Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-04-09 | Page 25 | Republicans Lean toward T. R. as Candidate

REPUBLICANS LEAN TOWARD 1 s RASi RAS i CANDIDATE Gardner Gushing Move May Mayuse Cause use Disaster to Ranks of the G G. O. O P. P WEE WEEKS STO TO WITHDRAW P Politicians See Another n j t r rn f Healing ealing Movement S With Moosers 1 By United Press OYSTER OYSTER BAY L L. L I. I April 8 Senator J J. J W. W Weeks Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- Republican aspirant for fo presidential honors but who has never been seriously considered may be ready to step aside in favor of Roosevelt That was the construction construction construction tion placed by Roosevelt adherents tonight on the fact that Charles G. G Washburn generally known as Weeks' Weeks campaign manager with George Von L L. L Meyer former secretary of the navy and known heretofore as S Weeks Weeks' booster had a lengthy conference with Colonel Roosevelt today At its conclusion con con- elusion Meyer came out openly for Roosevelt as the Republican candidate It is my belief Meyer said with world conditions as they exist today that Mr 1 Roosevelt will be bo the psychological psychological psycho psycho- logical Republican n candidate and that Republican sentiment is rolling up in that direction His experience in the past his extensive knowledge of affairs affairs af af- af fairs and of ot men not only in this country country coun coun- try but abroad makes him the most available man for the Republicans Disaster Disasters Is s Feared As to Massachusetts Massachusetts-I I am not in sympathy with the Gardner Gardner Cushing Cushing movement As has been shown by Mr Roosevelt's statement it was started without his knowledge and consent and their activities have created a factional contest that might jeopardize the Republican candidates candidate's reelection election as governor and even complicate or embarrass Senator Lodges Lodge's re-election re which Is of ot vital importance to the state and even eyen to the nation Is Senator Weeks preparing to withdraw In favor tavor of ot Colonel Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt Washburn was asked I 1 have not been in Washington lately and m st st. of ot the news comes come from there the former Massachusetts Republican saidI said I have nothing to add to the Trinidad Trial Trini- dad statement tat ment Colonel Roosevelt Roosevel stated In that statement I said thaI that tha I 1 disapproved of ot any factional fight figh in either my district Massachusetts or elsewhere and that any such factional factional factional fac fac- fight was begun without m my knowledge and would be continued continue without my acquiescence Healing Movement I have stood and now stand on that tha statement in Massachusetts as well ai as all other states While in Boston I Idid Idid did not see any man interested i in either side in the primary contest The famous Root Root Bacon Bacon dinner was held March 31 It gave foundation for the belief among Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roose Roose- velt's followers that Root Root who presided ed at Chicago four years ago and was among those charged by Roosevelt Rooseve with the theft of the Republican nomination nomination nom nom- had renewed fealty to hi his former enemy To Weeks' Weeks aspirations aspiration for a Massachusetts delegation at Ch Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago next June seriously menaced b ba by bya a recent statement from the four candidates can can- for delegates at large announcing announcing Ing their support of Roosevelt th the meeting of the Weeks forces with th the colonel took on the aspect of another healing movement between the Bu Bull Moose and the Republicans