The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-19
Republican Candidates for Com
gress Center Their Fire on
State Issues and Dodge
National Issues
SMOKED OUT In ONLY
A FEW INSTANCES
Plan to Knife the Electors Who
Favor Roosevelt Fight is
Really for Party Ad-
vantage


Oklahoma City, Oct 19-'rhus far
not a single speech for Taft has been
made in Oklahoma under the auspices
Of the Republican party The nearest
approach to an effort in behalf Of Taft
IN this state was the appearance o.
Bede and Harlan. who were 50 effec-
tive muzzled BY Harris and Mcclure,
Since this episode no Taft man has
had the temerity to invade Oklahoma,
and not a voice has been raised in his
behalf by authority Of the Republican
organization. Dennis Flynn is max.
Ing some speeches but he IS free
lance and not under the direction Of
the Republican committee. The few
Republican candidates for congress
and other offices on the state ticket
who have taken the stump are confin-
ing their discussions entirely to state
issues. They ave proceeding upon the
theory that they can make the people
OF Oklahoma believe that state legls-
lation can be formulated at Waahlng-
ton. ana that to bring about certain
| changes in state affairs they must
elect certain men to represent them in
congress. But the people understand
the game They know this absurdlly
is suhterfuge to avoid a discussion
Of national issues which must neces-
sarily increase the antagonism between
the two factions that call themselves
Republicans.
While the standpatters Oh the Re-
publican ticket are conceallng their
positions as far as possible, when they
are not smoked out by Democrats as
Scott Ferris smoked out Dick Morgan.
among themselves they are abusing
Roosevelt and che whole Bull Moose
outfit.
Some interesting information as to
the standpat plan Of campaign has
leaked out and it comes from sources
Of unqueslionable reliability. in fact,
the whole scheme Of the regular Re-
publican organization was outlined in
a conversation between candidate
e for congressman at large and one OF
! his friends on a Rock Island train a
! few days ago. This candidate for con-
! gress, after scoring Roosevelt unmerc-
9 fully proceeded to tell his friend that
the plan OF The regular Republicans is
e to apparently pat themselves in the
e attitude Of supporting the whole Re
publican electoral ticket, but that the
q Taft men win all the informed as Ia
the identity Of the men on the ticket
who can be relied upon to vote lol
Taft. They viii vote for these mer
and scratch the Bull Moosers, SO that
+. il the Bull Moosers are not onto the
/ scheme and do not retaIiate the Taf
4 electors will have a big lead over ths
.e Roosevelt electors. This, they figure
is viii give the old Hafris-McGuire. Nor
gan machine first call in control OF thl
party machinery in the reorganization
that must come after the presidential
T. election n fact the whole fight X
Of far as Republicans and Bun Moosnr
a. are concerned. in this state, IS not 70
ar the control of the electoral vote. bu
to play for advantage in this inevIl
Ill able reorganization.
is There are really three instead q
ay two Republican elements. One is TIA
genuine Taft supporters who are nc
Ie- only opposed to the third party. bt
IN who are opposed IS The toleration
M the regular organization Of amy Roos
Welt supporters. Then there IS q
he straight ous and ont nrogressiyes, vii
ap- are In favor Of an entirely separate an
he distinct party organization under d
ow progressive name. A large proporlt
me Of those who favor Roosevelt ho'
ever, insist that there is no need f
organization q new party ID OH
J aona, that the Roosevelt forces &
3 easily control the Republican party
= this state ant do with Il whatever ih
? Will They are opposed 20 the Mcne
> aid outfit as well as e the Harfia-N
= CURE machines and are only ava'il
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