New-York tribune., 1912-01-28
IFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington, January :"

washington, Jduuhi' 49,
POLITICAL, "SUPES. "-"Have you e'ti
observed the supers IN a military drama
asked prominent Senator to-day. IL ~
have Won have probably been led TO Won
der how any theatrical company coulu 'ai
40 many. only to discover that the appea'
ance OF an army was achieved oy marCn
ing a small number across the stdse
peatedly each time with some sISn
change Of uniform so as to lead the auul-
ence to believe that they are different men
and that they constitute an army instead
of corporal's guard. That. added 'h'
Senator 'is the case with the politicians
who are demanding the denomination OF
Colonel Roosevelt. DO not be misled by ap-
pea RANGES. hut look at their faces, and you
will SEQ that they are the same squad OF
sbouters who were booming La Toilette a
short time ago. Now they have put on the
Roosevelt cape. and they imagine they can
deceive the public into believing that theY
are an army. As a matter of fact. they
are only a corporars guard. Most of them
are disappointed ofiiceseekers or those VINO
have been dismissed for cause. A few I'M
agine they can further their political am
bitions by getting on the coloneIs band
wagon at the start of the procession, ana
some are merely seekers after publicity
They find that they can get their names
in the papers by coming out for Roosevelt
They were successful when il was case
Of coming out for La Toilette, and they
liked it so we'll they have found new can
didate to come out for. but II is the same
corporal's guard of 'supes. You just
watch the names and see if I'm not right
POLITICAL AMBITIONS.-Accor 10
John S. Hogan of Detroit, who expects to
be a delegate-at-large from Michigan GOV
ernor Chase Osborn's sudden switch from
Taft to Roosevelt is due solely to personal
ambition. Mr.. Hogan declares that Gov
ernor Osborn has been trying to work the
Republican State Committee for some time
to indorse him for the Presidency, and
having failed. he decided that by coming
out for the nomination of Colonel Roose-
welt he might induce the colonel to award
him second place on the national ticket
Mr. Hogan asserts that Michigan will send
a solid Taft delegation TO Chicago despite
the disaffection of the Governor. George >.
Jovelace, of Muskegon, confirmed all THAI
Mr. Hogan had said. The Roosevelt move
ment like the insurgent movement In the
Senate. appears to careful observers TO be
an Outburst Of those actuated by political
ambitions Governor Hadley Of Missouri
and Governor Stubbs of Kansas have both
been inoculated with the ambition virus
Governor Hadley wants to he Vice-Presi-
dent and Governor Stubbs 10 be Senator.
Governor Glasscock knows that he has
never enjoyed the favor of the Republicans
of West Virginia, and that unless he can
s,. H.,
Welt band wagon he will 30 into the dis
card as soon as his present term is euded
| 1t took the power of Senator Elkins 10
nominate him and the popularity OF Presi-
dent Taft to elect him last time, and there
| is no Senator Elkins TO renominate him
now. And, speaking Of personal political
ambitions, it is hardly necessary TO refer
to PinchOt, Garfield, BrandeS ct al.
| MAY GANG AGLEE."-Democratic
plans to put the President in a hole" by
sending him tariff bills he cannot sign may
gang aglee" after all It will be, Of course,