The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
Runs Second in the List Of
First Choices.
BURTON, OF OHIO, IS NEXT
T. R. Leads the Field Of Second
Choices with Root Close
Behind.

Supreme Court Justice Charles r.
Hughes is the choice OF n large ma.
jority Of leading West Virginia re-
publlcans for the Republican presi-
dental nomination. A poll tukcn by
the Sunday Telegram shows that
Hughes is the first choice Of nine.
while hln nearest competitor for the
honor, Colonel Roosevelt, Is picked
by only three.
Ex-senator Theodore +. Burton. Of
Ohio, runs next to Roosevelt with two
votes. while Fairbanks Of Indiana
receives one.
As second choice, Colonel Roosc
welt leads The field with five votes.
Root comes second with three votes.
the remaining votes being scattered MS
follows: Burton. two; Harding one;
Cummins. one; and Fairbanks. one.
Burton leads &c list ~ thlrd choic-
cs with three votes and DOlah " sec
ond with two. ether thlra choices
recelvinT one vote are Roosevelt.
Harding. Hughes. Fairbanks. Cum
Minis. lladlcy and WeoEa.
One man, Judge George ". Atkin-
son. declared that in his opinion JUS
tice Hughes was the strongest mnn
Of all, but did not pick him because
the justice refuses to run.
A large number of those asked by
the Sunday Telegram for their views
made no answer.
johnson is for Hughes.
Herman G. Johnson. editor of the
Elkins Inter Mountain and prominent
Republican Of Randolph county. pre-
fers Supreme Court Justice Charles r.
Hughes for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination. Former Senator
Elihu Root. of New York. is his sec
ond choice. and ex-senator Theodore
Il. Burton, OF Ohio. Is his third pref
erence.
Another Hughes Man.
Ellis a. Yost. Of Morgantown, can
didate for the Republican nomination
for state treasurer. is another Hughes
man. Colonel Roosevelt is his sec
ond choice and former Senator Bur
ton is given third place in his list Of
preferences.
Roscnbloom for Hughes.
Hughes Is the first choice Of State
Senator Ben L. Rosenhloom. OF
Wheeling. who is candidate for the
Republican nomination for United
States senator. His second choice is
Senator Warren G. Harding, of Ohio,
and Colonel Roosevelt is third.
GlasscOck !. For Teddy.
Former Governor William +. Glass
cock Is for Colonel Roosevelt. He
is OF the opinion that Hughes would
make an ideal candidate but says he
would not favor his nomination un-
less he resigns from the bench and
declare his position on matters of for
eign policy before the nomination Is
made He expressed no second or
third preferences. In my opinion
this is not a good time to resolve
doubts in favor OF the candidates" he
concludes.
White is for Hughes.
State Senator George 4. White. OF
Weston. is another Hughes man. He
says that he would be disposed to Sc
lect Root as his fayOrite were II not
for the New York mans age. Either
Roosevelt, Knox or Harding stands
next to Hughes in availability and
strength in the opinion Of Mr.. White
who makes no preference between
between these three men.
His letter follows:
las first choice for the Republican
nomination for president select JUS
tice Hughes because OF his record as
public servant. He has the conf
dence OF the country and would make
an ideal executive. However. were II
not for his age l would be disposed
TO select Root, because he is perhaps
the most versatile and accomplished
man in America today Going be-
yond first choice is difficult because
there are certain elements of strength
and weakness to be considered that
are not so apparent in Hughes.
Either Roosevelt. Knox or Hard
ing OF Ohio. seem TO me to stand
next to Hughes in availability and
strength and l could not make a sec
ond or third choice among them.
Senator Harding in point OF ability
and manner OF appeal deserves a
place second 10 none, as a presiden-
tial possibility, while Knox and
Roosevelt are also close up In the
event that Justice Hughes would re-
fuse the nomination / should favor