Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-06
LA TOILETTE And
BRYAN MAY FORM
A THIRD PARTY
WASHINGTON AGOG over IT
Politicians Much Concerned
Over Probability

Washington, April 5.-Will there ba
third party after the Chicago con-
vention. if Taft wins the nomination?
This question is giving the regular.
standpat republicans food for consid-
cradle thought just now
While much of the talk of bolts af-
ter the Chicago convention and much
of the third party talk that has been
heard recently has been put out by the
Mckinley campaign management fo~
the purpose of trying to hurt Colonel
Roosevelt, it is nevertheless fact
that the third party question is giving
leading politicians of both the old par
ties not a little concern. In this con-
nection there has arisen a good deal
of talk lately of possible third par
ty movement in which two men, pow
erful in their respective parties, may
be conspicuous. These two men are
William ]. Bryan and Robert M La
Toilette
Hardly probable as it seems, it is \
fact that one can hear not little
talk in well-informed quarters about
Washington at this time on this text.
What if new party arises and
nominates LaFollette and Bryan for
president and vice president, or Bryan
and La Follette?"
10 4AaA falxr
whether headed by one man or the
other, would appeal to numbers of
progressive republicans and of pro-
gressave democrats. 1t would be a
combination that would tax severely
both the old parties. Some who have
given the matter thought believe thai
II 1t shall turn out that President Taft
is re-nominated at Chicago and a con-
servative democrat is nominated at
Baltimore, and a Bryan and La Fol-
lette combination can be formed, it
will be the beginning of a complete
revolution in parties of the United
states and will soon result in the es-
tablishment of liberal and a conser
vative party, with abolishment of the
republican and democratic parties.
The most widely varying views are
entertained among politicians as TO a
third party movement and the effect
OF it. Many of the old guard republi-
cans would welcome such move
ment They say it would get rid of
the republican insurgents. and that
trouble out of the republican party
than in it, Som eof the old guard
democrats feel the same way abous
getting rid of the insurgent or pro-
gressive democrats. What would wor
ry the old guard politicians, however,
would be the uncertainty as to just
how the remnants of the old parties
would be affected, and whether there
might follow it complete breaking
Up of the old parties. Socialists the
ountry over would deeply regret a
new third party movement In the
present troubled situation of republi-
cans and democrats, SO long as there
is no third party newly formed, the
socialists see great hope of big gains
for themselves.
Much of the third party talk, how
ever, proceeds without recognizing the
tact that not many republican or DEM
ocratic leaders are willing to takd
the plunge and leave their old polit-
ical alliances. Senator LaFollette has
repeatedly said that he could fight
most effectively within the republican
party, seeking to reform it from with
lin, and not from without This is the
attitude taken by most of the con-
spicuous leaders whether in the re-
publican or democratic party. A third
party movement, if it comes, will have
largely to proceed from the rank and
file, and not from prominent old
: leaders, according to the present out
: look.