The Washington times., 1912-08-11

KANSAS RESULT
PROVES PUZZLE
TO POLITICIANS
Roosevelt Victory Reveals
Strength of New
Party.
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be true. II seems to suggest that Roose-
velt Is going to be quite a puller of
Democratic support this fall. Stubbs
has always been strong with the pro-
gressive Kansas Democrats till now.
His showing last week was distinctly
disappointing to him and to his support
ers. Senator Curtis made far better
run than almost anybody suspected he
could make.
Progressives, both of the new party
and of Republican affiliations. agree
that this indicates that the new party
is much stronger than a mere progress
sive Republican organization could be.
Kansas has given demonstration that
progressives of all sorts are ready and
willing to get together on the new
basis, and that thus united, they are
stronger than ever. They are getting
strength from both old parties.
Kansas primary has set many Re-
publicans in Congress to thinking. A
long list of them, who have insisted in
the past that they were insurgent or
progressive Republicans, have been
hesitating whether they would follow
the Stubs course, or go boldly over to
~
have constituted for these powerful
"hunch" that the new party Is the
right place for them.
All this is thoroughly practical poll
tics. 1t is the conversation of men
who want to do what will most help
them to get reelected.
Sentiment cuts little figure in their
consideration. They want to win
Kansas makes a noise like advice to
climb boldly into the Progressive
This view of Kansas primary Is Civ
ing the Democrats concern, too. The
truth is that Governor Wilson's
speech. of acceptance has been very
real ldisappointmefrs to most Demo.
direct. ContrastGd with Roosevelts
speech to the convention that nom
mated him in Chicago. 1t he's started
the inquiry whether all the aggressive
left on the side Of Roosevelt Presi-
dent Taft is not expected to figure
much in the campaign; he will be or
the stump very little, and his support.
results from his speaking tours in the
primary campaigns, that 1t will be
just as well.
To Have Field To Himself.
But Governor Wilson was looked tc
gressive campaign. 1t appears tina
Ne will not make 1t. Colonel Roose
Welt will have the field to himself; Ii,
will travel up and down the country
making the only direct appeal tina
any candidate intends to carry righ
straight to the people. What he ca,
do. in such a fight, is very we'll un
derstood. The situation is developin,
into that ~ hou 20 oh
ioned more to his own liking.
This attitude nf mind was voiced h.
one Of Governor Wilson's Democrati
callers on Saturday, who observe,
that many Democrats were going /,
support Roose welt, and that there wa
a fascinating punch" in the Roose
velt pronunciamento. Governor vii
son plainly enough did not like tn
intimation that his own work ha,
lacked the punch; but that complain
Is voiced constantly among Demo
cratic public men in Washington.
The Progressive party having bee
nouted in the selection of a new can
didate at the head of the Ohio Stat
ticket, will now proceed to put fort
straight-cut Progressive ticket fror
top to bottom. This is Just whs
Colonel Roosevelt has desired all alont
The Republican State committee, 70
Il.
lon to make the rum yesterday name
Gen. r. B. Brown, of GAINESVILLE. II
is a tested staEdpatter.
The Progressives would have accept
ed some men, even suggested some
but the Taft forces proposed to have
man strictly Of their own sort. The
wanted to drive the Progressives> ou
and they succeeded.
No State has been sending more er
couraging reports OF the Progressiv
party strength than Indiana. From th
day when Beveridge was nominated fo
governor by the new party the move
ment has been sweeping the State |
manner astounding alike to Pro
gressives, Democrats, and Republican,
Indiana was one State set down in mo!
Of the lists as certain to go to Wilson
1t was general testimony that Pre-
gressivism had little following there.
Now, to the contrary, Progressiy
strength is showing up in all section
and Progressives are coming frol
both old parties. Bever.dge and Roos'
welt are going to make an utterly, vi
expected showing in the State.