Evening star., 1912-07-06
TO bolt.
Senator Cummins to Remain
in Republican Ranks.
THIRD PARTY NOT NEEDED
Bosses as Likely to Rule in That as
Any Other.
CITES THE NATIONS PROBLEMS
Advises Care in Forming Judgment
Regarding Fraud Charge Against
Chicago Nominee.
THIRD PARTY NOT NEEDED
CITES THE NATIONS PROBLEMS

senator Cumnins of Iowa, one Of the
progressive candidates for the presiden-
t1ai nomination before the republican ma
tional convention, will remain in the re-
publican party and will not join Col.
Roosevelt's third party.
It Is no harder. in Mr.. Cummins' opin-
ion. to get rid of the bosses in an old
party than to prevent the appearance OF
new bosses in a new party. and the prob
lens confronting this nation, he believes.
can be better solved through the repub-
lican party than through any other polit-
ical organization.
Senator Cummins admits that fraudu-
lent conspiracy vitiates everything it
touches and that il the result of the Chi
cago convention was obtained by such a
conspiracy the nominee Of the convention
is not the nominee Of the party. But he
cautions republicans that they should not
reach such conclusion without careful
investigation.
Undeceived by Illusions.
Hopeful as am, 1 do not allow my
self to be deceived with illusions It is
not likely that we will do the things
which in my judgment ought to be done
In just the way I think they should be
done, or In any way as fast as they
should be done; but l believe that we
will do these things and many other
things for social. Industrial and CONNER
cial justice in a substantial and effective
way, and believe that We can solve the
problems before US more quickly and
more successfully through the republican
party than through any other political
organization.
1T was but short time ago that the
progressive movement in the rep ublican
party took on definite form, and yet at
this time three-fourths of the repub-
lican states are in the hands of pro-
gressive republican organizations. and
the membership of the party is over
whelmingly with US. We met defeat at
Chicago simply because we had not con-
|centrated our energies upon the aboli-
tfon OF a false and unjust basis of rep
resentation, but the basis can be over
thrown, and will be overthrown, and
another system for nomination of presi-
Dental candidates will be substituted be-
fore another presidential nomination is
made.
''The only thing that has happened
since the progressive republicans made
their campaign for the nomination of a
candidate for President in the Chicago
convention Is our failure to control the
convention, due. as many believe, to
unfair or dishonest practices by our op-
ponents. I deeply regret the failure. and l
agree that dishonest practices, without
regard to consequences. ought to be re-
buked and punished, but / cannot believe
that the disappointment, however pro-
found, or the dishonesty of individuals,
however hefnous. can constitute a foun-
dation upon which to rear a new party
II we are vigilant these things can never
occur again in the republican party, and
IL we are not vigilant they can occur In
any party, old or new. We cannot rid
ourselves of bosses by organizing another
party. Bosses will fasten themselves
upon any party unless the rank and file