The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-24
No RemOrSe
Little Sorrowin Event
Of Roosevelt's
Defeat

Chicago, M, June 2f-It would be
nigh treason for a member Of the
committee to publicly declare
satisfaction for the defeat OF
President Roosevelt at the polls this
fall yet this is the secret hope, and I
In cases privately expressed Of not ,
a few Of them, and accounts for mucn
Of the grumbling that has been heard |
in the lobbies this week Nevertheless. /
they will smile somewhat after the |
style of the Chnaman VINO mas been |
ordered by his emperor to chew gol4
leaf and die, and say it's good thing !
when the nomination is made. One
OF these gentlemen was asked how
many would wear signs OF mourning |
should Colonel Roosevelt be defeate
for election He replied: Two
Payne and Yerkes. One is in the cab
met aud the other in the treasury, and
they would have to 90 so out Of re-
spect for their chief"
The condition in which the Repub-
lioan party Of Wisconsin finds itself
since the committee seated the Stall
warts may bring about a Democratic
victory up there, and this, in a close
contest, would throw the election
against the dominant party, Under
the election laws Of Wisconsin a can
didate or set Of candidates. such as
presidential electors. can have but one
column in the ballot. The same names
can not appear as the candidates Of
two parties. The national committee
has recognized the Payne-Spooner
delegates as regular, and the conyen-
tion will sustain the decision. The
Wisconsin courts, which have been
appealed TO, may decline to take jur.
isdictlon on the ground that the ma
tional convention, which is the highest
political body passing upon the mat
ter. is the supreme arbiter OF ques-
tions pertaining to regularity. On me
other hand, the secretary OF state, who
viii give instructions for the prepa
ration of the ballot, is a La Toilette
lieutenant, who cares more Tor sue
cess Of the gulernatorial candidates
than for a national ticket.
In Wisconsin are $4,000 illiterate ol
3 uninformed Republican voters. mostly
Germans and soandinavians. who vii
: ma much trouble In preparing cor
rect ballot. if they have any choice
: between the warning leaders. Reject
D ed Republican ballots are as good a
Democratic votes, and there may b.
some apathy toward the national tick
D ct which some of the La Toilette fol
lowers declare will follow The recoe
milton of the stalwarts.
It is also reported on the very hes
authority that a break is imminen
between the Stalwarts and the admir-
y istration. Through Representativ
J. Littauer Of New York, a message wa
IT sent to President Roosevelt TO Nj
b. Payne urging him, in the love the
y he bore the administration, to civ
e, way in the convention OF the hal
e breeds" as the La Follettes are calle'
,e the fruits Of the victory won befor
r the national committee. Mr.. Payn
y, consulted with Mr.. Spooner who ha
been the administrations defender
= the upper branch of congress, and
message vas sent to the white hous
!. which closed somewhat as follows
a. "Ccnserve your best interests by kee
ing hands of the Wisconsin affair
. If the president interferes farth'
he will fnd himself at odds with Il
two senator's and three congressme
g Of the Wisconsin delegation, and
sign will hang from the white hou
Ig window: "Wanted--A postmaster se
eral"