The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
REVIVAL OF THE G. O. p.

Politics in Washington find much
to interest them in the local elections
held last week, according to Capt.
toll City correspondent.
"The showing made by the bull
moosers comes in for more attention
than any other feature, for obvious
reasons" he adds. -
"Republicans-those of the regular
and progressive varieties alike-are
particularly pleasing with the returns
from cities like Chicago and st.
Louis and from. localities in New
York state, where Roosevelt made a
favorable run last November.
MANY post-mortem experts have
been trying to convince the country
that the republican party is dead be-
yond resurrection. Republican lead
ers here-and especially those of the
progressive brand who were not led
away from their party by the Roose-
Welt movement-refuse to don crepe,
however, and are busy making predtc-
lions that within a very short time
there will be developments showing
Ia rejuvenation which will place the
Organization in line for, its old time
vigorous fights before the national
campaign is under way. ~.
IN advance of the spring elections
the republican leaders had figured
out a situation which would bear out
their theory that the progressive vote
fast fall was not an indication OF a
permanent condition. When the re-
turns came in they complacently re-
marked: I'VE told you So"
Chicago, for instance, was regard
ed as the metropolitan stronghold OF
Roosevelt progressiRism. In Novem-
Der Roosevelt carried Cook county
over Wilson by plurality of $4,000.
Roosevelt's vote in the county was
166,06l, while Taft received less than
half of that--74,875.
an the Chicago municipal election
this week the Republican vote was on
an average $4,000 in excess of the Pro-
lgressive vote. The further point, re-
garded as highly significant, is made
that only three Progressive candidates
/ for members OF the council were sue
lcessful compared to eleven Republi-
cans who won their election. IL the
I Progressive movement was perm
anent thing, ii is declared, the Pro-
gressives ought to have made a great
er showing, than this in their reputed
stronghold, while the Republicans,
granting the correctness of the post
norton, ought to have carried moth
ing at all.
"In ST. Louis Roosevelt had a vote
of 24,S03 last November, while VII,
son had 58,S47 and taft 46,523. Tues
day last the Republicans, in total
vote of 125,000-the largest ever cast
at a spring election--won the mayor.
atty contest by plurality OF 2,1S9
over the Democratic candidate. The
! Progressive vote was only 4,61l, al
though the third party candidate for
mayor had been personally Endorsed
by Colonel Roosevelt. The Socialist
vote was 1000 greater than that OF
the Progressiyes
in Hampstead, N. Y, where Roose-
welt polled 1924 votes last fall, the
Progressiyes polled Tuesday only
1876 votes. In connection with this
1t is pointed out that there was no de
crease in the vote this spring, and
that the Republicans actually polled
more votes than they did in Novern.
Der Hampstead is in Nassau county,
which Is Roosevelt's home county.
From these straws the Washington
Republican leaders deduce that thou
sands of Republicans who voted for
Roosevelt in 1912 had no intention OF
leaving the Republican party.