The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-28
PR0GRESS|VES
HUSTL|NG FOR
LA TOILETTE
n 7
Volunteer Workers for 1912
are Planning an Invasion
Of New England
.speclal 10 the pally Leader.

Special TO the Daily Leader.
Washington, Oct. 2S-The progress
siye Republican movement is getting
READY to invade staid old New Eng
land. Whether the progressives viii
establish headquarters in Boston,
Concord, \. H., or in the state of
Vermont is now being debated by the
chairman, w. l. Houser: Medil Nc.
lCormick, Rudolph Spreckles and otn-
lers. They look upon the states OF
Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire
as peculiarly fruitful territory for an
organized progressive Republican
campaign, and they are preparing to
launch it,
An attempt, or rather n disposition,
has been shown in certain quarters
friendly to President Taft to treat
the Republican progressive campaign
for Senator La Toilette as more or
less a joke. Those who are acquaint-
ed with the leaders of the movement
and who know of the work they are
doing are satisfied that such an atti-
tnde toward the movement will prove
a great mistake for the Presidents
friends. There is not a man allied
with the leadership of the progress
sives who is not a born political
fighter. and all of them have had
their baptism in political fire
Volunteers Are Enlisting
The correspondence received at the
La Toilette headquarters in Washing
ton is encouraging to the leaders.
Volunteers are en1isting in the move
lment at the rate of several hundred
Ia day and almost every letter con
tains a list OF of Republican voters
vately. if not publicly, for Senator La
Toilette
Canadian reciprocity and general
dissatisfaction have brought into the
progressive Republican ranks at least
50 per cent of the farmers of the
country said Chairman Houser to-
day This sounds like an exagger-
ated estimate, but it is not. 1t is
based on information received from
all parts OF the country from men
whom we know and can trust. The
same sort of trend is true among the
laboring men They have had num-
ber of grievances extending back
over several years and they are be-
coming more and more inclined to
look to Senator La Toilette to rectify
them.
Hope For Southern States Also
Geographically, the easiest terri
tory for us in the East is in Maine
and Vermont. The change in senti-
ment in those two states in the last
two years is remarkable. In the
South there is ample room for a pro
sresslve organization in North Caro- |
ina, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas and |
.wo or three other states. The old |
organization in Texas particularly
las its hands full now
For the next two weeks the pro
gressiyes propose to devote their at
ention TO the state OF Michigan,
aost OF the progressive leaders are
,ither in congress or engaged in
business, and are free to campaign
,nly when they have leisure to do
%. There is no campaign on in
Michigan at thte present time, but
senator Clapp of Minnesota VIII
peak in the state November |, II ana
2 Senator Crawford of South Da-
.ota will stump the state for two
weeks, and George l.. Record, of New
ersev will devote a similar length OF
ime. Senator La Toilette, as soon
8 he has finished his autobiography,
giu begin a speechmaking tour
,hich viii last until congress opens
n December. 1t is said that the pro
ressiye leaders will continue this F.;
orm of campaign until all delegates
0 the NATIONAL convention have been {
hOsen.