Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-29
Unfolding the Roosevelt Plan.

Springfield Republican; Perhaps the news
from Oregon hastened the announcement OF the
republican organization that has been formed
10 urge the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
upon the republican national convention To
the illumination furnished by many newspaper
canvasscs and the primaries, showing that the
majority OF regular republicans do not want Mr..
Roosevelt as their nominee this year, has been
added the news that whereas Roosevelt lost in
the only state where his name has been made
an issue-Massac achusetts-Justic Hughes, being
placed in similar position also against his
wishes, came out an overwhelming victor in
Oregon.
Surely something needed to be done to save
the Roosevelt nomination from encouragement
He bade the country get itself into heroic mood
and demand his services. When that method of
attack proved unavailing the colonel confessed in
open letter that he was ready to accept the nom
nation from the party out OF which he declared
four years ago, all virtue had fled Now comes
the last resort Of open working, after the fash
ion Of many "favorite sons" To be sure, the
delegation from New York is far more favorable
to Hughes the unwilling and undeclared than
il is to the from Oyster Bay. Hence the
effort to make the demand cover the country
All pretense OF coyness has been taken away
from the Roosevelt candidacy TO the last shred
He is in the ring with the rest battling for the
highest honor within the gift of the republican
party There is not only humor in this situa-
ON, but grim reality we'll.
Under the banner OF one who better than
any other man represents the spirit OF American
ism awakened In the present crisis OF the ma
tons history" republicans are invited TO march.
The headquarters of the new organization of
which George Won L. Meyer is chairman, are
in the Biltmore hotel in New York City, where
il will operate kor week before opening head
quarters in Chicago, The New York Roosevelt
organ says this movement is backed by more
than 1000 republicans from all parts OF the
country. In reading over the names il is in
teresting 20 note that most OF them are not new
recruits TO the Roosevelt cause.
Meanwhile the thing which troubles the sup
porters OF Mr., Roosevelt and all the rest of the
declared candidates is the amazing growth az
the popular demand for the nomination al Jus
tce Hughes. Win can be done TO put an end
to this irregular but genuine indication OF the
desire OF the unorganixed but overwhelming
masses of republicans
Many citizen Is asking himself whether Il
will be possible 10 trick or eaiolc Justice Hughes
into saying something that must remove him
from the path Of so many ambitions Repuhli.
cans who favor him evidently think he has said
an he ought 10 say on this subject The Wash.
ingtou correspondent oi the New York World
believes he has uncovered a scheme by which
a letter il 20 he sent about June | 20 an those
who haee been mamed iB connection with tht
nomination t0f pfesideuL asking Whelher thc
use II the uame 30 The man addressed is agree,
able 20 him, and whether II nominated be will
accept The honor Oi course the lsh that would
he sought ~ tugh dTasnet inauuY Is Charles r
Hughes The inquiry weulN game from enemies
uot ttiEHdtl ana "a puFrase y Obvious.