Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27

situation half dozen times before the national conventions
meet next summer marked tendencies operation which,
UNINTERRUPTED easily shape the outcome, especially in
the republican council We have shown that the progress
sves have the way for the cooperation republicans
and progressves to defeat Wilson reelection that Col
one Roosevelt has indicated his willingness to endorse
hughes that the progressves have retained their distinct
organization and PROPOSE not amalgamaton with repub
cans but concerted action provided the olive
cepted by republicans
The history Of republican national conventions shows
that IN six times out of the nomination goes to what has
come to be known in political vernacuar clark horse
IN 1860 William H. Seward of New York appeared likely to
De the man of the hour In 1876 nobody practically had
dreamed in advance of the convention of Rutherford B.
Hayes as possible candidate for the presidency In 1880
James A. Garfield went to the convention at the head of
ne ono delegation in support Of Sherman but the prize
biy until Proctor began repeating ballots
Vermont casts eight votes for BENJAMIN Harrison"
On the other hand Grant in 1863 Blaine in 1884, Nc
knley in 1896 good nominated when the national
convention met, although in the of Blaine remen-
1864, Grant in 1872 Harrison in 1892, Mckinley in 1900
Roosevelt in 1904 and Taft in 1912 according prece
dent although in the Of Harrison vigorous opposition
was encountered while Tafts experience is too
qure adiectves.
necessity of selecting candidate for presidency
has faced the Republican party has been liable drop
vore sons and early asprants and pick who has
not aroused antagonsms. One of the strong points of
Hughes to-day is that he the supreme bench
where he could not take sides with either Taft or Roose
welt factions and acceptable both Assuming how
EYER nsd mat refuses to leave the Court of the
asserting that progressves do demand Rooseves NOM
NATION ana the Taft men insist on taking him at his word
can agree assuming for the that they want
to agree?
chuses papers showing that progressive cooperation with
Governor Mccall and the policies advocated by the Bay
otate executive might easily point to his choice
deadlock in the republican national convention There
Is everything to be said in favor of Mccall but his political
geography
candidates from central States
YOrk andO have ed xyitho
other in furnishing republican candidates for the presidency
ana the haye had particular liking for the En-
den and Cleveland and Hancock and Parker claimed New
YORK Las as ne and even Wilson in his New Jer
influence Under all the circumstances would be
from the middle West find presidential
candidate although it might easily go farther and fare
Senator Theodore F. Burton of Ohio especially former
the race by announcing his candidacy for the United
Senate Burton has recently bid for progressive support
be made to progressves but he thus indicated plainly that
he does not count himself of them any sense So
Burton has manifested itself but if expresdent Taft were
to be listened to, this might easily count Burtons favor
as man who would keep the republican craft true to it's
ancient course
If the great State of Pennsylvania any danger
Of going democratic would be inclined to regard former
Secretary of State Philander c. Knox probable
choice of the Chicago convention especially in of dead
lock- and the lmpossby of getting Hughes agreeing
Roosevelt Knox the unanimous choice of both republicans
and rogessves to succeed United States Senator Oliver The
fact that the republicans and progesves easily able
upon Knox in this way has inevitably pointed him
a candidacy for the presidency.
Strangely enough William Finn. who was Roosevelt's
right hand behind the and often the stage
at Chicago in 1912 and who still regarded the Coones
chief of working staff is for Knox Senator Penrose
Governor Brumbaugh the Wares and other element
in the republican organization
Indeed the Knox candidacy is believed to have made
publican harmony in the Keystone State closed incident
and owing to the intimacy between Roosevelt and Knox it
is believed the nomination of Knox at Chicago would effect
ualy unite the two former wings Of the Republican party
Manifesty the convention in considering the possibility
of eecting Knox would weigh against the doubtful
State factor the desrabity Of naming upon whom
proessves and republicans could thoroughly and enthu-
sastcay unite If Knox sweeps the republican and pro-
gressve primaries in Pennsylvania for the senatorshp
May it will be we'll worth while to keep the Knox
candidacy in the Chicago republican and progressive
ventons in June.
1t be borne in mind all the time however, that it
will take big to overshadow Wilson when it
election and the Chicago nominators will lose
sight the fact that ordinary do the trick If
you apply this criterion, Weeks, Cummins Whitman Sher
al dwarf while Hughes Root Roosevelt personal
ties loom large.
If you can figure the who beat Wilson, you
will from the next republican candidate for the
presidency unless the two wings of the party continue to