The Washington times., 1912-07-14
WILLIAM Finn
EXPECTED TO Be
PARTY MANAGER
His Plan of Procedure in
Electing Roosevelt Electors
May Be Adopted.
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the other received the most votes under
his name on the ticket. II in Pennsyi-
vania-the electors being the same un-
der both candidates names-there should
be 100000 votes under the Roosevelt en-
blem, and 200 under the Taft en-
blem, then the entire group OF electors
would be pledged, IL this plan worked
out, to support Roosevelt.
This plan, II It can be carried into ef-
feet In a large number of States, will
make the November election a sort OF
Presidential preference primary, In
which Republicans will instruct tSsir
electors what Republican they want
supported. Thus there would be two
campaigns going on at the same time
first. the campaign between the Repub-
licans and Democrats; second, the light
between the two elements of Republic
ans, who, II this project proved a sue
cess, would be able 10 fght out their
internal differences, while at the same
time taking no chance of throwing
their electoral votes to the Democrats.
Can President Taft refuse to agree to
such plan, IL 1t is put up to him by
the managers of the Roosevelt cam
paign?
the minds Of politicians in the Capital
Republican Congressman especially are
interested to know II they have q
chance to get the benefits OF such a
program. Many of them see In II the
possibilities of an adjustment by which
they might be saved from the danger of
division of the party vote, and thus
given chance to be elected that would
be irretrievably lost to them II COM
plete Republican : and progressive
tickets were put forward.
Senator Finn has pointed out in favor
OF his plan, that In many districts the
Republican candidates for Congress will
be sure to meet defeat II there are COM
plete Republican and progressive tickets
on the ballots. The one chance that the
| average Republican has is to get his
name on both the Republican and the
| progressive tickets.
Progressives believe that this plan
would go far toward composing diffi-
culties that have seemed almost insur-
mountable. In Pennsylvania the pro-
gressives have announced that they
VIII support and indorse the candidates
| for State offices named on the Repub-
lican ticket That Is easy for them to
do, because the progressives did the
| nominating.
Basis of Agreement.
In many other States. It is believed.
basis of agreement may be reached
IL the State and local tickets can be
Endorsed by both the Republicans and
the progressives. and the agreement
reached, to have a common ticket of
electors, who will vote for that Presi-
dental candidate who gets the most
votes In his own right and under his
| own name
One difficulty with this plan is that
there are some States in which nothing
| ftaI
candidates name Is allowed to appear
on the ballot. 1t would be impossible
in Tennessee, for instance, to know
whether a majority of Republicans IA
vored Taft or Roosevelt. because the
name of neither will appear on the bal
cannot be made also an instruction to
vote for a particular Republican can
didate for President.
One highly important and powerful in
fiuence Is working hard in favor o.
some ouch plan as the one here outlined
| That Is the desire of Republican Con
gressional candidates to be elected
That influence is at work all over thu
country. The New York or Massachu
setts standpatter is just as enthusiast
about the Importance of his own elec
ton, as is the Pennsylvania or Ne
braska insurgent. They are all in th'
same boat; they want their names oil
both tickets.
Being II that frame of mind, they cal
be expected to employ all the power o
their various local organizations ant
State agents, to get such a plan adoI I
ed. Thus the larger aspects of the mat
ter become in considerable measure tn
AFFAIR OF the Congressman, and of thos
Senators who want friendly legislature
chosen.
All plans for composing differences
are tentative at this time. They mus
await the dictum that will go fortl
from the Chicago convention OF Aug
ust 5. At. that time will be decided
whether there is any possible basi
of amity between the Republicans an,
the new party. Political washing
ton-that is. the section OF 1t that 4
Republican-hopes most ardently tina
such basis may be found. The in
fuence of Republican Congressmel
!. and Congressional candidates will b.
eNerted to the utmost at Chicago FIRST
and with the Taft campaign manage
ment atterwari. TO bring about som
such adjustment