The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-08-25
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;dlV SlnhInS
la 1a daily becomes more appar-
pvt ~ observers of political condi-
tn at the present time, The re-
mt ''nt insurgent victories in Kansas,
r California and other states
5 Is West, has wrought constern-
y Ion in the camp of the stand-pat-
a. a., It is freely admitted that
'Sa republican party has not found
:..alf in such desperate condition
~ MO its experience, somewhat
sui im;iar Immediately preceding
%n lection of Mr.. Cleveland in
, ,oo9 The leaders see a nation
LOO ;do split unless something can
W done to stem the tide toward a
DE democratic victory at
s sEo fall elections. The situation
!! !n5 araphically depicted by Mr..
T y J. Pence, the versatile
Washington 6I correspondent of the
T T and Observer, who puts it
this way:
Dubican circles in Washington.
RRppublicans who have an interest
IN fbe national success of their
nartv freely express the opinion
hat hat the organization has not been
IN ms; such desperate condition since
tbp gloomy period Immediately
n rre the denomination and
dafpat of President Harrison. Each
Ssv the situation takes on a gloom
;or aspect, from the Washington
T II, The Republican lead
ors now forsee split in their par
" and there is not one in ten of
them tit but believes that Roosevelt
will be candidate for the Repub-
lean nomination in 1912. What
over the outcome of the fight in
New York may be Republicans
here expect that the rent in their
narty will be nationwide and
that even if Roosevelt's friends
fail to prevail in the State conven-
ton over the organization, his
friends in the West and Middle
West will take up the fight for
him and situation will be created
similar to that in 1892 when the
Democrats nominated and elected
Grover Cleveland. Such situa-
tOn would destroy all chances OF
Rppubhcan success in 1912. There
is a large number of Republicans
who believe that President Taft
could be renominated even If
Roosevelt is a candidate, just as
President Harrison was renomina-
ted in 1892 over the very formid-
able opposition which was cOnjur-
ing with the name of Blaine. But
til Republicans who take this
view of it feel that the very thing
that happened to President Harri-
son in the national election that
followed, would happen to Presi-
dent Taft.
The disgruntlement following
the disappointment t of Colonel
ROOsevelt's enthusiastic followers
would lead to the defeat of the
Republican National ticket.
Among the developments that
aecentuated the gloom of the Re
publicans, is the result in Cali
fOrnia, which was surprise to the
insurgents themselves. While the
insurgents expect to carry two or
three Congressional districts they
had very little hope of nominating
their candidate for governor. They
told Chairman Lloyd, of the Demo
cratic Congressional committee,
when he was in California recently
that they did not hope to nominate
johnson.
The defeat Of Representative
duncan b. McKinlay who went to
Asheville and made a hooray
speech at Grant s convention, is a
blow to the administration as well
as to the Republican organization
IN the House and to the Republi-
can Congressional committee. Re-
Preventative McKiplay was a close
TREND of President Taft.
There is a growing demand here
among Republican politicians that
certainly alleged political domains
De cast overheard.
Most of the Republicans ascribe
Their trouble in Kansas and Cali
1Orma and in other parts of the
west to the close relation be-
tween President Taft and Speaker
cannon and to the retention IF
secretary Ballinger in. the cabinet.
The cry for a Reorganization
Such as was suggested in dis
patches from Beverly few days
ago, Is being taken up here by Re