The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-02
He viii Be a Big Force at
Chicago Convention.
MORGAN COMEDIES STRENGTH
Lieutenant Governor Has just
Returned From New York.
discusses Situation From View
point of a Hughes Man.

,,o,,,,an+iOD in June according TO W.
. Dr,,,,a, lieutenant governor ana
dsIapa+e-at-large to the national con-
,+ior Morgan has just returheU
f,.,,, a trim to New York ana WASH
So, and the Roosevelt sehllhieHt
..1t7icb the Kansan found in the east
,,-.s most definite and positive MOT
-. fi,s+ choice for the presidency
is Justice Hughes
-, NTorpan visited Washington
,,,,.;ng the meeting of the natlohai
committee in December, ne came
home strong for Hughes
..Co1orel Roosevelt will most GER
-, he q great force and factor in
the Chicago convention, SAID MOI s''ii
in Topeka today. Il don't thlhA' no"
ever. that he will be nominated oe
lieve Justice Hughes VIII Will
six to One for Roosevelt.
81 am not discrediting the hoose-
Welt strength. At dinner IN Ne"
york last week. seven persons were
seated at a table. Some of them were
from Kansas and some lived IN new
york. We took poll on the presl-
,lencv. Six were for Roosevelt ana one
was against him. l was the one WHO
voted against Roosevelt
THAT is the story which Morgan
anti-Roosevelt delegate, brought hoIlle
from his eastern trip. The Lieutenant
Governor does not believe the Roose-
ye1t force and influence can be kept
out of the Chicago convention ne
fight. he believes, will be TO prevent
his nomination And Morgan oeIns
not for the colonel, will vote 1or
FJl1rhes-provided Hughes's name
goes before the convention as a can
clidatc. ,r,,
Writing of conditions in the east as
he saw them, Morgan in his Hutchln-
son News of Monday night discussed
fbe presidential situation IS follows:
At found a condition winch Cd
served in Washington. You can t tell
how a man or a community STANDS TINS
wear by recalling where they were
four years ago. In 1912 the wonder
fiiT devefopment of the Roosevelt can
=f1iHfcV was on home economic or po-
ljticai lines. This year there IS no
talk of that, Colonel Roosevelt max
ing only one plea, for thorough ma
tional preparedness, and saying frank
Nv that he wants no NOMINATION except
with that understanding rms issue
has brought to his SUI port nearly All
the big interests when were dgaln ~.
him before, and who are now actually
the responsible boomers for MS nom
ination by the Republican convention.
If is fair to say that Roosevelt has not
vet announced his candidacy Dut ne Is
hailed as the man OF the hour Dy
pevysnapers bankers, manufacturers
and boosters of the east, who Tor one
reason or another believe in prepared
ness of such character as VIII 1llahe
the IT1ited States the equal IN a mill
tarv sense of any other nation. There
is no doubt from their STANDPOINT
thew are right. Colonel Roosevelt has
more experience, more ablhty ano
more personal power than q; any o ds1
ger of a great war, if we should
bl1ild the biggest navy, fortity our
coasts and have a large effectlye
military power, he is unquestonaplS
the best man for the job
Might Go Too Far.
.Rut he is not the only man for the
-fof-and there are many people ever
in New York who think he goes too
far. and that some other candidatt
who would have Roosevelts supper
z5Tso,,Td be better for the party at the
election and better for the countr!
Nearly all the delegates to the ma
tional convention have been elected o
S can be forecast. In my talks VIII w
t5,4e1spaper men 1 found that in nearl,
every case the delegates will not b
FOR Roosevelt unless a war starts an
: the country calls for military LEAD
3 er. and the country will have TO cal
rather loudly The delegates iron
small proportion are for the colone
4 lie will not get half of New York o
New Jersey In the big states of Ohio
Illinois, Indiana and Missouri Their
Is only a scattering Roosevelt suppor
Fhere is a good deal in Michigan an
Minnesota, but very little in the othe
states of the Mississippi valley. Their
~ not half for Roosevelt in the sout
nor more than half for him on the Pa
Hdific coast. 1 don't see how he ca
Jet more than a third of the delegate
Pennsylvania is the only large stat
khere Roosevelt is likely to get
dearly solid vote.
Second Choice Sentiment.
rs"A second factor to be considere
il that this year there is a secon
choice sentiment Most Rooseve
men would be we'll satisfied wit
hughes, and fairly well contented wit
s$everal other suggestions. There
Some bitter anti-R oosevelt feeling bJ
not much, not nearly so big as woul
De expected. Delegates not for Roost
Telt are usually for the nomination {
some other man who would bette
feeling among Republicans that the
want to win. To most of these foil
The road to party harmony and SUI
cess is spelled Hughes.
Fright now believe it is the inter
fion of a large majority of the del
Gates from New England, New Yor
New Jersey and the southern al
western states to vote for Hughes.
the states with 'favorite sons Obi
indiana. Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsi
the second choice is unquestionab
Hughes. Unless something unexpectt
happens. Hughes Will be nominated
soon as the Roosevelt boomers are sa
risfied they cannot get a majority, or
socn as the favorite sons give I
their hopes of the presidency al
release their delegates