Semi-weekly herald., 1912-10-07
REPORTS SAYS INTEREST
In BULL MOOSE WANING

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-The Bull Moose
may be dying hard but, nevertheless
and Notwithstanding, the Bull Moose
is dying.
In other words, Roosevelt 10 now
practically eliminated as a factor in
the presidential contest. This Is the
summary OF hundreds Of letters re-
ceived this week at the western head
quarters of the Republican national
committee in this city.
Last week 1t was cautiously assert
ed in this correspondence that the
Roosevelt movement was apparently
dying out. Information which has
reached headquarters this week re-
moves the matter from the domain of
doubt. Letters written by different
people in widely separated localities,
not with any collusion but from the
standpoint of independent observation,
show that the movement Is becoming
moribund. Everywhere Republicans
are returning to the party ranks, re-
fusing to be led into bolting organi-
zation which is nothing more nor less
than a Democratic Aid society.
The unanimity of testimony carries
conviction and the disintegration is so
plainly shown as to fully warrant the
prediction that the Roosevelt third
term party movement will collapse be-
fore election day.
II is not necessary to take Repub-
lican evidence only. a Democrat OF
national prominence who was actively
engaged in promoting the candidacy
Of Champ Clark for The presidential
nomination, recently sent out $1,000
letters to Democrats throughout the
United States. In the replies which
he received, wherever the narne Of
Roosevelt is mentioned, and that is
in hundreds Of cases, 1t is accompa-
MED by the statement that Roosevelt
is losing ground in the writer's To-
cality.
And not only from the Democrats
but from Roosevelt himself there Is
confirmation. II Roosevelt were gain
ing ground the Bull Moose would be
believing loudly. Roosevelt, self-ad-
vertiser that he is, would be shouting
from the housetops II he were gain
ing ground. His grouchy denuncia-
tions of everybody and everything tell
the story Of his discontinue. The
fact is that not a single accession TO
the Roosevelt ranks has been report
ed since he began his campaign. On
the other hand, thousands Of deser-
tions from him to President Taft have
been announced.
1t is especially true that Roosevelt
was hurt rather than helped by his
recent tour to the Rocky Mountain
and Pacific Coast states. He indulged
in angry denunciations and offered no
practical remedy for the conditions Of
which he complained. The people
could not help seeing that he was
more Of demagogue than a con-
structive statesman. The coolness Of
his reception has inspired the Repub-
lican leaders to make an aggressive
| HkHt III SaiioIuih anu tncy uavc DcNh
unwittingly aided by the Democratic
managers who sent Bryan into the
western country. California and the
Pacific slope went overwhelmingly for
Champ Clark before the convention
and the presence Of Bryan was as q
red flag in the face of hull to the
Clark men, for they mold Bryan per-
sonally responsible for the defeat Of
their favorite. When, in addition to
this, the Clark leader in California
was deposcd and his organization
turned over to a Wilson Democrat, a
situation was created In the Demo-
cratic ranks which helps the Repub-
/. licans nightly.
The chapter on the Roosevelt de-
cline might be indefinitely extended.
: In one precinct in Illinois = poll r.
J vealed the fact that Roosevelt Will
not receive over one per cent Of the
vote given to him in ths primary lasi
: May. e. B. Hawkins, who win b
the new national committeeman from
: 4innoo0ta. ooyp that The ~ ~