Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-29
1.-THE HYSTERIA
Is Being Squeezed Out
Of Third Party.'
So Declares MCHarg, Former
Roosevelt Man.
Remarkable Drift to Taft Within
The Last 10 Days.

was one Of Roosevelt's supporters at
the Chicago convention but who refus-
ed To follow him into the Third party
movement and who is now an enthusi-
astic TAFT man. was in the city, Mon
day, in conference with Chairman
Warren c. PhilhrooI of the Republic
can State committee.
I do not see much hope for the
Third party, in fact. 1 have never had
any faith IN Third party movements -
said NJ. McHarg to Journal report
er. Monday forenoon, in the lobby of
the Augusta House.s'I do not find the
Third party any stronger than the
Populists We're 20 years ago in the
West and South. With them it is any
thing to beat the Republicans.
1.-THE movement for Roosevelt start
ed after Taft put through reciprocity
and the belief became prevelant that
the President could not carry the ag-
rieultural states. There was no inti-
nation from Roosevelt before the con-
vention that If defeated he would or
ganiza a Third party continued Mr..
McIIarg.
III now looks as If Roosevelt would
hardly get votes enough TO beat Tart
IN states that % days ago We're consid-
cred sure for Roosevelt. In Massachu-
sets I nave found that men who are
fully informed iii regard to the matter
are convinced that Taft will carry the
state. There has been a remarkable
drift te1Taft within the last 10 days.
This situation is true in other states
than Massa chusetts. The settlement Of
the electoral question in Pennsylvania
is likely to give him the vote in that
state. The New York Herald pail gave
New York state TO Wilson by 10000 n
week ago, but, Sunday, gave il To MIN
by only Loco. New Jersey shows a
falling eff in registration of from 80,
600 to 100, 900 and 10000 of this defec-
ton is iii the county in which The city
of Newark is situated. Democratic
stronghold, and almost entirely among
the Democratic voters.
THE most that Roosevelt can hope
to do is to beat the Republicans, and
already thinking men who have been
following him are asking themselves
what will happen afterwards ii Will
son IS elected. A Democratic admins
tratien would mean a repetition of the
hard times of the second Cleveland ad-
ministratien and when the voters OF
the Nation became ready to turn back
to another party, would it not be the
party that had had previous admins
tratioas To point to. rather than a par
" that had not had an admlEistf&-
tom They would feel that they had
had enough Of experiments.
This feeling is shown in a high class
printing establishment in New York,
where a Doll was taken 50 days ago
and showed everyone of the Is men to
be for Roosevelt. A poll of the same
mon was taken a few days ago and -
of them we're found to be for Taft. The
hvsteria is being squeezed oft of the
party movement.
Thirty days ago North Dakota was
conceded to be q Roosevelt state:
within the last week the Republican
candidate for Governor, who has been
making his own campaign. has come
out openly for Taft and those who are
familiar with the situation say there
is no doubt of his election and the ear
rving OF the state for Taft as we'll
Mr.. aicHares pointed out that While
Roosevelt IN previous years had profit
ca by the Southern delegates and had
hcped to profit by them at the Chico
80 GtffNtHtl0tt III MS tPi4NNH4AN'N'' -
Was inconsistent enough to throw our
all the Southern delegates. Col
Roosevelt profited by the southern del--
esates in 1904; Hanna or someone like
him would have been nominated an
1904 had it not been for the Southern
delegates. which he got through pre-
cisely the same method as obtained in
the Republican National convention
Of 1872" ne continued, land he prohted
sby them again in 1908 when he swung
them for Taft
1.-THE alleged larceny of q conVention
al Chicago has been more than offset,
insisted Mr.. McHarg, by the tactics
of the Third party in regard to cleo
tors in california and other states.
Nobody has ever before expressed the
opinion that Presidential electors could
vote according TO their individual die
tates. Nhey have always been supposed
to vote with the party that nominat-
ed Them In this matter Col. Roose-
velt's party has gone deeper than the
recall of decisions of Judges and al
lows acts which are squarely in viola
ton of the constitution itself"