IN the past. an
element which was supposed 10 be elimi-
mated by thc primary system.
National politicians are looking To-
New York That state convention may
set pace. Ex-senator Root will pre-
side and make a speech that will arouse
much interest The speech is expected
TO have "A very direct bearing on Mr.,
Roots chance of getting the nomination.
Here the word has been quietly passed
out that Mr.. Root will max" a speech
that Will set the Republicans of the
country talking about him for the Presi-
drucy - they have never talked before.
II is expected 70 result In his getting
the New York delegation.
Senator W"eks's friends were busy last
week denying that IN" Senator was con
sid"rng a withdrawal from the race
These reports originate FOR the larger
part in Boston. Weckss friends say
ihat they were the work of his enemies
and that another seven days Will show
very clearly that the senator ~ TO he
very much In ths running.
II was rtport-d here to-day that tho
senator viii have headquarters open
within a few days and that they will b.
IN charge Of -. t. Weller, Republican
candidate for Governor ut Maryland In
~" late election and one time associate
Of senator Weeks In business and a
r!issmitr at Annapolis