The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-02-12

stan correspondent who has been In
Chicago recently feeling the political
pulse, and who wires his paper from
Chicago in part as follows:
The middle west may perhaps look
10 Michigan for the man.
The Progressive leaders are willing
to support republican nominee other
than Roosevelt for the presidency IL
he Is sufficiently radical to suit their
tastes. And some OF them claim Michi-
gan has the man who. although he
campaigned the west for Roosevelt in
1912. refused TO leave the Republican
party and counseled against the
formation OF third party. Some OF
these western progressives say this
man from Michigan will be acceptable
to the old guard represented by Robt
Penrose and their friends.
He Is Chase 8. Osborn OF Sault
ste. Marie. former governor OF Mich
igan
There appears to be a strong feel
ing in Gel tain circles in Chicago that
it must be man from the middle
west who is TO be the compromise
candidate. Unless, OF course, Roose-
Welt himself shows such tremendous
strength that the standpatters will
feel obliged to support him Down
deep in their hearts. as Sam Blythe
points out in the current number OF
the Saturday Evening Post, the old
crowd would like TO see him punished
as he has in the past punished them.
But the apparent strength OF Roose-
welt throughout the country makes
Osborn's friends feel certain that
the Republican party will have 10
take Roosevelt or somebody like him.
And that's their hope. They say they
have in Osborn the man who is most
likely TO win, II, by the time the Chi
cago convention is held, the leaders
OF both parties decide a dark horse
should be chosen TO carry the stan
dard
The talk last week of making
Mr.. Osborn temporary chairman OF
the convention and the friendliness
OF both standpatters and progressives
TO the plan is taken TO mean that the
big men of both parties would at
least like to have the Michigan man
brought before the convention in such
manner that he can be thoroughly
looked over.
"If Osborn even appeared before
the Republican national convention
as he did before the state convention
at Kalamazoo last year" said one
OF the leaders in the Osborn move
ment. nothing could stop him this
side OF the nomination He's marvel
as campaigner and Theodore
Roosevelt is the only man in politics
who can excel him in the art of
reaching the hearts Of big body OF
men"
1t has leaked out that in several re-
cent secret conferences the past few
weeks in the east between the various
wings OF the republican and progress
sive parties, Mr. Osborn's candidacy
has been the most seriously discussed
OF any of the favorite sons. The
candidacy OF William Alden Smith and
the question as to whether he intends
10 keep up his endeavor to get the
Michigan delegation is the only OBJ
stacle in the way OF a real boom for
Osborn. according 70 those close TO
the developments OF the past few
weeks.
"As / understand Mr. Smiths can
didacy." said Mr.. Shaffer editor of
the Chicago Evening Post and the
man behind the Osborn move
ment) "it is a bid for the endorse
ment OF his own state both as a COM
plment to himself and for the pres
tige and power Il would give him in
the national convention. Surely Mr..
Smith knows that he has absolutely
no chance OF getting any support for
the presidency outside OF his home
state. He should not stand in the way
OF another Michigan man whose
preferment is not only a possibility,
but strong probability With Michi-
gan behind Osborn and the delegates
from some other states OF the middle
west for him, the former Michigan
governor would be an important |
figure in the convention.
THE states where the Osborn |
movement has shown It's greatest &C
tivity are Illinois. Indiana. Colorado.
Kentucky. Wisconsin. Minnesota, Ok
lahoma, Texas. California and Wash
ington. In these states there is ac-
tually organization work being done
with the aim OF sending delegations