The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
PINCROT LEAVES
LAF0LLETTE CAMP
He Says Senator Is Respon-
sible for Taft's "0nly
Chance to Win"
THE END OF OLD FEUD

In lstter glowing with tributes to MS
ability and character, GInord PIncnot,
former Chief Forester OF the United
States, withdrew his support from SEN
ator La Toilette last night, ana cnarged
the latter with responsibility for giving
President Tart his ''Dest, indeed, ms
only chance of winning the nomination.
In stating that he Will IN future with
draw all support from the Wisconsin
Senator. the former Chief Forester at
tributes 10 the "overwrougnt conuIuon'
OF the latter his ODdurate rerusaI 10 aId
the cause OF Col Roosevelt.
Washington politicians last night found
a deal of enjoyment in Clifford Pinchot's
letter. II was he who, with his brother
Amos, and Medill Mccormick tall now
engaged in furthering the Roosevelt can
dIdacyD originally contributed toward the
establishment in this city of a>"PrOgres-
sivc Republican educational bureau"
which was alleEedly to support the ten
cts of the faith without regard to can
didate.
Trcachcry Suspected.
Walter Houser. appointed as head of
this bureau, was an ex-Wisconsin Official
chinery I'm favor of La Toilette The
story goes that the Roosevelt men. an
gered by this advancement OF individual
ends. besought the Senator to call his
dogs off" Failing. Clifford issued this
statement:
1T seems clear that the course YOU
are pursuing offers Mr. Taft his best,
and, indeed. his only, chance to secure
the nomination. The single Justification
that can be advanced for this course is
based on the theory that Col. Roosevelt.
the only progressive who can be nomi-
mated. is in fact not a progressive at
all. This theory Is clearly untenable.
recognize that Col Roosevelt may not
hold progressive views which coincide
at all points with your own. but I rec
ognize alsJ. and the country knows
that he is a genuine progressive. That
question was settled once for all by
his active championship Of human rights
during the seven years of struggle
which made the progressive movement
national.
Says La Toilette Can't Win.
Your decision to abandon the two
main purposes for which our group was
organized led to two recent conferences
in Washington. At the last one a ma
their belief that tho course YOU had
taken was unwise. Some OF those who
thus expressed themselves decided. how
ever, out OF consideration for your per
sonaI desire, To follow your programme |
in spite of heir belief that to do go |
would injure the progressive cause !
Many of the latter have since been !
forced by the logic OF the situation to |
reconsider that decision.
termination. as you yourself admitted at |
the first conference, is to destroy all !
practical hope of your nomination. Just |
before the conference of January - |
number of us were told by your manager,
Mr.. Houser, that he feared your course |
would result, IL followed through, in
your going to Chicago with no delegates
except those from the State of Wiscon-
sin. and that the Wisconsin delegation |
itself might be divided. Your appearance
at Chicago as a progressive candidate.
with a mere handful of delegates. would /
In my judgment seriously impair the |
cause.
Sorry ''fOr Condition."
I'm common with many of your closest
personal and political friends. have
made an earnest and sustained effort to
secure your return to the original objects
and | regret that We have failed.
''In conclusion. let me express my real
regret for the suffering you have under
gone. and are still undergoing. l am
confident that II is your overwrought
which is responsible both for
The change IN your attitude toward the
original purposes Of our campaign and
for the letter to which this is a reply. |
I hope for your speedy recovery and for
the renewal of the great services to our
DanUla already given
name so large a place in the history Of
he progressive movement"
Will WRECK CITRAN TRADE