The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-04
SCRAMBLE
h PRESIDENT IS ON
,oWDEN AND JOHNSON
r. pFING MOST PROMI-
,rNTLY MENTIONED.

of O
cHINGTON.-The scramble
| republican aspirants for the
Estion in 1920 is on.
.ou spurt has been put into the
sor all republican race by the
4 elimination of President Will
democratic possibility next
l. republicans once feared that
EiIson candidacy might prove
liable, especially if the league
HONS is accepted. But these
hi ones now predict republi-
lar in 1920.
Irv party worker who drifts in
Ellington these days, and there
aanv, is promptly buttonholed
i political news from his terri
Eill the country accept a mill
hero for president? Or does 1T
j business man? Does it want
biz ground progressive who will
Amise with labor and try to
he economic and industrial
by a moderate course? Or
j want an out and out "safe
he" conservative? Will it &C
i foe of the league of nations
he treaty is accepted? Or will
NM a candidate who has back
sleague through thick and thin?
i are the questions passed
j president makers and close
'ers.
y Candidates in the Senate.
i prominent senator declared
Her day that there are ninety
|addates for the presidency in
nate. He is one of that nine
Probably an equal number of
lates outside the senate are
Ihg the horizon.
.re has never been such a wide
II Republican possibilities to pick
The death of Theodore Roose-
animated the most likely man
candidate, for republicans are
Unanimous in the belief that
Id have carried the party to
~ next year.
sders in the race now appear to
. Gen. Leonard Wood, Gov.
Illinois, and Senator Hiram
"a, California. Supporters of
Tehnson and Wood lay claim to
Mahtle Of Col. Roosevelt. Gov.
sa processes to be a moderate
sssive and is put up essentially
efficiency" candidate who
eliminate extravaganza and
ia taxes down to a lower level.
|ator Johnson has confined him
I late to an attack on the league
Ilbns but was active earlier in
hding return of Americans
Russia, abolition of militarism
asace time CONSUMPTION, and
n favor Of government own
pf public utilities. Since the
|Eration took over the railroads
81 has said less about this ques-
A6wever, and is scarcely expect
Fge it in his platform.
Wood has made numerous
recently attacking radical
and appealing to conserva-
hents of the population to re-
sound Americanism. He can
be expected to declare him
public questions while remain
Ehe army and his friends are
to create strength for him
Dominating convention on the
man" plan that was used by
hackers in 1916. Wood will
d to be all right, they say,
is free to speak.
fear is expressed however
?. Wood would be unable to
labor vote following his act
! nd in suppressing rioting
at Gary, Ind.
candidates who may have
ances are in the back ground
ark horse may even trot out
PURE the convention. But sum-
political gossip around the
few of the more frequent
Floned possibilities may be
or Harding, Ohio, has been
widely but some disappoint-
1eIt in republican quarters at
pre- to take a firm stand on
ty Watson, Indiana, is a
contender, as is PoindeXter,
glon. Kellogg, Minnesota, is
Fntloned but has been charged
Stating on important ques-
long. Senator Capper, Kan
neS to the senate with the
majority ever given a sena-
Nansas. Senator Borah's pos
are regarded as less favor
&c Hiram Johnson has enter
race and the Idaho orator is
MS strength to the Califor-
elder statesmen" Senator
held in great esteem.
outside of the senate former
Taft looms up, but party
ay his disastrous defeat in
ended him as a political
y. His friends insist how
Mr.. Taft has "come back"
his generous work on the
UF board apd +bat ba NOR,