The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-02-04

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! From "'her SECTIONS oi the country
WlIrrr the President was strong
l,r = rs.I~,rts~i to he weak today
la California. the Wilson -entiment
~hi,h gave hun the state in l9i.. his
l~r-onai popularity operating with the
iocal complications that deprived the
k-pnhliesn~ al their party organization
in that state. L. bring sbut the result.
I h. = tnsiay very week ami has no chance
whatever To- win against any Republican
%. ininee Whatever popularity the
. President had enjoyed independent of his
own partisan following was located West
al the Mississippi river. In the Progress
~iVe iel,nhiican states Of the West he
h. had following outside of hi- own
party until recently AMI the number of
mem who from time Ia time predicted
that nrl,.~ the Republicans nominated
t'pir very i.,.-t man or either cot two or
three candidates named they could not
h"la. To- win against Wilson. were in a
measure justified in what they -aid &C
cordirs Ia the lest advices that cane Ia
senators and Representatives herr I:ut
President Wilson Isopulority j. "n tl,s
d"~u sra'i" His party followers re,,,rt
~ tn 'l,- party leaders. cine OF the most
prominent 81 southern SENATORS. wh"
-upgs,rts-i Wilson tor the nomination ut
saltimor.. and declined las ripirr oi two
cabinet oilI'et~-~-cretary oi the Treas :
ury and Attorney 'ieAeral -aii Ia the
writ.r. 1t J. reasonably certain I i
think Al thu TINS. that. barring unusual
conditions which may inierpo-r. the
election ct a Republican A. the President
Il certain. My pre-ert -late Of mind
that HOPE the Hepui'ran- viii n"mi-
nat. their " b. Il man. could wish
them L. make "A mistake AMI -til have a
drop OF patriotism lcit i'm me. AZ the
clo-s of the European war the ooinisy
Will ir confronted ~ the greatest prob
lens in its history We need ma-t-r
mind &, deal with thrn hope Root
will be- nominated and elected. Next o.
Root h. lieve Burton 81 ohio u h.. the
is--t equipped man.
Di course this suggestion ~ a candi-
hat j. f,t gwen here L. influence -cnti
ment. Ia j. part "l tie c"nSer-sti"n
ton al! u D. ue~,--ary L. show tlir trend
81 Thought aiming iraiing Democrats in
Conrre--. Who realizing that their own
party can not Win are un-elhsh enough
To- want 10 500 the country have the l~--t
talent iu the Republican party when IL
CONES 10 deal with world problems
Root would make great President.
-aid tins man. Burton I'm some re-
-Tect- would make a GREATER one Ia
shr matter 81 our foreign relations Root
aPPeal- mprr strongly % me but eth
or would make a great President. This
senator wa speaking largely from the
ac'Iuaintarce-hip h. made in the ls-l,i--
latise hall liz knowledge Of -,me 81
the ut'.er canaidais-- whose names arr
under serious consideration - ls-- init
mate and hi- failure 10 compliment o. I
apprai-e ti,ern u parsionrble. But the t
coat'nrnt B.. significant
More than me prominent Democrat
has observed recently upon the tradition /
al inrapaciiy of hi- party b. rule "r pa--
constructive legislation The latest o.
l.pblicly l,r,sl ii'n Ds.in'-.. attic incspacity
~a- ~enatpr N-~iapd-. Of Nev4d, Zen
ator \ek an l. - ON Oi thu most
cpnSr'entiyIs legs atDr. IN eitiIsr % Ne.
Originally !; .pp','ican b. cam int, the
ll~nDcratir party 90 the silver wave
in l~H, Fond tmr1tA.iy h- - X PM,
iran. WHh arg. l,r-iue<- inbsrp-fs he
- rrsnrsfeuf o. 90 IT, of party r,-ppn-i-
rountry.