The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-07
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.

both assemble In Chicago today. That
the Progressive organization is a per
sonally conducted Roosevelt boosting
machine and sledge hammer threaten
ing one at the same time. there is
no question. That It seems TO hold a
rather strong card in the game about
10 be staged is entirely true and that
Il will have weight with the dehbera
tons Of the straight goods establish
ment is manifest For a time Il Z
Roosevelt boom was really a formula
bic affair and was noisy. embracing
as It did big business and a pretty full
scattering of Wall street material.
However as the convention date has
drawn near. the chances OF the astute
politician from Oyster Bay, the great
African game hunter. have diminish
ed and at this eleventh hour, IT seems
pretty safe 10 predict that the old
guard has the thing in hand and that
Roosevelt is beaten.
1t seems to be a safe bet that the
nomination will go TO Justice Hughes,
who all along has been a prime favor
tie with the masses OF the party and
whose silence in the face Of the wide
use OF his name in connection with
the office, would indicate that he will
accept, if the nomination is rendered
to him. OF course he has been silent
and he could not have been otherwise
in the great judicial Office he holds.
Whether that silence will serve 10 aid
the party, in the event Mr.. Hughes
is nominated remains TO be seen. II
experience counts for anything, then
II can be stated. that it is rather dan
gerous to resort TO the judiciary for
presidential timber. In 1904, the
Democrats went to the supreme court
bench of New York for its NOMINEES:
he had been silent; his views were un-
known, yet he was a party favorite
and was nominated, practically with
out opposition. Before the day was
over Mr.. Justice Parker spoke his lit.
tie piece and then and there. as he
demanded gold plank in the plat
form, he and the party were defeated,
although the actual contest was six
months of. Assuming that the dope
is right and that Justice Hughes is to
be nominated, then the question Is,
what will Roosevelt do? VIII he fall
In line and aid In the campaign for
the election II the man. he has hated
for years and who locked mp in the
confines Of the supreme court. with
out single word, has defeated the
ambition OF too ambitious man ?
Has one ever heard OF Theodore
Roosevelt performing on a fife. II
there was bass horn laying about
loose? Is he fond OF playing the see
ond fiddle in the band? is he fond
of the plaudits of the rabble? Is lie
the quintsssence of modesty without
Leguile? The country knows the an
swer TO these questions and It is safe
u predict, that in the event Justice
III ghes is named or any one else for
.Lat matter then Roosevelt WI, touch
tho button, his personally organ,zej
Progressive party will do the rest ant
behold, 1912 is brought into nanoram
. view again. history repeats itself
Ahd Roosevelt IL shown by 'hc Rcpuh
.tan party that IL can keep h';n team
being president. but he can return the
compliment and prevent any OF III
cohorts from the office!
Now we must confess that there
may be some surprises in the Chica
30 convention and dark horse ma,
loom mp II is largely an uninstructet
affair and after the first ballet, praeti
cally the entire delegation will be free
TO vote real convictions. II Is JUS
possible that there may be a STAN
pede to Harding or some growing
young Republican OF his type, How
ever that is remote. II now loos liz,
4 Hughes. with a split. two candidate,
and four more years OF Wilson.