The spectator., 1919-01-31
MANY CANDIDATES
 FOR [. ]. P. TICKET
DEATH OF ROOSEVELT THROWS WIDE OPEN RACE FOR PREsl.
 DENTAL NOMINATION.
SENATORS ARE CONSIDERED
lowden of Illinois the Only Governor Mentioned-Rapd Progress Being Made in Ratification of the Prohi- bition Amendment.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.


 Washington.-It has become appar- ent since the death of Theodore Roose- welt that the Republicans had largely settled upon him as their candidate for 1920. While there were candidates in other parts of the country and many men would have had the SUD- port of delegations from their own states and communities. it is evident from what is heard on all sides that the one thing that would have pre- vented Roosevelts nomination had he lived would have been his own deter imitation not to be candidate. Those who were intimately associated with him during the last few months are aware that he had determined not to be candidate, for he knew better than anybody else the precarious con dition of his health. He might not have made any such announcement for some time. but 1t Is known to have been in contemplation.
 AS the matter now stands, the Re publicanr are considerably at sea and there are many different names men toned in connection with the presi- dency And the candidates are from every section of the country, not con fined to what has heretofore been the presidential highway, the states of New York, New Jersey. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Among those who have been mentioned In connection with the Republican nomination in 1920 are Sen ators Lodge and Weeks of Massachu- setts. Senator Wadsworth of New York. Senator Knox of Pennsylvania. Sen ator Harding of Ohio, Senator Watson of Indiana. Senator Kellogg of Mime sota, Senator Sherman of Illinois. Sen ator Townsend of Michigan, Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, Senator Cum mins of Iowa. Senator Borah of Idaho and Senator Johnson of California.
 There Is an absence of the usual crop of governor r-candidates. Usually there are half-dozen or more gov ernors who are considered available presidential material in the pre-con- vention talk, but this year there Is no suggestion Of governors, with the single exception of Frank Lowden of Illinois. On the other hand. num- fer of army officers are mentioned, Eith Pershing at the head, Leonard Wood q good second, and Provost Marshal General Crowder considered available. And since the return of Gen. Clarence Edwards and his popu- larity with the New England division, the famous fighting Twenty-sixth, there Is suggestion that he would be available. Edwards was the friend of Mark Hanna, the confidant of Secre- taries Root and Taft In the war de- partment, and is known to more public men than almost any other man in the army.
 The rapid manner Tn which the con stitutional amendment for the prohi- bition of liquor is being ratified by the different states seems to indicate the fulfillment of the prediction that the United States will be dry by consti- tutional amendment one year from three-fourths of the states may have ratified the amendment, and if so it will go into effect one year after rati- fication. It Is observed that the fight goes on in various states by the liquor interests and all possible legal ob- stacles are thrown in the way of the adoption of the prohibition amend ment, but the prohibition march goes steadily forward.
 'There is nothing new under the sun," as some ancient sage has re- marked. Now comes forward George P. Cronkwell of Boston with an inter- view in which he asserts that the prin- ciple of concert of nations to govern the world Is very old idea and was talked about before Columbus decided that he could circumnavigate the globe. The Boston man said also that William Penn, the man who founded Pennsylvania. urged the iden- tical principle 240 years ago that Is now agitating the world. Pretty soon some Chinaman will bob up and as- sert that the idea was put forth by Chinese statesmen back in the 'steenth dynasty, before there was any civilization outside of the fiowery kingdom.
 President Wilson believes In the power of oratory. At the time he decided to increase largely the mil itary establishment. on account of war conditions, back in 1915, he made quite n lengthy tour in the middle West, making frequent speeches in favor of the plan. It was his belief then that he aroused strong public sentiment for the increase. although the legislation which followed was n failure so far as the army was con cerned and when we got into the war everything had to be done over again.