Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-06
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PREDICTED
Wisconsin Senator Declares Re-
suits of tuesday Elections
Show Roosevelt in Decline.

Cautiously and a bit reluctantly,
Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette, of Wis
consin, admitted to Georgian report
er before he left Atlanta Thursday
that Theodore Roosevelt, South
American jungle hunter, is, in his
opinion, dead one" politically. If
tions, he might as we'll stay in South
America so far as gratifying them
was concerned, thought the pompa
doured Senator from Wisconsin.
LaFollette did not wish it to appear
that a certain incident of the last
presidential campaign, when Roose-
welt came sweeping along and
grabbed the Progressive nomination
just as he (LaFoliette) appeared to
have it sewed up, was still ranking
and gnawing within his breast.
What dye mean, Progressive
party?" he replied to an inquiry OF
his opinion of that party's future.
do you mean the future of a great
progressive party that is going to be
brought forth for the next campaign,
or do you mean that off-shoot from
the Republican party that had Roose-
welt for its candidate last year,"
LaFolette Quiet a Moment.
The reporter was constrained to
admit that he referred to the Bull
Moose organization.
LaFollette's head sunk upon his
breast. Either he was in deep thought
or he calmly was preparing to take a
little nap. There was a pregnant 81
lence of several minutes. Finally the
Senator lifted his leonine head and
delivered himself Of this:
81 hesitate to say anything on this
subject-in fact, | don't think l will.
People might misconstrue my ami
mus. They would say merely had a
personal grievance against Colonel
Roosevelt, which Is not So"
That would be about all in regard
to Roosevelt. The topic was going
to be kicked right out of the con-
versation. LaFollette's next utter
ance would be on the currency bill or
some other such legislation in which
people profess to be taking a surpaSs
ing interest.
But no. The man from Oyster Pay
was still in the thoughts Of LaFollette
Here Is what he said:
THE result in New Jersey just
about answers your question. The
Progressive vote in the national cleo
ton was about 14o 900, as remember
it, The Progressive vote in this cleo
ton was only 10000.
There you have It. 1t is the same
all over the country, l imagine, The
Progressive vote in the national cleo
ton was said to be a Roosevelt
vote" but to my mind It was not a
Roosevelt vote at all. 1t was simply
vote of protest against the condi-
tons in the two big parties"
The Senator was asked how no felt
the political situation would shape up
at the next national election. He in
dicated his belief that the Bull Moose
party had breathed its last.
There certainly will be a strong
effort to bring tho two wings OF the
Republican party together" he said.
1T lie, however. most difficult
task to predict what will take place
between now and the next campaign.
II there Is q union OF the hostile fac
lions OF the Republican party. one
may be certain that the new platform
will be modelled along distinctively
and genuinely progressive lines 1t
will be no one-man organization, but
will have the progressive plants
which practically every student OF
political science agrees should be
there"
Senator LaFolletts expressed his
qualification at what he described az
the able manner in which President
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