The sun., 1912-07-07
BONAPARTE FOR WILSON
|FT.R. DOESN'T RUN
But He Thinks That Roosevelt
Should Stay In TO De-
feat Taft.
NEW PARTY LESS NEEDED
Root. Parker, Barnes and Muir.
ply Come In for Verbal
l.acing.

BALTIMORE. July SIN a statement to-
day over his signature Charles J. Bona
rarte. who was Attorney General in Col.
Cabinet. says:
1T were futile TO deny that the nomi-
nation Of Gov. Wilson has rendered the
choice Of Col Roosevelt next November
less probable and his candidacy less OBJ
viously needful in the public interest
than would have been the case IL the same
Influences had triumphed here which con-
trolled the Chicago convention. II is
also exceedingly probable that Roosevelt
will draw some votes from Wilson.
although by no means 40 many a. he would
have drawn from Harmon or Underwood
or Champ Clark. IL any one Of these had
been nominated through the agency OF
Murphy and Parker. just az Taft was
through the agency Of Barnes and Root.
But il seems 10 the writer little less
than absurd for any one to question that
Roosevelt = candidacy will make the Pres
idents defeat even more nearly assured
than il il al present Some good people
in Maryland may find il hard q understand
how many hundreds Of thousands Of vot-
ers among the millions are alarmed. dis
gisted and indignant at the outrage on
free government at Chicago vet cannot
make mp their minds to vote for Demo-
crat. even il he be such Democrat as
Wilson.
These citizens may not he philosophers.
few of us are. hut they include many
true patriots. many men who love justice
and hate iniQuity. who despise from the
bottom Of their hearts the men who did
the work done AZ Chicago and the methods
whereby that work was done. and who.
nevertheless. hesitate to help in placing
a Democrat in the White House or the
nations prosperity. safety and honor
in the keeping of the Democratic party.
The writer will vote in November
for Theodore Roosevelt IL the latter 4
name is on the official ballot. and il it
isn't he will vote for Woodrow Wilson:
but he believes SO many Of his fellow
countrymen who would also vote for
Roosevelt will he strongly tempted
il the latter's name il not on the ballot
to vote for no one. and even in some
cases to vote for William II. Taft that
he deems the candidacy OF Theodore
Roosevelt reasonable safeguard a ga inst
ma ional danger and disgrace.
Comparing the Chicago and Baltimore
conventions Mr.. Bonaparte SAYS:
"In each Of them a popular leader
unequivocally supported by public opin'
ion both within and without the party
struggled against an alliance Of profes
I.. -. s.o,a ,s-,t yk,t I.
vaguely but yet intelligibly described
| as the money power, that combination
Of crooked politics and crooked bis
business which Col. Roosevelt has Otter
and vigorously denounced.
In both cases the brunt Of the hght
on what we may call the crooked side
was borne by New Workers.. including
I in each instance a noted lawyer. Roo
in Chicago, Parker here. a notoriou.
politician peculiarly offensive to friend,
| Of honest government; Barnes by the
| lake. Murphy by the Patapsco. and q
band of veteran political marauders. the
old guard among Republicans. Tamman,
among Democrats
in both cases there stood behind thess
avowed champions OF tortuous method,
1 more sutuoWv put eAtTcHciy Hoteu
forms of predatory wealth. generally
believed to be. in last resort, virtually
identica |. whether posing a. Republican,
or as Democrats: and. finally. in the on,
convention no less than in the other al
open conflict was precipitated by th'
determination Of these forces OF M8mmoI
TO make man fit for their purpose
temporary chairman.
The contrast, however, ia vet more
significant The Democrats have nomi
mated for the Presidency their strongest
candidate. the Republicans their YER,
weakest. In Chicago the alliance OF
political tricksters with financial trick
siers achieved "A scandal lous triumph
in Baltimore, after a momentary sue
cess, it was bafiied, rebuked and final
overthrown.
As consequences the Republican part,
nominee. agreeing with its unfaithfu
leaders and at the best well nigh hopeles
Of victory. while il II further threat enc
with what may we'll prove to be the mos
formidable revolt and most disastrou
detection ever known in politica history
The Democratic party il confident
and enthusiastic. expects to win. feel
that this time IL deserves to win ant
counts with reason on the outlook fo
success and the approval OF public opinio
: TO heal any wounds caused by individus
disapI'ointments and personal collisions.