Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-03
TALK OF A LEADER CONvENES AS COURT
Republicans Discuss Plans for Senate Takes Up Impeach
Reorganization. ment Case of Judge Archibald.
MANY NAMES MENTIONED MEETS AND TAKES RECESS
After
Among Those Spoken Is Set for Opening Statements
CONFERENCE NEAR FUTURE COUNSEL ADMITS THE ACTS
UtterlyC Gas Down by Re-
of o.
MANY NAMES MENTIONED
Borah, La Toilette and Hadley Are
Among Those Spoken Of.
CONFERENCE IN NEAR FUTURE
Prominent Members of Party Not
Utterly Cast Down by Re
suit of Election.

With the arrival in town of the shat
tered phalanxes of the republican party
and pending the forthcoming conference
with the President, there is a great deal
Of talk here and there as TO ''reorgani-
zation.' and get together" There is
much determination, but little detail in
the exchanges of opinion
All are agreed as to the necessity OF
reorganization, but at the outset IL the
question, Who is to lead? Whom are
they to rally around? President Taft
has signfied his determination not to be
a candidate again. He is going to prac-
tice law and he never did like politics
anyhow
Senator Crane is going out of public
life: Senator Penrose has lost his ma
chine in Pennsylvania; Senator Lodge
has his work cut out for himself to take
care of his seat in the Senate Senator
Root one of the most thoughtful re-
publicans is handicapped In the middle
west there are signs Of revolt against
the "old-guard' element
Who is going to pluck the STANDARD
from the dust check the retreat and re
form the line of battle for another stand?
That is the question the politicians on
Capitol Hill are asking each other
Senator ROrah Considered.
Senator Borah Of Idaho. young. re-
sourceful competent. already has ad-
yanced some suggestions He. ii is said.
will be among those considered for lead
ership. He was early i'm the field with a
statement pointing out the mistakes OF
the party and recommending policies
While he supported Roosevelt at chicago
as against Taft he refused TO 1oiiow
Roosevelt in his bolt from the party;
Senator La Toilette, however, VIII not
let Senator Borah get away Win tne
leadership without contest senator
La Toilette has always insisted tnal ne
is a republican. the Simon-pure klho Oh
republican because of his progresSiVeness,
and progressiveness being the hesstoile
of genuine republicanlSm tie ioushl
Roosevelt becau use he was bolter; ne op-
posed Taft because he considered MIN TOO
conservative. The only question raised
against La Toilette is the suspected sup
mort of Gov. Wilson by the La Toilette
people in Wisconsin
Talk of Gov. Hadley.
Then there is young Gov. Hadley of
Missouri pronounced coming man.
Supporting Roosevelt in the June conven-
tIon for the regular nomination. he de-
clined to follow him out of the party.
foo long ION the fence before coming
ont for the regular nominee However.
MANY republicans are inclined to thlnh
this rather a far-fetched criticism. Some
of them wonder if he is too young to take
up great burden
ciate Justice Hughes were off the Supreme
bench the question of leadership would
answer itself An effort may be made
to drag him off and commander ms
r,.f1 Dc.
at present Mr. Justice Hughes has his legs
twined around the chair rungs ana that
republican prospects will have to look
deal more rosy than they do now before
ne will drop the bone for the shaoow.
The republicans at the Capitol will
watch with interest the list OF names OF
men in attendance upon the get to-
gether'' conference. They will want to
know what element i'm the republican
oarty preponderates in the conference
Leaders Not in Despair.
There is not quite as much despair
among the republicans as might appear
on the surface Analysis of the results
of the election show that there is still a
tremendous latent republican vote in the
country.
Gov Wilson secured fewer votes than
BRYAN, and it is known to be fact that
a
by republicans who We're intent upon de-
stroying Roosevelt. The combined Taft
and Roosevelt vote, even if the latter in
cluded some democrats, shows that there
are republicans on earth.
How to get them together again is the
problem the leaders will discuss for
months to come No one expects Roose-
Welt to attempt to rally them under re-
publican banner. He is out of the repub-
iican party. 1t was proven that he could
not swing enough votes away from the
old party to elect himself.
The old-line leaders will not admit that
the republican party is dead and its en-
blem thrown into the discard. With a
new line of goods. perhaps. and certainly
with a new manager and statesmen, they
want to resume business at The old stand,
under the old firm name and with the
eagle swinging as the sgnboard
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