The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-05
CANDIDATES FOR
THE us. SENATE
PRoGREssivEs WILL HAVE THEM
In EVERY STATE NEXT YEAR.
ARE TO HAVE EVERY ASSISTANCE
?. w. Estsbrook Of Nashua, New York
May Succeed Chairman HilIes on
the National Republican Com
mittee in 1916.

national committee was meeting in
Washington last Saturday with Chair
man Charles ID. Hilles, former secre-
tary to President Taft, at the head of
the table, the executive committee of
the Roosevelt progressive party was
citing in New York, with Chairman
George w. Perkins of the harvester
trust, presiding.
At the conclusion of the bull moose
conference, Walter f. Brown, Ohio
: member of the committee, gave out
the statement to the effect that re-
ports from every part of the country
Exclusively showed to the executive
committee that progressives had no
thought of emalgamating with the re-
publican party and that the committee
had decided that in every state where
a United States senator is to be elect
ed next year, the .progressives, will
have a candidate in the, field and that
in those state. an order to strengthen
the senatorial candidate, progressive
candidates for state office, for con-
gress and for county Offices will be
nominated a " 'h'
The progressive party organizations
in these states which are to have pro-
gressive candidates for United States
, senator, governor and representatives
in congress, are, to have every possi
p, BILE assistance which the powerful fl
nance committee of the New York
headquarters can give them. Speak
ers of national reputation, like former
Senator Albert J. Beveridge, who Is re-
garded in Washington as being can
didate for the bull moose presidential
nomination in 1916; Clifford rinchot,
deposed chief forester of the Taft ad-
ministration, and Col. Roosevelt him
self, 1t is promised, are to go upon the
stump in these states and lend their
voices to the support of the candi-
dates on the progressive tickets.
Questioned by newspaper men as
to whether the national organization
of the party would accept some states
wherein senators coming up for re-
election, although running on the re-
publican ticket, are near progressives
for the reason that they voted for
, Col, Roosevelt. last year, Committee
man Brown replied there would be abb
solutely no exception.
This decree means that senators
like Cummins. of Iowa, Bristow of
Kasas. and Crawford, of South Dako-
ia. did not save themselves from the
Rooseveltian wrath last year when
they followed the bull moose national
dag. That was not enough, accord
ig to the Coloners idea; they should
have been whole-hearted in their sup
port. II they had been, there would
have been more progressives in con
gress today. Col. Roosevelt feels sure.
An interesting rumor regarding the
senatorial situation in Kansas has
reached Washington. 1t is that for
mer Senator Charles Curtis, who on
March 4 was succeeded by demo-
crat, William Fl. Thomas. proposes
to enter the republican primory next
spring against Senator Bristow- He
win try for the nomination as "a re-
publican who always has believed in
progress and still believes in pro-
gress."
Progressive state leaders in Iowa,
Kansas, South Dakota and all other
estates in which United States sena-
tors are to be elected next year. soon
are TO be asked to communicate their
views on the situation In their respec-
tive states to the officers of the~na-
,ttonal progressive committee in New
York.
+ w Estabrook. of Nashua, N H.
the New Hampshire member OF the
republican national cimmfttee and a
member of that committees executive
committee. which held meeting in
Washington last Saturday, is being
much talked Of as next chairman OF
the committee. There is no Thought
OF Charles d. Hilles, present chair
man OF the committee, resigning at
this time or any time in the near flI-
tiIrs. He may even desire to hold
the office through the congressional
campaign next wear, but il Is Thought
he will wish TO, retire before another
national campaign rolls around. That
is the time when IL is thought the
membership of the committee will
turn almost unanimously to Mr.. Els
tabroel
A member of the executive com.
mittae declared on Saturday that in
his belief MIR Estabruok would make
a great national chairman such IA. the
late Senator Marcus A. Hanna had
been The member pointed out that
Mr.. Estabrook had business interests
in several parts of the country and
that he was acquainted with the
wants of all sections. Mr. Estabrook
Is immensely we'll liked by his fellow
members Of the exersitive cumEnittee
and, because of his uniform courtesy,
is especially popular with the WASH
ington correspondents WIN swarm
around politicians of his caliher the
minute he arrives at his hotel
Iowa in general and Sioux City in
particular have cause To be Interested
in the fact that Mr. Hstabrnolt may
direct the next national campaign of
the republican, parity for the heason
that he has large financial interests in
the state. He is vice president of the
Sioux City Stock Yards company, is
large stouktinider Of the company
which OWNS the big combination
bridge that spans the Missouri river
at that point, was an officer of com,
pany which owned two huteiH and
the leading theatre of Sioux City. and
is interested with other eastem, cap.
italiHts in the ownership of, consider
able Sinux City real estate and in
Iiuwn Nebrtsiia and South Dalinia
farm land.
Mr. Estabnoak during tiie course OF