The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-10
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Inc meeting OF the naLlOnal demo-
cratic committee and the threatened
candidacy of Roosevelt have convert
ed the national capital into a veritable
whirlpool Confusion reigns in repub-
lican ranks President Taft says that
he will die before he will quit. The
black and tan delegation from the
south. the bread and butter bridages
from other states, the politicians and
|office-holders generally believe that he
can stem the tide and weather the
storm. LaFollette and his friends say
lit is victory or death for the Wiscon-
sin statesman. He intends to run it
|out to the bitter end and will not side
track for the strenuous colonel. Roose-
velt's friends declare that he will make
la definite announcement at an early
date They say that he is the only re-
publican who can snatch victory from
defeat and his enemies swear by the
big horn spoon that he can not be
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can not be elected. They say that the
third term, the Hartman campaign
fund and the steel trust swallowing up
their only rival, the Tennessee Coal
and Iron company with Roosevelt's
approval make him both unfit and UNI
desirable. 1t seems that Wall Street
| is backing Roosevelt. The breach in
1.-THE republican party appears to be
both fundamental and fatal.
The meeting of the democratic COM
mittee has intensified interest in dem
ocratic presidential possibilities. There
is much milling among democrats, but
their differences are not fundamental
or fatal There is a slow but sure
disqualification and alignment into two
sharply defined camps, the conserva-
| tives on the one hand, led by Governor
Harmon, and the progressives on the
lother, led by Governor Wilson. The
process of elimination is removing all
other candidates from the contest. The
1.-TWO house candidates, Underwood
leaning to the conservatives, and
Clark, leaning to the progressives, are
sharing the common fate between the
two mill stones. The special sensa-
j ton of the week has been the an
lnouncement on the part of Hon. j. j.
Whiteacre, of Ohio, in favor of Cover
| nor Wilson and against Harmon. Spe-
cial significance is attached to his
declaration ON account of the depress-
ling effect it will have on Harmon,
| since Whiteacre is from the Cover
nor's state, and, on the other hand, the
depressing effect it will have on Clark
and Underwood because he is a men,
ber of the house. Mr.. Whitacre de-
clares that Wilson is the only -candi-
date who can possibly win, especially
| if Roosevelt is nominated. This senti-
ment is rapidly crystallizing. A news
paper man representing rs dalies puts
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candidacy renders Wilson's nomina-
ton both indispensable and inevitable.
Senator Gore has been polling the
democratic press of Oklahoma and up
to date the results are as follows: Will
son 50, Clarh AZ, Bryan 2, Harmon 2,
Underwood l, Folk /, Marshall |.
The Oklahoma delegation had hoped
to pass Congressman Carter's bill for
the sale of the surface of the segregat-
ed coal and asphalt land on Thursday
last. Their hope was based largely on
the assurance of Speaker Clark to
the people of Oklahoma that the bill
should pass last Thursday. The meas
ure went over, however, but will be
pressed by the delegation to an early
passage.