The Washington times., 1912-04-23
BOTH FACTIONS
WORKING HARD IN
y NEW HAMPSHIRE
Taft Forces Anxious to Win
for Moral Effect on
uk., Country.
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plete organi8alIons; state committees,
delegations. and all the rest. Ihe Con-
gTessInen and senators from Michigan
are in a fr1ghtIul frame OIL mind, Tor
they see their political work crumbling
under their feet, and defeat staring
them in the fact next fall, unless mat
ters are nxed IN some fashion tnat Will
heal the wounds.
There seemed to be just one way:
To have the legislature called together
again, and pass a hurry-up measure for
Presidential primary, wlplng out
the entire transaction heretofore, ana
letting the people settle their cnoice.
There are no party splits, no conven-
ton riots, when( the primary Is used.
30 the proposal has Deen under con-
sideration Dy some OF the Michigan
leaders, to adopt this method of un-
doing, the damage the TAFT machine
lperpetrated by trying TO seize the state
convention. .........
But it is extremely doubtful IL the
plan will work Mention the word pri-
mary sharply and Unexpectedly In tne'
presence or a raft politician, and ne
has a nervous shock and tnen a balloon
ascension. Iney. nave been. ascending
ever since TINS Michigan primary IDEA
was put out; the air Is Iull OF them.
Every effort has been mace to hold
their legislative forces in line against
the plan, and 1t. Is doubtful now
whether, in the limited time remaining,
another special session can be obtained.
New Hampshire's delegates are
claimed by both sides but the Roose-
dent. Inc men OIL lne ground wired to-
day that everything was IN good shape,
and they expect 10 control the state
and both Congressional district conVen-
uons.
Reports from Massachusetts are ex-
actIy like they were In the last week
before the Pennsylvania primary. Inc
swing of things toward Roosevelt has
set In, and 1t looks as II the colonel
would get away with the big end Of the
delegation.
Enthusiasm High.
Enthusiasm is running high on the
Roosevelt side, while the Taft people
are depressed. Already there Is serious
discussion of whether Mr.. Taft will
withdraw If he loses Massachusetts.
The tory leaders would like him to do
so, provided they can deliver his dele
gates to anybody except Roosevelt; but
Investigation on this point has demon
strated that the South would flock SOL
idly to the latter the moment Ia1t was
out, and there would be no cnance
whatever to push the cause OF COM
promise.
SO it comes about that the anti-Rooss-
welt last-dltcheTs are for the present
at least, doing everything possible TO
keep the presiuent jollied into sticking,
In the benef that tney can keep thelr
forces better in hand by this procedure.
They want to hold them till convention
time, and then make last desperate
erfert TO nominate compromise man.
Taft is already dropped, SO tar as con-
Germs the real inside arTangementss saoI OF
to Beat Roosevelt He is being used
merely to keep delegates from starting
Kansas I is lining up for Roosevelt by
rather large proportion of delegates
than had been expected, considering thal
n.sm mas c6oss mo ma about e onetbsd Of the
counties, and Roosevelt has approx
mateyl two to Taft,s ope; 49,
Nebraska did considerably better, haY'
ing the primary Returns from the still
incomplete count show that he got ovel
34,UOU votes to 1l,000 each for La Follete
snG Taft The two lat latter sta,a ran neck
Senator Jonathan Bourne, who was de
feated for denomination in Oregon, to-
day issued statement that gives after @
politics. to the intelligent determination
OF the people!
Bourne's Statement.
He hasn't lost bit OF his confidenc,
in them. Instead, he says:
II have not lost one particle of M
conh6t rec in the intelligence and appre
citation Of the people OF Oregon. 1 real
ize, however. that my plan Of making
DO campaign leaves the voters withou
complete information upon which t
base their Judgment
~ have a very limited personal &C
quaintanceship in oregon except in thu
city OF Portland. There are about -
newspa pers in Oregon. and, so far as
am Informed, only six OF them advocat
these Lapers are located with one eX
-ceptior, gave me the plurality vote
Practically ali the other papers car
rled political advertisements, editorials
and news articles In support of m,
rival or opposing me.
ID Iring most of my six years of serv
too
circulation in the State has misrepre
sented me and nv work. has eIminat
ed my name from news dispatches re
garding the work / have done, and ha
expressly given to others the credit 70
some Of the important things I have &C
complished.
Eesentation was aided by the persona
H. work of an extensive organization bull
UP by the reactionary element in Ore
gon, all striving to the common end O
defeating me at all hazards. I am ad
vised that the expenditure Of none
against me was limited only by the OF
portunities for spending 1t.
Five years OF Misrepresentation an
the Industrious and well-planned spread
Ing of poison during the campaign LEI
the voters with one-sided information
They acted on that information.
Because of my advocacy of a pare,
post. the country merchants were praC
tically unanimous against me, and the
formed working force whose infiuenc
could not bS surpassed, particular
since they kept still on the parcel po,
issue and based their opposition O
other grounds-chiefiy bbecause of m
staying in Washington to attend to off
clal duties, instead OF going back to til
State during each recess, thus claimin
was practically a nonresident of ii
State.
Il have no regrets. The plan is rigl
in principle. Demonstrated cffcienr
is the men sure of retonSon or proA
tion Ct the employe in business, ar
Clnment The resnlt in Oregon, HOY
ever, proves that the public serval
mSkinG no campaign must have a vel
large personal acquaintanceship.
newspapers at least fair, VINO will Il
form the people as to his accomplish
mCnt.
good. I arr as confident as ever that
the neople are "ognzant of such fac
they have the intelligence TO recogni
him and will show tttir appreciate,
by retention in Office"
Jones Well Fixed.