Mountain advocate., 1913-01-31
REPUBLICANS CON-
ING TOGETHER
Progressive Senator's nav
stand together upon pOIiti-
col program that will unite
Republicans
Bull Moose Party Going
To Pieces in Western
States

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1913
Without any Grassland accompan-
iment and entirely apart from pro-
posed national get-together con
ventions, plans for the reorganiza.
ton OF the. Republican party by the
progressives are going forward here.
The work is being done behind the
scenes, so to speak. in the United
States. Nothing tangible is ex-
pected to show until the new Con.
gress gets to work, but then the
progressive control is to be develop
ell through pushing to the front
leaders | Ike Borah. LaFollette,
Cummins and Bristow in the tariff
controversy.
That the Republican cause is look
ing up-that things are in far bet
ter shape than they appeared to be
a month or more ago-is the con.
sensns of opinion now being ex-
pressed in the cloakrooms. Pro-
gressive senator's, each reporting
for his respective political and geo.
graphical section, are telling of sub
sidence of the third party move
ment in the middle and farther
western States. Progressive Repub-
leans now occupying the Senate
field think that they will be able to
handle affairs in their States so as
to present practically a solid frou,
in the congressional campaign two
years hence and in the presidential
campaign OF 1916.
1t is now predicted that there
will be only one out-and.o out, last.
ditch bull mooser in the Senate at
ter March 4. Poindexter, of Wash
ington Dixon Of Montana will
retire with tue resent Congress.
Brstow OF Katisas, who never
would admit that he had left the
Republican party. is expectrdto pull
harmoniously with the other pro
gressive Republicans when matters
shape up tor the battles directly
ahead, and Clapp of Minnesota
again is counted in the undivided
progressive group.
Senator Cummins and KENYON
have reported that the third party
movement in Iowa already has
lost so much ground that is no
longeris formidable. In Wisconsin
La Follettr, who will cut a large
figure in the coming tariff struggle
PARTLY because OF his finance co
mittee membership, is expected to
handle the Wisconsin situation, and
his mixup with Governor McGov,
ern is counted on to help rather
than hinder the work in hand.
Senator LaFollette will stand as
the regular" party leader in the
Badger State. while the governor,
who seems to have taken up the
Roosevelt cause and to have staked
his political future on it's ultimat
success, will be allowed to make the
most of his positioa The opinior
here is that La Toilette is getting
Mciovern into the very corner he
wants HIM in order to control tn,
Rcpub ican organization.
Even in Caliiornia, where tn,
third party movment was particu
larly strong, there is reaction
which will bring the Republican
party in line Tor future action, &C
cording to Senator Works of thar
State. In Pennsylvania and othel
eastern States where the Roosevelt
sentiment cut a large figure in tn
last election, the Progressives ar
rallying to the task OF getting con
troll OF the Republican organization
as Repnblcans-for corporation
with the regular Republican Of tn
Of the rest OF the country-accord