The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-10-04
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR
NATIONAL SUCCESS
MediII Mccormick Sums up Situation at
End of September

mick, vice-chairman OF the national
party, says: At late meeting OF the
republican national committee, the
resignation OF six members was re-
ceiyed. all of whom have announced
for Roosevelt.
A blight came to the regular repub-
licans in Wisconsin, when in the con-
vention of their party in that state,
held at Madison September 18, plat
form was adopted that made no refer
ence to President Taft and was omi-
nously silent both as to his record in
the presidency and his place in the
campaign. This was followed by the
turning of Oregon with clean sweep
After fighting out its contentious, the
Oregon state convention terminated in
what was practically love feast. A.
E. Clark, brilliant attorney and one
of the progressive managers in Oregon.
was unanimously nominated for United
States senator after contest between
Mulkey, Jonathan Bourne and Clark
for the position. Bourne might have
been the nominee but for his refusal
to leave the republican party.
In Idaho Senator Borah declares
that Taft was dishonesty nominated at
Chicago and defes the republican
state central committee to force him
off the ticket. In the same state, the
progressive democrats are in open re-
volt against their party, and the Nor
mons in the southeast are alienated
from the democrats, because Fred 1.
Dubois, their inveterate enemy, has
been made vice chairman OF the west
ern states. The outlook in Idaho is
especially encouraging for the progress
ives, the Taft campaign having viz
tually collapsed. The state ticket OF
the progressives is counted certain OF
election.
Perhaps the most surprising news
comes from Colorado, where republi-
cans have been so confident OF the out
look up to within a day or two. The
Stewart forces are swinging to the pro-
gressiyes. Attorney General Griffith
has resigned from The republican state
ticket. The editor of the leading pa
per in Colorado Springs has come over
to the progressives. A split is con-
sidered inevitable in the democratic
party and the progressives are confident
of victory throughout the state, IN
which 46 counties are fully organized
and most OF the county tickets are
completed. Denver dispatches to
headquarters that the progressives are
full of enthusiasm and confidence. In
Utah, too, formerly counted for Taft,
the case is by no means hopeless. The
state ticket just nominated is popular
one and vigorous fight will be made
for its election.
Very similar are the latest returns
from the eastern states, and in the
south there is being manifested new
trend of thought rising above the old
nartv politics. What, however, may
be considered the most formidable and
convincing proof of the extending pro-
gressive conquest is the most remark
able increase in the number OF news
papers throughout the country which
have abandoned support Of either one
or the other Of the old parties and
have come out finally and boldly IN
favor of the progressive party and its
candidates. OF these newspapers there
are now about 5000. Never before in
the history of politics has there beer
such rallying Of the press in its favor
so Immediately following a party
birth.
Such, in a general way, but Ger
tainly definite as to fact and spirit Il
the account Of progressive advance
ment in a single week. There is nC
Disgusting the situation. Taft is prac
tically out of the race. Nationally, th'
struggle is only between Roosevelt
and Wilson, and the first is gaining
The spirit of the progressive platform
is extending to the people.