The Washington times., 1910-09-25
Colone1S Advent Response
bic for Showing Made
Against Bosses.
STRUGGLE A PART
T OF OTHER CONTESTS
War Declared Manifestation of
National Demand for Leaders In
Tune With Popular Feeling.

NEW YORK. Sept 25,-Just what IS
the situation within the Republican
party in the State Of New York that has
brought on the present fight between
what is known as The old guard" and
Theodore Roosevelt?
For many months, the people OF the
country have been reading about a re-
<Tolt IN New York against the Repub-
Flcan bosses, comprising the head and
front Of The so-caUed old guard"
More recently they have seen the spec
Idcle OF Roosevelt returning 10 this
country from his African and European
ITlp and jumping into the arena as the
Aeaoefo OF the progressive elements against
Ttle old guard For years, OF course,
The papers have been fUed with news
about the struggle between the old or
EaniZatiOn leaders in New York state
and Governor Hughes. VINO, now, how
ever. has been made = justice of the
Supreme Court, and Is about out of
consideration for practical political pur-
poses in this Commonwealth
Some excellent people think Il strange
there should be all this fuss and fury
among the Republicans of @ great Stare
~ time when Democratic success IS
threatened. and when the ContrO1rers-E
seems 10 look much like a question of
Whether they shall serve under one set
of political bosses, like William Barnes,
II. Of Albany and Timothy l. Wood
Tun. or under anoIher set Of leaders.
headed by Theodore Roosevelt, who Is
frequently denOmiDated a boss and die
JatoT by his critics and enemies
The other day. a newspaper Of stand
ing editoralized seriously on the strange
spectacle Of having such row as is
Row on over the question Of who should
Be temporary chairman of the RepUbii-
can state convention at Saratoga
Review Of Situation.
Inasmuch as the question Of who is
going TO control in the Republican party
in New York VIII be threshed out in tie
Saratoga convention in two OF three
days. 1t may be worth while 10 look
into the situation In the state briefly,
10 clear away some of the underbrush
and get palmer view OF Just what ali
the trouble is about
To begin with, II is just as well 10
bear III mind that the struggle between
the old guard and the p-OgresSives IN
New York IS part and parcel OF the
struggle that Is going on all over the
country between the Old organization
and the Insurgents or prOSreSsIves-
II is OF piece with the fight in the
House OF Represent -lEeS between Can
Tonism and the insurgents, and Of the
light in the Senate between the Aldrich
forces and the iISUrCent Senator'S The
same Guickeuing Influences IN the dirCc-
ion Of cleaner and more decent politics
which are being felt IN Kansas, Iowa,
In New York
In New York. however the old order
OF things has become peculiarly bad
MOreoVeT- the rank and nle OF the
vOrers in New York state are more
used TO being bossed than are the
voters in the more progressive Of the
1t has taken a good while for the
New York Republican masses to Eet
stirred up against the bosses who
have been riding over them And
even now they UrOba bly, would not
DE able 10 make an effective showing
OF strength within the Republican
4r--r--
--apaole and aggressive leader IA
L ken hold Of things IN the person Of
EolOEeI Roosevelt
ROozeveIt's Good Politics
Z Even RooseveIts enemies admit that
be knows politics. knows when the
time is ripe TO strike and when II is
not He came back from Africa and
found the Republicans Of New York
an fcrmeuJ Of disgust and dlSsatlS-
-'0ld guard" At the same time. he
found the old bosses pretty firmly en-
Trslched in authority
Re saw THAI ne could assume the
leadership OF the progressive move
meut in the state ana probably dis
lodge the old bosses of his party
The situation was made easier IOT
hi71 by the fact many OF the pro
EreSSives OF prominence among New
y OTE Republicans wanted aim 10 as
sumo the leadership and felt ne could
swim out over the old guard. and
that no one else could. II was pointed
out TO him that the CCi- way 10 re-
store the Republican parry 10 the con
tldence or me people or New 0OTk Wa
TO whip out the old bosses Otherwise
the Republican party would not Only
lose the state t.lz -ail- but would bt
II no shape for the 1912 contest
Under such Circumstances, d was not
- be expected M Roosevelt would
EC.d back He saw ahead Just the SOr
of a political hEh- Ee Eke6, and ne
=
Saratoga the cid bosses viii ne depoSeC
and new order of things vii be start
81 In the Republican party IN this state
Defeat VIII probably come triS faIl =
spite of this. huJ al the sane time a
long step viii have been taken Towar,
Republican success two years hence
As the situation IS nou,-Ine EStDuDli