New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16


ness. who are Republicans whether they
are Taft men or Roosevelt men. and
they are thinking third man, and talk
ing third man, and protesting by
wire and by letter to the leaders that
the Republican party is greater than
any individual or set Of individuals, and
must not be wrecked to satisfy the am
bition of any individuals or any groups
Secretly for Third Man.
Also. there are many of the Taft men
and many Of the Roosevelt men. the
leaders here and elsewhere who realize
the destruction to the party that must
follow the nomination of either Taft or
Roosevelt. and they are, secretly. for a
third man. if one can be secured.
If one can he secured-that is the cruX
Of it. As II is now. neither Taft men
nor Roosevelt men can whisper com
promise. The suggestion must come
simultaneously. for if Taft man should
suggest third man to a Roosevelt man.
the Roosevelt man would Immediately
spread the news that the Taft forces
were weakening. and they would be, and
the Taft man would perform the same
pleasing Office in case the Roosevelt man
spoke first. They must speak together
and it isn't time yet.
But the time may come. 1t will not
come, of course. if the Taft men can win
with Taft. or the Roosevelt men can win
n IL
bilities No matter what the claims Of
the rival managers, the fact is That
when you eliminate all the flub-dub and
froth. Taft and Roosevelt have about an
equal number of delegates. and Taft has
secured Roosevelt men TO take the places
Of the Taft men Roosevelt has won over.
II requires $40 votes to nominate. La
Toilette has thirty-six votes and Cum
minis has ten. Supposedly these La Fol-
lette men and these Cummins men will
stand firm.
Therefore. if d little band of delegates,
say thirty or forty or fifty. caring more
for the party than for the individuals in
it, should band together and vote for
some third man the way could be paved
for a compromise. 1t wouldn't take
much to create the situation. whatever
the outcome may be. The states Of
Montana, Idaho, Washington and
Wyoming for example, could do 1t, or
the delegations from Michigan and Ken
lucky. or any other little body of men
from various states.
Available Man Not in Sight.
This is not a prediction that there will
be a compromise. 1t merely shows how
a compromise might be effected, and re-
cites the obvious truth that great
number Of Republicans desire such a
compromise. If there was big, COM
manding Republican in the background
some man like Blaine. for example, or
any other great figure. il would be easier
TO compromise than it will be, provided
the plan is tried. but the available man
for the third leg of the triangle is not
easy TO find. Not many men Of Presi-
dental calibre are in sight, nor out Of
sight
1t is a delicate. difficult complex sit
uation. And. aside from Mr.. Roosevelt,
no commanding figure is on the ground.
Instead of being led by generals. the OPP
posing forces are led by squads of ser
geants and corporals. When anything is
to be decided upon there is no man on
either side, save Roosevelt, to say DO
It" or do not do it," with sufficient
force to compel obedience. Instead,
every proposition is mulled over by a
dozen or so little leaders, and loses ef-
ficiency in the mullng.
Flub- dub Is Persistent.
Meantime the clamor is continuous;
the spectacle is interesting; the fub-dub
is persistent. The sergeants and the
corporals confer and converse. Tho par
tisans parade and pervade The Near
Urea son Society methodically performs
more near-treasonable acts I'm the way
Of throwing out Roosevelt delegates up
at the Coliseum The Down with the
Bosses Association explodes into fervid
denunciation regularly every half hour
in the Florentine room Of the Congress
Hotel.
bill" Barnes and bill Finn play bat
! tledore and shuttlecock with the colored
brethren The lobby orators give con-
slant exhibitions Of the most useless
performances on earth. Five hundred
newspaper reporters bore into one an
other for information. The politicians
Of former days do their pathetic struts
! through the crowds. and the newer ones
wonder. casually. who they arc.
! The oldtimers have all emerged from
! the high grass There is more talk and
less to talk about than one would sus-
pect to read the reports. And over it al
| hangs a pail of hot political air, hotter
than usual at such gatherings, but of ne
more consequence.
There is a situation trembly, waver'
! ing, almost nebulous situation. And
| there is a question: an insistent, persist
ent harassing question. What will bC
! the outcome? There is not a person or
earth who really knows
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