Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-05-08
Probable Permanent Presiding
Officer Of Nominating Body
at Chicago Is Devoted to
CoIonePS Interests,
ONLY PROMINENT MAN
RIGHT WITH BOTH SIDES
Massachusetts Senator Gives
Out Interview, After Visit
ing Oyster Bay, Urging Re-
publican United Front,
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ESPECIAL coRRHBroheEScs TO MORNING JOURNAL
Washington, May by far the
strongest suggestion OF defined and
deliberate purpose to bring the name
Of Theodore Roosevelt before the re-
publican national convention at chi
cago in June is seen in the tentative
agreement to make Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts perma-
nent chairman of that body.
This looks like business on the part
of the old guard. Senator Lodge is the
one man among all the old guard
members whom the friends and sup
porters of the colon would select
for chairman if the question were
submitted to them.
Are Lifelong Friends.
Their preference starts with the fact
that Lodge and Roosevelt have been
lifelong friends. Their friendship was
not broken by the events OF 1912. All
the other old guardsmen said things
about the colonel at the time. which
make them unavailable at this time.
Lodge remained "regular" but did not
break with his old friend, nor diS he
say things 10 shake that friendship.
The result has been that since the
Roosevelt renaissance in the republi-
can party, Senator Lodge has been the
one man among all the old guardsmen
who could and did so to Oyster Bay
to talk things over with the colonel
All but Barnes Reconciled.
All the others except Bill Barnes of
New York have said things about the
colonel that indicated reconciliation
Elihu Roots example in this respect
is notorious. Even Senator Boies PEN
rose and Murray Crane have INDUCED
in private comparisons between Roos-
evelt and Justice Charles f. Hughes
that were not indicative of passion
ate regard for Hughes.
Urges Republican Unity.
After Senator Lodge visited Oyster
Bay he came back to washington and
gave out a statement" in which he
said:
LET US one and all address our
selves to securing the nomination OF
a candidate for the presidency who is
most certain to unite ell who are op-
posed to the present administration
and to lead us to an assured and com
plete victory: candidate who will
fully represent republican principles
of national defense. of the protection
Of American rights everywhere, of the
of the standing and influ-
ence of the United States among the
nations of the earth, of the protective
tariff of economic stability and OF
Justice to the business and Industrial
interests of the country, and all OF
those other domestic policies OF when
the republican party has long been
the exponent
st'ueds TO 30 Settled"
"Fueds will have to be settled,
added the senator Significantly, and
allayed and principles
agreed to. Personal ambitions must
give way to consideration of the pub
lie good, said public good being in-
in the one desideratum, 10
drive from power the present admin
which has been so injurious
to our welfare at home and so de-
structve to our Influence abroad.
The suggestion that Roosevelt he
nominated has come from many
sources. But the proposal to set the
stage with his intimate friend as,
stage manager and director of opera
tions is the first hint that the ola
guard proposes to have hand IN II. !