The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-01-30
INTEREST IN
THIRD PARTY
is WANING

brass band accompaniment and entire
Iy apart from proposed national get
together conventions. plans for the
reorganization of the Republican par
~ by the progressiyes are going for
ward here. The work is being done
behind the scenes, so to speak. in the
Ualted States senate. Nothing tangi-
bic is expected to show until the new
congress gets 10 work. but then the
progressive control is to be develop
ed thre=sh pushing to the front lead
srs Ike Borah. La Toilette. Cummins
AZ Brlstow in the tariff controvei sy.
Thet the progressive Republican
cause is looking up-that things are n
fAr better shape than they have ap-
pesred to be a mor;h or more aso-is
}. Ne consenus Of opinion now being
Expressed in the cloak rooms. Pro
sressive senators, each reporting foi
his respective political and geosraph-
tsal section. are telling OF subsistence
q the third party movement In the
niddle and farther Western states.
Jhe Republican party will adopt, how
ever. goodly portion OF the Roose-
veit program. minus direct legisla-
ssa." Progressive Republicans now
sccupylns the senate field think they
Wi be able TO handle affairs in their
states so as to present practically
solid front in the congressional cam
paisn two years hence and in the
presidential campaign OF 1916.
Poiadexter Only One.
1t now is predicted that there VIII
be only one out-and-out. last-diteh
Bull Mooser in the senate after March
Poindexter OF Washington. Dixon
ef Montana will retire with the pres
eat congress. Bristow OF Kansas. who
never would admit that he had left
he Republican party. is expected to
pull tremendously with the othe- pro-
sressive Republicans when matters
shape up for the battles dirsctiy
ahead. and clapp OF Minnesota again
- counted in the undivided progrec-
ave group.
Senators Cummins and Kenyon nave
reported that the third party mot e.
Aent in Iowa already has lost -
much ground that It no longer Is
formidable In Wisconsin La FoIls:ic.
who will cut large figure in the con-
lag tariff struggle. partly because o.
aiS finance committee membership. Is
expected 10 handle the Wisconsin sit.
satlon. and his mixup there with Gov
ernor McGovern is counted on to nc f.
rather than hinder the work in hand
Senator La Toilette viii stand as the
Irregular" party leader In the Badger
state. while the governor who seems
to have taken up the Roosevelt cause
ana to have staked his political future
On its ultimate success. viii be al-
lowed to make the most OF his posi-
lion. The opinion here Is that la Fol
lette is getting MeGovern into the
very corner he wants him in order "a
control the Republican Organization
Reaction In California.
Even In California, where the third
party movement was particularly
strong, there is said TO be a reaction
which will bring the Republican party
In line for future action. according to
Senator Works OF that state. In Penn
syivania and other eastern states
where the Roosevelt sentiment cut .
large figure in the last election, tbs
Progressives are rallying to the tasl
of getting control of the Republican
organization as Republicans-for co
operation with the regular Republi
cans OF the rest OF the country-ac
cording TO the reports reaching here
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