Show GOVERNOR SPRY IS INTERVIEWED ON POlITICS Says Elihu Root Is His Favorite rite Candidate for President WASHINGTON ASHI Sept 4 Washington Wash In ington ton newspapers pers today print Interviews interviews inter Inter- views with Governor Spry quoting him an aJ saying The Republicans ns of ot the time I Western states are beginning to express preferences preferences for candidates My I personal choice is Elihu Ellhu Root noot He would make nake the tho stron strongest esl and the best candidate the Republicans could name in m my judgment Senator l' l Weeks has hag much strength In seme Western states S so have Senators Cummins and Burton Senator Borah Bomb I is our nei neighbor and we like him but bul I do not believe the I party larty will so ao o for a candidate in a aI i I state HO so small and unimportant poI politically po- po I as Idaho While the whole country is behInd behind be- be I hind the president nt In his negotiations with the belligerent erent nations of Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope I do not nol take the view that this means the Democrats will win a victory victory vic vie tory next year I do not believe the European war will overshadow al all other Issues IMBues in this country If the war should end It Is IH a certainty in pl my opinion that the Republicans would win And even should the war continue we shall be protected by an adequate tariff The people are arc thinking thinking- more than ever about a tariff tar tar- iff itt now Had It not been for the European war th the low tariff enacted by the Democratic party part would have caused a serious business depression throughout tho the country Fortunately I for or us the war wr has helped business |