Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-01-06
T. R. SHOWS HIS HAND.

Columbus Ohio, was the scene OF gathering
Of unusual interest last Monday Normally
was gathering of the progressive republicans
Of Ohio assembled to form permanent organl-
zation and TO adopt a declaration OF pro
oressive principles According to the tally OF
their votes they mustered less than hundred
strong By a vote of 81 to 32-and Just aftel
Mr. La Follettes tour of the state-the progress
siye republicans of Ohio determined not to give
their Endorsement to the Hope Of Wisconsin as
candidate for the presidential nomination. 10
eild the bill they passed, by vote OF 81 to H. i
4 resolution of tribute to Mr.. la Toilette, char,
acterizing him as the living embodiment OF the
principles of the progressive movement ana the
logical candidate to carry them to successful
frution.
The average reader in contemplating the
news of the Columbus gathering, may have been
puzzled to find nine tenths of the press reports
devoted not to the speeches or the sentiments OF
the hundred Ohio progressive republicans, put
10 the manifestations of one, clifford flnchot OF
New Jersey, the testimony OF one Mr. John
d. Works Of California, and the lucubrations o.
Mr. Moses Clapp of Minnesota A small amount
Of space is devoted to the activities of Mr.. James
r. Garfield who, being resident and voter OF
the Buckeye state, had an inalienable right TO
participate in the councils Of the hundred pl
rressye republicans of Ohio and to lead their
debate
But the other leaders of the debate, we are
told, were Clifford Pinchot of New Jersey Mr..
Works of California and Mr.. Clapp of Minnesota,
while the major--or should we say the colonel
resolution of the day adopted by the Ohio
Progressive Republican league was submitted by
Clifford Pinchot of New Jersey.
A week ago, Colonel Roosevelt was at great
pains TO decare--on this occasion an authorized
publication without strings to tt am not in
politics Nobody expects me to be III politics.
We remarked at the time that this outgiving in
III abnormal tax mn mhlic prpdultV
The Colonel at the moment, however, was re
ferrng specially to New York politics, from
which, naturally enough, in view of the singing
rebuke administered to him after the Dix-Stim
son campaign in the fall of 1910, he still fights
shy. But it is also natural enough, week
later in Oho-where presidents arc wont to BE-
born or made--to find the Colonel bobbing NJ
sereney from below Not in person, of course
but the irrepressble shadow of T. r., conjureC
by the faithful Clifford Pinehot- from below
The good Clifford now ever, the Fidu
Achates of l. RI was at some pains to decl
TO the hundred Ohio progressive republicans tina
he spoke only for himself and in no way fo
Colonel Roosevelt" and along with that
eminent member of T. RS Kitchen cabinet
the disappointed Mr.. Garfield, who was not reap
pointed secretary of the interior by Presiden
Taft. led the debate against the Endorsement o
Mr.. La Toilette. The Pinchot resolution finally
however. declared behalf of the hundred Obi
7. RS, their determination Ito work in han
mony and unison to nominate progressive re
publican for president recognizing as fello,
progressveS all who hold the principles for whic
stand. whether they be for the presidents
nomination of Robert NJ. La Toilette or Theodor
Roosevelt or any other progressive republican
Truly wonderful climax and a tribute
the crafty lobbying of Friend Giff. the dis
charged. and " Friend Jimmy. the disappointed
Sar,onically hut UNANIMOUSLY was the news r,
ceived in New York" Roosevelt indirectly il
forms President Taft that he cannot promise
refuse presidential nomination il rendered.
That's all But there is no more chance of
gallery of i. Il. ShouterS Stampeding the repu
lean convention at Chicago next June again
Taft than there IN Chicago three years an
half ago when the same trick was tried M
miscrahy failed-much. doubtless. to the ehagr
of r. X himself
Meanwhile the Colonels strategy il Nap
leonie from ihe Coloneis paint of view lhons
is supreme SeltishneSs Is a. characteristic a.
Is transparent The Colonel is not candidate
am not IN politics but should the Roosevs
personal machine. which has necessarily work,
overtime ever since the Colonel reluctantly al
his bully time in the White House be- n