The Washington times., 1912-07-04
NEW AL|GNMENTS
QUICKLY FOLLOW
BIG CONVENTIONS
Bosses Working In Har-
mony, But Mass of Voters
Holding Aloof.
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genheims, the Gallingers, the Cranes,
the Mckinleys, the Ballingers, and all
middling- ns e sized 81 f; boss in % the Whole coun.
try left for Roosevelt. Roosevelt hasn't
a thing left-except the people.
And what about them2 The answer
Rsss Rss essn one4 the up GGe G SSny Ro
last ten days days; conventions that
have been passing resolutions declaring
that Roosevelt is the real Republican
nominee, and demanding that Roosevelt
candidates be named for electors, on
the Republican ticket. In cases where
the electoral nominees have already
been named, they are being called upon
to declare for Roosevelt. I, +
People Heard From.
This movement is going on every
where; going on with a persistence and
uniformity that demonstrates most eff
fectively the disposition of the people.
The more the bosses solidify themselves
behind the leadership of Taft and Will
son, the more the people will demand
that the candidate who hasn't any boss
es in his encourage, shall be elected.
They are already doing 1t,
1t Is just discovered that the bosses
at Baltimore put over particularly
good thing for their own cause, in tho
plank that limits Governor Wilson to
single term in the Presidency, II he
email De elected. NIONeTUDI WbbOlls
when his attention was called to this
plank, expressed surprise; he didn't
know 1t was going in.
OF course he didn't. The explanation
of its presence is highly illuminating.
1t represents. on one side, the excellent
intentions of Mr.. Bryan, who has
always sincerely insisted on the single.
term rule: and on the other hand, II
stands for the purpose OF the bosses
| to get the party back Into their control
at the end of four wears.
Suppose Wilson be elected. He will
turn the rascals out, and the Demo
| Gratis in. The machines will be
he 9ebs Gsn sonaol GO tao Il
guarantee, given in advance, that VIII
son will be only. a one-term Presl-
dent, the machines and the bosses
| will be able to organize the office
holders and the interests into a great
army for the purpose OF controlling
the nomination four years hence.
Machine In Control.
Wilson, pledged not to run again
| will not be in position to use his
| office holding army effectively. The
! offceholders, anxious to hold on to
their jobs for another term, will cast
about to find something they may tic
to in the way Of leadership; and they
| will inevitably be attracted to the
big and powerful machines and ma
| ChiniStS. Thus, IN a convention 1our
| years hence, the bosses who were
beaten at Baltimore will be strength
ened by the addition of their office.
| holding re-enforcements, and will have
vastly better prospects of controlling
the nomination in 1915 than they had
| in 1912.
| All these possibilities in the situation
| are coming to be seen pretty clearly.
| and they are strengthening the purpose
! of the mass of voters to sustain the
| effort at formation of a new party
Far from any thought of abandoning
| that propect, Colonel Roosevelt and his
| inner advisers have announced that
they will go straight ahead; that the
| detection OF few politicians makes nc
| difference: that the call for the party
| convention at Chicago Will be issued
| very soon, and that the name OF Colonel
| Roosevelt will be presented for Its
| nomination. II shall run, whether I get
an electoral vote or not" Mr.. Roose-
welt has declared.
But he will get electoral votes. Both
| at Chicago and at Baltimore, among
| experienced political analysts, 1t was
agreed that the real fight will be be-
=! tween Roosevelt and the Democratic
nominee. In those States that are al
ready Republican and progressive, the
! electors who will be chosen Will be oi