The Dermott news., 1917-02-22


 | the United States who know anything about the case at all believe implicit | ly that Roosevelt, when he was presi- dent, made his personal friend. Cap tain-Doctor Leonard Wood. brigadier general of the line In the American army. Captain-Doctor Wood of the regular army, who also at the time was colonel of volunteers, was pro- noted from his captaincy to a briga- dier generalship of the regulars by William Mckinley. in February. 1901.
 Theodore Roosevelt, when he was president. did take two captains of the army and make brigadier generals out of them. One of them was the present Maj. Gen. John ]. Pershlng, who commanded the expedition into Mexico. and who has just been or dered back into the United States. There was something of an uproar when the then president promoted Pcrshing because of the fact that the cavalry captain was jumped over the heads of some hundreds of superior officers. There was reason, however, for Persh,ug's promotion
 Speculation About 1920.
 President Wilson has not yet taken the oath of office for his second term as president of the United States and yet already busy SpecuIatiens are eireling round. like the busy whisper in the sehoolroom of che "The Deserted Village" concern ing who's to be who in the next preSi- dential campaign
 Perhaps II seems incredible that tongues already are wagging concern. Ing the prospects of this man or that nam for high prefermeut at the con. vcntiuuS which will meet three years from next June. but such is the fact and there iS a reason for it. In nor mal circumstances of course. 1t k not te h. expected that Woodrow Wilson will he Il candidate To succeed hiln= self and therefore and thus carly II K that the busy whisper concern itself with the candidate CT the candidates for the next Democratic nomination.
 So far aS the Republicans are con V . iA''ts tt4' i''A siAt ilAt' ''t'' ''At '''. and talking one. in the possible can didate who. three years from next summer may he expected to lead the assault against Democracy en- treaehea for eight years. The new Congressional Dictionary has just been issued | will he the last directory fo eaufatu all The names of the mem hers If the present senate and house. With the coming of March l there will he q ueW directory carrying the bur den af Il good many names,
 Are They in the Directory
 Now the Congressional Directory Is lusged iuto the presidential gossip matter because history shows that in me>t eases this heck ha~ carried the names of the two candidates to h. pftted against each other in the presi- denual rgee.
 Some may ~ay that Woodrow VII ~an H#IHr Hu~ not tu inc Gousres ~Heual Directory n thg tjme that he va> talked If for thc presidency more thaH faHr years ago5 T. was. The u#ps, sf Hh- @aseruurS of tho states appear Iu lhe= Congressional Directory aul lt does naf fake much es a mem- orF te fetaln The fart that Mr Wilson wa augo governor ni New Jersey
 Tha nama af Charles r. Hughes WIS Tn the Congressional Directory during utI the time tHat Inc WIS being named as # probable Republican candidate and during at iha tTmr that he rr- fused te break silence ea the subject of his desire or lugk of desire to enter the contest. Thr Congressional nircc- tory carries the gaute~ ot the chief Justice and the us s5afe Justices of lhe Supreme eeurf
 Same suaious person who hns looked over the new directory just aS lt= has come from the press Inns djscoN- cred that auiy two men have seen fl to pat in their nufohiographieS fur uished for fhe book rhe fact that they were candidates for fine nomination of thcir parties for 'he presidency of the Irat6d Statr~ Speakfr Champ Clark deuN and tohu N Weeks (Rep).
 Some Of the Possibilities.
 Ia fur urvs CouGrr-siuual Directory however are to he faaHd the#rameS of 9 epad maay man who t8vs received vefe~ tH either thc HrHarrutir or tto Republican national =eufsteaseBs for fhe nomination for f1pe presidency Tfaw8~ E Marshall 1ice Iry~ldou, of tte UuIted Sf9tez. Ua~ a ratnrite son rf IIao~lorIlnm Tn the da3s af Io=snH- nuHanrr of tho Baltimore convention .of lal2 osrar N ltHdcrNoaa Dem ovrut. If AlaAHma. uat en't Va~ his states faeae.le som bHt he received = lHrae number of 1ptes ta thr eouven uon- rh.re are other Democrats in the hooI .uho likewise received sup pgft flr he nomination for thc highest oare=m the land
 Now Ne turu ra the Republicans and NC fad Senator Lawrence Y Sher- man. 0ho received thc great majority of the- votes of Illinois an the hrst hal- lot at the Chicago convention last summer And there Is Senator Rob
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