Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
PEACE DOVE QUITS
BULL MOOSE CAMP
Progressive Ruction Over For
mer Chairman Darlington
Results in Breach.
G. o. P. RECONCILIATION
THING OF THE PAST
Bonaparte and Williams Are Charged
With Selfish Motives in Oppos-
ing Amalgamation.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. June :, 1913
The White-winged dove of peace is GER
, tainly not perched anywhere in the Vi
cinlty OF the bull moose camp in this
city The leaders OF the militant and
conservative wings of the erstwhle pro-
Sressive party are at skies and sevens and
anathemas are being hurled back and
| forth to the delight of the democrats and
those republicans who suffered the sting
of defeat in the recent presidential cleo
ton
Col. Darlington, once head Of the bull
moose movement in this state. has been
deposed and no longer bears the proud
title OF state chairman. He was taken in
hand by the militant never-say- die bull
| moosers and metaphorically kicked down
the back steps Darlington had been In
favor OF giving the progressive party
decent burial and taking the mourners in
body over to the rejuvenated republican
camp. corporars guard of the unter-
rlf1ed progressives opposed the plan of
Darlington for burying the Ratchet and
announced that never would thav consent
TO again be numbered in the ranks of the
republican party.
CarrIngton however. paid no attention
10 these DIRECTORS and went right along
with the conferences at which the rcpub-
ilcan leaders We're paving the way for a
union of the two wings of the G. @ p
And. as result thousands who straved
away from the party in the heat of the
| campaign last year are now back in the
| republican ranks
| According to the friends of the deposed
state chairman. the trick OF oustine Car
rinSton was turned by former Attorney
General Bonaparte and former democratic
Secretary of State Williams. They claim
| that Bonaparte and Williams represent
| Roosevelt in this state and want to keep
| the progressive party intact and in work
! ing order for the colonel in 1915 for
| mer progressive who is now back in the
| republican ranks said to The Star corrc-
| spondent today:
! Bonaparte and Williams Scored.
| The progressive party i'm the civ and
state is dead a door nail, and will cut
| no figure In the coming campaign The
| men who would perpetuate the secession
| movement are actuated by motives for
personal political ACKNOWLEDGMENT There's
| Bonaparte, for instance. All he wants is
a seat I'm the United States Senate. and
| he feels that he has a chance in the
event that political miracle might
transpire four years hence and land
| Roosevelt in the White House That s
| the only reason why the coloneIs At
| torney General is taking such an active
interest in the perpetuation of the bull
moose party He knows that so far as
| the republican party is concerned he
| need not look for any fresh honors He
| was highly honored by the G. O. p, and
| what did he hand out in return?
| Then there's WinsloW Williams, who
! was secretary of state in the last demo-
| cratic state administration He's for
| Roosevelt today because he knows that
| there never again will be any pie for him
| at the democratic counter, and because
| he also knows that the republicans don't
want him. Practically all the insurgents
| have gone back into the republican party
and the kickers against amalgamation
are in such hopeless minority that they
are making up in noise what they lack
| in numbers. There is not enough Of
| them left in the progressive party to fur
| nish candidates for a full state ticket
| this fall.
Republicans Are Optimistic.
The leaders Of the new republican
party are most optimistic over the out
look. They point to the fact that there
is a wide schism within the democratic
party. and that eventually there will be
a battle royal between the progressive
wing and the machine for state and
city control. The Organization fully
realizes that it is to remain outside the
-
that not a federal plum will fall into the
hands of a regular. This condition, the
republican leaders say. will split the
party wide open. and that the coming
campaign will witness slashing fight
between the two wings that will give the
republicans a good chance to put across
winners in the legislative election next
November
The republican leaders are watching
with interest the maneuverS of Isaac
Lobe Straus, one-time attorney general
of Maryland. who has openly announced
that he will oppose Blair Lee for the
short-term senatorship in the event that
Lee declines to take certain stand
which Straus demands of him. The ulti-
ma tum which Straus sets forth is that
Lee shall declare himself against fed
eral interference in the election of
United States senator from Maryland
In other words. Straus insists that Lee
shall run for the short term as all or
ganization'' candidate and so declare
himself and Straus asserts that should
Lee so declare he will support the Mont
gomery candidate.
Opposes Federal Interference.
In discussing his attitude regarding
Lee. Straus said to the Star correspond
ent today: Il do not want to get into
the short-term fight. | am however OPP
posed to federal interference in state af
made by the administration organ in this
city defining the part the President IS
playing and the part he proposes to con-
tinue to play to elect William l.. Mar
bury to the United States Senate. In
volved in the matter is an issue so i'm
portant that it should not be allowed to
go by default
IF Blair Lee is willing to state that
he is not in sympathy with the methods
said to be employed by the President,
which the President declines to contra
diet. | shall be satisfied. If he is not
willing to take this position. which in
wolves his separation from the candidacy
of Marbury, | shall be willing to make
the fight myself if no one else cares to
do so. If Lee takes a positive position /
shall be glad to him win. The is
Sue however is bigger than any man, i
and it cannot be permitted 10 go uncon- |
tested.
Reports have been current in political
circles for several days that Mayor Pres |
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