Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24


The demand of Governor Whitman that Boss Barnes
show his hand connection with the delegation at large from
New York to the republican national convention will hep 10
furnish to the general query throughout the no
Toward what candidate for the presidency is the RepuDhca
party tendng?"
1t will be recalled Immediately following the boy Scouts
convention held in New York for the of telling re-
pubcans what to do to the selection of their own cao
dates in the coming direct primaries the Barnes people an
nouced that the three other delegates at large had invited
Governor Whitman to meet with them to consider prefer
Governor Whitman promptly reoned by saying he could
for changing his attitude in support OF ughes
Whitman has "caed" the Barnes crowd through et
him in Albany on Thursday or Friday of this week to
fer regarding the attitude of the delegation at
Whitman should be present when the matter was discussed
Mr. Tanner said to stand for an upedged deegatom
The letter of Governor Whitman will now tend to orce
Showdown by the Barnes who protested to want
an pedged delegation when Whitman urging Hughes
Either the three will attend the meeting they proessed to
hresh matter out with Tanner probably stand
ing by Whitman against %a o5 KTT o o5 sy ca w
his announced intention to institute contest IN the COM
ing direct primaries for Hughes.
Root the remotest chance of securing the
nation compromise candidate who could bring the two
np om e sred speech he reference to
dent Roosevelt contained in the manuscript he sent out to
the newspapers IN advance i koo Wo1a sno 10 bar"e
the White House, despite his late attack n>lsbe
invisible the superlatve degree should de-
mand Roots nomination for the presidency the heels OF
conclusion.
The New York Post undoubtedly diagnoses the situation
correctly when says the clearing of the skies following
Hughes while the republican machine is talking Root
candidate at ALL That is what Boss Barnes calls REPRE-
says would result from real direct primaries without Boy
Scout, ante primary convention
In Massachusetts find another kind of tactics adopt
ed In the early days of the preliminary campaign Cover
nor Mccall was looming large as man upon whom the two
Hv WAS entirely nth ee foG Week. ''p''e
Promptly following the candidacy of the Gardner bird
large in support of Roosevelt in the republican national con-
venton Governor Mccall listened to the siren of the
large opposition This naturally dissipated
all possibility of Mccall compromise candidate at Chi
The statement of the Mccall quartet that: what
ever commitment any one of us may have been under to
If the republicans fit to commission to represent Them
we shall endeavor to secure such action by the convention
to restore the country to republican control"
whole cshf interview Us he h the
vent the republicans of Massachusetts from expressing
That not '@r By he
Mr.. Cushing further said that he would accept the
frankly says Hughes could defeat Wilson more easily than
could Roosevelt at the present time but he does not think
not believe Root could be elected nominated He added
what fighting for is to give the people chance to
is way to do it but the have selected What
need Washington is man of force and for one am not
willing to forego my right to indicate by my ballot who be-
lieve to be the best man for the position
One of the most ridiculous developments the campaign
thus far the weekend attempt of Boss Barnes to
Roosevelt had sent emssares to Root Of New York. Knox
of Pennsylvania and Burton of Ohio, saying that he would
support either if nominated by the convention.
The chief effect of this puere attempt picture Barnes
speaking for Roosevelt to draw from George W. Per-
kns the publication of letter from Roosevelt indicating
the colonel would be found standing with the various pro-
gressve leaders he named therein also brought out the
statement from Perkins that the pogessves would
promise candidate who helped compass the defeat of
Roosevelt in 1912 This would rule out Root and Mccall
well as others. leaving Hughes about the only in
sight effective compromise candidate with bitter
to bring defeat at the polls.
AS the situation is indications point to one of two
outcomes at Chicago with the bare possibility of third
the agreement of the conventions Roosevelt These
outcomes either the nomination of Hughes, the
continuation of the old fight of 1912 with the practical
tanty Of the reelection of Wilson We must confess that
developments in New York and Massachusetts indicate the
bitter fight against Roosevelt will be carried to Chicago
correspondent of the Springfield Republican writing
from southern Vermont discovers Wilson republicans
in that section who would nevertheless Hughes There
growing sentiment for Roosevelt but with this the
development of number of republicans who would vote
Wilson first. On the other hand. democrats would
vote for either Hughes Roosevelt in preference to Will
We suspect though that the majority of the American