New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
Sentiment, Formerly
Pacifst, Embraces
COlOnel'S Views
REGARDED AS MAN
TO CLINCH STATE
Commonwealth Doubtful
Under Any Other Candi-
date, 1t Is Said.
BY STANLEY FROST.
lBy TeleEranh 70 The Trihuna ]

lBy IcleGraph 10
Detroit, May 20.-Roosevelt's eleven
hours in Detroit yesterday brought the
city back to its old loyalty to him.
He found it cold, critical, tending to
opposition 10 his new policies, despite
its old liking for him, and he left it
openly his. There had been n strong
tcians say. He brought it to the sur
face and made it audible.
1t is clear to-day that at least four
out of five Republican voters in Detroit
want Roosevelt nominated and that he
would poll far larger vote in Novem-
Der than any other man that could be
named. It even seems possible that
with any other candidate, the State
would become doubtful.
Old Issues Are Dead.
Another thing that has been made
clear is that the Colonels old power
to win support has not left him-that,
once on the stump, as he would be
next fall, he would make startling
changes in the middle Western states
where the campaign will pivot, in the
States where preparedness and Ameri-
canism have not yet displaced his 1912
policies as the centre of public interest.
In Michigan certainly, and appar-
emily in other states where conditions
are similar, he and he alone has the
personal popularity to hold the sup
port both of the workers and the rich,
Of those who want social justice and
those who fear foreign aggression.
The Hughes support comes mostly
from the politicians-Root has none.
In passing one more thing is clear
the old issues are dead. In two days
here, largely spent in talking politics,
no one has mentioned the tariff unless
asked about it. Americansm, prepar-
edness, social justice, and the German
vote-these are the things uppermost
in mems minds.
Support Of Colonel Solid.
"a week ago | would have said that
the Michigan delegation would be
against Roosevelt from the first ballot
till the last, that no public sentiment
could change the delegates" declared
one Of them to-day. "Now there is
not man from this part of the state
who is sure he will not have 10 come
out for the Colonel tomorrow. II this
thing keeps up another ten days there
will be no question about it."
1t was pointed out that Roosevelt's
opponents were reported TO have well
filled war chest.
There is not money enough in
Wall Street TO put Root across" he
replied. Root had not been mentioned
before) "The boys would expect to
be lynched when they got home"
The first concrete evidence Of the
change to Roosevelt came in a poll
which "The News" an afternoon pa
per. is making. This showed a sudden
jump in the Roosevelt strength, both
as against Wilson and still more as
against Hughes.
Hughes Negligible Second.
In the FIVE previous days Of the poll
Roosevelt had 2,649 votes. Hughes 9lS
and Wilson 2,5S5. Thus Roosevelt had
polled three votes TO one for Hughes
and had accumulated majority of Ga
over Wilson.
To-day's vote gives Roosevelt 1,122,
Hughes 257 and Wilson 1,06l. So. for
the day of Roosevelt's visit, he polled
four and a half votes to one for
Hughes and gained sixty-one over
Wilson-slmost as much as in the five
days previous. The total Republican
vote of 4,946 against 3,646 for Wilson
also is of interest, though many of
the ballots show that the voters will
20 to Wilson unless either Roosevelt
or Hughes, in many cases unless
Roosevelt only, ls nominated.
This vote is of particular signif-
cance in connection with the general
belief that it is in the factories that
Wilson and Ford-the pacifst. anti
preparedness advocates generally find
greatest support. II was exactly in
the factories that Roosevelt showed
the strongest. The days count on
these gives Roosevelt $40 TO l07 for
Hughes-almost five TO one-and only
369 for Wilson. a Roosevelt majority
Of 14l over Wilson and "a over both
Wilson and Hughes.
Detroit sentiment has been rather
chaotic, and it was only following the
Roosevelt invasion that il began 20
crystallize. The elements are decidedly
mixed. but il is evident, from talks
both with politicians and men outside
of politics, that Roosevelt has some ad-
vantage in each mixture. Where he
has not yet turned that advantage into
open support he may easily do so at
any time.
"Sllk Stockings" for Him.
When Roosevelt ran four years ago
he was opposed by the silk stocking"
element and supported by the working
classes. He carried the city handily.
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