El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-04-01

chauncey N. nepem. Oh New York iofnie
/ Unitsd States SENATOR win celebrate hi
~slshtySizsh birthday anniversary on Apri
ss, the date upon which Shakespeare and s.
George we're born Mr.. Depew q still
large influence III the fepublIoan party ant
wlll 10 AZ 4 delegate 10 the Chicago SonYen
lion. Is Ia did III 1915, when, II u baid, ~
wns the Oldest delegate II point sOf years
md service in the convention, having beer
| sirst elected to the convention Which nOnai
aated Abraham Lincoln ii 1854. Fouf times
10 hes been a member 81 the Empire 'shie
he was 4 candidate tor the presidential
| iominalion, with 100 votes behind him, a:
slndine the solid New York delegation and
il was Depew more than any one elseSwho
brought about the nomination pf Ben3aigan
Harrison when he withdrew from the con-
ast ana threw his support to the Indiana
man.
senator pepew Is returning to New York
sftsr several weeks spent ia Florida. He ie
saenIy interested III the present titanic bat
III ii the two great parties and 10 watching
WITH acute observation the moves that are
being made. with his Ga years of active
anticipation III republican politics and nls
wonderful ViriIity on mind and body his
luened Judgment and his wisdom, bis views
f,the coming struggle ID the convention Of
The two parties are exceedingly Interesting.
There has never been d time IN my recoF
lection when there was so much uncertainty
regarding the election ok d president as
there ii III this year of 1920. said Mr. De-
nav al the Willard. But there y his dit
between the democratic and repubs
organizations The democrats have one
vital problem before them the republicans
viii have to considef and weigh deeply nti-
merohs intricate questions.
IN the democratic convention the alt i'm
portant-the vital prOblem-7wil be whether
the president. who has become the greatest
~aoiftical a~ttocrat the world has ever Known
VII control or whether Bryan can by virtue
circumstances and conditions, wrest con.
troll from the administration and dominate
convention. My personal opinion IS that
INA Dresidenf viii 0vershadow Mr.. Bryan,
llIhe republican party, In my Judgment,
AZ III cate iii It's hands. II must adopt al
Di6tfofm dpon which It can 90 before the
or the country, and the platform VIII
vital to the success OF the party IN the
The nominee Of the convention
be determined BY the psychology 81 the
l0rr.
sAaen who arc delegates to national con
fentlons are reasonable rational persons.
tuNJ tUA HUI ~ $500 L
hnelasm or manufactured demonstration
rhev reason out tho causes and the results
,efore they cast their votes, and the coming
convention win find a greater number og
conservative thinkers Ia its membership
ever befors. 1 believe. The uppermost
hounht Ok the delegates viii be-and ought
8 be. Of confse-that the party must MONT
a. me man best qualified BY service n tne
Iarty. public record and party integrity. 70
FAD the republicans to victory y tne eiec
In other words, ! have found 9 grow
NJ sentiment among republicans TOT tne
'oninatfon Of d party man, one who VIII Pc
menabse to reason. who win not place him
~ above his party and who VIII at aA
IrSes listen to counsel and submit 70 tne
ndrment 81 the majority. The people Ate
Irad 81 one-man rule It Is against the fanah
sentaf principles Of the republic AZ tAs
are time the pomlnee must be a man ri
ability who will measure up V
IS condition that viii confront us = tAs
days that will come GEOGRAPHY q
oasse. win Be an impoFtapt conssasraklob
! the naming of the candidate. But, apoye
Il. he must Sc safe, and he must be q party
IAN.