The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-13
BLOCKS PLANS OF
HUGHES BOOSTERS
Recent Political Jockeying Fa-
vorabIe to Teddy Indicates
He May Be Left at Post
In Presidential Race.

Washington. D. c., April 11.-"I
and am grateful for their good
opinion" was the only comment Elihu
Root would make upon the statement
issued in New York by IA Of the promi-
nent citizens favoring his nomination
for president.
Mr.. Root said he did not intend to go
to the Chicago convention.
Tossing into the ring of a certain
hat bearing the well known initials, L.
R., and the launching of the Root boom
in New York. have caused a deep stir
among politicians Of all kinds and d.
mansions in Washington.
The recent statement of the colonel.
while not a formal announcement OF
his candidacy. is accepted on all hands
as amounting virtually to that. 1t has
been seized on by his friends as in
dicating he is willing to lead the tight
and by his enemies who are saying i
told you So
Republicans Are Split.
The most CONSPICUOUS feature about
the situation among the regular re-
publicans is that there is a split among
them on the question whether Roose-
welt or Hughes should be the nominee.
Many of the Taft leaders in 1912 are
bitterly opposed to the nomination OF
Roosevelt: others are for him.
The recent Observation-Disclosures
dinner focused attention to the fact
that there is strong sentiment among
the old guard for Roosevelt and the
Root move is here regarded as an at
tempt to head off Hughes. Hughes has
not yet become an active candidate.
Root has. The idea is to force the OLD
guard who would run true to form TIC
line UP for Root, thus forcing them TIC
accept Roosevelt as second choice.
HUGHES Forces Get Busy.
TIE Hughes movement is being
! pressed the harder by the opponents OF
the colonel because it is realized by
them that the effort to nominate
Roosevelt at Chicago is going to be a
powerful one.
II is we'll understood that in a num-
| Der of states delegates are being Sc
| lected on the basis that they viii not
permit themselves to be stanpeded tc
Roosevelt. Right around this point
there is centering no end of interesting
speculation, as to just how many OF
the delgates who have promised to &C
down in the ditch fighting Roosevelt
| will give way if the Roosevelt move
| ment at Chicago assume big proper
tons,
Some of EN- Just Talking.
The truth is that it is realized fully
here that some of the old guard poll
ticians who are talking most violently
| against the colonel will be quick Il
| shift if they are once convinced h
looks like a winner and can lead the
| republicans to victory.
The real test at Chicago will evil
IDENTIFY be found in the way the re
publican convention answers this
question:
who can get the most votes in No.
vember?"
Ford Men to Jitney to T. r.
One Of the amusing angles of tn
| situation is that although Henry Ford
pacifist, has carried Michigan, some o
| the strong influences back of Ford ar
for Roosevelt. 1t will not be sIr
prising if the Ford delegation after tn
first vote or two, jitneys off in the al
~rection of Oyster Bay.
1t is as plain as day that from nov
on to June Z, when the republican am
bull moose conventions meet at Chi
Icago. there are going to be things do
ling. Until now. there has been NOR
or less lethargy III a political way. Blu
real old fashioned politics in beginning
to hum.