Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-16
UNITED IN SORROW WARNS OF DANGER
Sympathy Expressed for Fire W. E. Chandler Thinks Repub
men in Loss of Comrades. ican Party in Peril.
PLANS TO AID FAMILIES STR0NG CANDIDATE NEEDED
in Theaters Writes Secretary of
Method Proposed. Progressive Campaign.
no URGE CONGRESS TO ACT DOUBTS LA TOILETTE POWER
New Hampshire
to of Hesitation Present
Will Be
w. E. Chandler Thinks Repub-
Iican Party in Peril.
STRONG CANDIDATE NEEDED
Ex-senator Writes to Secretary of
Progressive Campaign.
DOUBTS LA TOILETTE POWER
New Hampshire Statesman Says
hesitation in Present Crisis
Will Be Fatal.

Former Senator William r. Chandler
Of New Hampshire, one of the leaders
In the successful progressive movement
in New Hampshire. upon being invited
to attend the Chicago assemblage OF
progressives. in session today who aim
to nominate Senator La Toilette for
the presidency, sent this reply to Sec
rotary Houser of the progressive cam
pa1gn committee:
Waterloo. N. H., October Z, 1911.
my Dear Mr.. Houser:
" our letter of the 4th is received
and is frankly expressed. as I was sure
IL would be. If I knew of progress
sive republicans In New Hampshire
who were ready to declare publicly for
Mr.. La Toilette ] would ask them to
go to Chicago the 18th. In view of
the statements of your present letter
have been asked to attend will con-
clude not to go-not being prepared
to avow that Mr.. La Toilette is their
decided choice at the present time for
the presidential nomination.
For myself I say that Senator La
Toilette has been my personal choice
for the last five years. If could feel
sure that he would be the strongest
candidate in 1912 I would now advo-
cate his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES my
action might be worth.
In Harness Since 1866.
II have done service more or less for
all republican candidates for President,
beginning in 1856. ] am now anxious
to help in another republican national
victory. But the prospects are doubtful;
and the desires of men should be sub
ordinated to the clear necessities Of the
canvass. Between Senator La Toilette
and President Taft think we should select
the one most likely to sbe elected. More
over. I do not see why there may not
appear a candidate who is more likely
than either to be elected by the people;
II so, he should be nominated.
Il will not allow myself to believe that
any Objectionable candidate will be select
ed. or that there will be any affirmative
or negative mistake in the platform. so
as to require any republican,, however
earnest or conscientious, to refrain from
supporting the program of the national
convention. So YOU see that for almost
the first time in my life in connection with
an approaching presidential nomination
! am as to candidates an opportunist.
THE republican party does not show
any record Of it's tifty-five years of life
which should now cause its defeat. 1t
opposed slavery extension, maintained
the Union in civil war. abolished slavery;
and since those great days has controlled
the government during a national career
of marvellous glory.
Some Mistakes Made.
Unfortunately, while encouraging and
promoting magnificent material prosper
ity and noble intellectual and moral
growth. it has permitted to arise a sys-
tenn of monopolies destroying competi-
ton, of corporations violating indis-
pensable laws and of malefactors of
great wealth, unduly aggrandizing their
own class and expressing the masses OF
the people; and, to make all secure, TAX
ing possession by censurable methods of
the state and national governments.
These mistakes Of the party it has
set about correcting while under the lead
of President Roosevelt and President
Taft-each at times with serious faults.
and faltering sometimes in faith and
duty; but always protesting desire and
intention to carry to completion every
needed reform in government and poll
tics. Should the party unduly hesitate
1t will go out OF power 1t is now in i'm
mediate peril. l hope and believe that
republicans of all opinions will manage to
get together in state and nation and
adopt pla tfOrms and nominate candidates
such as will give the party Of Lincoln
and Grant. Garfield and Mckinley. a
longer lease of power.
with some pride l point to the record
of the republican party in New Hamp-
shire in the nomination and election of
Gov. Bass in 1910. Its republicans-both
progressive and old-guard republicans
intend by wisdom and forl,earance, as
well as active effort, to make sure re-
publican victory in the state i'm 1872 and
to do their full duty in the presidential
contest Very truly,
.syVIJ ItN