New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
me Men Eager to
n,..reot ~ Colonel's Sue
'u ,ess in Bay State.
.o,,.lLY ANXIOUS
VIC TO AVOID A SPLIT
ne Strength Declared Due
.,oely TO Disgust with
Wilson'S Policies.

- Feb. lS.-An urgent
'ordify the conservative Re
q" 50. strength behind some eand'-
"'I %. can defeat Roosevelt in
'' .,,.,,ts IS uppermost in the
-, only Of Massachusetts, poll
but quite generally Of those
ian leader. usually classified as
- no matter what part Of the
.'...,v 7. ,bey come from
-.,'i =. Roosevelt boom in The Bay State
..s announcement Of their candi-
' s,- delegates by Representative
,''' Charles sumner Bird. eX-
...,,sn, Governor Gushing and state
=, Rober. ~ Wsshburn have pro
:. ne opponents Of Mr.. Roosevelt
-. hackers Of other candidates for
..,,-ips,ion with material for worry
d. -,ny days 20 cone.
80. IRE announcement most OF the
-. IA. been on he side of Senator
y,.t, si,hdrswiuf from the race. but
,-,,5ds. it is declared, are refusing
- ...-,s,. him. and there is genuine
-. ia; he will 90 so. Strong press
,,vsvsr. it Is declared. will be
-. 10 besr 20 force him 70 yield
=. ,ar. s,hsr Gang iate, perhaps Gov
,uc- Mccall.
rs freely conceded by the cOnserva- -
leaders that = Senator Weeks
.,u IN N. race, ard f Mccall should
:. r,t in. o. some other conservative
,,i5s,s should vin. that Roosevelt
,,ss have a wsikovcr 10 would be
ding hin the state delegation. they
~. JUS; as President Wilson was
..sss the election four years ago be
,.,s the opposition Was split.
Esger to Avoid a Split.
ri.s JUS, vhs, the old line leaders
f.s 70 svoid. They do not want Colo
. Roosevelt 70 win q sweeping spec
,slsr victory in Massachusetts, so
sr he national convention. They
a, ..s. i he did not make the race
ro,her state & victory in conserva-
n, Vas sachusetts would give him 4
..ss,'ge which would make hlm almost
-.ble al Chicago, especially Il a
e,toes among the favorlte sons
..i come about.
-tgsis no tendency here 20 discount
strength q the Roosevelt move
.. 70 Massachusetts,. Even among
,-,. Eho personally consider that 'ne
eel has not the great following he
-ry had ti ere IS a marked respect
q. mer wlo have thrown -he Colo
r.s ~ llto tie ring. whether he
n-a Is thrown or uot.
rY pointed out 'c-day hat he
-.5rd popularity of Charles Sum
70 5,i had much 10 Go with NcCall's
a.r. Mr. Gushing not SO long ago
r e. 10000 votes 30 o race for the
s1orsnip Nr Gardner IS known
',- one END Of tie state TO the other,
personality popular and has a large
s,1sl following. While perhaps the
s. known Of the four. Senator Wash
m IS very popular and is conceded
ucslient campaigner. So that even
Z we're net for the strength these
r;daiss possess 'D that they intend
g proclaim from The housetops that
. aye for Roosevelt. they would be
m!isbe
Roosevelt Strength Growing.
/, addition 20 this there are sbun-
i-, evidences. through letters from
rsras and scouts" who have re-
1'rse. TO assure the old line leaders
si ,hs Roosevelt strength is .ncress-
z grsry rapidly This Is generally at
'su;ed By those who analyze IL in
.,sl reports 20 increasing disgust with
''.:lteni Wilson's foreign policies.
ly Information said a Senstor TO
~ "is that many voters who person
e % not Ike Roosevelt and VINO
''s opposed MIN 20 the past have
'- oroUFh. 20 the position whcre
p would support him because they
ii olsgusted wi-h Wilson's handling
International relations. They would
''u have Roosevelt. despite their
-Geaces with him on questions Of
nestle policy. than have n man who
y i'.t Was humiiatug the country
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