The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-05
Eliminate the Colonel, Hughes
and Root From Race.
WILL SUBMIT FIVE NAMES
From Which Bull Moose Can
Take Their Choice.
Only One Man Can Measure to
L. r. Standard.
BY JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.

Chicago June 5.-Wihin the next
twenty-four hours there will be inter-
changed between the leaders of the
s.oid guard Republicans and the lead
ers of the Roosevelt and Progressive
movement which between them con-
troll the convention. two startling and
revolutionary propositions.
Out OF the close and secret councils
held there is every logical assurance
that the old guard will send to the
Roosevelt camp this proposition;
Eliminate Roosevelt.
eliminate Hughes.
eliminate Root.
1--WE will present to the Roosevelt
men in the convention five names
from whom they can choose their man.
The Roosevelt men may name the
nominee from this list of five.
In Interest of Harmony
1.-The men who make this PROPOSE
tan will make it upon authority and
they will offer it they say in the in
terests of harmony and party success
believing that neither Roosevelt nor
Hughes, nor Root, can carry the
country against Woodrow Wilson"
To this proposition every logical in
dication is that the Roosevelt men will
reply, even if they don't anticipate the
T. II. Will Fight in Ranks.
"Mr. Roosevelt is not in this con-
vention to bring discord or to divide
the party. He is here representing an
| issue which to Mr.. Roosevelt's mind
and to the mind of his friends is of
far greater importance than the sue
| cess OF any candidate, and in point of
fact an issue of more vital importance
than the success OF the Republican
party SO vital and pressing is this
issue of national preparedness and
genuine Americanisn, that Mr.. Roose-
welt is ready tic lead in it's advocacy or
to follow. He is ready to fight in the
ranks or to fight at the head. He is
ready tic march behind any definite
leader who will represent this issue.
put ne is determined to fight any
| leader who does not heartily represent
this issue. Therefore the Roosevelt
men present to the leaders of the con-
vntion this proposition:
| Name any man in the Republican
party who incarnates this idea of pre-
MI Roosevelt does and Mr.. Roosevelt
will withdraw his name from consid-
Grafton and his friends will support
| that man.
This puts the issue straight and
clear upon the great and paramount
question of the convention.
1t twill demonstrate upon the one
| nand the sincerity of the Republican
| leaders who are anxious to meet [,
popular demand and who desire above
all things the success of the party
RooscveIt's Patriotism.
1t will demonstrate upon the other
hand the absolute sincerity and pa
triotism of Mr.. Roosevelt who has re-
Gently crystalized his whole public rec
ord of Americanism upon this idea and
it will commend his unselfishness in
overwhelming approval to the senti-
ment of the country.
How About Wood?
| If Mr.. Roosevelt is perfectly sim
cere, an dthere is no reason to doubt
his perfect sincerity there is just one
| man in all the list of those who have
been named who will meet the meas
ure of the Roosevelt proposition.
That one man in Leonard Wood,
general of the army. From the Rough
Riders and Santiago all the way
through the preparedness agitation of
the past fifteen months, Roosevelt
and Leonard Wood are linked as evan
gels of this proposition.
1t is possible that Mr.. Roosevelt
means Leonard Wood when he states
his proposition? Would he accent
Leonard Wood as the fulfillment of
his proposition? oWuld the old guard
committee the inside accent
Leonard Wood?
If not Leonard Wood, who else In
there in the Republican ranks who
could fulfill the plain terms of Col
onel Roosevelt's proposition?