Show DARK HORSE HIRE MAY IMAY WIN G ga 0 P RA jur ICAN LEADERS LOOK FOR PRACTICAL BUSINESS MAN TO HEAD TICKET DU PONT NAMED AS S LIKELY CANDIDATE delaware man has splendid deputa tion ai as a self made leader in constructive business Busl with the republican Ite publican convention on ly 17 a scant twelve weeks away the roost 0 a t topic of at conversation in political circles those these days concerns the G 0 P a 8 choice of at a candidate to run against wilson the will p probably go 50 back to old principles and look tor for a candidate who will command the support of the same army of voters who elected mckinley when a wave ot of patriotic common sense swept the country and business men by the hundreds bund rede of thousands cached the streets demanding a practical govern ment it Is interesting to note that the name of general coleman du font pont of delaware Dele iare has been repeatedly mentioned recently as the man eminently qualified tot or the nomination tc te those who look upon the gover mi at as a big bustness busta ess concern demanding the supervision of a trained business man the name of general du font pont carries a strong appeal for there Is no man more qualified to handle the big problems of today than this same self made a de leader in constructive business M moreover moreover ore over both the public and private record of general du font pont will stand up well under the ta searchlight of political opposition z 41 i s GENERAL COLEMAN DU PONT coleman du font pont waa was u born in kentucky and started hia his working life in the ho domines mines of the he t blue grass state tate he fianda and today as one of the ibe few successful inert who have hae acquired their positions by method methods that will stand scrutiny lie has been a producer not a stock jobber he lie has never an agonized any class of people capital band and labor alike admire him without self advertisement he doe does more charity than do most men he ile ie is an ardent advocate of 0 good readi and b hevee that a really t system of highways will en hatice the farmer a income and reduce the cost of ot living to the cities he ile has built roads and I 1 given them to bis his state always with a sound business scheme to pf equate them and nave save them from being a burden to the taxpayers he lie corned comes from a family more amer lean ican than most mosta family Iden tilled with the building of the nation since the revolution ne his life grandfather was wits I 1 thamas thimas jeffersons moat most valued personal friend and advisor in the time of great need during the dark days of the ne republic public the great powder company with which be he was formerly identified has be sup sted our government with ith all its it powder at a price always named by our government officials and never by the company because of hip hl great executive abil ity and high standing in the business world some of the shrewdest political minds in the country consider him ae as being one of the most likely dark horses for the republican nomination they point to the fact that his success in life would ellmin ate any need for a friendly colonel house or any other financial influence standing ever behind the presidential chair nor would he be compelled to take orders from any man or group of men another factor that the supporters of general du font pont are pointing to is in hie tits knowledge of military affairs foy for sixteen years be he has been identified with the soldiery of h his state and Is thoroughly alive to de necessity tor for preparedness he ile has also bad had practical training in politics having been a delegate to a number of state and national conventions and ara serving aa as a member of the republican national committee for many years it la Is the splendid bu giness training 0 of f general du font pont that Is to poin pointing tins the way for him to the nomination for it Is in conceded on all sides that the biggest problems of this country at the close of ot the european war win ie to busl nerr problems and there art few men among those men atoned wh have had hia experience in coping with such huge problems ei ax a manager of constructive bust busl ess ress and as a reorganizer coleman du u font pont etc ids in a class by himself hime elt |