New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
With Few Exceptions Progress
siyeS in Senate and House
will Not Support His
Third Party.
WILL STAY IN OLD RANKS
These Men See No Chance for
Success for the Colonel,
While They Know Their
Own Defeat Would
Follow Their Bolt.
from The Tribune Bureau.l J

Washington, July 2I.-The Progress
siye Republicans in Congress, with pos
sibIy few exceptions. do not purpose 10
support the Bull Moose party. This is
Incoming daily more evident.
Many of the Progressives do not like
President Taft. but they are growing
more and more loath to abandon the
Republican party. They have for n
long time struggled against great odds
N gain control Of the party. They
feel that they now have very nearly
majority. and they can see nothing 10
he gained by abandoning the advantage
they now enjoy, the fruits Of their long
,abors. and going ont into the wilder
ness Of third parties.
Viewing the situation from broad
nont OF view, these men believe that
only a little patience is needed to en-
able them TO gain control of great
marty with seven millions Of voters.
and that nothing is TO be gained for
Progressive principles by seeking 10
djsrupt this great organization, which,
under Progressive leadership, may be
made so powerful an instrument Tor
The policies for which they stand.
Looking at the situation from a mar
rover and more personal point OF View
thc Progressives can perceive only per-
sonal disaster for themselves II they
scrarate from the Republican party
and become members of the little band
Of third termers. The programme OF
Mr.. Roosevelt 10 put in the field conf
pIete third term tickets is especially
obnoxious to Progressive members Ut
the House. who would thus be forced
either TO abandon the Republican
party. with no hope whatever OF sue
cess. or TO run on the Republican ticket
and abandon what they have stood Tor
in the cause of progress.
Finally, there is degree of senn-
ment-although 1t is difficult to get
genuine reactionary to admit it-among
the Progressive. Republicans whicn
makes them reluctant TO abandon the
grand old party to which they owe so
much and toward which many Of them
entertain that sense Of gratitude which
has been defined as "a lively apprecia-
ton Of favors 10 come.
No Chance for Success.
Then. too. the reports from all sec
tons of the country regarding the
progress of the Bull Moose movement
are discouragins. Frank Munsey. one
" its most prominent sponsors, admits
that II cannot succeed. From Oyster
Bay come many emissaries who, under
promise of absolute secrecy. relate that
Colonel Roosevelt himself has 40 idea
that ne can be elected.
Altogether, indications OF defeat this
wear for the Third Term party are
overwhelming. All except a few fanat-
les admit that at best all that can be
Axpected is the defeat Of Mr.. Taft, and
the defeat Of Mr. Taft means nothing
except Democratic victory, with a
strong probability that many of the
most Progressive Republicans would be
retired to private life.
Just at this juncture comes Senator
La Toilette and executes coup IN
the Senate whereby he resuscitates the
alliance with the Democrats of a year
ago and succeeds in inducing a ma
iority Of the Senate to pass his wool
oil. Nowhere is the maxim that
Nothing succeeds like success so true
as in politics, and Of the two Progress
sivc aspirants for the Presidential NOM
nation at Chicago, Senator La Fol-
lette now appears to his friends and
admirers by far the more successful.
lie accepted his defeat with manllness,
and even with dignity; applied himself
20 recouping his political fortunes, and
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