The Washington times., 1911-09-18

That the progressive Republican move
ment in the West and in all parts o.
the country is making tremendous
strides, and that the chances for thu
nomination of some progressive fol
President, as opposed to President Taft
are daily growing better, is the trend
Of testimony given out today at tht
progressive headquarters here.
Gov. Chester H. Aldrich of Ne
braslza, the militant head of that State
an avowed and earnest progressive, told
Of the strength Of progressive sentiment
in his State and in the Middle wes,
generally. w. L. Hauser, In charge OF
the headquarters here, just back from
a Western trip, declares the movement
growing beyond the utmost expectations
of the progressive leaders
II the assertions of progressive leaders
here that at all well founded, the politi-
cal situation in the country Is such that
one may well be prepared to look for
an unexpected upheavaL It is insisted
by the leaders that they are getting
such advices as lead them to believe
President Taft cannot be nominated
despite the sanguine belief Of some OF
his supporters.
The possibility that President Taft
will not allow his name to go before
the next convention, strange as Il may
seem, is one of the things, 1t is in
sisted by progressive leaders here, that
Is by no means unlikely.
To Keep Abreast.
Declaring that the problem now for
the headquarters here Is to keep abreast
Of the developments Of the progressive
movement the country over and that
there is difficulty keeping up with 1t,
Mr.. Hauser settled down to his desk
IN the Evans building today and said
he will stay until the Republican
convention. He at once began prepara-
tions for enlarging the headquarters.
Mr.. Hauser said he was In Minnesota
the Dakotas, and then came back to
Wisconsin and Chicago. He declared
that at the progressive headquarters in
the men there declaring for the pro-
gressive cause are former reactionaries
newly converted to progressivism.
81 found the same thing true In other
1T seemed to me to be of the utmost
significance. This movement Is grow
ing beyond the most sanguine expecta-
tions. Not only is there overwhelming
sentiment in the West, but there Is
plenty. of II in the East. The .progres..
sives in the Fast are unorganiZed and
are praying for leaders. Every day,
for instance, we get letters from Mas
sachusetts asking for help and leader
ship.
Farmers q Unit.
THE farmers in the States visited
are absolutely a unit in supporting the
movement, and In opposition
to the denomination OF President Taft"
said Mr.. Hauser.
He said It was semi-officially an
nounced that the friends Of the Admin
stration had dropped all effort to get
delegates from North Dakota.
Showing letters from leading Iowa
Mr.. Hauser asserted that
La Toilette would get the great bulk OF
he delegates from that State, and espe-
,ially that thesfour delegates-at-largel
would be for him. -.
Mr. Hauser says marvellous work in
organizing is being done in Illinois.
They are building from the ground up
there" said he. AT the meetings about
the State names are enrolled of those
willing to sign as supporters of the
movement. outside of Chi
cago, they will have fully $500 names
0f earnest, energetic men who are will
ing to see this fight through"
He would not say that Senator La
Toilette has made up his mind to take
big swing around the circle, but there Is
little doubt such trip will be made.
La Follette's Chances.
Governor Aldrich. of Nebraska, Is on
his way home from the conference Of