The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-09
To Republicans When Harvey
CARRIER Tells Ohio Demo.
Gratis to Be on Alert.
BULL MOOSE DECLINING
Is His Assertion and Demo-
Gratis Must Not Depend
upon Progressive Party.

NEW YORK, June 9.-Harvey @.
CARRIER. former member OF Congress
from the famous old Greenyille dis
trtct, and later the Ohio member Of
the Democratic~Nati Committee,
now manufacturer in Columbus,
reached New York soon after the de-
parture Of Governor James M. Cox.
and his friend, Robert F. Wolfe.
AS a private citizen and Democrat.
ever alert when Ohio politics are
discussed, Mr.. CARRIER was somewhat
credulous, If not amused, over what
he considers the extrayagant homes
of Governor Cox as to the possible
Progressive vote in Ohio this year
1t seems to CARRIER, familiar with
Ohio campaigns. that its ponuiar
leader, Governor Cox, is tribe over
hopeful as to the aid the Democrats
party will gain by the Progressive
vote which Garford and Garfield ex-
pect to take away from the regular
and real Republican organization; he
says.
Progressive Sentiment Dying"
To the wise political head of Har-
vey G. CARRIER the Progressive show
ing in Ohio this year will be even
more lamentably small than in many
other states which have already had
primaries, and which have set the
fashion, also warning states yet to
vote that the Progressive sentiment
is fast dying out.
No one in Ohio, Democrat or Re-
publican, questions the political wis
dom OF CARRIER or doubts his reach
when 1t comes to finding out political
conditions in Ohio. or any other state
for that matter, and. having his own
state always foremost in mind, he
has watched every other primary.
this year, and makes comparison
with the vote of the 1912 presiden-
ttal campaign.
Il beg leave to submit" said Mr..
CARRIER after a general discussion OF
political affairs, that the primary
events of the last two weeks do not
bolster up the hopes, claims or pre-
dictions of Governor Cox.
Showing in Iowa.
Take, for instance, the last
showing on the political map, the
state of Iowa. In 1912, with the two
Republican senators, Cummins and
Kenyon. wobbllng bit between the
old faith and the Progressives, their
state gave the Progressive state can
didates and Roosevelt d total vote OF
161,819, Taft running third with a
Republican vote Of 1880
Last Monday the total Progress
sive vote in the state of Iowa was
about $500, or a loss of approxi-
mately 95 per cent, and you behold
Cummins renominated for senator
by more than. $4,000 majority, TAX
ing pains to announce his fervent adj
herence to the Republican party,
with Kenyon candidate two years
later eager to proclaim his renewal
of faith ahead of the eventful cam
paign year.
The look eastward to Indiana,
which also enjoyed the diversion of
a Republican primary ten days ago.
You recall how Indiana has gone
wrong for the Republicans for the
last five years. and, where not many
years back not single Democrat
was chosen to Congress, today not a
single Republican represents India
ma in either House or Senate.
Recalls Indiana Situation.
Two years ago the Indiana Re-
publicans had the added woe OF the
Progressive fever and gave up hope
long before election day. You will
allow me to call attention to recent
returns from certain townships in
Indiana counties which two years
ago gave big majorities for Roose-
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