Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-19

many of the principles of the People s
party Outside of this direct line may
be mentioned the Liberal Republican
movement of 1872. which nominated
Horace Greeley for president: the Pro
hlbition part. and the Socialist party.
Two third p;rty movements appeared
In 1896, but only for one campaign.
One was that of the Gold Democrats
and the other that of the Silver Repub-
licanS.
The periodical third party move.
ments may be likened to waves of the
sea. each wave mounting higher than
those preceding it. With the incoming
of this reform tide one wave will ad-
vance farther than all the rest break.
ing over All BARRIERS and reaching the
mark Is the Progressive movement to
prove such il wave:
The organization of a new party is a
prodiSious task, as is now being re-
allied by the Roosevelt managers
The states have widely varying cleo
ton laws. and the ticket must be
placed upon the ballot in each. In
New York. for example. the obstacles
in the way are we'll night insurmount
able. Other states are almost as diff
cult In some states. it Is understood.
there will be an attempt made to take
over the entire Republican organiza
ton. electors and all This plan will
be fought by the Taft men and may
End up in the courts. The progressive
party will organize throughout the
south and will make pronounced eff.
fort to carry some southern states. 1t
will also make a vigorous campaign in
those northern states carried by Taft
In the precOnventiOn struggle,
Senator Joe Dixon on Guard.
The general Of the Roosevelt forces
will be Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon of
Montana, who had charge of the colo
nels campaign for the nomination
Governor Hiram w. Johnson of Cali
fornia has been one of the chief Roose
welt lieutenants. presiding over the
meeting of delegates in Chicago that
first put the former president in nomi
uation and also naming the committee
that has had charge of the or"aniZa
tion of the new party In New York
state William II. HotchkisS. former
insurance superintendent. is in charge
of the Roosevelt forces In New .Ier.
sey are such doughty warriors as for
mer Governor John Franklin Fort.
George l.. Record and Everett Colby
Governors, senators. congressman and
other leading men throughout the na
ton have declared in favor of the new
Roosevelt leaders in the Republican
national convention have refused to
follow the colonel outside of the party
Notable among these are Senator 30.
rah of Idaho. Governor Heneen of Hi
uois and Governor Osborn of Mich
gan. Senator Cummius has also de
clarcd himself against the formation
IF 4 new party. Other progressive
leaders. such rs Governor IlaGley of
Missouri have said that they saw no
need of a third party in theil states
since they would control the regulnr
Republican organization.
Such situation has never before ap
peared in American politics. The pos
sibilities arising out of it are staggei-
ing One is an entire new alignment
of political parties. Another is that
presidential electors will refuse IN
obey the mandate of their party's ma
tional convention. For third. there
NAV be no election of president ut all
by the electoral college which would
throw the election into the house OF