Evening star., 1912-08-31

NEW YORK, August 31.-Two more
prominent progressives. both Of whom
fought long and hard for the colonel dur
ing the republican convention contests in
Chicago, have forsaken Roosevelt's stand
ard Both now will fight just as hard
for the reelection of President Taft. They
are Col. William L. Ward of New York.
who sacrificed his membership on the
nationd committee to work for the
colonel's cause. and Ormsley McHarg,
who posed as champion of the Roosevelt
contestants in Chicago. McHarg held
several important posts under the Roose-
Welt administration.
McHarg came out fiatfooted last night
for Taft against Roosevelt.
Il have always been a republican and
always shall be one," shouted McHarg.
Therefore l intend to support my party
IN the coming elections and l intend to
cast my vote for President Taft.
under No Obligations"
Il supported Col. Roosevelt as a re-
publican. having no notion at that time
that he was anything else. / was bit
terly disappointed to find later what
his real intentions were. / am under
no obligations TO him or anybody else,
however. to get out of the republican
party and do not intend to do So
Il believe there is absolutely no
future for the new third party beyond
Col. Roosevelt If the new party ex-
poets to live 1t will have to take out
a life insurance policy on the cOloneis
life. ! do not think Penrose is a bit
more dangerous than Finn. and some
of the other so-called republican bosses
have quite as good a standing as has
Mr.. Perkins with the voters at large"
Col William L. Ward is the other
progressive chieftain who has broken
away.
= No leader worked harder for the
colonel at Chicago than did the West
chester master. Incidentally. the Taft
leaders were more concerned over the
undertakings Of Col: Ward than those
of any other man connected with the
progressive cause.
Roosevelt Forces Fail.
Until very recently Col. Roosevelt and
his advisers have labored to keep Col.
Ward in their party. At a meeting of
the Westehester republican organization,
however. Col. Ward made a speech that
showed that the effort had failed. He
said:
Il have found that there has been
more or less inquiry around through this
county as to just where l stood in re-
gard to the republican ticket.
Born in the republican party, as
have been, l was a republican at my
first vote and | am a stronger republi-
can than ever today. i do not believe
that because some of the rooms in the
house in which | have dwelt so long can
be subject TO criticism, and that because
some OF the rooms may be covered with
more less dirt that the room I live
in in Westchester county il not as clean
politically as any other room in the state
OF New York or in the United States. II
takes a much Drawer man TO stand by
and help clean the rooms that have been
deserted than IL does TO run away from
the house and crawl under pew cover.
"You cannot make me believe that there
is not strength and vitality enough In
the republican party TO reform any abuse
and to give all the progress that the ctti-
zens are nationally entitled TO.
q ITO those of our members who have
Sseen fit 10 desert US and try the new ex-
pertinent we extend our felicitations. The
door of the republican party Is open for
them TO return whenever they see ht.
We haven't anything in particular to say
against them and we trust that they VIII
make up their minds at an early date
that they have Been misguided and mis-
directed. We hope for their early re-
turn.