Show The Political Pot T ft THE HE app apparent apathy of the thc Democrats in the preferential preferential primaries this year is attributable to two 0 ur or r three causes A general discouragement over o the outlook due to splits and differences in their party organization is 15 is cit cited as Another reason for failure of candidates 5 f for r the presidency on the Democratic Demo Denio- erotic cratic side to make energetic canvasses is believed to tobe b be e a deference to President Wilson ilson who has made no ito definite announcement respecting his intentions towards a third term Still SLin another possible explanation is is that William G G. G and other party leaders have ha discountenanced dis- dis discountenanced countenanced the idea of sending instructed delegates to to the San fr Francisco convention In hi the meantime tic the Republicans arc not without troubles Although there is a buoyant display of enthusiasm over O leading candidates and an apparent feeling that this is a Republican year ct there are arc forebodingS foreboding'S forebodings forebodings fore fore- bodings boding as to what may happen at Dt or after the con- con in Chicago In case the case the peace pence treaty is neither r ratified nor permanently rejected before the convent convention convention conven- conven tion t on what liat will be the attitude of the party on that issue Will Vill the view of Senator Lodge and antI his adherents ad- ad berens for ratification with wilh reservations be adopted lr or r will Senator Johnson and his battalion of or d death ath be be accepted as the true leaders of t the e Republican ean hosts 7 1 And i if General Wood or Governor Lowden or Senator Sen Sen- ator Harding is nominated will the Johnson Johnson-Borah faction faction fac fac- tion support the tle nominee or will they bolt the party pert and form an in independent organization In such a contingency would tb tim the split in iii the thc Republican party part be bc wide enough to permit a repetition of history and the thc election of the Democrats 1 Then there is Mr Ir Hoover How strong is his allegiance allegiance ance a cc to the Republican party Is there not a a. probability probability probability proba proba- of a coalition o of Hoover admirers of both parties par- par tics ties into an independent nt make Hoover president movement o The solidarity of both of the great eat parties is threatened and it will require good jud judgment nice discernment and almost unerring political tact to hold bold them in alignment I I |