The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
TRAILING THE BULL
MOOSE THROUGH
new ENGLAND
John Maynard Harlan to Stump
the North East
A SEASONED CAMPAIGNER
Sent Out BY National Republican
Committee To Answer Progress
sive Arguments.

Roosevelt in his speech-making tour
In New England will meet foeman
worthy of his steel, critic and chal
lenger who will hold him to the point,
one who will demand an answer to
his questioning and whom it will be
impossible to evade.
Under the auspices of the Republi-
can National Committee John May
nard Harlan. son of the late Justice
John Marshall Harlan OF Kentucky,
will this week start on a stumping
campaign in New England in behalf
of the Republican ticket that will take
him over much of the ground to be
covered by Colonel Roosevelt, into
the same states, often into the same
counties and towns, and occasionally,
possibly, into the same halls where
the third party candidate is sched-
uled to speak.
John Harlan will be no novice on
the stump. Illinois knows him as
popular orator of unusual ability and
attractions and Chicago particularly
has not forgotten, and will not soon
forget, his great campaign in 1900
for mayor, when he stirred up the
city as II never was stirred before or
since and polled the largest vote ever
given to a Republican candidate for
that office.
Born in 1864 Mr.. Harlan is the liv-
ing, striking image of his illustrious
father. as men knew him thirty years
ago. Six feet tall, brawny and weigh
ing 200 pounds, the John M. Harlan
of today has the giant frame OF the
profound jurist.
The big round bald head, broad be-
tween the temples. the fearless eye
the high bred carriage, the frank
manner and the eloquent tongue all
suggest the man, the friend OF Abra-
ham Lincoln who in war times"
fighting the. battles of the Republican
party in his native state of Old Ken
lucky.
There will be many good Republl-
can campaigners in New England
from now on until election day. Clev-
err youngsters and seasoned veterans
and the Colonel will find it no easy
task to refute their arguments. To
dispose of John NJ. Harlan he must
needs summon every resource OF his
exceptional mental and physical
equipment. The Colonel will find him.
self confronted by man who VIII
rush him on his own ground, use MS
own kind of weapons and VINO VIII
stand up against assault just as ne
stood up against Louis Hall OF Yale
and Bud" Appleton of Harvard when
he was center rush of the Princeton
team in those strenuous days OF the
early SOS, and as he stood up against
Buck" Mccarthy and the other
strong men of local politics when
as alderman and candidate for may
or he fought the Chicago boodlers 10
a finish.
When Roosevelt was the militant
head of the Republican party ne had
no more loyal follower, no more zeal
GUS worshipper than the brilliant
Chicago lawyer who now stands fortn
against him.
His devotion was such that he
would resent even from his personal
friends criticism of his ideal Roose-
Welt but the idol has been shattered
by the candidates inexplicable
course since the return from Africa.
Now as a loyal Republican whose al
legiance to the party of proud tradl. |
tons is unshakables Mr.. Harlan will
strike back hard and quick at Roose-
velt's assaults upon 1t and force him
IN give chapter and verse for his |
reckless assertions and misleading
quotations.
Colonel Roosevelt is an effective
campaigner, with a keen intellect, &C.
curate memory, read and audacious |
tongue, resourceful fund OF informa-
ton and the habit OF rushing his ad-
versary off his feet, but he Is not
alone in Ire possession of these FAC
ulties and qualifications. John Har-
Ian, too, possesses them and perhaps |
in as great a degree. nor is he any
more afraid than Roosevelt to use
them even at close range, and the
New England itinerary arranged for
him by the Republican National Com
mittee makes 1t certain that the Col
onel will not have things all his own
way, as some times he does. and that
the political fur may fly before the
close of the New England campaign
of these two giants Of the stump.
The Republican National Commit
tee has advices from Vermont which
AHdl NnC hhtpNchNohc
win handily next Tuesday in the i've
cornered fight for state offices. The
reports show that the Republicans
would carry the state by the usual
overwhelming majority IL il were not
for the attempt Of the Bull Moose
party to disrupt conditions by Great
ing discomfort The people are well
satisfied with the legislation and ad-
ministration under Republican rule.
the judiciary OF the state is above
suspicion. the Republican state ticket
Is composed of men OF high standing,
there is no claim Of incompetency or
graft and the third party speakers
base their plea on the effect that
Vermont's vote will have on Colonel
Roosevelt's political barometer
These speakers ask all who favor
the Colonel for a third term to refuse
TO vote for men of experience and
demonstrated ability and to turn over
the state government TO Incompetent
and inexperienced men In order o,
.boos; ROosevelt's candidacy. Governor