Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-03
Former Presidents Boom for
Nomination at Chicago Con-
vention Comes in With
Sweep Of Tidal Wave,
OLD GUARD BEGIN TO
TRIM FOR INEVITABLE
Ample Preparedness Is Issue
Colonel Is Springing on the
Country; PenroSe Sees
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Washington, Jan. Developments
of the last few days show that Thco-
dore Roosevelt has the old guard OF
| the republican party in the hole
His stock Is rising so fast that with
i'll few weeks it will be apparent that
the republican party will have To take
man Roosevelt practically will die
tate or take Roosevelt himself
The evidence of the Roosevelt boom
is both oral and written. The great
volume Of written demands upon
Roosevelt that he stand for the re-
publican nomination continue to pour
in increasingly. Within a few days il
has assumed the appearance of tidal
wave
Assurances From Every Quarter.
Republicans from all over the conn
try are writing to him asking him 10
come out and assuring him of heavy
republican states both for the nomi-
nation and election.
One OF these characteristic letters
the Journal correspondent has seen
was from former Governor T.. {.
Stokes of New Jersey, who will be a
republican candidate for senator from
that state. In reply to the suggestion
! that the people were coming round ia
him, Colonel Roosevelt wrote that he
did not care so much for the people
coming round to him personally as
for their coming round to the ideas
he is champloning.
Colonel Discounts Reports.
Another letter from a Michigan poll
itician whose writing To Roosevelt az
NIL would be shock to the party lead
ers in that state, told NJ Rsoh.N az,
he carried Michigan rs Il republican,
and as q progressive. and could ana
would carry it again.
Colonel Roosevelt has been inclined
to discount his personal strength be-
cause of the stand he has taken
against Germany's invasion of Bel
gium. But recently he seems To- have
put that behind him He has shifted
the defensive to President Wilson by
his fierce attack on the administra
ton military plans and today has
them absolutely backed off the track,
in republican estimation.
College Men for Preparedness.
/ The journal correspondent attended
several Of the meetings of the Pam
! American Scientific congress last
week with the idea Of learning what
the college men think of prepared
ness
There is a keen appreciation of the
subject among them. one college
man summed it up in a discussion
Immediately following the reading OF
a paper prepared by Colonel Roose-
welt. The college man said:
There are three possible positions,
first, real n-resistance; second, fool
preparedness, and third effective pre-
parcdness. If the non-resistants would
hpt ~ IN n, ntrt
and disband the army they would at
/ least have the courage OF their con-
victions.
Where Roosevelt Comes In.
but such a program would not get
one vote in a thousand. What is left?
Fool preparedness ana effective pre-
{ paredness."
! Fool preparedness, this gentleman
left 1t to be inferred from the total
Of his remarks, is Synonymous with
the administration program. Where
does Roosevelt come in?
In this way. The public suddenly
has come to believe that his prepared
ness would be real and that America
would be made ready in such a way
as to give the country confidence.
Hence the amazing revival of Ronse-
vtitism in the republican party The
leaders don't want Roosevelt though
they don't hate him as they affect to
hate him. They see what is coming.
They see farther into ii already than
, Roosevelt does himself This is why
they are putting themselves on record
for the colonel well in advance.
Pcnrose Is Friendly.
Senator Boise PenrOse of Pennsyl-
vana only q few days ago said tho
a 4 pI Of ha
ceedings of the convention Publicly
he declined to say in what way, but
privately he said that if Roosevelt did
not stampede the convention II would
be miraculous. He felt so much in
earnest about it that he added some
kind words for Roosevelt. He had
never had trouble with him and
Roosevelt as president had always
treated him square.
Ii means only one thing. that the
leaders think Roosevelt Is coming on
and that he will beat his way into the
White House on the sole issue. 'shall
this country become safe from assault
or shall ii fiddle with the question as
the democrats are bound 10 do
President Hears Rumbiings.
The president from his honeymoon
retreat in Virginia. has heard the
fumDhuEs ana has sent orders mere 20
have the military ana naval bills push
I'D Immediately after the roccss. lie
has been told in return that the plans
brought ln bf tho navy and war dee
u8ftmehif. If noi backed bg him, Will
BE- rejected m favor ~ % stranger pro.
gram
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