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sense mat there is no present occasion
10 consider or discuss any other such
candidate. The republican party is, in
any event, going to fight on a Roose-
welt issue. There's no occasion for
discussing the proposition of it being
a Roosevelt party by proxy"
MI. HOWELL declared the republican
party should see to it there was no di-
vision republicans and bull moosers.
lie made it plain that thus far the re-
puplicans had no man in sight whom
he favored for nomination or who
could fill Roosevelt's place.
Two Roosevelt Factors.
W things entirely apart from the
convention, it was recognized both in
the Roosevelt and anti-Roosevelt camp
TODAY, might profoundly affect the out
come of the deliberations here next
week. Both may help powerfully to-
ward the nomination of Roosevelt.
one is the monster preparedness
parade in Chicago today. This is wide
middle west is really for preparedness
and that it sympathizes with the
Roosevelt doctrines.
The second is the reported German
naval victory over the English. The
interest stirred by the news accounts of
the great sea fight among those gath
cred for the conventions is profound.
1t was at once hailed by the Roosevelt
men as showing that this nation must
follow the %counsels of the colonel and
prepare. and that no man can be
cocksure of what sort of q naval and
military situation will grow out of the
European war.
Strong For Preparedness.
That the republican convention will
be in a mood to mince no words on
preparedness and will be the more Wig
orously disposed h a ever on that sub
ject in view of the seeming lessons of
the latest sea fight is evident. And
the more vigorous it gets, the better
it will be for Roosevelt. This is the
way his friends look at 1t.
Worried About Pork.
Arguments hat if Hughes is nomi-
mated the republican politicians who
ordinarily have a say as to patronage
will be given the cold shoulder at the
White House, are being used on the
delegates and especially on men who
are leaders in their states. Such argu-
ments are being put forth from the
Roosevelt camp and camps of the ants
Especially they are directed at south
ern delegates, but not alone at them.
1t was asserted by anti Hughes mer
today that the spreading abroad of this
idea was having an effect. One of the
Things Penrose is bordering hard on Is
whether, if he throws his votes tt
Hughes, he will be able to go to the
White House and put his feet under
the table, or whether he will find the
head of the establishment not at home
Penrose feels Roosevelt would show
him more consideration than Hughes il
this respect but on the other hand, i
Hughes is going to win, he does no
want to be found opposing him.
Penrose would like Fairbanks, but h,
is sweating blood because he doubts i
n Of the favorite sons can win tn,
whether to turn to Hughes or Roosevelt
Progressives have renewed their asser
tons that no man will get their supper
who does not come out in the open OF
A~mericanism and preparedness. Thi
is fully recognized as aimed at Hughes
Watch Big Business.
Down under the surface, one Of tn
big questions the leaders in the vari
Gus camps are discussing is this: ct
what extent WIZ the drive of big bust
nesa for Roosevelt materialize int,
delegates"
Frankly and openly Roosevelt leader
here say big business is for the colonel
They are not pussyfooting on this mat
ter. The practical political problem i
what delegates big business car throw
in the Roosevelt direction.
IL is Impossible TO-DAY TO get a Gle
finite answer to the problem. Rumor
were again current, however, that TIL
whole Pennsylvania delegation nigh
be thrown to Roosevelt.
Anti-Roosevelt chiefs nave begun
trying to turn Roosevelt republican
away from him by stressing the argu
ment that if big business is for him h
cannot really be progressive. The an
swer the Roosevelt admirers make t
this is that the colonel is the one maj
who, If put into the White House, cal
cope with big business.
Leslie Shaw, Ozark Horse"
They do a around the hotels in Chi
cago today that the presidential bee i
buzzing about the head of former Gov
ernor Leslie M. Shaw. Mr.. Shaw ha
been at the Congress hotel for week
sending out letters dealing with tariff
trade expansion and political subjects
Many have wondered why. Now tina
the delegates are gathering, Mr.. SHAY
them. While it is generally believed h
is trying to influence the platforr
along lines favored by the Home Mar
ket club and the American Protectiv
Tariff league, it is also whispered abou
that he is anxious to make a speec
to the convention II feels that h
could influence it nightly.
He might even, so runs the GOSSIP
as he thinks, capture the nominatio
either for the first or second plac,
That Mr.. Shaw will do what he can t
head off Cummins is we'll understood
Former Senator Wilson. of Iowa, who
here is not lying awake nights for Cum
Minis. He is primarily for Root.