The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
Every Day Makes the Rough
Rider a Great Possibility and
Stand Pat Leaders Are Be-
coming tReconciIed To the Idea
RANK AND FILE WANTS
4 LEADER TO LEAD
Justice Hughes Is Only POSSIBLE
lty Between RevoIutlOnist Of
1912 and the Resumption Of
Party Leadership Of G. 0. p.
BY ERNEST q. WALKER
Mail Special to Tho Advertissr)

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WASHINGTON, January IL. The
course Of President-maklng, as far as
Republican efforts are cpnecrnnl. still
babies the best Of the, large politician
group that makes Washington win
ter headquarters. Delegate choosing
is less than one month away In a few
of the States, but events seem not TO
have eliminated any OF the numerous
aspirants. Most of the candidates, to
be sure, have no probable chance of
landing the nomination at Chicago in
June but practically all Of them are up
and doing with o heart for any fate.
just now Theodore Roosevelt. ex-
president and exsRepubliean, over
tops all Republican nomination posi-
bilities. II the aspect Of things ut
Washington is any criterion, brief
month has brought a mighty change in
the spirit Of Republicans as to this one
man. A brief month ago. he who would
say there was the slightest chance of
Roosevelt getting the Republican nomi-
nation, was hare TO discover. Just a
few, enthusiasts here and there, the
kind who were attached to the Roose-
welt administrations, would speak out
the faith that was In them. Now ar
most every other man. at the Capitol,
be he Democrat, Republican, or Pro,
gressiye, thinks IL Will be Roosevelt
and dreams Il will be Roosevelt.
Despite the Old Guard -
(, There are Republicans OF the Old
Gnard, who seoNl .fercely and prophe.
sy dire things, IL Roosevelt Jumps
once more into Republican favor: The
Cannon type-of GuarHsmen Is II. mind.
Men Of that following will saw IN
their boards that IL Roosevelt be nomi.
mated, the true and the tried will not
forget 1912 ahd hasten TO the Noyen-
her boxes with Wilson ballots straight
But there are tGuardsmen of the Smoot
type, who crave the return of Roose.
welt to Republican headship. IN. y. p
1t was only few days ago that this
Senator from Utah announced he wouI5
crawl long way on his knees to see
Roosevelt nominated. Then there i
the Lodge type of Gnardsmen. The
Senator from Massachusetts, is ont,
wardly Weeks man but in his heart
OF hearts he cxults over every Roose-
ven recrudeseence. He goes to bed ev-
cry night with a Roosevelt nomination
prayer ON his lips and rises with it
likewise in the morning.
Yearns For Leader
The Republican party yearns for a
leader. In all the months of exultatiop
over the election next November al
ready won, no competent leader has
stood forth. IN all the months of the
exercise Of tongues over issues, no il.
sues hardly worth while have develop
ed But just over, the border line
stands the Honorable ex President: vir.
lie as ever, burning with ambition TO
seize the reins Of power once more and
Playing the game Of politics more in.
tensely and, feverishly, perhaps, than
he ieSer. played il before to, get Within
grasp Of them. -
Men run TO and fro N MANY ouarters
saying that Roosevelt is this and Roose.
welt is that, he wants to be n RenubIi.
can AGAIN he does not intend to be
hepubiican again; he wants the nomi,
nation, he would not accept the nomi.
nation again and all that. II is the
same old game that Roosevelt has al.
ways played when struggling for some
big prize. he sustains the public in
terest and keeps the dear public guess.
ing till the moment is opportune FOR
him to strike. Meanwhile he IL making
more Roadway than any of the ortho.
dox Republican brethren at shaping IN
some issues He has mouth filing
sentiment appealing slogan, at least, al.
ready in Americanism With his domi
nant personality, he has been gradually
working back TO his dearly beloved
first page Of the morning newspaper.
No matter that he berates Wilson I'M
Justly, his rough and ready denuncia.
lions and his championship of great
army establishments quicken the pulses
OF the young men, as hisl declarations
about Mexico fire the hearts of the ad.
bands along the border.
Tongues Are wagging n,
Accordingly tongues are Wagering in
corridors and cloakrooms al Washing ton
about Roosevelt and the wonder grows
whether he can overcoWe the compIicat;
ed and formidable obAtaeIes that are.
in the way of his nomination. When
it is coolly analysed, the Progressive
pronuneiamento recently at Chicago, de-
claring not for. amalghmation, as parti
san papers are trying to prove, but for
cooperation with Republicans III 'nomi-
mating a true American for President,
should develop to Rooseyelt's advantage
and the recaIcitrant Old Guardsmen
know IL. gs XII. L.. 4
u sounds absurd and, possibly, IL Is
absurd to say that only determination
to nominate Justice Hughes win side
track Roosevelt a newer amhition I'm