Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-01
PROGRESSIVES
DRIFTING BACK,
SAYSsEN. JUDD
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Der of facts showing the losses OF Pro-
gressives to Republicans For instance,
the registration in California on June
10 gave the following figures:
Republican, 347,S6I; Democratic,
172.0s4: Progressive. 1s5.107. Alamo
da was the only county that gave the
Progressives majority Of the regis
tered votes.
Still more significant, be points ont.
is an article In the New York Evening
Post early in June, summing up the
results of the statewide primary in
Pennsylvania for the nomination of u.
S. senator's. This state, the second
largest voting state IN the union, went
strongly for the Progressiyes in 1912.
But not so in 1914. The primary on
June 3 showed:
Republican vote. 1925: Democrat
&c vote, 1898; Progressive vote. 49,
$50.
In 1912 the presidential vote show
ed Taft, 273,s60: Wilson, 359.637;
Roosevelt, 44t8s4.
The registration this spring is even
more pointed: Republican, 6S1 ,4S5:
Democratic, 374.617; Progressive. H.
GIL.
IN Is months, !, says Senator Judd,
the Progressives in Pennsylvania have
showed a slump of 1864 and the
Democrats loss of 159 659 The Re
publicaDs have shown gain OF. $3.50.
LOSING In Pennsylvania.
"Yet PENNSYLVANIA is the state where
the Progressives have claimed they
had a definite moral and political IS
sue-t the fight on Penrose and Pen
roseism. Penrose. of course was a
candidate on the Republican ticket for
the senatorial nomination and if the
Progressive psrtv in Pennsvlvania had.
the vitality its leaders claim. the re-
volt against Penrose shonld have been
shown at the polls But It was net
shown. On the other hand. not only
was Penrose so successful on the Re-
publican ticket that he carried e. n,'t
of 70 counties. but the votes cast for
the Progressive nominee we're pitifrlly
small
"The situation in Massachusetts, IS
significant. The Progressives elsim to
he the marty that stards against lavish
expenditures of money in campaigns
md against bossism Yet Prof +. A.
Hosmer Of Amherst well known in Ha-
wall. told me that the pHblicly-fled
statements OF cannaign expenses dur
ing the last state electi0p showed that
the Progressives. headed by Charles
s. Bird candidate for governor, spent
a larger sum of money than both the
Republican and Democratic parties pnt
together
Another thing: Two Progressives
IN the Massachusetts, general court. or
dared to vote according to
their consciences and their conVic ions. |
They were Immediately read out OF
the Marty by the leaders. In the face
of such an incident as this; what can
the Progressives say Of bossismY
sOp the mainland the Amos Pinchot
letter against George ". Perkins Is
regarded as the beginning OF split
that viii disintegrate the Bull Moose
Marty. The party leaders cant drop
Perkins. for he provides the money
the sinews OF war.
There is strong feeling that be-
for the next presidential campaign
Roosevelt viii draft platform that
win be acceptable to the Republicans
and that ne is likely to be the candi-
date on q program of reinsurance tel
the business interests Of the country
emphasizing the idea that the country |
should be free from unsettling iesls-
latfon. Meanwhile the Progressives Of
the rank and HE are finding ont that
their party is dying.