El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-03-16

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minneapolis Correspondence NJ Y. Tribune)
Even n the task of defeating Woodrow
Wilson were easlerthan II now looks to he,
demand from the rank and file Of the no
publican and Progressive parties that the
conventions at ChipaGp nominate the strong.
nBl llian III the nation % cope with TIE tra'
mepaous problems looming up ahdad Of the
United States h tho next four years.
The BELIEF out here - that the cholce lies
between TheuAofe Roosevelt aud Charles
The voters ahd leRders here had about
alYen up all hope of inducing Hughes to-
accept, but as time went BY ana the iherhhs,
lnH gravity OF the crisis III which The world
finds itself imbressee itself more and more
On the people of this country. the hope has
grown into belief more and more widely
hold, that neither Hughes nor any one else
can decline p call 70 serve his cOuntry ID
the present extraordinary emergency.
Itsis realized, moreover, that on account
OF TIE condition Of affairs In the United
States supreme court Justice Hughes could
not fehign therefrom even liz he wanted tai,
and u Is wen known that he has no desire
10 resign, now or IN the future, even to-
gain the presidency Moreover, no one
knows Or assumes to know what the views
Of Justice Hughes are on preparedness,
woman suffrage and many other important
ne went on the bench
Minnesota Wants Hughes
III spite OF these handicaps. the Move
mant to name Hughes as the standard bear
er of a reunited and triumphant Hepubli
can party Is gaining in size and mower like
q SNOWFALL rolling downilill.
dent with bnbsevalt n saeana l nho;cs sos P Psss
isn't 4 muafiicle of doubt apout That, she
probably viii name Cummins deleeafes "a
March IL, but that Il, another efnrv.
III -Hlssidis and Iowa fhe hasf i~nfnrmafint
Il that hoosevet Il Al nresen{ fhe first
choice and Hughes tho second. the heller
existing that Hughes would not ACCEPT
Illinois. Of course. will nj fnr Senator sithl-
man on the first ballot. ana iowa Uni Afahd
up FOR Cumhnihs for 4 rev ballots. TNhn
they win swing either ID Hn1sbvalt 81
Hughes. the choice between these two Ue.
nendiiar nartlv On their romnarastge
strength in Inc doibtftd statas like Nav
York and Indiana.
A letter from an ekberienced neWAnauefl
man. one Of the aulest t~IoIilina1 obseTvars
Ia lie Tinted states NINA at,enf eavara
days last week HI Illinois ana lava saws.
@The way / figure the situation out from
iii have heard Is that NE neopla are turn
ing to Roosevelt IN 4 marked deeree as the
ans man who "a surely avaalahIe and WIN n
bfg enough far the iob. Ha has tha nreaf,4'
EST advantage ~ annaarinr nersnnailre "a
hl ali the conditions ronuired. ne il ali
eaeciIvh contrast to Wilson, He enibodies
the issues Of Americanism 81 10 oue else
dens IA u qualified IN pxnprianca az IN Y
summons III n I %cris3rai time AZ knnT~s
l6Falen aliairs, he thinks Internationally
e
Why Wilson Is Distfusted i
pawn in their hearts. fhn reason why !
Tie peonIe or the Middle West ara SQUIRTING !
51 Wilson Is that they feel somehow he !
has made the country Ncut 4 small figure y
AMONG the nations of the world, ana They
uncomfortable about it. Roosevelt is =
he man to make it cnt 4 big figure. The
swing 10 him IS perfectlv natural. ! don't q
Ghibk It is strong enough vet to settle any. T
thing. but IL Is tile most real Phenomenon !
lii the whole political situation at the pres, =
sat time. 1t Is there. Il may become ire 7
Z
If the talk spreads and conditions con g
spire In his behalf Roosevelt may be nomt =
before the convention meets. AIf IA Q
B not, Hughes win probably be nominated. q
Il is On the knees of the gods. Events may 9
blow this Roosevelt boom to the size 81
SuEfIhg could be more uncertain, So far as
Prediction Is concerned. y
But the reallest thing there Is is that
nation is thinking seriously OF Ro0se- q
felt. His best boomer 10 his friend the kali
Wilhelm can nominate or defeat him 3
or nomination. He Is the whole direct pri.
nary system, nominating convention, group
II bosses and all. It isn't an underground
movement for IT. r.. It's sn undersea move
nent II the kaiser keerS it up the country s
nay think more and more of T. r.. Or a
urn In events may check the whole thing.
There never was a time when the whole I
Of choosing a candidate seemed
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