The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08

III
the Bull Moose and the G. o. P.
Il elephant voked together and pull
ing with all their combined
might to bring Maine back into the
Republican column. the state election
Monday is going to prove far more
prophetic nationally than that of Yer
mont
Mr.. Taft, taking his ease Just across
the line at Beverly, will do well to
| sit up late for the election returns. If
| Taft cannot carry Maine with the help
of the Bull Moosers it means that he
is no more popular now than he was
in the days Of the primaries and that
his chances of reelection are small.
The Bull Moosers running alone failed
to make any appreciable dent in the
Democratic vote in Vermont. Here
the Bull Moosers are trying different
tactics, And if the plan to stand with
the Repu blicans in the northeast cor
ner of the nation and battle for the
offices as a preliminary to standing at
Arma goddop, and battling for the Lord
doesn t beat tho Democrats, Governor
Wilson will have reason TO feel
greatly encouraged by the news from
Maine Monday night.
No Friendship in 1t.
Let nobody think that the Bull
Moosers and Staudpatters are especial
" friendly or that the rift in the Re-
publican lutte hasn't damaged that in
strumeut 8 value in Maine, But as
boys who have been pelting
each other with stones unite mutually
to pelt rowing policeman, 80 are they
Joined temporarily to defend them
selves against the Democrats.
The amount Of caution that is scat
tered among the politicians during this
astonishing fight is remarkable. VIII
liam #. HAYES, who is opposing Cover
nor Frederick w. Plaisted's cal didacy
for re election, will not tell anybody,
not even his intimate friends, whether
he is for the colonel or Taft. Neither
will ex-Congressmau Edwin c. Bur
leigh, who is contesting the United
States senatorship with Obediah Gard
ner, the Democratic incumbent Three
of the four candidates for congress,
William B. Skilton in the Second, For
est Goodwin in the Third and Congress
man Frank T, Guernsey in the Fourth,
refuse TO express any preference on
the platform. or the entire ticket
only Asher G. Kinds announces bluntly
that he is for Taft, and be doesp u
care who knows it. Frederick Hale,
son Of former Senator Hale, is the
state chairman, and he is lust as close
mouthed about who he is for as tho
rest of them.
Row After Crusade.
All Of which would indicate that
there is going to be a lively row in
| the party as soon as this crusade for
the offices is finished and that the
! Bull Moosers are at least so strong
that the regulars are getting afraid of
them.
Thus far most Of the battling against
Plaisted and Burleigh for governor and
senator has been led by the Roosevelt
faction. The Bull Moosers here, as in
other states. are not afraid OF Taft,
but they are tremendously afraid Of
Wilson, They believe that a Demo
cratic victory in Maine would lead
lot of voters now perched on the fence
to think they heard a band wagon, and
they know that in the early days Of
Bull Moossm any general desertion
would hurt.
Within the last day OF two there
were evidences that the standpatters
also nre waiting upon news from Bev-
erly to the effect that the president
would not regard it as complimentary
TO be beaten in Maine. Kinds and such
Of the other Republican leaders as
have the courage to mention Taft e
name favorably are doing what they
can to help the Roosevelt meu in the
state fight and tonight even soma con-
fident c1nims Of partial victory were
being put forth by the Evening Ex-
press, which is the Portland organ Of
the temporary allies.
Up to date the Democrats have been
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