El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-27
ROOSEVELT TO
Be IN CENTER
Of STAGE
The Progressive Republi-
cans Prepare for National
Convention in Chicago.
MOST SERIOUS SPLIT
OF REPUBLICAN PARTY

Chicago, Ill, July 27.-This city again
holds the center of the political stage.
The big white house at Washington
and the little white house at Sea Grit
are in temporary eclipse, and will
probably remain so until after the
Progressive Republican party, SO
called bv its adherents, holds its con-
vention here.
And when the convention is calico
to order on August ., ii is claimed by
the sponsors of the new party that 40
states will be represented. 1t y also
expected that it will take rot longer
than two days, at the most, for the
convention to do what it intends to do.
This third party movement had its
birth at Orchestra hall Immediately
following the adjournment of the reg
ular Republican convention at Chicago
last month.
While there was no formal bolt from
the regular convention, this movement
is, to all intents and purposes, a bolt
because it was made as protest
against the action of the regular con-
ventiOn. not only in the matter of seat
ing delegates, but also against the
platform and principles adopted By
that convention.
Roosevelt to Be Nominated.
That Theodore Roosevelt will be
nominated by this convention, is
foregone conclusion. Although he stat
ed in his speech at Orchestra hall that
he would gladly support any Progress
siVe nominated at the proposed con-
ventiOn. it is not thought likely that
any name but his will be presented.
He will then be nominated by acclama-
ton, a running mate for him will be
named, a platform, which has already
been drawn up, will be adopted, a ma
tional committee named and the party
will then leap into the presidential
race.
The history of the third party move
ments in the United States, is con-
tinuation of political obituaries. Those
movements seem to have been born
with the sardonic grin of death upon
their faces
There is one exception, however,
robust child born of the Wing party
in 1854. It was strong of bone and
brain and sinew. 1t lived and flour
ished until it became the pride and
glory of the nation. That was the Re
publican party.
Such are the ways of politics. The
Republican party, itself the creature of
an insurgent movement. is now the
victim of the most serious DETECTION
that any party has suffered.
The Bolt in 1896.
It is interesting to speculate on the
parallel conditions that confronted the
Republican party in 1895 and in this
year of grace 1912. 1t Will be re-
called that at the Republican cOnven-
ton held in st. Louis in 1896 a process
sion Of boilers marched out of the con-
ventiOn han, led by senator Teller, Of
Colorado, senator Frank J Cannon, Of
Utah, senator Dubois, of Idaho, and
senator Pettigrew. of South Dakota.
They quit because the convention
would not put a silver plank in the
platform. On that day they made 2
brave showing, and the entire coun-
try, practically, west of the Mississippi
river, applauded. But what became of
them and the movement they started1
Senator Teller was fortunate enough
to be continued in the senate as long
as he desired to remain. Cannon and
Dubois took refuge in the Democratic
party. So did Pettigrew. But the sill
yer issue died, their states embraced
the Republican party and the boiling
senators did not receive a comforting
crOmb from their foster parent
Likewise a condition confronted the
Democratic party in 1896 that is ex-
acly parallel to that which the Re-
publican party is now facing. When
the western. or gold" wing of the
Democratic party expressed their pro-
test against the action of the Chicago
which nominated William J.
Bryan, by calling another convention
and putting generals Palmer and
Buckner in the field as counter irri-
tants. they only succeeded in injecting
a rift into the party that has taken 1
about A16 years to heal Palmer and
Buckner scarcely figured in the vot-