The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05
GORE SAYS HUGHES
Is LIKELY TO RUN
Blind Oklahoma Senator Non
cOmmittal About Demo-
cratic Outlook.
FOR SANE PREPAREDNESS
Hints One Term Plank May
BE Broken in Wilson's
Favor.

~ hear no dark horse neighing in the
Democratic paddock Just now" Thomas
Pryor Gore. the blind United states
Senator from Oklahoma. said yesterday,
a smile lighting up his sightless face for
the moment. at the Waldorf.
That was about all that Senator Gore
would say In answer to questions about
the coming political festivities at ST
Louis As TO what will happen about
the same time at Chicago Senator Gore
was more communicative. And when
asked concerning the attitude OF his
own people on preparedness or his views
on submarine destructiveness and the
effect Of the German situation at the
coming conventions Senator Gore was
always ready with replies.
The Senator arrived at the Waldorf
Yesterday morning. When the visitor
entered Senator Cores rooms yesterday
at dusk the Senator was sitting aiohe
I'm the centre OF a big. brilliantly hghted
sitting RON OF the suite, his unseeihg
eyes seeming TO stare into the--for him
darkness tnat enguiitu Hi'h'
"Whoever defeats Roosevelt will get
the Republican nomination at chlcago'
Senator Gore. Democrat. said prcnp'ly
when the possibilities OF the next Repub-
lican convention were brought up
Justice Hughes Is. in my opinion. the
most likely nominee at Chicago, ne wen,
on. Accept? Yes. l think Hughes VIII
accept don't want IT understood tnat
I doubt the sincerity Of Justice hughes
in pas, statements that he would nov
rim for the Presidency. ! like TO take
a mans word for thing, OF course. ana
I do. but I think Justice Hughes prob
ably will conclude that as he has re-
Trained from seeking the nomination ne
ia released from obligation to decline
an honor unsought by him.
Hughes Acceptable 90 Both.
"The Prosressivee prefer Hughes 10
any standpatter and the etandpatters
prefer Hughes to Roosevelt Col Roose-
yelt's recen, interview blackisting the
other candidates will result, ! pene'e'
in their forming coalition against hinl.
A. for dark horses at Chicago the oarH
horse never thrives i'll Repuoiicah CON-
yentions where the majority rules. as
il does in the Democratic conventions
mere the tNo-NilluS ''N'
After Hughes and Roosevelt shonln
say Burton has next best chance.
.sThe vast majority OF the Progress
siyes are trekking or will trek back To
the Republican party fold. Few fro-
yress!v.s, to whom Progressivis'n ~ a
principle, who are not merely infatuated
with the personality of Col Roosevelt
Will transfer their allegiance TO the
Democratic party.
senator Gore was asked. iollo"lnc MS
remark that ne heard no dark horse
neighing in the Democratic paddock
about the effect OF the one term plank
OF the Baltimore platform on Mr., VIII
sons candidacy for reelection.
81 suppose ne answered with an
other smile, that the power which made
,hat plank can break IT, The Demo
cratic prospects for success next fa'i
are, ! think. satisfactory from TINS dis
tsnce. There are several factors. how
ever. the behavior of which ] am not
able 10 speculate upon now. There are
elements. for instance, who are dissat-
isfied with the Presidents policy in the
European and Mexican wars, and these
are now unknown quantities
Reaction on Preparedness.
"As for preparedness problems the at
titude Of the sso-called hyphenated cit-
zens and the effect on the coming nom-
nations of similar questions growing out
OF the great war abroadS should not
attempt to make any forecasts. As for
preparedness itself. on that subject !
think a reaction already has set in.
There are four classes clamoring for
preparedness as the word IL now under
stood First. there are the munitlon
manufacturers, who think that thrift
will fnlloW armament secondly. there