The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-14
DEMOCRATS Want
7. R. NOMINATED
But Republicans Foresee Con-
test at Chicago Convention.
CAMPAIGN TO Be MILITANT
WarIike Preparations and Pronounced
Americanism to Be Leading Features.
Leaders Realize This Will Capture
Many Young Men, but Fear the Old
err Citizens vii Offset IL.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, April 13.-[Special.l-
The Democrats have picked the nom
inee Of the Republicans at Chicago.
They do not seem TO have any doubt
about 1t and assert that Roosevelt Is
sure TO be nominated.
The Republicans are not all agreed,
but they do think there Is going TO be
something OF a contest before the nom
ination is settled. They are not sure
that the delegates are going TO be STAN
peded, yet they see the class OF men
such as Will compose the delegates.
senators and representatives, either
flirting with or openly declaring for
Roosevelt. That Is why the Republic
mi have begun to take stock of condi-
lions that may prevail In case Roose-
welt Is the nominee.
A Militant Campaign.
One thing has been made clear. and
that Is that IL will be a militant cam
paign, N breathing OF warlike prep
aration and of pronounced American
ism. That Roosevelt would make his
campaign an attack upon the Wilson
foreign policies and demand that a
more aggressive policy ON the part OF
the United States he inaugurated there
can be nc doubt. War would be felt
I'm the speeches, and the rights of
Americans would be the paramount
issue.
While the Republican leaders believe
that such a campaign would capture a
large number OF voters, they are In
some doubt as to the general effect
They know that the first voters, the
young men, would be likely to turn TO
Roosevelt In such a campaign, but they
fear the result on another class.
The Home Sentiment.
ut Is all right I o talk about the en-
thusiasm which "a militant campaign
will inspire among the first presidential
voters remarked one of the shrewd
Republicans senator's. but how about
the home folks, the people who do not
a their boys drafted or enlisted I'm
a WARP The horrors of the European
war and awful destruction OF young
men have sunk pretty deep into the
minds OF many people. The mothers
will see TO II that fathers vote against
a man who might bring war upon the
country"
So there are two sides TO all these
questions OF naming a candidate.
The Tawnsy Statement.
A long time ago, when Jim Tawney
was the watchdog of the treasury and
was fighting naval appropriations, he
made the statement that 20 per cent of
our revenues were expended for wars
past or wars in prospect. He meant
the military establishments and pen
sions. Well, that old statement is
drawn forth every year and paraded
through the halls of congress-. We are
hearing about 1t In the present pre-
paredness discussions. III Tawney il
no longer a pacifist. that declaration he
made long ago must be annoying.
Young Jim Wadsworth.
l suppose that as long as James w.
Wadsworth, ST.. lives the Junior sen
ator from New York will be known
as young Jim Wadsworth. But what
i was going to say Is that young Jim
Wadsworth surprised the senate the
other day by making a ten minute
speech on the military bill I'm which he
showed knowledge and sense. More
than a dozen senators referred to that
speech In complimentary terms.
River and Harbor Bill.
The slow manner in which the river
and harbor bill was put through the
house may mean that this measure is
far from being as popular as In for
mer days. The talk OF pork" that
goes with such measures has tended TO
make 1t look less inviting than in for
mer years. Then there il another
thought In connection with the meas
ure. There fs Kenyon of Iowa, who
ecam a skilled filibuster under Bur
tons tutelage. and he Is laying for
that river and harbor bin with his III
Vehicle For Ideas.
Without saying anything about the
transformation of John Sharp Williams
from the most intense pacifist TO the
most militant of men 1t is interesting
to note that he has now pronounced
views In favor of what he thinks Is
b best kind Of military establishment.
In a recent speech on the army bin he
said:
Everybody seems to be using this
bill as a vehicle whereby to transport
Into public attention some ~favorite idea
OF his own. / want to bring out one
OF mine. / think that every state uni
versity In this Union can be turned
into a West Point for the purpose of
training officers and at an expense of
not more than $4,000 or $4,000 for
each state"
Gets Stuff In the Record.
In spite Of the watchful Smoot and
other guardians of the Congressional
Record Senator Myers gets In a lot of
stun day after day. His Montana