Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1916 — LOOKING OVER THE CANDIDATES IN CHICAGO [ARTICLE]

LOOKING OVER THE CANDIDATES IN CHICAGO

Brief Mention of Those Who WilLEnter Great Republican Convention Wednesday.

Glancing all around ius it 's not at all hard to pick out candidates for the presidential 'job. But no one feels sure of who the republican candidate will be in November. If you have asked any of your friends who will be the man nominated he has probably replied, “Well, I’m not quite ready to decide yet: I guess I'll leave it to the convention.” Yes, that’s a good idea and no one needs be afraid that their selection will be too hasty. Charles W. Fairbanks, Indiana’s favorite son, promises to be one of the bright possibilities for the nomination. He is former vice-president and former senator from Indiana. For the past seven years Mr. Fairbanks has made his residence in Washnigton, D. iC. Fairbanks badges were distributed in Chicago Saturday and found an almosft unlimited number of wearers. The badges are very attractive and with each a card is given which reads: WEAR A FAIRBANKS BADGE AND DON’T KNOCK ANY CANDIDATE. REMEMBER WE ARE ALL REPUBLICANS JUST BOOST FAIRBANKS. Other candidates are as follows: Justice Charles E. Hughes of the supreme court, from New York. Justice Hughes announced mouths ago that he was not a candidate, and has not receded from that position, but he is generally regarded .s one of the strongest candidates. Charles Seymour Whitman, governor of New York, is a promising candidate. Be is a foe of graft and a nemesis of crooks. As district attorney for the state he conducted a successful persecution of the Becker murder gang and assailed the police graft system of New York City.

Elihu Root, chief engineer on the steam roller of*the 1912 convention, was secretary of of war uinder McKinley and secretary of state under Roosevelt. He is one of the best authorities on international law in the county. He is from Pennsylvania. Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman is from Illinois. He was speaker of the Illinois house during (the Lorimer agitation, and pas elected to fill out Lorimer’s term when he was finally declared not legally elected to the U. S. senate. Senator Shermon was re-elected to a full term in 1915. James R. Mann, rs Cljicago, was bom in Bloomington, 111., and educated at the University of Illinois. He has held many public offices and :3 now officially leader of the republican majority in the house. Herbert Spencer Hadley, the “trust buster,” is Missouri’s favorite son. He was governor of Missouri, 19041908. A stampede at the 1912 convemtion started in his direction ana almost landed the presidential nomination for him.

Former Senator Burton, of Ohio, is a graduate of Oberlin college. He served ,one term in congress m 188**, skipped two, served continuously from 1895 to 1909 and resigned to go to the senate, where he served one term. He is a bachelor. Governor Samuel Walker McCall, of Massachusetts, served 20 yeare m the national house of representatives, 1893 to 1913. He is a graduate of Dartmouth. Though he was born m Pennsylvania he is New England to the backbone. - Senator Albert Baird Cummins, of lowa, has served three terms as governor, served Senator Allisons unexpired term in the U. S. senate when the veteran died in November, 1908, was re'-elewted to a * ull J^ rm in 1909 and again in 1915. Mirs. Cummins is a prominent D. A. R. worker. Senator William E. Borah is a progressive from Idaho. He first gamed national fame through prosecution of the government land fraud cases an in 1907 went to the senate, where he, a most radical’ progressive, and his eollegue, .Senator Heywood, a most conservative stand patter, made a very picturesque pair, being inevitably on opposite sides of every possible question. _ . „

Senator John W. Weeks, of Massachusetts, is, a graduate of Annapolis. He served in the volunteer navy during the Spanish-Aanerican war. He served five terms jn the house before going to the senate as Murray Crane a successor. He is a stand patoonservT R. is our other candidate. He has always kept himself in the eyes ! of the people and cannot be rorgot- ! ten. Further about himself and fam- } ily need not he said, for anyone • knows about T. R* . j This finishes our mentaon of presidential possibilities; is'our next president among thean?^