Evening star., 1911-08-30
Backed by Republican Progressives

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Mr.. Houser was asked.
About every progressive republican SEN
ator and representative and the masses
of republican progressives everywhere.
Leaders are plentiful, as you can find out,
but it is the man down below who Is
to wage this fight for us"
''How about Senator Borab OF Idaho,
who has been talked of as vice presi-
Dental candidate with Mr.. Taft?
There is no objection to saying TO you
that Senator Borah is heart and soul with
us and will be one OF the most active
men in our campaign. which is to be
real campaign of earnest men who es-
pouse progressive principles"
How about Col Roosevelt?
II cannot speak for Mr.. Roosevelt.
replied Mr.. Houser with grin the al
most exact duplicate OF that SO famous
with the former President, but 1t Is
hinted in different ways by progressive
republicans outside OF headquarters
that Col. Roosevelt is expected to be
with them at the proper time. His
former intimate bosom friends. Clifford
Pinchot and James r. Garneid, are
committed to the cause and actively
against Mr.. Taft. Mr.. Garfield is looked
to for a big fight in the Presidents
own state. while Mr.. Pinchot IS to make
a noise in all directions.
The only insurgent senator's regarded
as likely to espouse the cause or MT
Nebraska. and Crawford of South
Dakota. but the last named is in doubt
Cummins is out for La Toilette Tor
President. So is Bristow OF Kansas.
Not Making Detailed Claims.
You say you are going to control the
next national convention?" Mr.. Houser
was asked. What states do you ex-
pect to haye?''
We'll, do not want to begin by
making detailed claims at this time.
Just watch our campaign. Our speak
ers are going into the night everywhere
from now on. Senator Clapp is now In
California: Representative Murdoch Is
CARRYING the fight to the opposition
and others are in the field. In Illinois
we are already making an active fight.
and our showing there will inspire our
forces in all directions.
How about Senator Beveridge in
Indiana"
Senator Beveridge will speak for him
self. He is not in this country at pres
ent His record, though. is known.
Can you hope to control the next
convention when you start out with
the solid federal -office-holding south
against you?
1--WE do not concede the south by any
means. Oklahoma is practically solid Tor
us. Missouri is with us. Texas. Tennes-
see, Arkansas and Florida are alive with
progressive ideas. and elsewhere in the
south we have good friends
LAS to New York;"
II have letter, just arrived, from the
editor Of one of the leading farm papers
Of the state saying that the farmers OF
that state are strongly imbued with pro-
gressive ideas and will make a fight for a
good part of the delegation in the next
convention. We are not giving up New
York by any means.
Mr.. Houser went on to say that the
progressive organization will be COM
pleted and in operation in every state in
| time for the fight. We will organize by
| states. congressional districts and pre-
'cincts," he went on to say. IN those
| states where they have presidential pref
| erence laus-Oregon, North Dakota, Ne
braska, Wisconsin and New Jersey-or-
ganization Will not be needed as much as
| elsewhere. A special session of the Cali
| fornia legislature is to be held this fall 10
enact statewide primary for presiden-
/ tial preference. and the same thing Is
under consideration in Kansas"
Not to Attack Taft Personally.
| The nearest Mr. Houser got to men
tioning President Taft by name was when
| he said that "a certain man could not be
elected IL nominated" He intimated that
Mr.. Taft will be allowed a monopoly of
the business of attacking men by name.
The insurgents, IL is SAID, are In the nSfft
for principles. and will leave personali-
ties out of their speeches. No matter
how hot the President makes the fight
against La Toilette. Bristow, Cummins
and others when he goes into their states
on his trip next month they will not re-
spond by attacking him by recrimination
II is asserted.
Mr.. La Toilette is TO speak before the
PENNSYLVANIA State Grange at Harrisburg
j tomorrow, but he will not answer the
speech Of Mr.. Taft made few days ago
He will! confine himself to talking on
grange subjects. il is now known.
| President Taft's first southern delega.
ltion will be obtained tomorrow, when the
Alabama republicans meet and elect dele
gates to the next national convention
The delegation will be for Taft. The re-
publicans have been split into factions
but they are said TO be solid for tho
President, and no contesting delegation
Is likely.