The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-17
SIDELIGHTS ON
POLITICAL GAME
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chance to win in July and August but,
unfortunately, arc always behind in
November. -
mcr boss, so-callcd, said he believed
the Democrats would be split by fall
and he was in sympathy with many of
the reforms advocated by Colonel
Roosevelt. The news from New Jersey
that Professor Woodrow Wilson had
decided to accept the candidacy for
governor on the Democratic ticket, has
bers OF his party in the East.
Democratic leaders declare that this
is great step in the elevation of poll.
tics and of lifting the party out of
the hands of leaders who have risen
from ward heelers. Democrats believe
that with the closer association between
politics and education, old rules will
give way to new theories, which cannot
but help benefit the nation and the
people at the same time.
Chance for Wilson.
Professor Wilson is a typical univer-
sity man. His political Ideals have been
bred IN different atmospheres than
those of many others. President Will
son is not . radical idealist and the
orist; he has a first-class working knowl.
edge of political matters and be believes
that he can carry New Jersey. If
Governor Harmon fails of reelection
In Ohio and Professor Wilson is elected
governor of New Jersey, ihc prcsi-
Dental nomination will be looming very
close TO the Princeton president,
News from Beverly and from Oyster
Bay, on being analyzed. seems 10 show
that President Taft will take care of
Ohio next fall and Colonel Roosevelt
OF New York, Neither will interfere
with the other s territory. 1t is not be-
lieYed that there is definite under
standing. it is tacit agreement Arrived
at In roundabout manner
Following President Taft's confer
ence with Senator Dick of Ohio, MI
Taft allowed it to become known that
he would not be drawn into a bitter
factional fight in Ohio or any other
state. The president stands ready to
nelp the party but he will not join
clique in the party.
Late in September, after all the fac.
tional fights have been fought and the
successful candidates stand forth repre-
seuting the party, President Taft will
go forth to assist them The presi-
dent will ignore the 11ct that there is or
has been any division in tho party
Question Of Stumping
President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt
will take the stump almost simultane-
ously. The interesting query naturally
presents itself: "Will the colonel steer
a middle course7' Colonel Roosevelt has
received many visitors at Oyster Bay
regulars. insurgents, stand-patters, radi-
Gals and others. All have come away
happy. smiling and contented. The
colonel has never been in the habit of
steering a middle course, but it is be
heved that he will this fall Another
figure of national interest looms up on
the horizon-Former National Forester
Clifford Pinchot. Pinchot was suggested
for governor Of Pennsylvania, but he
pointed out that he was not a legal resi-
gested that he be nominated for cover
nor Of New York. but at the same time
Mr. Pinchot is too busy to think Of Of
fee.
He is preparing for the convention
which will be held in st. Paul. Fit
ting from New York TO Washington
and to Chicago and ST. Pasl, he is
about the busiest man in the United
States. I can state with the utmost
confidence that there is going to be
some lively doings in st, Paul. Min
nesota Republican leaders have begun
to regret that their state was selected
as the meeting place.
Much Lack Of Harmony.
From a dozen states, reports are
filtering in of political trouble
Georgia, California, Texas, Indiana,
New Hampshire and others. President
Taft has been invited by the governors
of a dozen states to speak for the party
next autumn. He has accepted some
Of the invitations. In the upper part
Of New York state the announcement
is shat Theodore Douglas Robinson, a
nephew of Colonel Roosevelt. would be
"a candidate for congress in the
Twenty seventh New York district Mr.,
Robinson lives in Little Falls. Mr..
Robinson IS opponent for the nomina-
tion will be Charles s. Milhngton, who
was selected to fill the term of James
8. Sherman, when Mr.. Sherman was
made vice president. From the up
state outlook it would seem that Rob
inson's canvassing is a part of the
Hughes Roosevelt campaign to wrest
power from the Barnes Woodruff com
bination, D. r. Strobel, a confessed
supporter of the Barnes, Woodruff ma
chine, is backing the candidacy of
Millington. In this city Tammany hall
is interested in new congressional
alignment for this fall. The report has
it That there are several changes in the
makeup of the Tammany congressional
delegation. II is reported that W. r,
Hearst will revive his party with a
view to fall elections.