Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-16
WILL NOT
PICK ROOSEVELT, HE SAYS
Colonel Gleason, 6. o. Il. Leader,
Believes Root Strongest Trcsi-
dental Candidate.
BURTON ALSO is POSSIBILITY
Secretary Of New York Central Com
mittee Hero to Attend Meeting OF
Insurance Directors, and Is Guest
of Hill Montague.

Colonel Lafayette Il. Gleason, attor-
neg for the New York comptroiler's
office. at present secretary OF the New
York State Republican Central Com
iuittee. and secretary Of tho Republican
National Convention at Chicago in lgl2.
was in Richmond yesterday attending u
meeting of the board OF directors Of
the order OF the Golden Eagle. Il New
York Insurance Society with a branch
in this city.
While IN Richmond he Is heiur en-
tertained by Hill Montague. lie regis
tered at the Jefferson Hotel, where he
was interviewed last night concerning
the probable candidates for the lt.-
publican nomination tor President, the
chance OF the Republican nominee beat
ing Wilson at tho November election.
what the main issues Of the campaign
would he. and whether or not the Pro-
gressive Party and tn" Republican
Party would merge into one with
Roosevelt as the nominee.
"Elihu Root. Justice Hughes and
Burton. Of ohio.' Colonel Gleason said.
ARE the three strongest possibilities
for the Republican nomination at the
next convention. Roosevelt will never
get the nomination because the people
OF the United States do not want war.
That will be the main issue with him.
lie will force II into the campaign
THE Republicans. | can safely say.
will never name him as their standard
bearer after his splitting the PARTY IN
two in 1912. And we do not want war
But forgetting Roosevelt ond going
TO some OF the probable names, lie
continued, Il believe that Root - one
OF the strongest candidates III the
United States. His age is the only
handicap, If 1t is Il handicap. as he is
seventy-one years OF age. He is the
I-;, ,1,lt hIt he ~ a.
tive business men OF the North want
IN the White House. lie viii 20 Z"
The convention with large following
However,. the man who Will from
all Indications have the greatest mum
her Of pledged delegates. ana who VIII
lead on the first ballot, will he Sen
ator Burton. Of Ohio. lie viii have
the Ohio delegation. the kcntuckN Re
pubiicans and the Middle Western
States backing him. so that on the first
roll cali he should be in the lead
Whether or not he Will lac chosen is
merely conjecture"
| "Wha, about Justice Hughes" he
was asked.
"iIc can have the nomination If he
wants il. have no doubt that he
would be the final choice, but he has
not permitted his name Ia be am
nounced. He made an excellent Gov
/ crnor. but from 4 political standpoint
he favor ed the Democrats as much as
he favored the Republican appoint
, mentS TO office. lie would he the most
impartial President that this country
ever had. ] can say that because |
have hecu in Republican STATE poll
ties and associated with Justice Hughes
lonG enough to know"
What significance 40 YOU place on
the fact that the i'rogressives and the
! Republican party are TO meet at the
same time-.iunc at Chicago" Docs
, that mean that tho Bull Moose part Y
/ is coming back into the Held and that
! Roosevelt might bc the nominee" he
was asked
ROOSENE FIT WILL. NOT
GET G.. q. y. NOMINATION
| Colonel Gleason srittcd his ,eeth and
shook his head. He remembered the
: 1912 convention. when the Colonel holt
ed the party, and the red bandaua
handkerchief and rho Bull Moose were
introduced To the people of the United
states.
Roosevelt will never receive the
Republican nomination. The people
do not want war. Roosevelt wants
war. The Republican party although
il stands for preparedness is not de-
conflict that is at present engaging
! Europe.
Roosevelt and his followers have
! named the date for their convention
at the same lime as that Of the old
party. ] can see no SiGnitica nee in this
except That the Procrcssives are any