The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

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TEE WASHlNGTO ON
lsts Vice President wae man who's
sunny and cheerful disposition. who's
loyalty to his frienda snd whose nat
urai eonseniaiisy was almost m
tioaai provesb, made him beloved b
thousanda, His deafh Is universall,,
mourned. More than this, It leave
President Taft in the position Of max
ing, singly and alone, the fight for Re
| publican supremacy. There is no doub
that this fact win bring back into tn
Republican ranls msny who woult
otherwise have felt no interest in tn
outcome Of the contest which is nov
being waged
And in this connection It is in
teresting to note that in the West
At least. the entire campaign was sus
pended during the two hours during
which the funeral of Mr.. Sherman wa.
in progress. No work was done ir
any Of the State hesdquartera ant
wherever meetings were scheduled fol
the afternoon they were in the ma.
ture of memorial services rather thar
political gatherings. II, in the future,
death should remove candidate upon
a rational ticket, the precedent thus
established will undoubtedly be OBJ
served.
In the midst of the Presidential cam
paien little or no attention has been
paid to the Congressional election. As
= matter of fact, it has generally been
believed that if the Democratic candi-
date should win, the House would be
Overwhelmingly Democratic The polls
which have thus far been made, indi-
cate the election of Democratic ma
jority.
1t could hardly be otherwise, espe-
cially as in nearly every district the
candidate for Congress has
had a rival put into the field by the
third party. Mr.. Roosevelt has played
every card in his hand in order to &C
,omplish, if possible, the defeat of the
Republican party. He has sought
to divide the Republican
,ote. and he has succeeded. He has
brought to his standard all those who,
,aving been disappointed in their quest
or Office, or who, having been defeat
d in elections. imagined that by iden-
flying themselves with the Roosevelt
they could once more stand
n the spotlight of public attention.
Take former United States Senator
3everidge, of Indiana, for instance.
Defeated for the Senate, he has be-
ONE the third party candidate for
Governor of his State. Whether he is
lected or not, he will attract to him
elf a personnel following which will
axe away a certain number of Repub-
icans from the regular organization.
nd afford him a nucleus for exploita-
ion in the future. In Pennsylvania
here is an attempt on the part of the
glorious Bill Finn to once more gain
ontrol of State politics. Other States
ford similar examples.
What is to be the outcome? No mat
r. how the election may result, there
determination on the part of the |
len who have been lifelong and loyal
.epublicans to see that their organiza-
on preserves its entity. They will not. |
they can help it, let the Republi-
an party, with its half century of
plendid achievement. come to an ig-
ominious end. They know that
oosevelt, with an unlimited fund at
is disposal, will attempt to create a
ew party, with himself at the head.
hey will counteract this effort with
n organization which will be cf-
.cted Immediately after the election,
nd which will have for its purpose
lie perpetuation of the Republican
arty. They believe that if Wilson is
ected. the country will be more than
lxious, four years from now. to re-
i'm to the party under which, for
ity years, with the exception of the
'ur years of the second Cleveland ad-
the nation has made safe
I'd steady progress. Their endeavor
i'll be to hold the Republican party to-
.ther during the interim. so that
hen the next Presidential election
all occur, they will be prepared to
ter upon the campaign with a united
ont
Even if the unexpected should hap
n and President Taft be elected, the
epublican managers will prepare at
ice for another great struggle four
ars hence. If defeat comes. theyI
e none the less ready and willing to
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