The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-08
BULL MOOSE PARTY
WILL HAVE MERRY time

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special.-A
canvass of the Republicans in Con-
gress shows that only five of them
now intend to quit the Republican
party and follow Colonel Roosevelt
into the new Bull Moose organization.
The men who are willing to go this
far with Roosevelt are Senators Moses
e. Clapp. of Minnesota; Miles Poin-
dexter, of Washington, and Joseph NJ.
Dixon, of Montana, and Representa-
tives George Curry, of New Mexico.
and a. w. Lafferty. of Oregon.
This does not mean, however, that
all the other Republicans in Congress
will support President Taft. There
are in the House alone fifty-three Re
publicanS who at this time decline to
declare themselves for Taft. Nearly
all of these are opposed to Mr.. Taft,
but are in quandary as to what they
are going to go.
They have made up their minds to
remain within the regular Republican
organization, and are now figuring how
they may maintain their regularity and
still refrain from supporting Mr.. Taft's
candidacy. Many of them intend to
conduct an individual campaign for
and independent of the presidential
contest. Others, while asserting their
regularity. intend to promote Roose-
velt's candidacy under the surface
gresS generally are shy of the Bull
Moose movement. Privately, most of
the progreSsiVeS acknowledge that they
are against Taft and hope he will be
defeated, but express the firm belief
that their own political futures oe-
pend upon at least pretense of re-
manning regular.
A canvass of the Republican pro-
| gresSives in the Senate disclosed the
| following results.
Borah, of Idaho, disapproves of the
third party movement. He supported
will support Taft for the sake of regu-
larity.
Bourne. of Oregon, is opposed to a
| third party movement, but wants to
support Roosevelt within the party, if
any possible means may be devised
for doing so.
Brown, of Nebraska, and Nelson, of
Minnesota, will support Taft.
Crawford, of South Dakota. is for
Roosevelt, but opposed to a third
party. He does not say whom he Will
support.
Cummins, of Iowa, is opposed to
| Taft, but against the organization OF
a third party, and will try to remain
regular without supporting either can
didate.
Kenyon, of Iowa. is against the third
party and will probably vote for Taft
Gronna, of North Dakota, is against
Taft, but opposed to the third party
movement.
Clapp, of Minnesota, is for Roose-
welt and the third party movement. He
says there can be no compromise. and
he will attend the Bull Moose conven-
ton.
Poindexter, of Washington, agrees
with Clapp.
La Toilette, of Wisconsin, is op-
posed to both Taft and Roosevelt, but
| urges regularity and condemns the
third party movement. He expects
to stump for tine ocular Republican
| ticket in Wisconsin and assert his reg
ularity, but will probably ignore the
presidential ticket.
Works, of California, is opposed &c
a third party, but thinks that Roose-
welt ought to be supported as a Re-
publican against Taft.
Dixon, of Montana, will head the
| Bull Moose delegation from thai
State to the Roosevelt convention.
Bristow, Of Kansas. is for Roose-
| Welt, but hopes to avoid the third
fparty Issue through the fact that the