The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-29
GIBSON OPPOSED TO
HUGHES CANDIDACY
Progressive State Chairman Declares
Republican Candidate To BE Very
Unsatisfactory.

Unsatisfactory.
CALDWELI=That Chairman James
II. Gipson has not changed his opin-
ion since the famous interview which
he gave to the press before the Chi
cago convention in which he declared
that Hughes was the candidate of the
bosses, is evidenced by a statement is
sued by him on his return here last
week in which he substantially repeats
the same statement, declares that
Hughes was nominated as a sop to
German-American alliance, the paci-
fists of the Mississippi and the politi-
clans great and small because nobody
knew where he stood on anything and
he had therefore offended nobody
Chairman Gipson praised Colonel
Roosevelt and declared President Will
son to be similar to Hughes in nature,
which fact, Mr. GIBSON assumed, would
prove advantageous to the former, as
in his opinion the people would not
turn out one man of a certain type to
put another of the same kind in office.
Mr.. GipsOn's statement in part fol-
lows:
Justice Hughes will need all the
support he can get to beat the presi-
dent, particularly if we are at war
with Mexico My own conception of
the justice, formed from an examina-
ton of his record as governor of New
York, is that he has very many of
President Wilson's characteristics.
Both are men of great ability along
certain lines. Both are cold, calculat-
ing, able, politicians and the worst
fault of each is ingratitude and inab-
ility or unwillingness to consult with
big men in national crisis. Neither is
the type of leader necessary to arouse
the sleeping national conscience of
America or to do the things vitality
necessary to our continued existence
as a great power.
"The justice was nominated simply
because no one knew where he stood
on any great question. The German
American Alliance strangely favored
him because they had reason to think
that he would be more friendly to Ger
many, and this alliance was a most
potent factor in the Republican con-
vention. The pacifist delegates from
the Mississippi valley states were for
him because he had said nothing which
would lead them to believe that he
would support an extensive naval or
large and small rather favored his
candidacy because he had offended no
faction, race or creed by taking a de-
cided stand anywhere.
"The justice is most able politi-
clan. He conducted his pre-convention
campaign so cleverly that he can 90
before the people occupying the posi-
ton of one whom the nomination has
sought-a most important advantage
indeed
"His campaign, however, will be
difficult one unless he can show the
American people that he will be forci-
BILE and aggressive where President
Wilson has been vacillating and weak.
The campaign will be fought out en-
tirely upon personality of the two men,
and If the voters decide they are much
alike Wilson will have the better of it.
The Progressive convention was
most wonderful affair. Probably no
gathering in the history of America
has been so full of dramatic incidents,
wild enthusiasm and bitter contests.
THE impression conveyed to one
visiting the Republican convention
was very different The Republican
delegates were cool, Unconditional, cal
culating politicians. They were met
with a single idea in view-party sue
cess. They understood that Justice
Hughes was sufficiently neutral in
tone, and that he had been selected
by their leaders as the most likely to
win The idea of America First had
but little place in their deliberations.
The success of the Republican party
was uppermost in the minds of the
vast majority of the delegates, and the
secondary feeling was a desire to for
ever destroy Colonel Roosevelt as a
political power The demonstrations
were plainly manufactured and bored
even those taking part in them. There
was no enthusiasm for Hughes, but it
was clearly understood by all that it
was either Hughes or T. r. The fav-
orite sons were not at any time a seri-
GUS factor. Neither was there any mis-
understanding of Colonel Roosevelt's
position, which was far better under
stood by certain Republican leaders
than by the Progressives generally"
Bring your grinding to the Anchor
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