Bisbee daily review., 1911-09-30
Secretary Hauser of the Ma tionaI League Sees Move ment Spreading Like
 Wild Fire
PRESIDENTS CHANGES
 GROWING IN SLIMNESS
Though the Instruction Is Strongest in the West, the East is Crying
 for Leaders
(By Victor Elliott.)

WASHINGoN. D. C., Sept. 29.--In- | formation is being received daily at | the headquarters of the progressive ! Republicans here to the effect that | the progressive movement in all l parts of the country, and especially | in the west, is making great strides. | These reports indicate that the ! chances for the nomination of a pro | Eressiye for president, as opposed to ! President Taft, are growing stronger each day report on the progressive ] strength in Nebraska. as well as the | sentiment fayoring this wing of the ! party in the middle west in general, l 1 was brought to headquarters by Gov | ernor Chester H Aldrich, the mill ' tant head of the commonwealth of | Nebraska, and an avowed and earn | est progressive. Governor Aldrich was on his way home from the con 1 ference of governors at Spring Lake, | N. J. He said the situation in Ne bTaska indicated that Senator IaFol- lette had good chance to carry the | state.
 Depends On Tariff.
 How President Taft runs will, of l course" he added depend much on ! what is done with the tariff next winter and whether there is a more | equitable adjustment of agricultural
 duties. Concerning western sentiment l generally, from the talks I have had
 with the governors and others, |
 would say that the feeling in other parts of the west does not differ
 much from that in Nebraska The gra Tu1-n4ae fc ha Q, that in Nebraska. In Iowa it is more divided"
 Dahlman men among the Demo cTats are supporting Harmon, said
 the governor, while Bryan and his
 friends in Nebraska are against liar
 mon, but we'll disposed toward seV-
 eral other candidates. Governor Aid
 rich told Of the organization of the ' progressives in Nebraska, and said
 it is their purpose to see that pro gressives only are nominated for state offices. and that progressives
 get the support of the state in the i presidential primary.
 How Nebraska Will Go.
 My opinion is that the presidential
 primary in Nebraska will result in the selection of a delegation instruct ed for a progressive for president" he said.
 He added that he believed there
 would be a straight out issue between
 President Taft and LaFollette in the
 primary. Governor Aldrich was in
 conference with progressive leaders here for several days.
 More encouragement for the lead CTS was found in the report made by | II.,,gar in, charpa af the hpad- quarters here, who has just returned , from a western trip Mir. Hauser de
 clares the movement for the nomina-
 ton of a progressive is growing be- ? yond the utmost expectations of the D progressive leaders.
 ProGressives' Difficulty.
 The problem now facing the head quarters here is to keep abreast Of P the development Of the progressive movement throughout the country,
 and there is difficulty in keeping up ; with it, asserts MT. Hauser. He has settled down al his desk in the Evans , building and said he will keep hard , at work from now until the national . convention of the Republican party. , He has made preparations for en- ' laTging the headquarters
 , On his trip Mr. Hauser visited Minnesota, the Dakotas, and then . came back to Wisconsin and Chicago.
 At the progressive headquarters at , the Hotel West, Minneapolis, said , MT. Hauser, fulIg half of the men there working for the progressive cause are former reacticnaries con- verted to progressiyeism.
 , T found the same thing to be true ! Al Is.,a1 a1gTsr . , Nr. Hauser. Tt seemed to me that , this is of the utmost significance.
 The movement is growing beyond
 the most sanguine expectations. Not
 only is the overwhelming sentiment
 in teh west in favor of our cause, but 70 there is plenty of 1t in the east. The - prCgressives in the east are morgan f ized and are praying for leaders. f Every day we get letters from per Q sons in these states asking for help and lead sTship.
 ], Farmers Against Taft. 5 The farmers in the states I wis ,- ited are absolutely a unit in support { ing the progressive movement and m i- opposition to President Taft" con
 tlnued Mir. Hauser. Tt has been
 semi-otficially announced that the
 friends of the administration have
 dropped all efforts to get delegates \ from North Dakota.
 D MT. Hauser displayed letters from d Iowa leaders in the progressive ]. movement, asserting that LaFollette s would get the great bulk of the dele !. gates from that state, and especially [, that the four delegates-at-large would e be for him. Mir Hauser pointed out E the marvellous work in organizing e that is being done in Illinois. r They are building from the ground a up there" he said At the meetings d ali over the state names are enrolled Q of those willing to sign as supporters