The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-09
IN WHO BEATS TEDDY
TO Be c. 0.P. NOMINEE
|E1nho<nas Blind Stateuscn Has IAttie
- say OF Democratic situation
Bat Talks of Others.
~xo DARK HORSES NEIGHiNG."
An QnIcs Tn Democratic Isad,ock Says
h Eorx~-Lncs Up Choices at Chicago
n as Hughes, Roosevelt, and Burton in
Orsser Named.


h0f*$ reSghing in the Democratic pad |
dork just now" Thomas Pryor Gore, |
8tit& blind United States Senator from /
BUkiahema, said today a smile lighting /
IN his sighticss face for the moment !
al the Wsld0cf
That was about all that senator I
E&re would say la answer TO questions .
about the coming political festivities /
At ~, Louis, As 10 what will happen .
about the same time at Chicago. Seua- I
81 to- Gore was more communicative ,
Ami when asked concerning the at t
stitnda Of h4s o~u people on prepared /
mess or his views on submarine de- /
Hffsae tfysness ana the effect Of the /
hNahen st the coming convention. /
So atar Gore was always ready with /
red stes
AsShoeyer defeats Roosevelt win get /
lie Republieaa nomination n Chicago :
sssnster Gore. Democrat said promptly .
wien the possibilities OF the next Re /
vgsbIican convention were brought up ,
h5nstice Hughes S. In my opinion, /
the most likely nominee at Chicago /
he went on in reply to further ques-
tibns Accept Yes. ] think Hughes !
VII accept. ] don't want II under !
stDcd that doubt the sincerity OF !
thai he would not run for the prest |
Juztics Hughes n past statements |
44aAs h. uEasslA- E++++44+F4 ttrr prcst
aercy. like TO take a mans word for +!
y bling, OF course. and do, but J think +
Juxsicc Hughes probably viii conclude
tfsat a he has yefrained from seeking /
In nomination he IL released from Oh !
III fion 10 decline Az honor unsought I
Prosrcsstve- Trekkiae Back.
*sThe ProgrtssiNes prefer Hughes 70 !
any standpattcr and the staudpatters
prAfer Hughes 10 roosevelt Roose- !
yeti g rnaen1 interview hIackl;EtlnR the /
oshor candidates Will result / believe, /
snEtheir forming 3 coalition against /
hije, As fes dark horses Al Chicago, /
the Ne<TR borge never thrives in Re- /
publican conventions. where the ma
3ority OF nominations rule. as It does |
IN the Democratic conventions. where |
the two.thirae vote holds forth After !
Hughes{ ard Roosevelt. ! should say |
Burton has next hest chance.
.tThe vast majority Of the Progress |
eIvss are tfekkiaG or will trek back !
ITO the Republican party fold. few
progreesives. to whom Frogressiveism
sss a principle. who are not merely In
4fatnatsd Win the personality of Colo
mel Roosevelt. VII transfer their al
ieg4aner 10 the Democratic party"
senator core was asked. following
his remark that he heard no dark
horse neIgu5hg Ia the Democratic pad
apck." about the effect of the one
ferlsa plank IF the Baltimore platform
On All Wilson's candidacy for re-elee-
tsoa-
Democratic Outlook Satisfactory.
II suppose" he answered with an
other srsiie that the power which
made that plank can break II. The
Democratic prospects for success next
fall arc. I think. satisfactory from this
distance. There are several factors.
Z n h E-I.
not s. BILE 10 speculate upon now There
nre elements, for instance, who are
dissatisfied with the Presidents policy
In tho European and Mexican wars,
ard these are now unknown quantities.
.sAx fer preparedness problems, the
attitude Of the so-calied hyphenated
eitizens and the effect on the coming
+ rtofftsf4a iens 81 similar questions grow
lag gf5t AT ff7r war. abroad. I should
not attempt TO make any forecasts,
As Tor preparedness itself. that
sab3ec, think a reaction already has
set in
There are four classes olamorins
for preparedness as the word is now
sss.saS4=aaea. E1it-zt- -t4.aEA ..t+--sl,e-
milton manufacturers, who think that
t-4-tft-~-tfi follow armament. seeendly
there lie the class of militarists by in
4&t4Hnt. -yStn- taXnE a strong centralized
aoxetnment who distrust and despse
democracy.
sThen there are many prudent men.
\ shfrdl%. who believe that we ought 10
provide IN advance those martial cs-
nenttais that cannot be inprovised
Il ogernirbt And. finally, there is the
I most numerous class Of all--thoSe af~
feetcd by aud infected with hystcria.
The present fright ef this last class
will uaas WHOM the war is end"d---is
L Hirrads pass5ae year after the war
Y they wtil b. surprised at their. own
Il frenzs
HsmseIf Tor adequate D~fenses.
''Uut ia Oklahoma, where crops are
abundant aud prices good just now
Ethare is no lgcat cutlery for pre- spared
( hess. just as ! believe there is none
4 In the rural districts Of the COUNT
II Renerally PERSONALLY | am for an AIDE
aH#te navy ard fns powerful coast de
fcRse guns and proper coast defenses
Il HI general. but do not believe In q
\ mad program of preparation being ac-
repted before even the lessons of the
1 present war are AS eet unlearned.
II don't anticipate seeing Germans
4 In the AlieEhanies or Japanese sol
4 ftrys hold.ug the no kies. ] agree
with Lincoln when he SAID that Europe.
Asia and Africa combined could not
/ make 'oae track iu the AIieEhAnies or
h 4wa<r eHt 8445t+, 4s-,f 81 Ht- ohie and
don't fear Mexican arm. sweeping
Hp the AissisaUpt r7'ley, Also,
gsa1en't think aE2rae elsa in the United
Y States not undtt the spell Of night
N mare holds such fears
Right to Travel in Any ship.
Thee one ihAE I'd like 10 add
III Senator Gore concluded It's this:
Il Under existing laws aHN American citi-
EHn has right o travel ON any ship
4 that sails he seas, the right TO run a