New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-06
COlOnel's Course Blocks
Hope of Hitting Him II.
the Primaries.
ADMIT NOMINATION
ENTIRELY POSSIBLE
Men in Ranks Would Rather win
with Roosevelt than Lose
with Regular
From Ito Tribune Bureau

Washington. Jan. 5.--Colonel Iheo-
dore Roosevelt's refusal TO permit MS
name to go on the primary ballot IN
Michigan brought no reassurances TO-
day IN either his Democratic or kepuD-
lican opponents here. The growing
fear that he will dominate the kepuo"-
CON National Convention and either
.or,rro the nomination himself or die
,oto the terms on which the fight shall
ho made continued to grow, and was II
a,,.,hiro increased by the prospee.
~. .horo would be no possible way OF
.,rikine at him during the PRIMARIES
Tbo Colonies stand was the chiei
tonic Of political discussion to-day 1'
bis doings have been for some weeks
Tho one thing on which Democratic
,oodo,. and old-line Republicans are
aoreod il the desire to prevent MI
Roosevelt's domination Of the po"'''"'
si,ra,ior next summer, and every ne"
n,ovo TINT may affect his chances OF 90
,,a .bis "a discussed with fervor. Inc
v,cor Of the efforts to head HIM OH 10
shown nv the attacks made on MIN IN
,ha last few days by Secretary 1arr'-
sop ex-President Taft, the Senate snip
purchase lobby committee and Repre-.
sentative Mann, Republican leader OF
the House.
democratic leaders are taking pains
70 let il be known how gladly 'hey
.,.o,,rd wolcome Roosevelt as the head OF
,b. Republican ticket next fall. They
DECLARE that he would be the easiest
man possible TO defeat, because ms
candidacy would mean the return %
Wilson of the German vote ana laIso
mar. Of the old-line vote that was cast
for Taft in 1912. But they are losing
no oppor,unity to put things IN 'ne
uav Of Rooseyelt's growing popularity
Old Liners ReconciIed
ponrb,icans of the old-line crowd
-. 80, situation more hopefully. sew
er,I admit that the ColoneIs ho tillila,
30 = entirely possible, but they seem
~ o,-oat measure 70 have reconclleG
. -, 10 il. The more inhuehI!a1
- w. leaders declare that whetner ne
- ror,irated or not the principles oI
t,,ar;corism for which he mas Deeh
oantending and the attack on tne au-
o,;,istratior's foreign policy. when ne
bas led. will be basic parts OF the ne
publican platform. ,,... Loro
The feeling among the Ie@ueia .;.S -
that II would be better TO lose WIN d
,.rsgular" than 20 win with a Frostes-
80 esnecially the Colonel, seems 70
5a obatirg The desire 20 win Is strong
oDJ iS making itself felt in many parts
80 tho ranks. and there are Few VINO
.a,L ~ 81 serious split in the party III
90 the Colonel is named. Ihey re
800 his strength, they are preparing
- fobt him. but they give no signs yes
es 80, ,.icrorv-or-death attitude toward
the ex-President. i,+o
-. rriynaries will not hurt him IS
greed by all sides II weaNehs I"e
charge that his present EFFORTS ma, 1ll.'
nersonal motive, prevents any iea'.y
direct attack on him such as a cH''G -.
I'D make possible, and sun leaves
him as strong as any oil me res' I'' ~
dates who will be conSIdercu d.
convention. :..,l ,,o,, not
have a single delegate TO the conVei',
ZION" one Of the old-line Leaders sAlu
to-dav. The nominee VIII be tne man
,vitb the strength TO win on the plyaN'
3 After the favorite sons nave hlIeu
around for a while and got nowhere,