The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31


lPershing boomlet which originated in
ONO has been left to it's own devices
Governor Lowden has several champi-
ons IN the house, and his particular spon-
sor Is Representative Frank Smith of IL
linois, who was candidate against him
Tor the gubernational nomination in 1916,
and who would like to succeed him as
/ governor of Illinois in 1920 The chief
claim put forward by the Harding add
herents for his nomination is that the
next President must come from Ohio,
and that he was chairman of the Repub-
lican national convention in 1916, and is
high up in the party councils. 1t seems
to be their idea that this is the only way
to put Ohio back in the Republican col
! umn.
| Out of the fight oversize league of ma
tons and. the peace treaty,.5ae number
OF presidential booms have arisen among
Republicans, which while not expressly
authorized by the men chiefly interested,
nave nevertheless, not been scotchd by
any open opposition on their part to hav-
! ing their names mentioned Senator Bor-
ah, the most implacable foe of the league
has been mentioned, and should the
league be entirely defeated, lie might be
!
out of sympathy with the old line Re
pubhcans that his nomination is generally
considered improbable
Another senator, who is listed as
presidential possibility because of the
tight be is making against the league of
nations covenant is Philander Knox of
PENNSYLVANIA, and then there is some
talk of Senator Lodge, although in the
case of the latter his age and growing
lnhrmltles would seem to prevent the Sc
rlous consideration of his name
i Senator Hiram johnson of California,
former running mate of Col. Roosevelt
on the Progressive ticket is undoubtedly
an aspirant, and may have to be reck-
oned with, because he, or his friends at
least, have for long time been engaged
: in building up political fences in the
west Among the other so-caIled Pro
; gresslve Republican aspirants are Sena-
tors Cummins and Kenyon of Iowa, Pom
dexter of Washington and Kellogg of
: Minnesota
; Turning back to the Old Guard again
, one finds the following names entered
! in the race, Senator James Watson of In
diana; Calder of New York; Spencer OF
l Missouri; and Curtis of Kansas The
{ active of the former Progressives, with
i the exception of that of Senator johnson
q and there is some talk among the com
/ promsers that he would be acceptable as
G man who during the last four years mas
g stood in the middle ground between rad
ical Progressives and the standpatters
Turning away from the senate, on,
:, finds considerable talk among Republi
II cans of renominating Charles Evan,
e Hughes. Herbert c. Hoover also has hi
l. sponsors for a presidential boom. and h
I himself has been known to say that h
e did not. see how he could ward off tn
public demand for his nomination. Prob
. ably only few persons know that Nh
II Hoover is a Republican but his friend
a say that he has never been anything else
y Former President Taft is bein
: eroomed by a small coterie and althoug
his boom has not been formally launched
there is no denying that it is on the way
and ready to be pushed into the politicS
puddle whenever his friends think til
time is ripe.
OF course, in the Democratic PARTY e'
eryone is wondering what President Wi
son is going to do, and if Ire should see
the third term nomination, there probal
| ly Will be no one to dispute it With hin
If the President is not going to be a cal
didate, then there are many booms an
boomlets ready to be sprung by Dem
Gratis. In the senate the most formdab
candidates are Senator Gilbert y Hitcl
cock former chairman of the foreign 7
ations committee; Senator Atlee Pome
enc, of Ohio; Robert L. Owen of Ok
homa: and George T. Chamberlain.
Oregon. All OF these men gained partic
lar prominence III criticizing the admin
tratlons war policies and now Senate
Hitchcock and Pomerene are again
the llmelght the chief supporters
the league OF nations.
Outside the senate, the leading Den
oeratic aspireat, arc former Secretar
of the Treasury McAdoe often referre
to as the ''crown prince" Mr. Meade
has said that he has no Presidential b,
in his bonnet, hut those who have bee
closely associated with him during Il
last two years beg to differ with him {
that point. There is report that form
Secretary of State Bryan has set his ca
Tor the nomination again, but Democra
ic leaders here say they do not believe
although the wish may be father to Il
thought In the cabinet there are tp
men prominently mentioned Secrctga
Of War Baker and Attorney General .
Mitchell Palmer. No one who kno1
either of these gentlemen can concei
that they would refuse the honor if tn,
saw any chance of getting it. 9th
Democratic possibilities frequently me
toned are Secretary of the Navy DAME
Champ Clark, former Congressman Ric
mond p Hobson and Gov James NJ. c,
of Ohio.