The Washington times., 1914-05-27
OLD GUARD ACTIVITY
IS WORRYING c. 0. P.
Tendency of Penrose, Foraker,
Curtis, and Cannon to Come
Back Alarms Some.

NepubIican leaders. with the excep,
ion of the extreme reactionaries, are
"orrying over the tendency of the Old
'iuard TO come back" in several i'm.
nortsnt States.
With Penrose looming up strong in
"ennsylvania and likely to win another
term IN the Senate; with Foraker devel-
ping unexpected strength in Ohio in
MS race for the Republican senatorial
nomination; with Uncle Joe" Cannon
sprinting for the long-held office of Con-
gresham for the Danville district; and
with former Senator Curtis, Of Kansas
'rying hard to edge Senator Joe" Bris-
tow off the sidewalk, il makes those
Republicans who are hoping for the
rehabilitation and rejuvenation of the
party extremely uneasy.
His Nomination Cinched.
Penrose has the nomination in Penn
syivania cinched. Nothing can keep
him from that The next question is
whether he can be defeated at the
polls. The more progressive Republi-
cans here, and many who are not class
ed as Progressive, would like to see
Penrose beaten and Pinchot elected. on
the theory that IL Penrose Is reelected
he will be held up as sort of bogy
man to frighten strength from the Re
publican party.
Foraker's entrance into the Ohio race
badly disconnected the plans of Re-
publican leaders in that State. They
noped TO sweep the State away from
the Democrats, but Foraker is making
such progress toward nomination that
they don't know whether they can
break the Democratic grip or not IL
Senator Burton were TO run for an
other term, many of his friends think
ne could win. That is, they think he
could get the nomination, and that the
nomination with him wcsIld mean the
election. Senator Burton indicated
some weeks ago he did not intend to
run. He gave the unpopulSrity of his
support of the bill for repeal of free
tolls as one of the reasons. The sit
uation in the primaries, however, has
become SO complicated that friends OF
Senator Burton are renewing pressure
on him to make the race. Senator Bur-
ton is not popular with the progressive
Republicans of the Senate, but they
would perfer to see him nominated
and elected to Foraker.
"Uncle Joe 'Homesick.
As for Uncle joe Cannon, his am
5.tion seems to be kind OF home
sickness to get back to Washington.
Ever since he left Congress he has
been a sort of fish out of water. 1t
is more than even money here that
Uncle joe if he keeps tis vigor to
election time, will be returned.
Former Senator Curtis is one of the
best politicians IN the country, and is
said to be making headway against
Senator Bristow. At any rate, his
campaign is being keenly watched from
This distance.
The nomination and election of these
men, from the viewpoint OF those Re-
Iublicans who want to see q '-get-to-
gcther" policy carried out, would he
most unfortunate. They think it would
have a bad moral effect politically,
and would drive lot OF voters who are
now fioundering about in the Valley of
Doubt over into the Bull Moose coun-
try. As for the Bull Moose leaders, IL
they can have Foraker. Penrose. Can
non and a few more of the Old Guard
for bogy men t5ey think they will be
in good shape for the 1916 campaign
which will be growing vigorous a year
hence.